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Drinks Are On Us* Tonight!
Many of your fellow Awl readers would be delighted to drink with you this evening at the Ella Lounge, at 9 Avenue A, from 6 to 10 p.m. You look like you need a drink!
* By "on us," of course we mean "mostly down our shirts." Not like, as in "we're paying for them"! That's crazy.
Sigh. Wish I could make it but will be at my wife's ex-boss's Holiday Party. Geez, now that I say that, I realize just how lame tonight is going to be…
Or look at it this way: Your drunken antics can't get her fired.
in that case, drinks will also be on me
Yes, what this person said! Drinks are also on me, 200 miles away.
Have fun kids. I won't be back in the city in time but I would be there if I could. And I'm an old!
This is how I feel about not being there: （ ´Д｀）
I will try and take out my frustrations on a famous person at my office holiday party tonight.
I will take mine out on my children.
Are your children not famous people, then? (Because I'm kind of scared about your children.)
deep, is that goatse?
Kitten, you just MADE IT goatse, so… good job? Way to go?
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L.A. Bawl II: Electric Boogaloo?
wb: ideas are all aswirl in my head, but it will probably have to wait till after the holidays if I'm to organize, as I have nothing but holiday parties every thursday thru sunday until christmas.
@deepomega January is as fine a month for drinking with strangers IRL as any.
You guys are making me feel so bad about being able to go that now I wonder if I should.
Sorry. "You guts.."
GLO, Dutt.
OMG but how are we going to recognize one another? a pink carnation worn on the lapel? a woeful look of ennui?
Ask anyone who looks uncomfortable whether they are "from the internet." That usually works.
I'll be the one in the bear suit.
I'm bringing nametags AND I KNOW HOW TO USE THEM.
I'm going to speak in incredibly long sentences with too many food similes. So that shouldn't be too tough to work out.
Correction: I will still be doing that speaking, but I will not be doing so at the bar. Long story, involves New Haven, CT. But yeah, by all means: have my drink for me, and have fun, all a youse.
Same day, different shitty.
Where's the minor bawl?
Another exciting event I did not find out about through the newsletter I signed up to not receive!
(I will be there until 7:45!)
I'm legally obligated to mention that anyone who regrets not showing up tonight can seek redemption in Boston in less than a week.
Anyway, have fun!
Looking for a pith helmet now to render myself recognizable.
On the internet, nobody knows you're not pithed.
I want to come but I don't think I can find a tiny, tiny construction vehicle in time.
What a capital idea!
Sex partner : orgy :: blind date : Hawliday Bawl?
ding ding!
let the amazing awlkwardness (oooh, even the portmanteau is awkward, and probably will be impossible to say circa 6:45) begin!
Thanks for the gracious invite, and YES I could use a drink tonight. However, due to the constraints of time and space I will be drinking in my bathtub tonight. In Toronto.
very excited! have to stop by the office on my day off (to celebrate signing a client yay!) but am listening to my hype song (elvis costello radio radio yay!) now. a good friday is at hand!
You guys, this will totally be my sh-bam, my moment.
Of course, you'll make sure a bartender is there.
Yay! Grown-ups! Oops, I mean Cheers!
Who's in charge of getting the Saudi princes into this thing?
So none of you are going to the The First Ever Tumblr Media Circle Jerk?
Have fun tonight, kids. I will, in hilarious contrast, be at The Oak Room enjoying a $30 martini this evening. Don't ask.
In all seriousness there is also a Dissent magazine holiday party tonight that seems to be open to like anyone who likes them on facebook or something. Have no idea if there is much overlap between the two or not.
Also, Gigantic is doing a reading WITH TACOS. How has nobody figured out that this is the correct thing to do yet?
NO WAY
way
They like PBR and Jack Daniels, generally.
Good lookin' out.
if i were going i would totally suck the alcohol out of all of your shirts, because that is the economical thing to do.
Because I'm from the internet, my ability to buy myself drinks tonight greatly depends on my boss returning to the office and paying me before the bank closes. Likelihood: INTERNET RUMOR.
I'd join y'all at the Bawl, but I suffer from incurable shyness and cripplingly low self-esteem. I promise to drink in your honor from inside the safe confines of my living room.
Word.
I'd go, and be shy and not say anything, but I'll be stuck at work, so I can be shy and say nothing here. I'll watch David Bowie-Bing Crosby Christmas videos and pretend I'm at the Bawl.
Er, I can only stay for a little while? Let's see how long that plan holds up against the boozalanche.
Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella,
ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey
I cannot with the coming, because of the childrens. Somebody ball the bourbon for me, ok?
Instead of nametags, go with number tags, to reinforce the pecking order.
I wish I could be there. Instead, I will be driving headfirst into a raging blizzard to take the youngest to a tournament in the middle of the most frozen, snowy circle of hell.
Enjoy yourselves, being all urbane and New Yorky as we battle the elements and probably polar bears, for the glory of 10-year-olds playing hockey.
Okie dokie well I'm shy too, but here goes: Denver meet up? Anyone? Anyone?
Denver meet up!
I thought about it, but chickened out and didn't go.
It's not too late, Eric! There may even be bourbon balls left!
(See Hub folks at the Boston Bawl next week!)
Anyone up for this in DC? Print copies of The Onion can only do so much.
Um. Maybe?
Is it really the case that nobody is using a fancy phone to showandtell me what's going on there?
Mmmm, bourbon balls.
HECK YEAH. dinosaur senior should get a prize for being so divinely thoughtful, food-wise
DMcK:! Creamy spinach souffle dip is not just for early evening – it's smooth all night long.
Praise also for Cherrispryte's perfect cookie execution.
Good time bawl, folks. Thanks to the planners and attendees for +10 meet-up.
thanks! I went a little overboard on baking that day…
Was shy, but had a great time.
Damn, I missed my chance to say, "Hey, you're Ron Mwa… You're Ron!"
Whooooo brought the giant worm?
Looks at Tuna Surprise, shrugs.
Miles, I still owe you a PBR and Jack.
Great seeing everyone. I hope it got sloppy late. I think I saw some potential violent makeout seshes brewing.
Had a great time. Wish I hadn't of had to cut out so early – definitely an easy crowd to encourage letting the shyness stay at home. On the downside, I may have a commenter crush or two and will have to try extra hard to be witty. Thanks everyone!
We were ships in the night, Leon. 'Twas never meant to be.
We never had a chance. The difference in commentor numbers would have just been too much.
Also, maybe (i hope not) this comment thread is dead, but without the commenter archives, where do i find tumbl/twitter/whatever else of wonderful people i semi-met last night and want to be better internet friends with? you were all very fun but i was too shy!
Wow. There are a lot of you! It scared me, actually.
To this end, I apologize to everyone I lost after momentarily tracking back to the bathroom, or to the bar for another drink–SO SO SO MANY AWLS
I'm so jealous. Here I am 3,000 miles away from all the excitement. sigh. Well anyway, I'm glad you all had fun. double sigh