Bah, I'm sorry, I meant to post this last night, but I got caught up...I don't even know. I wasn't doing anything productive in any case.

I've got a few minutes before I leave for the station to pick up my cousin, so I thought I'd make the Meet-Up post I've been promising for a couple of days.

Here is a poll: (I like polls, they make things clear!)

Poll #1440501 ShatnerLove Fest!
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 13

When would the best date be for you?

Which of these things would you like to do?

OK. To be clear, I'm in YORK. If the date of this gets sorted soon, anyone who wants to come can buy train/coach tickets and it'll still be pretty cheap. I think you can still be getting London-York for £30 or so if you book in advance (really must remember to book my train tickets home...)

I was thinking of spending the day/whenever people can arrive doing general cool GQMF things, before repairing to mine for the TOS marathon and ShatnerFest. I can put people up, it'll just have to be on the floor. Or the sofa if you're lucky.

Umm. I can't think of much else to say for this post. Date needs sorting primarily. 

Cute!Shatner is *still* compelling you to come. How can you say no to cute!Shatner?? Plus - York - you get to come and be touristy and Star Trekky in York. Can it get any better? :D

I've been mentioning that I wanted to do this for a bit.

I want to invite you to York (UK) for a TOS marathon and ShatnerLove fest! This needs to be done.

I'm posting just about dates now, in case people from further afield want to make the journey to York (and it'll be worth it, I promise!) Buying train/coach tickets now should mean cheap advance fares :D

I have a free house from the 20th September, for one week. Now, the best date for me would be Tuesday 23rd September, as I don't work Tuesdays or Wednesdays on a normal basis. Alternatively, Friday 25th would also work, as I could call in a favour at work and probably get the Saturday 26th off.

ETA - OR - if weekends work better, Saturday 26th would also work for me :D I don't work Sundays. 

So, any interest? *hopeful smile* 


Cute!Shatner compels you to come!

 OK.

OK.

OK.

THAT WAS SUPREMELY AWESOME YOU GUYS!

I had a FANTASTIC time meeting you all, and seeing the film with everyone and colouring in the middle of London with everyone staring and EEEEEEE!

This post is for you all to add your photos/videos/anecdotes/scanned colouring ins etc of the event that I can use to collate a post to ontd_startrek I'll have photos/macro text/scanned drawing etc up tomorrow, I just wanted to set up this post and get the ball rolling.

It can also act as some kind of friending meme thingy as we all has such an awesome time together. 



So, here is a group photo! Please confirm to me who you are :D I don't want to get it wrong! Larger version below in comments.

L to R (please tell me if I have missed you out/got it wrong)

ms_treesap captainrosie 1up_mushroomxx _faeriequeen majestic_shriek bitterstar_x 
placebobitch</div> sandwich_armada albion_lass shazz_chan lady_razzle takadainmate j_apollo dj_intheuk 

And in this instance, missy_manic was taking the picture.

Is that everyone? Did I get it right? :D

My photos/other items will be up possibly late this evening (depending on how tired I am when I get back to York) or late on Thursday. I hope to make the post to ontd_startrek on Monday!

I couldn't resist the lure of photos!

( Unedited pics under the cut for your viewing pleasure )</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

 Ugh.

I am so tired. I apologise for any lack of coherency in this post - I will come back to it in the morning and make sure it says what I want it do, but I wanted to get it posted this evening.

Final plans are:

1. Meet at 6:30pm. Meeting place in Covent Garden Tube station exit, pretty much opposite Oasis. In the morning I'll add a picture of myself to this post so you know who to look for. I'll also have some sort of sign and possibly a stick with a star (or a starship...) on it or something. I haven't thought that far yet.

Here's me:

( LJ cut for size of my face )
I think I may even be wearing the same top tomorrow, although I may not. I make no promises :D

2. Go somewhere for food and drinkies. Hopefully the weather will be nice and we can sit outside in a cafe and talk crazy GQMF stuff. And take lots of photos, make silly films etc. You get the picture :D Anyone got any good ideas what we could do? I liked that one of the other meet ups read out macros...I don't wanna be a copycat, but I think we should try and do something cool/amusing? Ideas?

