Australian Meetup, 8-9th Dec, Sydney NSW

[Rawhide]

I can get there whenever, although I'd like to get there a little later seeing as I've had all of three hours sleep the past two days. XD

I'm should be good for 10-11-ish, although I'm not sure how many early comers we are and what we could do.

Sounds good, though I'll have to check the trains to see when I'll actually arrive.

It'll probably be just us at first, I'm guessing. As to what to do? I dunno, catch a bite to eat?

[Katana_Geldar]

Macquarie Con is at Macquarie University, very near Macquare Centre and Macquarie University station. I've PMed Rawhide my number in case you get lost.

There is a trivia night that night, and Ash, the guy who runs it, makes it very tricky. His hobby is going to trivia nights. At Sydcon he really screwed us with the Roman goddess of magic. (But I got the who ami? on the second clue, it was Walt Disney).

[Rawhide]

Will probably be arriving at ~10:30am, unless I can't make that train.

[Rawhide]

Anyone who hasn't already done so should PM me their meetup details.

e.g.
Time of arrival
Where you would like to meet
How to recognise you
Phone number


I'll be there from 10:30

[Rawhide]

And the meetup has begun in earnest.

[Katana_Geldar]

Well, I saw Rawhide and Roc Ness...but it was just heftier u was heading into a game. Wish it could have been longer, maybe next time.

[Mercenary Pen]

Is it wrong of me to say the rest of the world wants a report on your meetup?

[Katana_Geldar]

Well, Rawhide and I met up yesterday and went to the pub with some other gamers.

[Rawhide]

Well, the 'meetup' went as I initially thought/planned, a few people from the area and myself getting together to chat and say hi. It was all Serpentine's fault. She made me call it a meetup, got me to call it as such and invite people from far and wide, then ditched at the last moment. Booooooo! ;)

As a meetup, it failed, but as I had initially planned it, it was a success. Four of us in all, we had gelato, we had Max Brenner, we went to the pub, we chatted, we met each other, it went quite well. No pictures were taken though, so there's none of them to upload (unless Roc Ness wants to upload a picture of the crow which had stollen a cupcake).

[Dispozition]

Sounds like the Melbourne 'meetup' :P
Come back, to Melbourne rawhide, I miss your sexy face ;)

Also everyone else come to Melbourne, we're cooler than Sydney :P

[Mercenary Pen]

Well, the 'meetup' went as I initially thought/planned, a few people from the area and myself getting together to chat and say hi. It was all Serpentine's fault. She made me call it a meetup, got me to call it as such and invite people from far and wide, then ditched at the last moment. Booooooo! ;)

As a meetup, it failed, but as I had initially planned it, it was a success. Four of us in all, we had gelato, we had Max Brenner, we went to the pub, we chatted, we met each other, it went quite well. No pictures were taken though, so there's none of them to upload (unless Roc Ness wants to upload a picture of the crow which had stollen a cupcake).

My suggestion: Insist that Serpy organises the next Down Under Meetup- she's seen the British ones so she knows how its supposed to work... Particularly this may address the apparent lack of gaming...

[Serpentine]

Nuuuuuu :C

Sorry Rawhide. And I didn't particularly mean it had to be a meet up meet-up, just that it'd be helpful to make the name different.

[Elm11]

Well, the 'meetup' went as I initially thought/planned, a few people from the area and myself getting together to chat and say hi. It was all Serpentine's fault. She made me call it a meetup, got me to call it as such and invite people from far and wide, then ditched at the last moment. Booooooo! ;)

As a meetup, it failed, but as I had initially planned it, it was a success. Four of us in all, we had gelato, we had Max Brenner, we went to the pub, we chatted, we met each other, it went quite well. No pictures were taken though, so there's none of them to upload (unless Roc Ness wants to upload a picture of the crow which had stollen a cupcake).

This is largely why I pulled out. As an underaged person, I realised that we weren't really going to do anything more organized than 'go to the pub', and that by rocking up I'd limit that down to 'go to... a cafe?'. Not exactly the desired scene. If anyone feels like holding anything more organised, give me a holler.

[Rawhide]

This is largely why I pulled out. As an underaged person, I realised that we weren't really going to do anything more organized than 'go to the pub', and that by rocking up I'd limit that down to 'go to... a cafe?'. Not exactly the desired scene. If anyone feels like holding anything more organised, give me a holler.

Technically, on the first day we did go to a cafe. Everything on the first day was applicable to minors. Also we sat at the meal area of the pub and had a meal on the second day. That was largely unplanned and I basically just popped by because KG had effectively only been included for a few minutes otherwise. However, I do believe you would have been allowed in to have a meal, particularly with the number of irresponsible adults there.

[Rawhide]

My suggestion: Insist that Serpy organises the next Down Under Meetup- she's seen the British ones so she knows how its supposed to work... Particularly this may address the apparent lack of gaming...

Missed this the first time. I was relying on Serpy to help organise it. See earlier post about ditching us.

I don't think it will work unless we have Mother Moreta to do all of the organising for us.

[Katana_Geldar]

Had it been any other weekend I would have helped.

[Red Rubber Band]

I still can't get the image of the chocolate pizza out of my head...

[Rawhide]

I still can't get the image of the chocolate pizza out of my head...

And it was delicious.

[Lady Moreta]

I was just about to come in here and yell at everyone. It would seem that we Australians couldn't organise ourselves out of a paper bag...

Yes... because the last Australian meetup was organised solely by me... the Kiwi

I don't think it will work unless we have Mother Moreta to do all of the organising for us.

See above comment. And I learned my lesson from last time. Delegate. I just about drove myself bonkers trying to do it all myself (though the guy at the backpackers thought it was hilarious, watching me try to herd everyone out the door to go get dinner).