I don’t even know what this means…all I know is that for some reason he really, really has his heart set on it. Any idea what I should expect if we do it?
Hmmm. Surely he isn’t the only one who watches My Drunk Kitchen…I just don’t understand the whole thing, being an old fogey and all. I’m not sure how this meetup biz works…he insists that we just, y’know, show up…and I’m thinking it can’t be that simple.
My daughter when to a “Homestuck” meetup (an online webcomic she likes). They met up in a mall. Hung out. Ate. She knew a few of the folks who were going and hung out mainly with them. They talked about the characters and episodes they liked. Dressed up for some low-level cosplay.
All in all pretty tame.
ETA: I don’t know aout the My Drunk Kitchen (show? comic?),so I don’t what their fans are like.
Some of Hannah’s meetups will be charity work/volunteering. Others will just be meals/talking, I think. How old is your son? I am a big fan of Hannah’s - she was working as a translator, made a silly video for some friends, and it turned into a job for her to make videos. I love that she does charity meetups and she (especially in the “yourharto” YouTube channel videos) promotes accepting yourself and others. I’m 24 and I might head to a meetup, and I’ve never gone to any YouTube meetup or any type of Internet meetup at all.
Edit: the tour site is helloharto.com . You could get on the email list, but it looks like yes, you just show up!
I don’t know how old he is, or what the topic is even about, but the idea he wants to go leave a computer and actually meet people he doesn’t know and have fun should be promoted. Too many young people hide behind keyboards. Anything that shows the world is to be explored and lived in is a good thing.
Assuming the topic is acceptable, go for it. It’s all good.
From what I can tell glancing at some of her videos, I think… drinking? Lots and lots of drinking.
I’m afraid I don’t quite understand the appeal, but I have to say I agree with 2gigch1… real-time meet and greets vice online-only interactions can be good!
Yep, that’s how it works. Some Meetups require you to RSVP (using the meetup.com site) but for many RSVP is just a suggestion.
I participate in a language chat meetup weekly. Here’s how it works: there’s a place and a time. Show up if you want to.
Hmmm. Okay, that seems doable. We are on the mailing list. I just have this fear of going to what (for my circumstances) is a hell of a lot of trouble, to find that we can’t get near the door because we don’t know the secret handshake or something .He’s such a good kid and he never asks for anything, so I’d like to do this for him if I can figure out the logistics. I haven’t watched her yet, but will–but he does have a good sense of humor, and I think he likes that she is open about her sexuality and encourages others in coming out, etc.
So here’s what I decided to do: my job will be to arrange to get us to Chicago and pay for it. HIS job is to find out the details, let me know what/where/when, and OUR job is to just do the best we can to get to see her, and also to find some other stuff to do while we’re there.
there is no lack of fun & interesting things to do in Chicago, that’s for sure
and Miss Hart is a very funny, intelligent person; it sounds like fun
Oh, I didn’t realize this involved a whole bunch of travel for you. That definitely puts a different spin on it. I think it’s surely on him to get you enough information about the hows and whens that you can be comfortable it’s really happening.
It’s just a few hours…but it means getting someone to deliver 300 papers for me on a Saturday AND Sunday (or driving all night to get back for Sunday), as well as missing work at job #2 and my Saturday client.
Plus I would never, ever choose a city–any city–as a relaxing fun getaway. If we pull this off, it will truly be an act of love on this Mom’s part. 
Then again, it will still be easier than living with the guilt I will feel if I just blow it off because of the PIA factor.