Please bring, if you can, coloring pencils/pens/sparkles. dj_intheuk is going to bring these:

http://www.startrekanimated.com/tas_coloringbook.html 

We shall add lens flare! SO MUCH LENS FLARE. 

3. 8-8:15ish - head to the Empire Leicester Square. Squee lots. The cinema is currently empty other than a block of 8 seats at the back, so I think we should be fine getting tickets and sitting together :D

4. 8:30 - film showing begins.

5. 22:45ish - film ends. I imagine most people will head home at this point - I for one would like to get a train before midnight :D 

Anything I've missed? Burning questions? Ask away!

 
I make that 16 final respondees and 1 who has said they are coming but hasn't replied to this post. If everyone comes that will be 17 people! WOWOWOWOW.

Hello!

1. Cinema listings are up. Which would be wonderful, if more than a handful of cinemas were still showing the film. It's leaving us :( We will soon only have the DVD release to look forward to (but that brings deleted scenes and Baby Spock and Oh!) Anyway, it may be that this meet and the other one are your last chance to see Star Trek on the big screen with a load of GQMFs. So be there!

I found 3 central cinemas that were still showing the film. The Odeon on Tottenham Court Road was stupidly expensive (over £10 for an adult ticket!  I think not...I know the others are still not cheap, but they are at least under £10!) so I've made an executive decision and discounted that one. Which leaves:

Cineworld Shaftesbury Avenue Trocadero - 20:55 - £9.80 adult, £5.90 student

Empire Leicester Square - 20:30 - £9.95 adult, £7.95 student

Please comment with your preference. Personally, I am thinking the Empire, as the time is better, and the differences in price are not huge. 

Also, booking tickets or just turning up? We should be fine, right?

2. Meeting time. I thought agreeing to meet at 6:30 would be good. Of course, you can arrive later if coming from work or something. If you message me for my mobile number you will be able to find us. Preferably text me first, I'm not a huge fan of answering numbers I don't know, even if I know it will likely be you wonderful lot, so I'll probably be OK. 

Is that cool?

3. Meeting place. Here is a map of the area, for both cinemas, although the Empire is the only one marked. maps.google.co.uk/maps

Where would people like to meet. Ideas include: an initial meeting point at Leicester Square Tube, before heading to a *location*, meeting somewhere in Covent Garden, as I actually know that area pretty well such as in front of the Transport Museum, or OTHER. PLEASE SUGGEST.

4. What to do? Other than ZQ, of course. After meeting, I suggest we head to a pub/food place and drink/chat/eat. There are plenty around and en route to the cinema. Any other ideas/suggestions?

5. Anything I've missed? Feel free to poke me and let me know.

Current attendees majestic_shriek 1up_mushroomxx lady_razzle shazz_chan bitterstar_x (Possibly, depending on time and things)audreybythesea missy_manic dj_intheuk albion_lass ms_treesap snortingcoke captainrosie _faeriequeen sandwich_armada placebobitch j_apollo 

I found this on the b3ta boards, courtesy of drbroon (http://www.b3ta.com/board/9506688)


It is made of WIN!


( To protect your flists )

PLEASE HEAD TO THE DETAILS POST WHICH HAS MORE FINAL INFOMATION ON THIS MEET. Here: Check out the details post - let me know what you think!
http://majestic-shriek.livejournal.com/38576.html

If you can't make the 16th, please check out this post here for the ALTERNATIVE MEET UP on the 20th June: http://chuckney.livejournal.com/16840.html

Current attendees
majestic_shriek
1up_mushroomxx
lady_razzle
shazz_chan
bitterstar_x (Possibly, depending on time and things)
audreybythesea
missy_manic
dj_intheuk
albion_lass
ms_treesap
snortingcoke
captainrosie
_faeriequeen

EDIT EDIT EDIT - General Vague Plan Current thinking IS:

Meet at 7pm-ish at a watering hole/food filled location (probably around Leicester Square area) for meet-up, get-to-know-yous and crazy fun times!

Go to a cinema in the same area between 8/8:30

END. Go home. Cry a little.


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Please fill in this poll and comment if you can make the 16th and want to meet up! I hope so, as this is the only day I am down in London town.

IMAX is still an option till the 18th, I am informed? Does anyone know any better?

