So, i figured I'd get organised and provide an actual thread for people with no daytime job/education/life to discuss getting together to write.
Maybe we should start with anyone who's interested posting a reply stating that they are (!), what days/times suit them best, and which town center they are closest to. Also, which town center/suburbs are they willing/able to travel to.
Sound ok? then we can sort whatever out from there.
me personally? interested, but very restricted in where i can go - hence the big interest in doing weekday ones that (potentially) i could host (if my folks dont mind me having people over, which they theoretically shouldnt).
WHERE: I'm closest to Belco, but probably cant even go that far. Dunlop, anyone?
DAYS: All days except fridays, i guess. well, MAYBE fridays, if i can convince my mother that i can go somewhere and get her to take me there.
TIMES: anywhere between maybe 10:30 and 3. any earlier and i'll just have to get up earlier so i can do my writing earlier and be presentable in time for company. Its do-able.
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Nov 7, 2007 - 23 57
I'd love a weekday meet up. I'm free Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, all day pretty much. Also, I don't mind traveling a bit, so anywhere in Canberra is fine by me, but I'm closest to Belconnen. :)
7,127 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2007 - 01 58
Hmm. Weekdays are possible, the only catch I have is the days I'm on or off are not very consistent. Otherwise I can make them. As for location, I'm partial to belco. So it shouldn't be too much of an issue. My car goes great distances with little amounts of fuel.
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Nov 8, 2007 - 04 24
Awesomesauce.
My mum has approved the use of my place for weekday meets, and you guys are belco peeps so that works.
What do you say to Monday (the 12th) at my place? time is open for discussion, i think two hours should be plenty though, right?
i will supply tea and coffee type facilities, a house with tables, chairs, bathrooms etc, googlemaps and bus numbers to help you find your way, and if you ask REALLLY nice i might bake something yummy beforehand.
BYO enthusiasm, laptop and/or writing supplies. feel free to also bring food.
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Nov 9, 2007 - 01 58
Sounds good. Count me in. Maybe sometime after lunch, so we can eat at home? ((Unless you want to cater for a group of hungry writers))
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Nov 9, 2007 - 01 20
Anyone on the southside? Being so far south, really on a weekday the furthest I can go is Woden if I'm going to get home before my mum freaks.
----------"Sometimes success demands a certain refined insanity." - Swallow, The Keeping Place by Isobelle Carmody
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Nov 9, 2007 - 03 56
Sounds logical, Claine. How does 12:30 til approximately 2:30 suit all you Northies?
51,152 / 50,000
Nov 9, 2007 - 23 33
Yeah, that's fine by me. PM or email me your addy, (and maybe some vague directions, because I have a knack for getting lost). :)
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Nov 10, 2007 - 00 26
check out the regional calendar - Lokispants has kindly posted all the details for everyone :)
of course, if you want my phone number in case of getting lost or delayed, just let me know and i'll PM it out :)
also, a google map might help - my house
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Nov 11, 2007 - 00 48
ok, guys, is anyone else actually planning to come tomorrow?
i really need to know by like... 10pm at the latest so i know if there is actually going to be a meet tomorrow or not.
so PLEASE TELL ME HERE AND NOW IF YOU PLAN TO ROCK UP FOR A NORTHSIDE WEEKDAY WRITE IN TOMORROW OR NOT!
thanks, <3's for all, and hope your writings are going well...
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Nov 11, 2007 - 02 15
Bela mentioned at the Saturday meet up that he might be going. But I don't know if that was dependent on me going. I think I'll be giving it a miss though. I don't have a laptop, so I don't do much writing at write-ins, and I have some catching up to do anways. Maybe next time.
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Nov 11, 2007 - 02 52
I hope Bela comes :)
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Nov 11, 2007 - 03 23
i'm happy to let you use our desktop if it means you'll come. the more the merrier, and Claine and i will feel very silly sitting around on our own...
can you ask Bela what his plans are?
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Nov 11, 2007 - 06 23
ooh, desktop computer, eh? You may have just swayed me. Sorry for the late notice, but I'll try getting in touch with Bela tomorrow morning (he'll probably be hanging out at the Uni library) and see if he still wants to go along. If so, we may have to fight over the desktop. :) But I can do some scribbling and planning too!
I'll let you know what the score is in this thread as early as possible tomorrow.
But now, bed time!
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Nov 11, 2007 - 14 04
fabulous! hope to see you both!
also, if anyone wants my number in case they get lost on the way here, PM me...
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Nov 11, 2007 - 17 08
Ok! Bela is confirmed. We'll zoom over and be there at 1230.
Sorry again for the late confirmation, but better late than never, yeah? :)
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Nov 11, 2007 - 17 56
definately!
i'd rather have people say yes at the last minute than have no one come. i mostly put that deadline so that i knew if it was going to be just Claine and i, if we should change the day etc...
well, i'd better do find some lunch and tidy up the house...
51,152 / 50,000
Nov 11, 2007 - 18 08
Yay, I'm glad you two can make it. I'm just about to leave (wish me luck haha), and I'm bringing Filipino Candy.
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Nov 11, 2007 - 18 15
It's just as well this is an all-ages message board, because you don't want to know what I was thinking when I first read "Filipino Candy"!
At least, I assume you ARE actually talking about lollies...aren't you?
Have a good write-in. I am at work, but (just between you and me and the rest of NaNoWriMo) perhaps I am doing a little bit of writing right now ;)
----------Liz Phillips
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Nov 11, 2007 - 18 18
you mean that 19yr olds like myself arent the only ones with smutty minds? phew, thats a relief!
have fun "working" :P if you have any weekdays off let me know, i'm happy to organise the next one to suit as many people as possible...
and w00t Claine for bringing candy :)
7,127 / 50,000
Nov 11, 2007 - 18 56
Heh. So my net has been wonderfully unco-operative with the rest of the universe recently, so I've been kinda out of the loop for nano unfortunately (sitting in the barracks... eeww :D) So anyway, the write-in is now I notice. Would it be too late for me to bother? I'm just thinking because it'll take me a while to get out that way. Probably twenty minutes and by then the write-in will be half over.
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Nov 11, 2007 - 21 22
Dang. Looks like you missed out.
But it was good times! The four of us did a 10 minute word war, in which I lost, but still added 208 words to my story. And I wrote perhaps another 200 besides that? So I think it was somewhat productive too!
And we had tasty strawberries and befriended a wonderful li'l dog named Bella. Thumbs up all around!
Probably the last of my weekday write-ins though, as I start 9-5 weekday work next week. Eep. Oh well, there's always weekends.
Thanks again for your hospimatality, Lyradi!
7,127 / 50,000
Nov 11, 2007 - 21 46
Damnit. Ah well, there's always a next time... as in:
NEXT TIME GADGET! NEXT TIME! *Escape in rocket powered pen*
51,152 / 50,000
Nov 11, 2007 - 22 06
Thank you very much :). I had a good time.
And yes, I'm talking about lollies, or was I. Guess if you weren't there you may never know :).
50,695 / 50,000
Nov 11, 2007 - 22 58
well, i'm glad everyone had fun!
(hey look, my computer is working now!!! i had to pull the battery out and let it sit there for like... two hours *grumble*)
sorry Baz, i had unplugged my internet in order to move my laptop before you posted!
note to self - people like home-grown strawberries, offer these as bribes for write ins...
if anyone wants to do another one, let me know when would suit! i'm up for it - maybe there will even be organisation and WRITING in larger quantities then!