After the MN Xmas MeetUp success...

[Valpollicella]

...would anyone be up for a kinda half year review/Spring meet up in London? . All welcome.

Just putting the idea out there for the moment...Maybe in May at some point?

I'm going to drink exactly the right amount to lose my inhibitions but not so much as to come across as a right prat.

Sadly I have not yet worked out the magic formula, so I'l either be a) nursing a drink in the corner and looking stand-offish (my natural look, apparently) or b) flinging my limbs around willy-nilly, knocking over chairs/drinks/people and talking complete garbage.

Hmm. Maybe am not ready to unleash self on MN world.

(But if I do, I'd like a swirly-lettered badge too, please. In big writing, so I can read it myself. )

Val - do we need to find a better venue? I am willing to have a bash.

We need a central-ish pub that can accommodate approx what 30/40/50? shrieking women.

Which mainline station is most convenient for the non-Londoners?

I have never been to a meet up. Put me down for a definitely maybe

My biffday is on the 24th and haven't decided what to do yet..

Don't worry bbh, we're on it. Don't think it will be the H&T.

Yep, don't worry Bibbity We're looking at a few venues, and have spoken to a couple already

Tragically, excellent news! Glad you can make it

Oh and I can do swirly and glittery badges if you really want

bibbity - i don't mind if it's not near a mainline station, as long as it's near a tube station.
i can handle tube stations.

now you've mentioned biffdays, DH's is on the 23rd.
that's a Monday.
ah, sod it, he can celebrate with his mates on the Saturday and we'll do something on the Monday or the following weekend.

Shodan it is three pints of weak lager

[wise and knowing thro years of experience]

...unfortunately I have been diagnosed coeliac, so am stuck with wine and spirits, which ime is uncharted territory. One day am delightful after a bottle, another rotten after a tiny weeny glass

But, SHJ, if I drank that amount of lager I'd spend the whole evening in the privy.

Although, of course, that would mean I wouldn't be doing any dangerous limb-flinging, so could be a good thing...

what? what?what?

What venue and date?

Claridges

the 15th

dress code: Second Empire

full body search on entrance, so no Football Fanta, please

SHJ - you can get gluten-free beer.

here

(i have a coeliac friend)

Oh goody. I have friends in management there.

Well if there's gonna be glittery badges!

Room for a little un? I promise to get stupidly drunk talk utter utter rubbish and smoke huge amounts.

That way you can be sure I'll be the weird one.

oh, ta, nickel

(big pockets)

Ballon, always room for more!

so where is the do and when?

It's the 21st May and will be in Central London somewhere. Me and Methods are working on a venue as we speak (literally )

Thank God! Was starting to get a little panicky there!

Will try to back out nearer the time I'm sure, but looking forward to it now.

okaydoke

I want to go! Can you all cross your fingers that I come into some money please?