Poll #1412450 ONTD_STARTREK MEET
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 16

So the 16th is cool, yeah?

What to do?

And a time? (Specify any specifics in the comments)

EXCITED?

EDIT - IMAX INFO - There is a showing at 9pm on 16th. We would have book seats fairly soon, the cinema is already pretty full. It would possibly be hard to all get seats together? Thoughts, people, thoughts?

EDIT - ALTERNATIVE CINEMA - Cool as IMAX would be, it does require prebooking, and a 9pm showing cutting it close for people to get trains back. Other options:

Cineworld Trocadero (Shaftesbury Ave) - 20:40 showing. (Would probs finish at 23:00)

Empire Leicester Square - 20:30 showing (Would probs finish at 22:45)

Odeon Camden Town - 20:10 showing (would probs finish at 22:30)

I don't think I can tell which cinemas will still be showing ST until Tuesday, or Thursday, whenever they release the times for the 12th onwards.

So, comment - would people be happy to meet at a normal cinema (for hopefully more people, and less stress) or do people want IMAX for reals?

MERRRRRRRRRRRRY CHRISTMAS! 

                                                                           
                                                  



Previous ADIMLs are here and here
New friends welcome! (I haven't posted much recently, but keep meaning to. 3rd Year is far too busy-ful)

So, I had a few weeks to write this essay.

A few weeks disappeared.

It's due in tomorrow. Morning. (Well, afternoon, but I agreed to work, and then remembered. Bugger.)

So.

11:15 (or so) ESSAY BEGINS.

11:26: 178 words written. Main body begins.

11:39: 392 words written. I have no idea what I'm talking about or where I'm going with this.

11:49: No progress. Slight depression has kicked in. Thoughts of relationships (or complete lack of relationships and how everyone else seems to get one except me. Or how everyone elses seems to work out except mine. And how I still think about him. I thought about telling him. If I sink a bit further, I might.)

11:58: 561 words. Still no idea what I'm doing. I want to tell him I still think about him, but that would be 
silly. It is silly.

00:03: Am distracted by Papi Ricky. Debate whether putting on Chilean TV would severly damage my already crap essay. Decide not. Turn off iTunes, turn on live Canal 13 stream. 

00:05: Get distracted by The Simpsons in Spanish. Man, I missed these voices.

00:08: Get distracted by adverts. Ah, Chile. PORQUE NO ESTOY AYA???

00:12: Feel like crying.

00:21: 628 words. Hmm.

00:33: 708 words. ARGHHSDHG

00:42: ARGHSHGHS. I want to write 1500 before I go to sleep. I can bang off another 1000 in the morning. Maybe.

00:55: 792 words. Eeek.

01:06: 854 words. Have hit a block. Don't know what to write now. Have turned off Papi Ricky. Too distracting. Distracted by text messages instead. *snivel*

01:30: 933 words. Am distracted by thoughts of directing.

01:45: 1067 words. Am for some reason listening to a Christmas song.

02:09: 1326 words. Have somehow managed to include "The Pirates of Penzance" in an essay on Anglo-Saxon atttudes to the past. I think my brain may have left the building.

02:28: 1354 words. Am going to sleep. Continue in early morning. Too tired now. Brain adled. Have added some references. Gah. Essay is pile of crap.

07:45: Am awake. Essay: 1354 words. 1000 or so to go. I have no idea what else to say. I appear to have written a perfect 1500 word essay (again.) Am evidently not capable of longer essay.

08:58: 1565 words. ATRGHSHGHSH. I can't find 1000 more words. I'm going to stuff some words about DNA evidence in there and hope for the best. Ah well.

09:26: 1827 words. I give up and print the thing. Will stick in a note apologising for lack of words. It's only procedual. At least it's on time.

My cool celebrity look-alike collage from MyHeritage.com. Get one for yourself.

New teleseries for me to be obessed with on Canal 13! It's called PAPI RICKY (Daddy Ricky) and I have one thing to say:



















Yum! He's still my favourite :D

It hasn't started yet - but it will in a few days. Here's the link, in case you are also obessed with the wonderful world of Chilean soap operas. Don't go there, it's very dangerous. And addictive.

Taken from draconravie