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August 15, 2006

Flashers

So, I think Meetup is awesome.

(Which, duh, of course I do. I found it from Pierre. For anybody not paying attention: Pierre=eBay=one-Jules-brand-instant-pudding-freak out-session.)

Since March I’ve been a member of the Seattle Web Design Meetup group and have been looking forward to going to a meeting so I can hang out with all sorts of experienced designers and have intelligent conversations about…stuff.

There are a few reasons I haven’t made it yet – I work in Redmond, the meeting’s in Seattle, they hold it at seven at night… I could go on but what this comes down to is: with parking and walking and traffic and assorted commuting crap, I’d leave work at four, get there an hour late and return home just in time for my 2am infomertials.

Maybe I’m exaggerating. A little. I’m most likely willing to get over all that because really, do I NEED a burning reason to leave work at four? Also? The opportunity to listen to folks with years more experience in the field than me? PRICELESS.

However. There is one teeny drawback that has me seriously thinking about dragging my poor husband to each and every Meetup I ever attend, even if the sheer boredom of twenty people discussing Explorer vs. Firefox, color balance, screen resolution, and the great Flash/html debate all night is enough to drive him to drink, because oh. my. gosh. Just LOOK at some of  the emails I get:

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Subject: Yo

Just saw you joined the website group, looks like we’re in the same area.  How’s the webdesign’n going with you?

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Is it just me? Did any of you take one look at that alpha-gamma-delta "how you doing?" kegger photo, and NOT think, "cyber-stalker! Run away! Run away!"

Anyone?

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Subject: Introduce to me

Hi,

I am XXXX. I have 3years of exp in this web design field. My mail id is XXXX. Every day 10am to 10pm i am in online, as per india times. this is my introduction. If u r intrest to my frined ship. pls contact me. we create a new group

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Hi, I am bitch. I look you and remember stranger in college who try make me friendship/next harem wife. Bye bye.

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Subject: Hi this is XXXX. I want ur introduction here i mention about me

Hi,

This is XXXX, I am working as a Web Designer in India. I have 3 years of exp in this field, still i want to learn lot of. If u dont mind i want to talk with u about web designing. If u have a problem to talk with me just say bye, this is my mail id XXXX. 10AM to 10PM i am in online Everyday.

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Hi, r u persistent. if u dont mind, me not encourage u. me stick with no answer = no talkie.

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Subject :  An invitation to the next Flash Meetup from Alex

We’ve started a Flash Meetup for Seattle. The first meeting
with be Aug 9th.

Here is  link to the Flash Meetup page –
http://flash.meetup.com/126/

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Hmmm. This one doesn’t look too wierd…yet. It’s not all up-in-my-face personal, MAYBE I’ll check it out.

Checking it out, a.k.a. – use mad eBay skillz for full-fledged INVESTIGATION
Review Meetup Group

  • Seattle Flash Meetup Group: http://flash.meetup.com/126/
  • Organizer: Alex http://flash.meetup.com/126/members/3062323/
  • Group Details: no introduction, website or photos
  • Where – Pluggd, Inc.
    122 S. Washington St
    Seattle, WA
    What – This will be the very first Meetup for The Seattle Flash Meetup Group!
    We’ll use the time to get to know each other, talk about being Flash Developers, find cool projects to work on, and discuss what…

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He checked out. So I went to the meeting. BY MYSELF.

Besides wandering downtown Seattle looking for this door while trying to avoid the muttering dreadlock drunk I passed about nine times going up and down that damn street, I had a GREAT time. Alex and the rest of the Pluggd peeps are some seriously smart dudes.

And they weren’t instantly bored when I started asking about Explorer vs. Firefox.

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