HOUSTON meet-up, Sat May 19th

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May 13, 2007

I’m a little nervous about hosting my first meet-up solo. So far every meet-up I’ve attended has been co-hosted by Anna or Taz (who are far better organizers and bring name tags). I think my fear is that at the meet-up I will be expected to give a speech like William Wallace did right before he yelled FREEDOM! I can’t be expected to sound mutinous on demand. In truth, we don’t really talk much about Sepia Mutiny at meet-ups. We do share good eats, merry drinks, and take scandalous pictures (none of which shall ever see the light of day) with good peoples. All bloggers, commenters, and lurkers (and friends of the three-aforementioned groups) are welcome. The meet-up details have finally solidified and it is time for Texas to represent.

Where: Hobbit Cafe

When: Sat, May 19th @ 6.p.m.

PLEASE RSVP BY THURSDAY SO I CAN MAKE ACCURATE RESERVATIONS:

abhi [at] sepiamutiny dot com

The reason for meeting relatively early in the evening is so those that want to (count me in) can move on to a second venue to continue the good times in a less “Shire-like” environment. Perhaps something more like the dive bar at the “Inn of the Prancing Pony.”

Now, the real question is have I scared people away by all my Lord of the Rings allusions?

Meetups!

POSTED BY abhi @ 5:14 PM

18 comments

1 · Shruti on May 13, 2007 5:49 PM · Direct link

Nah man, you'll do fine. And if you don't, some girl will come to your rescue.

2 · razib_the_atheist on May 13, 2007 6:06 PM · Direct link

...in the ground, there was a gujarati...named abhi....

3 · flygirl on May 13, 2007 7:24 PM · Direct link

lol! I wish I could be there, and doubly so, since its being held in Hobbit Cafe. The picture brought to mind that infamous review of Bakshi's LOTR horror.

4 · rudie_c on May 13, 2007 8:04 PM · Direct link

Ask abhi anything: do they have real hobbits working there?

The ocean divides me from these meet ups but one day I will triumph, and add my two cents of sitting in the corner not saying anything and figuring out what table manners are. :)

The meet up sounds really cool. Have a good time.

5 · Gulti girl on May 13, 2007 8:24 PM · Direct link

Can we have the meet a little early in the day, so that I can come back to Austin by night? If it's not possible, I'll still make it but won't stick around for too long. (I'll rsvp offline too.)

6 · technophobicgeek on May 13, 2007 11:00 PM · Direct link

I'm completely with the plan for an early dinner, followed by other adventures. There's always the Davenport :)

7 · technophobicgeek on May 13, 2007 11:04 PM · Direct link

In any case, I'm totally into Harry Potter mania now. What you need, Lord Abhimort, is a dark mark for your follow mutineers, so you can summon them for meetups at will!

8 · Blue on May 13, 2007 11:50 PM · Direct link

Oh, come on. If we're doing HP references, Dumbledore's Army is the obvious one. The mutineers are on the side of good, and one of them should have the techno-savvy to create those nifty DA coins that light up when there's a message.

Rather like... pagers. And cell phones. Guess they're already invented.

9 · priyavadan on May 14, 2007 12:02 AM · Direct link

I think if the meet-up is at 6pm, I'll make it but take an early leave, I have my cricket league match Sunday morning. (rsvp sent offline as well).

Gulti girl: Leaving Austin by 3:00 sounds good?

10 · meerkat on May 14, 2007 12:24 AM · Direct link

my old roomie lives in houston, and got really excited when i mentioned "hobbit cafe." she and i will both be there!

11 · Ravi the Lurker on May 14, 2007 1:52 AM · Direct link

I guess she won't be at the meet-up. Have fun!! =)

12 · avishkar on May 14, 2007 2:10 AM · Direct link

hello all, i won't be able to make the meetup because i have a wedding to go to, but i'm sure it'll be fun. i hear they have a mean black bean burger for all the vegetarians, though that amount of sabji in disguise might be a little edgy for desi colons. and that's too much information.

as a side note, i'm glad abhi's here to set this up as i would do something incredibly nerdy (ie. have the meetup at an indian restaurant and have people come up to the table singing the desi 'happy birthday to you' a la dil chahta hain). but i'm sure it'll be a good time regardless.. have fun!

13 · Babu on May 14, 2007 10:48 AM · Direct link

Ahh..i was just watching LOTR - 1 this weekend...Hobbit cafe, pony...seems like there is a theme here...I won't be able to make it bcoz I'm going to motherland for vacation! Have fun in the Shire and don't do something I won't dare ;)

14 · Shalu on May 14, 2007 11:17 AM · Direct link

Ahh...another LOTR fan at heart here.

The only thing that frightened was the fact that you chose a Rankin-Bass image. ;-)

15 · Margin Fades on May 15, 2007 12:36 AM · Direct link

As long as no one starts singing "the eye of Sauron is upon you, all the livelong day" to the tune of UT's fight song - that, and no actual eye of Sauron either.

Still can't meetup...hope y'all have a good time!

16 · Sir Eesha on May 15, 2007 12:28 PM · Direct link

OK, if Houston can host a meet-up, then Atlanta certainly can too!! Any takers? Huh?

17 · Adaidai on May 18, 2007 2:33 PM · Direct link

Is it too late to confirm my own self for this delightful prancing event?

18 · Gulti girl on May 20, 2007 7:33 PM · Direct link

I had fun at the meet-up. Thanks guys!

Abhi, here is the link I promised [Rajkumar]

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