Bravecows! Cambridge! Food! Music! Books! People!

[derien]

Tiring but fun day! :)

In brief:

We went to Cambridge (Mass) to meet bravecows, and in the deal met a whole bunch of other people (and if I get anyone's name wrong or have become confused about who they are, please correct me, because I have a terrible memory for names so we spent some time after we got home trying to sort through other people's journals and figure out who was who) - foreverdirt, schiarire, genarti, shati, bookelfe and sandrylene - is that right? It was a little overwhelming (for us shy people) to meet so many people all at the same time, and conversation had that weird, disjointed thing going on where not everyone knows each other and you're all unsure of what your common ground is, and in fact you don't have any with some people, but they were all exceedingly pleasant people and good company, and all in all it was a good time. :)

By the time we had to leave I was really bummed that we couldn't go to dinner with them. But given how we were yawning on the way home it was a good thing we set out when we did. We arrived here at 9:15 and then had to cook something so we would have food for our lunches tomorrow. (Which is not done yet and it's past time to be asleep.)

Before meeting up with everyone else, Eor and I had a delightful lunch at an Indian restaurant (Ghandi - and the lunch buffet was only $16.50 for both of us together, which was much less than we thought it was going to be :)), wandered around Central Square and Harvard Square, and bought spices, used books and second-hand CDs. We will have to detail the haul tomorrow. :) For now, the food is done, it's time for bed - and I don't think I will have trouble sleeping tonight. I think I'm even too tired to eat, though I should possibly force a few bites of something down. Eor ate a pudding so he could take his medicine. Maybe I'll have some leftover canned green beans. Cold. I really can't care right now.

Comments

[sandrylene.livejournal.com]

It was lovely to meet both you and eor, and I'm impressed you actually kept track of/worked out who we all were. I'd forgotten to really take note, and was trying to work out from staring at shati's friends list who everyone was, which is a daunting task, I assure you!

I actually didn't realise you'd count yourself as that shy, though I guess in the presence of very talkative others it can be harder to tell... a group of nine is enough for anyone to get lost in.

Anyhow, glad you enjoyed yourself and glad we got to spend some time with you, even if you did end up leaving a little early. (To be quite honest, the evening went on so long that I was horribly late for work on Monday, so perhaps you bailed with better grace and sense than I managed.)

Cheers!

[derien.livejournal.com]

Eor figured out who was who, by jumping from f-list to f-list and checking people's profiles and icons (it's a godsend when people have an icon of themselves!) and it wasn't easy. :)

Sometimes, if you're shy, a very talkative group can be the best place to hide. :) Although I guess to a certain extent we regret that we are rarely remembered, since we can't contribute much in that sort of setting. And it can be stressful and tiring, though I'd say with that group it was worth it for the fun. :)

It was hard to leave, but knowing we have to be up before 6AM... That's hard enough even on normal days, you know? :P I wish we could have jobs that would let us drift in whenever, but that doesn't seem as though it will ever be in the cards for us. ;)