We’re just throwing together a small wing-ding at a time which fits in with the work patterns, salary rotations, dietary requirements and astrological prognostications of all involved.
The propitious day for this hooley is this coming Sunday April 21, at a cafe in Brunswick Street, at 1.00pm onward.
Aw nuts … I’m not sure if I can make it. The boyfriend was feeling a bit neglected this week and I promised him that Sunday would be a “just us two” day. And I’ve been breaking promises left right and centre this year, so I probably should keep this one. Poo … and I was really looking forward to the next MelDope since I missed the last one.
As stuffy as I may be, I would like to reassure the ChiDopers, whom I am sure have been drawn by the mention of nudity to read this thread, that I would NEVER insist on a “no nudity” clause. There’s a permanent one I operate under, but that is a favor to the rest of you.
Being a Dopefest virgin myself, I really don’t know what to expect… but going by the thread at G’Dope I’d say there’ll be lots of oranges and koalas flung around
But the piccies as provided by The Loaded Dog look a bit … er … how you say … geeky and I promised the SO that I would not attend any geek sessions (well, not too many).
It’s not a geek session. We’re just going to show off our koalas and oranges, that’s all. And have a bit of a chat and a coffee. Y’know, laid-back, casual and refined, like all us G’dopers are…
In my experience it’s just like any social occasion, except that what we all have in common is not that we work at the same place, or all all related to somebody getting married, but are all posting on the same message boards.
So there’s a bit of common ground (lively discussion of interesting topics) and a common attitude thing (we’re smarter than most because we found our way there) but the rest is just chatting and letting the afternoon wander along.
Mind you we all must be a little socially inhibited, otherwise we’d be outside playing instead of sitting over a computer all day.
So, I actually thought if things got a little strained, we could all walk down to the Internet cafe just down the road, and sit at different desks and converse the way we feel most comfortable, over the net.
Imagine what it would be like for the other customers. As we all tap away, every now and then when someone made a good point half of the room busts out laughing, or all groan in unison at a truly bad joke. Hehehehe, what a picture.
And speaking of picutres, those photos are not geeky, thank you very much. They are nerdy. Get it? Got the difference?
Those damn digital cameras! Making me look geeky when I’m nerdy through and through.
Don’t start on me buddy. I might ferment a long Pit rant on the subject…