Meetings

[Mercutio]

I met Fushigi today. Not very many members of this forum have actually met, to my knowledge, so I'm counting this as something of general interest. There's still a bit of cognitive dissonance between the name "Fushigi" and the man himself (see the "What We Look Like" thread) but I had no trouble recognizing him.

We met in the hard drive section of a CompUSA, and spent the next three hours goofing around the store (the ultimate surge protector has been found, and there was pretty much a running commentary of its other wares) and its parking lot.

I had a good time and really got a kick out of meeting one of the folks I've been talking to for years.

We need to have a general meeting sometime. That's all there is to it. Anyone have any ideas for a time/place?

[Dozer]

Cliptin and I met Groltz in Seattle, and it was a very enjoyable experience. We all chatted like we had known each other for years (well, Cliptin and I HAVE known each other for years, but you know what I mean).

It would be big fun if we could all get together at some point, although given our multi-national group it may present a bit of a problem finding a common meeting place. Who knows, maybe it can happen. Nassau sounds good to me this time of year :)

[Jake the Dog]

I've been meaning to check out a a certain computer store in Ballarat for ages now. it will happen eventually :)

[CougTek]

Meeting me would be pointless. I'm only bilingual for reading/writing, but my spoken English is worst than the one of Shwarzeneger in the 70's.

[Groltz]

Meeting me would be pointless. I'm only bilingual for reading/writing, but my spoken English is worst than the one of Shwarzeneger in the 70's.

Perfect...I can do a very good (if exaggerated) impersonation of Arnie. I used to keep my co-workers in stitches with it. Especially when I would do it over the hangar PA system.

Let me know when you're coming to town. :mrgrn:

[Clocker]

Well...I'm off work from December 10th until Jan. 6th. As some of you know, however, I'm married and tend to travel with my wife.

My wife has a friend in Chicago that we visit occasionally....perhaps the next time we go there I could give a heads-up in here beforehand....

C

[Handruin]

I'm off of work from 12/21/02 to 1/1/03. Too bad everyon lives far away. I think I might be going to NY city this coming weekend.

[Cliptin]

Meeting me would be pointless. I'm only bilingual for reading/writing, but my spoken English is worst than the one of Shwarzeneger in the 70's.

So. After a few beers I'd only sit and stare anyway. :lol:

[Groltz]

I think I might be going to NY city this coming weekend.

Voluntarily ?!? :eekers:

[Handruin]

I think I might be going to NY city this coming weekend.

Voluntarily ?!? :eekers:

It goes by the name of vacation I think... Yes, I am going with a group of people if we can get our plans together.

[Cliptin]

I'm off of work from 12/21/02 to 1/1/03. Too bad everyon lives far away. I think I might be going to NY city this coming weekend.

May God give you extra patience and love 12/21/02 to 1/1/03.

[Buck]

I've been meaning to check out a a certain computer store in Ballarat for ages now. it will happen eventually :)

Do you really want to walk in a shop with some old guy passed out in his easy chair with some orangatun running loose throwing computer parts around and changing all of the keyboards to type the letter z instead of s? Visit Time and Sol instead. :D

[Jake the Dog]

you make a compelling point there Buck!

[James]

Too bad everyon lives far away.
You should try living in Australia mate!

[Fushigi]

Well...I'm off work from December 10th until Jan. 6th. As some of you know, however, I'm married and tend to travel with my wife.

My wife has a friend in Chicago that we visit occasionally....perhaps the next time we go there I could give a heads-up in here beforehand....I could probably host a Chicagoland get-together, although not in the next few weeks. Maybe in spring or summer. There's plenty of room & spare beds for anyone who needs to stay overnight. We do have a dog & cat, so those with allergies beware.

I had a great time chatting in person with Mercutio. We talked about everything from SR to SF to some of the silliness in CompUSA to personal stuff. As with many of my friends, we wound up saying 'well, we should get going', chatting for a few more minutes, then saying 'well, we should get going', chatting for a few more minutes, etc. Despite having only known him in the wired world, it felt like we had known each other in the 'real world' for years.

- Fushigi

[Tannin]

I confess to being a little scared of in-the-flesh meetings. I can just imagine spending an hour with .... well, most any of you but let's pick Mercutio, because he's the most senior member ... and at the end of it -

Mercutio walks away, shaking his head and saying: That Tannin isn't half the expert he makes himself out to be. He talks funny, he has a 30 second attention span, he's conceited, and his ears twitch.

Meanwhile, Tannin walks away, shaking his head and saying: That Mercutio isn't half the expert he makes himself out to be. He talks funny, he has a 30 second attention span, he's conceited, and his nose is too big.

Cross out "Mercutio", write your own name in. Change a few details. It'll fit.

[Tea]

Nonsense! I'm game. I'll probably have to put up with wearing Tannin's body (I'm not very good at materialising in my proper fur yet) but I'll be my real, sweet tempered lovable self.

Looking forward to meeting you all!

