Call for Kalamazoo blogger meet-up ideas
Hi all,
it’s that time when we start figuring out when we will meet at the zoo. In the past, we’ve met at 8:15 am-ish on Friday in a coffee place. But frankly, I am ready to give the Early Medievalists’ dinner a miss this year. I really, really enjoy seeing some of the people, and the organizer is a fantastic colleague, but I can’t afford to spend that much on a mediocre dinner, especially if I go to the SMFS dinner, too. So I will be free Thursday evening, and wonder if anyone would like to have an evening blogger meet-up? We could take the shuttle from campus downtown, and reserve a table somewhere there, or we could meet in a dorm and send out for pizza, I expect…
Thoughts?
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Blogenspiel 
I think it’s a good idea to NOT meet in the early morning, as I can never do those [being a night-owl], and Thursday evenings are generally good. This year, however, postmedieval was scheduled in the 7:30 pm evening slot on Thursday night and we’re going out with all of the panelists afterward to The Wine Loft in downtown Kalamazoo, SO … I send my regrets! OR: you can all crash us at The Wine Loft?
I have meeting space in the Fox ‘apartment’, if people don’t care to go out, and vehicle if take-away that isn’t delivered is preferred over pizza. (Martini’s pizza is, IMO, worlds better than Bilbos!) And a full-sized fridge, for stashing consumables.
I’m probably available Thursday evening–my plans aren’t entirely set yet–and I expect to have a car.
Too pregnant to go this year! (Insert pout.) I’m already pining for the book exhibit….
An evening do is much better for me for the same reasons as Eileen. I think Thursday evening is good with me as are other times.
I’m getting in thursday evening, but probably wouldn’t be there until between 8-9 p.m. Still, if that happens, count me in.
I’m fine with mornings, but in the evening I’d prefer a dorm get-together to trying to cram all the bloggers into a restaurant. The noise level would be godawful in all the restaurants I can think of, and it’s harder to circulate and talk to different people if you’re all seated at a table.
I’m an apol for the zoo this year, so I will miss the pleasure of your company. 😦
My two cents is you can’t miss the SMFS dinner – always a tasty classic!
I’m getting really sorry I shan’t be there this year. Please, wherever the meet-up finally is, send my apologies to the gathering!
I won’t be there this year, but I were, I’d totally prefer a Thursday evening to the morning coffee that became the norm in past years. (Just for the record, that choice was the voice of the people at the time when I set up the first one I did lo these many years ago.)
Two votes (myself and Vellum) for Thursday evening! We can’t make the Friday morning one this year (for reasons other than being hungover, heh). I’ll second Dame EH’s dorm get-together preference, as well.
Sounds good to me.