Meetup Mania! (2 Updates)

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I’ve been a bit busy, so I haven’t been able to ask you about SM Meetups, but I promise I’ve wanted to do so for several weeks. Those mutinous, offline melas are very much on my mind these days, as I contemplate the end of summer and where I will spend it. You see, not only do I think it’s high time for the second-ever live mutiny in DC, it seems that excessively homesick-me will be in the golden state for much of early September (w00t Northern California!!!). I think it’s time to overwhelm Greco once again; let’s take that possibility from tentative to definite, shall we? Let’s also hope the wifi works this time, as it usually does. 😉

Amardeep inspired me (yet again) to post once he issued his gentle invitation to Philadelphia-area readers to join him for that city’s first meetup, before a very cool-sounding concert he just blogged about. Even if you don’t take him up on his tempting offer, I want you to know that it won’t be an anomalous event– Philadelphia is a great city and I’d love to hold regular meetups there, as well as NY and SF. What say all of you, and when I type that I mean ALL of you, wherever you are. Depending on how much demand and notice we get, we may be able to coordinate sepia soirees elsewhere, since many of us travel, some of us, far too much. 😀

DC: When should We Chocolate City mutineers will have our next carb-laden, veg-friendly fiesta on August 19th? August 26th. Who knows, if we don’t tell Abhi, we might be able to facilitate a “Yo Dad” appearance which ISN’T moderated! Imagine the possibilities for information-gathering!

SF: What about you, oh citizens of Baghdad-by-the-bay? How many of you will be around for Labor day weekend? I was assuming your answers would be a sea of “not me”s, so I was tentatively glancing at September 9. Thoughts?

Finally, as for you New Yorkers, any weekend you want to shriek and giggle until the Manager yells at us (cough LaLanterna cough) is fine with me. 😉

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Update #1: The people have spoken. DC’s meetup will be on August 26th. 🙂

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Update # 2: NYC’s loveliest saves the date and suggests something fantastic to meet up for– SummerStage at Central Park with a whole lotta brown choons. Pack your pick-a-nick baskets for Yogi and Booboo to plunder; New York’s meetup will be on August 13th!

129 thoughts on “Meetup Mania! (2 Updates)”

  1. I might as well have had a sign on my ass that said Kick me 🙂

    Don’t fret, my pet. My booty is so ‘licious it could support an entire billboard. 😉 Can’t wait to meet you!

  3. Hi, No update about SF meetup day? Would be joining for sure until and unless you guys plan to do on Monday with group of college-goers … im not racist btw 🙂

  4. Hrmmm…I will be here (SF area) Aug. 6th and Sept. 9th. And, Nina P., I can help organize something around Nov. 9th, if you’d like. I really want to see “Sita Sings the Blues”, and I can (on occasion) be pressed into social butterfly mode and plan stuff 🙂

  5. Bombay? Delhi?

    Any ex-expats or simbly Indian readers around who want to do a meetup in Bombay/Delhi? Leave a comment here if you’re interested. I’d love to attend either (or both) if there’s enough interest.

  8. Awww, Kingsley…it’s our anniversary.

    Full feelings coming. I will down another shot of cuervo especial to us, and to more meetups on dates of your choice . Salut!

  9. Geez I am sorry everyone! I didn’t realize that I would need to click on the link button on the left to actually insert a link….SORRY – the mod’s can delete my other two posts…..

    so once again: here is a suggestion for the people in the mood for few brewskies (sp?) after sittin in the hot sun in NYC’s summerstage

  10. Anna, et al. I can probably make a September meetup… August sucks for me, too much going on.

  11. frequent reader but first time commenter! yay for philly meet ups! wish i could make this one, but i look forward to the other ones!

  12. Ajju, I’m in Delhi right now. Would love to attend if a meetup happens

  13. New to SF, New to Sepia,

    You’ll have to ask Jai. Though I will say that it involves bowls, keys and several kinds of openness.

    Also remember to wear lots of different-coloured bracelets on your wrists. Don’t worry, just turn up like that and you’ll rapidly find out what the rainbow party meetup’s all about…..

    did not know a soul when I moved here, so I have no idea where to meet like minded, desi people……I am definately missing hanging out with browness.

    Trust me, you’re going to end up knowing a whole bunch of people very well indeed by the time they’ve all had their wicked way with you the party ends.

  16. If you’re bringing picnic blankets et al, pick a corner to stake out for the sepia crowd. That way we’ll know where to converge once we walk in. The center’s too sunny usually, and if we get too close, we’re going to have to stand, what with everybody else around… and I don’t know how you loquacious enochlophobes will deal with that.
    venue

    this is so cool. a concert and a meetup all in one. vat a bargain.

    my chukarays, i will see you there. olé.

