My night with Applespider

[Blue Velvet]

Have you ever met anyone from these forums?
How did your initial impression of them match the idea of them that you had got from reading their posts?
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Tonight, I met up with Applespider (http://forums.macrumors.com/member.php?u=28180), the first person I've ever met from these forums.

Although I was extremely apprehensive at first, we had a good and often very funny time with drinks & dinner in Chelsea. Talked about Macs, San Francisco, work, MR & you guys... it was nice to put a face and voice to the name although the sober-minded voice of reason on these boards was, in real life, an irreverent and extremely jolly woman who loves her Mac to bits. A class lady and a lovely evening out with good food and great company... ;) :)

[pivo6]

There have been different "Geekfests" done in the past, including one in London if I recall. I haven't been to any, but from what I remember reading about, it was a fun time.

[wrldwzrd89]

I haven't met any other forum members, but I know that another forum member lives near enough to me that I would consider meeting this person. I wonder if there are any other MacRumors Forums members near me.

[ravenvii]

Yeah I did once, and I ate him and absorbed his powers. His powers sucked though. Oh well.

[PlaceofDis]

i have yet to meet up with anyone from the forums, but a chicago gathering certainly would be fun at some point

glad that you two ladies had a wonderful night

[Applespider]

an irreverent and extremely jolly woman who loves her Mac to bits. A class lady and a lovely evening out with good food and great company... ;) :)

Gosh, I'm blushing :o But would have to reply likewise! As Blue knows (now), I've met a few people from various forums (fori?) over the years but as expected meeting someone from MR in person was just as I expected. We are one of the friendliest internet communities that I've come across and meeting Blue just proved that we can be just as charming in real life. ;)

[Daveway]

Sounded like fun Blue. Unfortunately no one around me is in these forums I think. Neoelectric lives about 10 miles away from me though.

Tell me more... ;)

[mactastic]

Hmm... I was expecting something a little more titillating what with the thread title and all... :p

Glad you guys had fun though.

[Mechcozmo]

Yeah I did once, and I ate him and absorbed his powers. His powers sucked though. Oh well.

I hate the way it takes FOREVER for people to cook... its like what, 350 degrees for 8 hours or something? And all the prepwork... :rolleyes:

At least the powers are tasty on the way down, wouldn't you agree?

[clayj]

(fori?)I think the word you were thinking of is "fora". :cool:

[Blue Velvet]

Hmm... I was expecting something a little more titillating what with the thread title and all... :p

Randy old goat... :eek: :D

So, have you met anyone from these boards?

[mactastic]

Randy old goat... :eek: :D

Lol... that was blatant false advertising!

So, have you met anyone from these boards?

Nope, there's only one other member who's near enough to meet for dinner or drinks and he's far more of the techie-type than I am I think. Not positive though.

[Applespider]

I think the word you were thinking of is "fora". :cool:

Yup! Sorry... my Latin education scurries off and hides in the back of my mind after a few drinks! For some reason, I decided that forum must be linked to the 'servus, servum, servi, servo' and came up for fori for the plural... My Latin teacher would be turning in her grave.... if she were dead. :rolleyes:

[clayj]

