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Glitch Downtime Support Group (GDSG) Meetup? - SF Bay Area

I just posted in the API forum, hoping to meet up with some Glitches in real-life who have API projects or are interested in starting some, and it occurred to me that I really would just love to meet up with some of you guys in real-life.  Especially when the game is down and I'm suffering from withdrawal. Perhaps we can all help each other through these rough times?

I'm in the SF Bay Area: live in San Mateo, work in San Francisco.  Anyone want to meet up for drinks after work someday?  SF is my top choice because I won't have to stray far, but I'm totally willing to find my way to wherever y'all are.

I'm not sure how else I'm going to get through this.  Help.  Please.  Aaaaaaagh. D:

Posted 15 months ago by muffin Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Separate from and in addition to this, we should have a party :)
    Posted 15 months ago by stoot barfield Subscriber! | Permalink
  • YESPLS.
    Posted 15 months ago by muffin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Considering how soon, and how long, the next test is...will the GDSG even have time to meet before the end of beta? ;)

    I've been twirling ideas around in my head for making things fun and Glitchy:
    - a nametag generator that uses API calls to get a Glitch's username, avatar, level info, etc to print nametags out on the spot
    - hand out Gameshow Tickets for a chance with the Spinning Wheel
    - giveaway themed "Generic Bags" filled with real-life versions of items: seasoned beans (jelly beans), chunks of sparkly (sugar rocks), jars of alchemical powders (containers of pop-rocks), pairs of dice, emotional bears…
    - Rube-like trades for fun things: "I'll give you this bag of spice plant beans for that piece of lint on your shoulder"
    - Action-Packed LIVE Game of Crowns! ;P

    Granted, this probably won't all happen in time for a first meetup, but it's something I'd like to do eventually with Glitches in the area!
    Posted 15 months ago by muffin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • PARTY!! yes. with booze.

    i miss flickr parties. glitch parties will definitely be better :)
    Posted 15 months ago by greenkozi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • No API projects but I have been making extensive use of scripts and websites created by others. And yes, party! In SF!
    Posted 15 months ago by SleepyAce Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm not writing any code, but I'm in for a party in the SF Bay Area.
    Posted 15 months ago by Eleanor Rigby Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I am close enough to make it to a Bay Area party, lemme know where and when!
    Posted 15 months ago by Wiggles The Fluent Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Did someone say SF Glitch party? That is a thing I would attend and possibly drag other players to.
    Posted 15 months ago by Caesura Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Why talk about drinking when we could be drinking IRL? No time like the present! Tomorrow! Tuesday Sept 6. Argonaut? Make out Room? 7pm? 8pm? What neighborhood is easy for people?

    Muffin we are opposite, I live in sf and work in sm.
    Posted 15 months ago by bugeye Subscriber! | Permalink
  • ok, bugeye? you are AMAZING!

    answer: anywhere near bart :)
    Posted 15 months ago by greenkozi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @greenkozi one great bar that's super close to Bart with a big, new back room is Dalva on 16th, next to the Roxy. I imagine bars won't be too crowded tomorrow, what with the hipsters sleeping off the no-no powder and purple from burning man :-)
    Posted 15 months ago by bugeye Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh, what a fun idea!
    *Wishing I was on the other side of the country.*
    Posted 15 months ago by Varekai Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Where are all the east coasters? Are we going to let the west coast Glitch crew have all the fun?

    But *ahem* if there's going to be some sort of awesome, all out Glitch party anywhere, I believe it's time for a road trip. :)
    Posted 15 months ago by Violet Lapin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Just so happens I'm in the Bay Area until Friday afternoon. I'm down for a meet up tomorrow, especially since greenkozi and I were planning to meet up anyway! So, Dalva? Let's say 8ish?
    Posted 15 months ago by KP Doody Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yay! muffin if that's too late for you I can be there at 7.
    Posted 15 months ago by bugeye Subscriber! | Permalink
  • :D I won't get out of work till 7ish, but could probably be there by 7:30. Maybe we can use tomorrow to plan for a larger/more formal meetup for Glitches in the area. I figure more notice + planning means more people, and thus, more awesomeness!
    Posted 15 months ago by muffin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • *jealous!* but still concerned, so just wanted to say that if you happen to pass by dolores park, please avoid falling into the new apparent parks & recreation tie-in!
    Posted 15 months ago by katlazam Subscriber! | Permalink
  • bah I'm interning in Oakland till 7:30 tomorrow :(, plus I'm not exactly of legal drinking age (in the states, at least). Can we all join/post in the San Francisco group to organize a proper event? (edit: link to group page isn't working, but here's the bit you should plug in after beta.glitch/groups/    (/RIF10LJEP2QUEB/) Larky, Greenkozi and I were thinking of meeting up in Berkeley one night.
    Posted 15 months ago by tealhair Subscriber! | Permalink
  • awesome tealhair- i didn't know you were here. you're legal age for tacos, right? because when larky's back we're definitely going for tacos.

    and kpdoody, i don't stay up that late! i guess tonight i do :)
    Posted 15 months ago by greenkozi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Tacos are for all ages, but I'm totally tattling on tealhair if she's 8 years old ;)
    Posted 15 months ago by larky lion Subscriber! | Permalink
  • We can totally do another, earlier day that includes more people if that would be better for everyone? Or just a few of us can pop by dalva to plan that day f2f tonight. Whatever you like! I just picked today because glitch isn't open now and I'm jonesing so bad!