[The JoJo]

I'd be game for a meeting in Down Under. That great barrier reaf has always made a smile on my face. Can't see ballarat as too far away after getting to Australia :) .

I'll tell that monkey what COLD means, it's not 10+ centigrade ;)

[Tea]

Too right it isn't! 15C is cold, 10C is bloody freezing!

[Cliptin]

Nonsense! I'm game. I'll probably have to put up with wearing Tannin's body (I'm not very good at materialising in my proper fur yet) but I'll be my real, sweet tempered lovable self.

Looking forward to meeting you all!

Just promise you will also be wearing Tannin's clothes.

[jtr1962]

I'm off of work from 12/21/02 to 1/1/03. Too bad everyon lives far away. I think I might be going to NY city this coming weekend.

It might be a good idea to check the news to see if the MTA is on strike. The deadline passed at midnight today but if the talks break down we could still see a strike. A transit strike will make getting around NYC that much harder. Driving around the city, especially in Manhattan, isn't a good idea even in the best of times. It'll positively be a nightmare if there's a strike. For example, they'll only be letting cars with four or more occupants into the city during rush hours. Walking and biking are probably the best bet if there's a strike. Metro North, Amtrak, and the LIRR will also still be running if any of those are convenient for you, although they don't provide much in the way of borough to borough transportation.

[jtr1962]

Too right it isn't! 15C is cold, 10C is bloody freezing!

You must have a thin skin. How could you possibly be cold with all that fur? I was doing some gardening last week with just a light jacket when it was a bit over 0° C. I was even perspiring a bit when the digging got tough. I start to feel cold around 0° C if I'm not moving around too much. If I'm walking briskly, I'm fine down to about -15° C with about 4 layers(undershirt, sweater, windbreaker, thermal sweatshirt). I"d like to try -40 or so just to see how long I could tolerate it, but it never even gets near that in NYC. I think the record was -12°F.

[jtr1962]

I like the idea of a group meeting, but since we're from all parts of the world and have different vacation days the logistics would be a nightmare. Also, some of us are either students or broke and just don't have the money for long distance travel, or in some cases the time. I've been wanting to travel a bit, but not now. Since I won't fly, I'll have to go by either rail or rent a cabin on a freighter if I'm going overseas. When I have a few months to kill I'll seriously consider doing it but now's not a good time. I've always wanted to tour the Far East, but I plan to do this when I have a suitable traveling companion, and can spend a year or so doing it, with a month or two in each country. The idea of hopping on a plane and rushing through everything in a week is not very appealing to me, and won't do the places any justice.

[Cliptin]

Perfect...I can do a very good (if exaggerated) impersonation of Arnie.

I feel gyped. I did not get the full "Groltz effect".

I am also curious if jtr and Groltzy think the pictures of me do the personality justice.

[Groltz]

I am also curious if jtr and Groltzy think the pictures of me do the personality justice.

H,

I am in perpetual "images off" mode, browser-wise. Which pictures did you have in mind?

[Cliptin]

I am also curious if jtr and Groltzy think the pictures of me do the personality justice.

H,

I am in perpetual "images off" mode, browser-wise. Which pictures did you have in mind?

I understand. See this post:

http://www.storageforum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=11736#11736

26k & 37k.

[Groltz]

I am also curious if jtr and Groltzy think the pictures of me do the personality justice.

****

I understand. See this post:

http://www.storageforum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=11736#11736


Ok....

I don't know who that gent in the top picture is <heh> but the one in the lower picture certainly looks like the one I sat and broke bread with.

I'm not sure what Cliptin has in mind for me to say in regards of photo appearance-to-personality parallelism. Since he proved to be a very good person, I would like to defend the lower picture by vouching that he does eat with a knife and fork, not by snapping at small flying creatures. :wink:

[SteveC]

I'm off of work from 12/21/02 to 1/1/03. Too bad everyon lives far away. I think I might be going to NY city this coming weekend.

It might be a good idea to check the news to see if the MTA is on strike. The deadline passed at midnight today but if the talks break down we could still see a strike. A transit strike will make getting around NYC that much harder. Driving around the city, especially in Manhattan, isn't a good idea even in the best of times. It'll positively be a nightmare if there's a strike. For example, they'll only be letting cars with four or more occupants into the city during rush hours. Walking and biking are probably the best bet if there's a strike. Metro North, Amtrak, and the LIRR will also still be running if any of those are convenient for you, although they don't provide much in the way of borough to borough transportation.

They reached a settlement a couple of hours ago, so there won't be a strike.

[Handruin]

I'm off of work from 12/21/02 to 1/1/03. Too bad everyon lives far away. I think I might be going to NY city this coming weekend.

It might be a good idea to check the news to see if the MTA is on strike. The deadline passed at midnight today but if the talks break down we could still see a strike. A transit strike will make getting around NYC that much harder. Driving around the city, especially in Manhattan, isn't a good idea even in the best of times. It'll positively be a nightmare if there's a strike. For example, they'll only be letting cars with four or more occupants into the city during rush hours. Walking and biking are probably the best bet if there's a strike. Metro North, Amtrak, and the LIRR will also still be running if any of those are convenient for you, although they don't provide much in the way of borough to borough transportation.