Yup! Sorry... my Latin education scurries off and hides in the back of my mind after a few drinks! For some reason, I decided that forum must be linked to the 'servus, servum, servi, servo' and came up for fori for the plural... My Latin teacher would be turning in her grave.... if she were dead. :rolleyes:Suddenly I thought of this (slightly off-topic, but I guarantee there will be some of you laughing):[Brian is writing graffiti on the palace wall. The Centurion catches him in the act]
Centurion: What's this, then? "Romanes eunt domus"? People called Romanes, they go, the house?
Brian: It says, "Romans go home. "
Centurion: No it doesn't ! What's the latin for "Roman"? Come on, come on !
Brian: Er, "Romanus" !
Centurion: Vocative plural of "Romanus" is?
Brian: Er, er, "Romani" !
Centurion: [Writes "Romani" over Brian's graffiti] "Eunt"? What is "eunt"? Conjugate the verb, "to go" !
Brian: Er, "Ire". Er, "eo", "is", "it", "imus", "itis", "eunt".
Centurion: So, "eunt" is...?
Brian: Third person plural present indicative, "they go".
Centurion: But, "Romans, go home" is an order. So you must use...?
[He twists Brian's ear]
Brian: Aaagh ! The imperative !
Centurion: Which is...?
Brian: Aaaagh ! Er, er, "i" !
Centurion: How many Romans?
Brian: Aaaaagh ! Plural, plural, er, "ite" !
Centurion: [Writes "ite"] "Domus"? Nominative? "Go home" is motion towards, isn't it?
Brian: Dative !
[the Centurion holds a sword to his throat]
Brian: Aaagh ! Not the dative, not the dative ! Er, er, accusative, "Domum" !
Centurion: But "Domus" takes the locative, which is...?
Brian: Er, "Domum" !
Centurion: [Writes "Domum"] Understand? Now, write it out a hundred times.
Brian: Yes sir. Thank you, sir. Hail Caesar, sir.
Centurion: Hail Caesar ! And if it's not done by sunrise, I'll cut your balls off.

[skunk]

Thanks for that! :D

[Don't panic]

Suddenly I thought of this (slightly off-topic, but I guarantee there will be some of you laughing):

classic :D

[vniow]

Hmm... I was expecting something a little more titillating what with the thread title and all... :p

Damn, and here I was thinking this was a PG-13 forum...until I saw the title.

Anyhoo, I've only met one other person from here, patricko'brien. He spotted me at a Fry's store in San Jose once. I invited him to my birthday party later. :)

-Ani

[skunk]

He spotted me at a Fry's store in San Jose once.I guess you're quite easy to spot, what with the nun's habit and the eye-patch... :D

[thecow]

Suddenly I thought of this (slightly off-topic, but I guarantee there will be some of you laughing):LOL. That's great! I'm in Latin 3 right now, so I know what all of that stuff is.

I have a question to all of you that have taken or are currently taking Latin: Are all Latin teachers a bit hyper and strange? All three of the teachers that I have had are a bit odd and/or hyper. My grandmother and grandfather said that all of the Latin teachers that they had were also a bit weird/hyper. I am starting to see a trend. The teacher that I have now definitely has ADHD and she also drinks a lot of coffee. She has thrown stuff out of the window and her classes are always, well, a bit interesting. She is a very good teacher though.

I know that one member here is very close to where I live, but I am only 14 and he has a wife and kids so he is a good bit older than me. Also my parents already think that I spend way too much time on here and they would think it's a bit weird if I wanted to meet some other MR member in real life.

[skunk]

All classicists are a bit strange. I should know.

[Chip NoVaMac]

As a soon to be single in the DV area, I am looking towards some "meets and greets" among the locals...

[njmac]

I've never met anyone from here

OT: why take Latin?

[clayj]

OT: why take Latin?If you plan to become a doctor or a lawyer, Latin is used quite a bit in medical and legal terminology. Also, since Latin is the basis for many Romance languages, knowledge of Latin can help you to understand those languages better. (Also, if you plan to rise to a high position in the Catholic Church, you have to understand Latin, since many scriptural texts are written in Latin.)

[wordmunger]

If you plan to become a doctor or a lawyer, Latin is used quite a bit in medical and legal terminology. Also, since Latin is the basis for many Romance languages, knowledge of Latin can help you to understand those languages better. (Also, if you plan to rise to a high position in the Catholic Church, you have to understand Latin, since many scriptural texts are written in Latin.)

Translation: it's completely useless. I took a year of HS Latin, so trust me, I know! Clay's just giving the full-employment for Latin teachers propaganda. ;)

[clayj]

Translation: it's completely useless. I took a year of HS Latin, so trust me, I know! Clay's just giving the full-employment for Latin teachers propaganda. ;)Technically, I did answer the question "Why take Latin?" You answered the question "Why should I NOT take Latin?" ;)

Ironically, Latin is just about the most "logical" language ever invented, because it lacks most idioms and its syntax is relatively straightforward (especially compared to English, which is a total nightmare of exceptions).