    Started a new thread in the San Francisco group for more detailed planning on a future meetup.
    Posted 15 months ago by bugeye Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I accidentally met another Glitch player at Walmart!  She was just as cool as I'd expect other Glitch players to be!!  Wish I lived closer to this party though :(, anyone from the Midwest wanting to party?
    Posted 15 months ago by Laurali Subscriber! | Permalink
  • So cool Laurali! How did you know they played too?
    Posted 15 months ago by Gabi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • They recognized me, I assumed because I posted pictures on the forums back when Nutmeg had a forum about it.
    Posted 15 months ago by Laurali Subscriber! | Permalink
  • love you larky, and no sane 8 year old would be interning, unless he/she were a mega overachiever..... (what would one even do? lick envelopes shut?)
    Posted 15 months ago by tealhair Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I was just thinking how blind date-like this is going to be.  How will I recognize bugeye, KP Doody, or greenkozi?!  Perhaps I need to print out a nametag that says, "Hi, my name is muffin, and I'm suffering from Glitch withdrawal!"

    Well, I'll be the Asian girl with glasses, awkwardly looking around the place and afraid of strangers.  Probably wearing a bright-teal hoodie - hard to miss that thing.

    Can't wait to meet you guys! ;D
    Posted 15 months ago by muffin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Well, greenkozi keeps threatening to show up in a mask like her Glitchy one, so that should be easy ;)
    Posted 15 months ago by larky lion Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Okay! 7:30 at Dalva. I look like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/joanie/3371775270/
    Posted 15 months ago by bugeye Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Too far for me from San Jose on short notice, but I'll keep my ears open for future encounters.
    Posted 15 months ago by Eleanor Rigby Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yes, definitely! :)
    Posted 15 months ago by muffin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm so sorry you guys but I can't make it tonight, trying to do way too much today. I feel so badly :( Have tons of stuff to do this week while I have the chance since I won't be back here until mid-November. Can we plan for something then?
    Posted 15 months ago by KP Doody Subscriber! | Permalink
  • i'm with kp, who, without knowing, was gonna be my dd. muffin, you'er still my hero. can we plan for something more weekend-ish, and when larky is back (which i think is soon- like a couple days from now?)
    Posted 15 months ago by greenkozi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yes to weekends, yes to mid-November, yes to everything...!  We should try to find a date somewhat-far out that works for everyone so there's time for planning and people can mark it off on their calendars.  If bugeye still plans on heading out to Dalva tonight, I'll meet up with her and we can put our heads together to plan.

    Is there a better place to get this conversation going online?  Like a website where we can more effectively plan little get-togethers as well as larger scale meetups?  Would be great if we could get this going for not only the Bay Area but Glitches all over the world.
    Posted 15 months ago by muffin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It's cool with me if we don't dalva! For the next bay area event planning use the SF group here on glitch?
    Posted 15 months ago by bugeye Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Is it just you and me? :)  I might just head that way anyway for a drink in case someone missed this and is going anyway.

    Let's plan a proper meetup with peeps in the SF group discussion.  Even if most people aren't in the SF group, we can ping this thread with reminders or make a new one for general broadcast.
    Posted 15 months ago by muffin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh well if you're going I'll go- I made a cute drawing of the red "g" ribbon that is on subscriber-only clothes, on a postit, and was going to stick it on my purse and hope for the best! Now my work can be admired. See you soonish!

    yay! Me have fuchsia shirt on btw!
    Posted 15 months ago by bugeye Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Awesome meetup. Muffin and I hatched some plans I think you'll all like. We should take it to the sf group!
    Posted 15 months ago by bugeye Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hey all, here's a doodle that might speed up things: post name as glitch username. Once I get 10+ people or so, I'll set up a new one with specific times on the 3-5 days people can come. It's a pretty short time span, which is due to my travel plans (leaving for a full year in France on the 26th!) but I thought we should get something going now: http://www.doodle.com/tqzg6rzte36pu396
    Posted 15 months ago by tealhair Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Awwww...this couldn't have happened BEFORE I moved down to SoCal???
    Posted 15 months ago by Jia-pop Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Bah, distracted by other irons in the fire today, didn't have the time to swing by. Hope you two had fun!
    Posted 15 months ago by Caesura Subscriber! | Permalink
  • wow, doodle is hot! are you putting it in the sf group, too?
    Posted 15 months ago by greenkozi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • yes, my favorite new tool that I discovered as an intern! already in the sf group.
    Posted 15 months ago by tealhair Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I had an amazing time with you, bugeye!  Looking forward to hanging out with you again soon.  BoozyGlitches, eh? :)

    Filling out the doodle now, see you guys over in the SF group!
    Posted 15 months ago by muffin Subscriber! | Permalink