  17. It’s been a while since I have been able to make a NYC meet up… It be a blast to see you all again

  18. The center’s too sunny usually,

    Ende ponnu monay, we’re already karuthu. No point in avoiding the sun now. 😉

  19. Anna, et al. I can probably make a September meetup… August sucks for me, too much going on.

    What city are you in?? So much to plan! So much to do!

  20. Anna: Let’s hope Abhi does’nt read this! On August 26th Saturday “Yo Dad” just might make a “Cameo” appearance. There is nothing more I cherish than witness young and bright “Mutineers” getting together and discuss and solve all the problems of the modern “Brown” world. During Labor day weekend we will be in Chicago to attend a wedding of my “Parsi” friend’s daughter. Anyone listening in “Windy City”? Anna, you are the best when it comes to throw a party. I mean it folks!!

  21. I’m enochlophobic, too. Especially when the “crowds” in question are composed of nosy, bitchy Aunties. 😉

    Oye Anna you don’t have to worry, there will be no nosy bitchy aunties to check out Talvin Singh 🙂

    If you’re bringing picnic blankets et al, pick a corner to stake out for the sepia crowd. That way we’ll know where to converge once we walk in.

    Dude you better be there to protect me from the swarms of people that will want to take over the space while I try to reserve it for others!!!

  22. thangawd I can make the 26th DC meetup…no other Aug weekend works for me, so thanks!!! If you’re trying to get numbers, it will be me + 1

    Msichana, tuende pamoja siyo?

  23. mutineers at NYC : would we have a flag wher we can converge … or is it gonna be a game of spot-em-in-the-park ….

  24. Wassup peeps! Wear Green if you’re single and ready to mingle Wear Yellow/Orange if you are married but looking Wear Red if you’re in a committed relationship

    Looking forward to a nice evening of getting my toes sucked by some brown honies 😉

  25. thangawd I can make the 26th DC meetup…no other Aug weekend works for me, so thanks!!! If you’re trying to get numbers, it will be me + 1
    I think the 26th works for me. It’ll be me + 1 too. Anna and the rest, where is the DC meet up at? I might have missed the actual venue…this time, I’m showing up in a sari!
    Msichana, tuende pamoja siyo?

    KD…sindio. Siwezi kuenda mpeke yangu bila wewe! Aii!

  27. So what is anyone bringin something to eat for the NYC meet up? If so, be ready be wowed by my 10-min tandoori chicken 😉

  28. So what is anyone bringin something to eat for the NYC meet up?

    I’ll bake a cake for dessert. It’ll say “Sepia Mutiny Rocks” on it. (Or anything more witty you all can come up with.)

  31. So what is anyone bringin something to eat for the NYC meet up? If so, be ready be wowed by my 10-min tandoori chicken 😉

    I’ll bring tandoori chicken, marinated 24 hours and kicks major ass.

  32. So it’s me and Masale Wallah for the delhi meetup. And no one yet for Bombay. Bhaiyo aur behno Meeeetup lelo, kanda lelo, doodhi lelo…ek ke saath ek free…saste ke bhaav me! (ok no kandas and doodhis just meetups, but ek se saath ek free!)

  41. Not to be confused with the Parsi ROTC, which is something else entirely.

    Are they still banned at the Ivies? Poor Parsis. Let them flourish, I say. 😀

  43. Chicago meetup coming in September. I’ll have a post up later today talking about SF and Chicago meetups.

  44. Sorry about the multiple posts, but taking a leaf from the New Yorker’s book, the event on August 13 at Millennium Park looks interesting.

    Music Without Borders: Anoushka Shankar “Rise” Featuring Special Guest DJ Set By Karsh Kale Date: 8/13/2006 Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Park location: Jay Pritzker Pavilion

  45. so we have the tandoori chicken and cake. all thats left is the frozen kerala parotha, microwaved to perfection. unless you prefer rice. mallus and bongs, much <3

    eddi, nammalay kanaan nalla ruji aa.

    and JOAT, we’ll need to coordinate this invasion. I am available to intimidate any uncles in the crowd. you’ll need to handle the aunties. except pooja, of course. 😛

  46. Oh no!!! I’ll be probably be somewhere between here and Texas on Aug 13th… Please have more NYC meetups soon!!

    (New SM reader here, i followed a T-shirt link to y’all 🙂

  47. Ennis, a humble request from SF: how about a non-Greco location for August? Don’t make me come to North Beach twice in 4 weeks! 😉

  48. Ennis, a humble request from SF: how about a non-Greco location for August? Don’t make me come to North Beach twice in 4 weeks! 😉

    I am totally fine with that. Greco is MINE, bitches–It’s not a m e e t u p unless there’s assloads of Illy, sugar (either from cake or gelato), sympathetic wait staff who leave us the eff alone and tables in the window. 😉 So please, thrill brimful and choose elsewhere. Maybe on the peninsula? We’ve never done a meetup outside of North Beach, so the possibilities are endless.