[njmac]

Technically, I did answer the question "Why take Latin?" You answered the question "Why should I NOT take Latin?" ;)
...

Thanks for your answers. Thinking ahead for my children's education. Maybe they could just learn latin roots and a modern language like Spanish. In reality, they will probably just tell me what they want to learn. thanks again.

[Mechcozmo]

In reality, they will probably just tell me what they want to learn..

Best way of doing it, let your kids decide and you advise them on what you think, but don't force them. Don't want them to get resentful now...

[mcadam]

To get back on topic - I've never met anyone from here. In fact I feel a bit alone, there aren't really any other Danes around her at the moment.

And to get off topic again (or sub topic) - Latin might very well be extemely logical, but very complex and complicated anyway. Like other ancient languages I know (a teeny bit) about. Ancient Germanic should be a nightmare (and so is modern German).
Danish grammer is extremely simple, more than english, but as english it's full of exeptions (though they both come from germanic). I see a clear movement towards simplicity and exeptions from the invention of writing (and grammar) till the present day. Therefore I'm considering Danish to be one of the most highly evolved languages around :D

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[Doctor Q]

Cross reference:have you met any of the MR members? (October 2003)

How many of you have met another MOSR member? (April 2004)It's been a year, so I guess it IS time for a new "who have you met" thread.

[dotnina]

That is really cool BV & Applespider, glad you two had fun. :) I'm surprised more MR people haven't met, since people do seem very friendly with one another here.

Kind of along the same lines, I was wondering -- are there ever any public MR meetups when something big is going on at an Apple Store -- ie, the release of Tiger? Do all the MR members wear something to stand out, so everyone else knows they're from MR? A silly question, but I was just wondering, since I thought I saw a thread like that from around when Panther was released.

[Blue Velvet]

Cross reference:have you met any of the MR members? (October 2003)

How many of you have met another MOSR member? (April 2004)It's been a year, so I guess it IS time for a new "who have you met" thread.

Didn't really think this thread had (latin) legs: particularly after the wine and everything else...

Mea culpa :o

[AmigoMac]

I haven't met MR people, AFAIK, :) . Maybe at the apple reseller at "night of Tiger"...

[edesignuk]

One question, did Applespider dress up in her favourite pirate get up so you'd recognize her? (remember her avatar on Apr 1st ;)) :D

[Blue Velvet]

One question, did Applespider dress up in her favourite pirate get up so you'd recognize her? (remember her avatar on Apr 1st ;)) :D

No, but she must have arrived at the pub a few seconds before me because she was standing near the door with an 'I'm looking for someone but I don't know what they look like' expression on her face... not helped by the noisy work-do bunch milling around the bar.

Double vodka & tonics and Bloody Marys soon followed. :)

[absolut_mac]

OT: why take Latin?

Hmmm, good question.

I was wondering the exact same thing when I opened my first Latin textbook almost 4 decades ago and read a little poem inscribed on the inside cover by the previous user....

Latin is a dead language as dead as dead can be,

Latin killed the Romans and now it's killing me!

[LethalWolfe]

I've met people from other forums but not MR. Although I don't think it would be too hard to meet another MR 'cause there has to be at least a few of us in Los Angeles.


Lethal

[kiwi_the_iwik]

Well - I can't meet anyone on the boards.

They won't let me out for at least another two years...

;)

[skunk]

We'll wait.

[caveman_uk]

To get back on topic - I've never met anyone from here. In fact I feel a bit alone, there aren't really any other Danes around her at the moment.

And to get off topic again (or sub topic) - Latin might very well be extemely logical, but very complex and complicated anyway. Like other ancient languages I know (a teeny bit) about. Ancient Germanic should be a nightmare (and so is modern German).
Danish grammer is extremely simple, more than english, but as english it's full of exeptions (though they both come from germanic). I see a clear movement towards simplicity and exeptions from the invention of writing (and grammar) till the present day. Therefore I'm considering Danish to be one of the most highly evolved languages around :D

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When I looked at a bit of Japanese before I went to Japan it struck me as having very logical grammar. To make up for it there's three writing systems and one has hundreds of different symbols. I guess a lot of foriegners in Japan can speak it OK but not read it properly.

