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  • WilboWilbo

    @whisper1 that's a fun idea!

    @thepalalias - Much like Vic and Shian, I felt like you didn't really need to point yourself out either... you're our GH2 audio guru :)

    @htinla - Sup Henry!

  • whisper1whisper1

    Try the Echo Park Film Center it's 60 a night i think with Projector, theater seats, tables, kraft table, byob and just a chill venue. I am also a member. If any one might be interested.

  • thepalaliasthepalalias

    Thanks guys - you are being awesome about it. :)

    Okay, so I guys it is my turn: I am Per, the other white guy with long dark hair and a beard in the pictures that is not Shian. ;)

    @vicharris Best of luck with remodeling!

  • htinlahtinla

    I have this other group of common interest friends from another blog that I've been occasionally convening with for almost 4 years now and I'm still sketchy with a few of their names. I guess at some point I realized that it was too late and awkward to ask, "Sorry, what's your name again?". Anyways, I'm the other asian guy with glasses and backward cap who was taking a lot of pictures - Henry is my name....pleasure to meet y'all.

  • vicharrisvicharris

    I have the list somewhere of screen names to real names. Misplaced it when I started ripping apart my kitchen. I'll look for it. Prob don't need to single myself out. I'm guessing Shian is good as well :)

  • WilboWilbo

    Ok, well I'm Wilbo/William. In the pics I'm the stocky Asian guy wearing the orange Nine Inch Nails road crew t-shirt.

    There was another William there too, but he was the nice dude with the full beard. I couldn't grow a beard to save my life :,(

  • thepalaliasthepalalias

    @whisper1 Great idea. :)

    Before that maybe someone can go through the group photos earlier in the thread and label the screen names... so that I don't embarass myself entirely at the next event by not remember what face goes with which SN. :)

  • whisper1whisper1

    Lets meet up again.

  • htinlahtinla

    @thepalalias Thanks for the terrific photos. I really appreciate the many angles you took of me, although I too need to hit the treadmill.

  • thepalaliasthepalalias

    @Wilbo Sure thing. But I'm telling you, that's just the ultra-wide-angle lens distortion talking. :)

  • WilboWilbo

    Cool, thanks for uploading the pics Per! :) Looking at them makes me feel like I need to hit the treadmill a little more often though :/

    -Will

  • thepalaliasthepalalias

    Here are a handful of more snapshots from the event.

    http://s37.photobucket.com/user/THEPALALIAS/slideshow/PV%20LA%20Gather%20-%20July%202013?sort=9

    @vicharris And to think I was just wasting my time doing neither. What was I even doing there? ;)

  • vicharrisvicharris

    I knew it was Per!!! He was eyeing them all day. It was either that or he was checking out my ass. One or the other.

  • driftwooddriftwood

    Give them back Per!

    BTW: What an excellent set of photos and great to see that all had a fabulous time. Really wish I'd been there. One day LA beckons. :-)

  • thepalaliasthepalalias

    @vicharris Sorry, I left a little after you did and don't see what happened to them.

  • vicharrisvicharris

    Anyone happen to grab my sunglasses before they left? @whisper1 Did you by chance?

  • LALisaLALisa

    @htinla a great questions... they can be a lot of work... we could maybe do a link up with Vitaliy ... then again it is possible to do links... live stuff can be fun and a lot of work... Local meet ups and we can share links here... Just let this room build on its own...

  • htinlahtinla

    I foresee a BBQ meeting in our future. Dang, these gatherings are gonna be bad for my diet.

  • thepalaliasthepalalias

    @Shian Sounds great. Keep us posted! :)

  • shianshian

    I'm moving to a place that might be great for hosting an event, and I have some ideas about that, but I need to wait to see how everything shakes out, but it would be one hell of a cool event if everything falls into place. Very educational, great food, and a ton of fun. Just wanted to throw it out there, so If I can do it, it doesn't come out of left field.

  • thepalaliasthepalalias

    @htinla I think that's a great idea, but with a caveat: if there are going to be ones dedicated to presenting peoples' works, they should be separate events as opposed to being tacked onto the more social events. The audience for the two wouldn't be a 100% overlap.

  • htinlahtinla

    Perhaps we can all openly submit our individual suggestions and schedule the ones that are most popular or doable. Some may want to offer presentations of their work, others might want to hold a technical seminar. If we all know what suggestions are on the table, then we can tailor any upcoming meetings to suit what's needed. We might even be able to create a calendar of events if we plan things well enough.

  • thepalaliasthepalalias

    Also, since I have a bit of free-time at the moment to type for a minute, I'd like to say how great it was to see everyone this weekend. :)

    Thanks everyone for coming, and thanks especially to @vicharris for doing all the work of finding the location, organizing the event and even paying for food and drinks. I don't know how late The last three people stayed but I know that he was there for around 7 hours. Kudos!

    It will take me another event or two to get names right for most people, so I apologize in advance for not leaving more personal comments, but I will try to post some of the pictures soon at least. :) I'm looking forward to the next one!

  • thepalaliasthepalalias

    @Vitaliy_Kiselev @LALisa

    At the end of the last meeting, @Shian, @VicHarris and I all talked about our thoughts for the next one. The consensus was that while we would enjoy doing another one (August looks like a strong possibility for one at the moment) it would be better for people to share their work online, or informally via a smaller screen on a one to one basis. We talked about setting aside 30 minutes early on in the events for giving a small seminar or presentation or discussion on a technical topic, but the consensus was that using screens for a "one-to-many" presentation style would make the get-togethers feel less social and too much like our other work environments.

    Everyone should feel free to weigh in, of course, and if someone else would like to organize more of a "presentation-focused" get-together, then that could be good as a separate thing.

  • LALisaLALisa

    @Vitaliy_ They have a bunch of flat panel monitors at Big Wangs... Big Wangs would work for a small group of 10 or 12... A video projector on a big screen... that will take some doing I suspect... A Hotel meeting room might work ... the costs could be a bunch perhaps... More discussions for sure...

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