They reached a settlement a couple of hours ago, so there won't be a strike.

That's some good news. Thanks for the heads-up on that, I had no clue since I never watch the news, or read the paper. ;)

[Dozer]

I'm not sure what Cliptin has in mind for me to say in regards of photo appearance-to-personality parallelism. Since he proved to be a very good person, I would like to defend the lower picture by vouching that he does eat with a knife and fork, not by snapping at small flying creatures.

Ah, but he was on his best behavior :) I've seen Cliptin eat cold beans out of a can with his fingers, drink packets of ketchup, and mix hot chocolate in with oatmeal to thicken it up. Yes, Cliptin has many, many sides :) Sorry, Cliptin, just had to set the record straight. And, also for the record, I am guilty of similar crimes, although I do have good table manners (I think)

[SteveC]

That's some good news. Thanks for the heads-up on that, I had no clue since I never watch the news, or read the paper. ;)
I generally don't either, but you couldn't escape it here if you had a TV on. (Note to TV Executives: Never interrupt a football game to carry a 25-minute press conference by a union president to say they haven't yet reached an agreement.)

[Cliptin]

I'm not sure what Cliptin has in mind for me to say in regards of photo appearance-to-personality parallelism. Since he proved to be a very good person, I would like to defend the lower picture by vouching that he does eat with a knife and fork, not by snapping at small flying creatures.

Ah, but he was on his best behavior :) I've seen Cliptin eat cold beans out of a can with his fingers, drink packets of ketchup, and mix hot chocolate in with oatmeal to thicken it up. Yes, Cliptin has many, many sides :) Sorry, Cliptin, just had to set the record straight. And, also for the record, I am guilty of similar crimes, although I do have good table manners (I think)

Thanks Groltz, Like all art it seems the pictures are open to interpretation. I did laugh hard at yours. :lol:

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Re:My eating habits
:P A)They were green beans, B)I was really hungry, C)I was all out of flour. :P

PS. Jake do me a favor and distract the crowd with a funny anecdote about slo.

[Groltz]

Like all art it seems the pictures are open to interpretation. I did laugh hard at yours.

That's good....Most people react with a distinctly more negative reaction.

[jtr1962]

I am also curious if jtr and Groltzy think the pictures of me do the personality justice.

Well, I thought the one of you in the suit with short hair was an imposter, but the other one is certainly you. As to whether your personality matches your looks, that's difficult to say. Generally, once I've spent any time with a person, I say their personality matches their looks because I get used to a person looking the way they do acting like they do. I know that's circular reasoning, but it's true. There are indeed some people that their look entirely different than they really are, but that's another story entirely. As for myself, someone once told me back in junior high that I'm a lot smarter than I look. I guess they meant I didn't have the stereotypical "smart" person look. I took it as a compliment. I think the reverse would be difficult though-namely a person that "looks" smart and turns out to be as dumb as a post.

[Cliptin]

Like all art it seems the pictures are open to interpretation. I did laugh hard at yours.

That's good....Most people react with a distinctly more negative reaction.

Er...I do hope you read that as laughing at the interpretation and not at your picture. :oops: :)

[CougTek]

I think the reverse would be difficult though-namely a person that "looks" smart and turns out to be as dumb as a post.Not that difficult, we all have quite a few...but they all end-up in politics.

[Groltz]

I do hope you read that as laughing at the interpretation and not at your picture.

Oh...Now I do. 8)

[Cliptin]

I do hope you read that as laughing at the interpretation and not at your picture.

Oh...Now I do. 8)

Oh come on. Herman Munster is not really funny. :P

[NRG = mc²]

Perfect...I can do a very good (if exaggerated) impersonation of Arnie. I used to keep my co-workers in stitches with it. Especially when I would do it over the hangar PA system

Check this arnie impersonator...

www.rotting-energy.net/Forums/arnie.mp3

[Groltz]

Check this arnie impersonator...

The guy on the other end of the phone must have got paid a bundle to laugh at that.

[NRG = mc²]

I'm not sure its someone on the other end, I think this was from a site that had various answering machine messages you can use.

I don't know why but I do find it funny - not that he's actually saying anything funny, maybe its because I hear the other guy laughing in the background, or just the fact that he does Schwartzeneger so well :)

I bet even Eddie Murphy couldn't mimic him like that... if you've seen Raw you'll know what I mean - he can do anyone!

[Groltz]

I wish I had some sound files of the guy who taught me that impersonation. It was a co-worker who was from Austria. Talk about dead-ringer....the guy was unreal in how much he sounded like the real thing.

[blakerwry]

I had a co-worker that could impersinate almost anyody that he saw talking... arnie and sean connery come to mind.

[blakerwry]

Dont you think that should have gone under the pizza thread?