[iGary]

I met and becaume good friends with about 6-10 members of an old political forum I use to run (I migrated here from there).

We actually had a big neet-up in NYC last year when I ran the marathon in November. :D

Non one here yet, but I see lots of people from the area.

[mad jew]

The famed Mac fetish hasn't quite fully permeated the backwaters of Australia just yet so I'm pretty sure there aren't all that many members nearby.

:::Goes to window, yells out "I LOVE MACS AND ARN AND DOCTOR Q AND EDESIGNUK". Waits patiently for a response. Gets nothing:::

Nup, no geeks 'round here...

As for Latin, I'm really pretty glad I studied it in early high school. It's really helped with my engineering degree and it's currently very useful in my medicine degree. :D

[leekohler]

i have yet to meet up with anyone from the forums, but a chicago gathering certainly would be fun at some point

glad that you two ladies had a wonderful night

Hey! I'm in Chicago. Who else? Let's party. :)

[gallagb]

...i'm in...

[leekohler]

...i'm in...

That's 3 of us in Chicago so far- who else? Let's get this going! :)

[jkeithh]

Sounded like fun Blue. Unfortunately no one around me is in these forums I think. Neoelectric lives about 10 miles away from me though.

Tell me more... ;)


Actually there are quite a few of us New Orleans area people around.

[makisushi]

Non one here yet, but I see lots of people from the area.
Do you sail?

Wednesday night races are starting again!

[PlaceofDis]

That's 3 of us in Chicago so far- who else? Let's get this going! :)

emw is in Schamburg if i remember correctly, and i know that there are more of us around here too!!

[leekohler]

emw is in Schamburg if i remember correctly, and i know that there are more of us around here too!!

Cool- I'm in the city on the north side. Where are you?

[PlaceofDis]

Cool- I'm in the city on the north side. Where are you?

Well currently im out in Dekalb for the next month to finish up school, but i live on the NorthWest side of Chicago, Belmont & Pulaski area

[leekohler]

Well currently im out in Dekalb for the next month to finish up school, but i live on the NorthWest side of Chicago, Belmont & Pulaski area

That's not that far. OK-maybe we should start a new thread "calling all chicagoans" to get this thing together. What do you think?

[PlaceofDis]

That's not that far. OK-maybe we should start a new thread "calling all chicagoans" to get this thing together. What do you think?

sounds like a plan, sorry to hijack your thread BV and AppleSpider! :p

[Blue Velvet]

sounds like a plan, sorry to hijack your thread BV and AppleSpider! :p

No worries -- although if you start a thread of your own you may get more people reading & responding to it!

[PlaceofDis]

ok here is the thread if anyone is interested...

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=1385959#post1385959

[wdlove]

Randy old goat... :eek: :D

So, have you met anyone from these boards?

I'm very happy for you Blue Velvet. Its great to hear that you had an enjoyable time meeting Applespider. Hopefully your discussion of us, was nothing but positive. ;)

I haven't met anyone on this forum in person. Still hoping that I will. Know that they live in my area and even go to the same Apple Store. I have met a couple of people from another forum. It was a very enjoyable time, just as nice in person.

[nbs2]

haven't met anyone, but i will probably go to the tiger thing at the apple store in tysons corner on the 29th. can't miss me as the cards will be on the road that night and as of right now, i'm not taking any chances - i'll be doing everything i can to help them along.

[Mord]

i met applespider once, just said hello outside the london apple store while waiting at the front of the queand a few other people while i was there, otherwise i have never been to a "meet up"

[Blue Velvet]

i met applespider once, just said hello outside the london apple store while waiting at the front of the queand a few other people while i was there, otherwise i have never been to a "meet up"

Yes. She mentioned that she had also met you... ;) :)

[GorillaPaws]

A fun idea might be to all wear nametags with our MR names on them to the release of tiger in our respective cities. I could imagine how much fun that would be in a city like London, or in SF. Personally, the closeist store to me is in the Short Pump mall in Richmond, VA.