Chang Style Novice and I are going to get a bite to eat today.
Anybody else in and around Austin want to come along?
Don’t worry, the rumours of Chang Style Novie actually being a Wookie are slightly exaggerated.
JWT
Mraaaaaaaw!
Hello? Anyone?
Okay, Halfling is a teenage UT student, so she’s probably out of town. GreyMystik was pming me yesterday, but I don’t see him online right now. Future Man is probably at work. GGL I don’t know much about. Who else is there…?
Come on out the woodwork, you Austinites. I promise I’m not Chewbacca’s cousin, just a perfectly ordinary Sasquatch.
i knew you were from the PNW!
speaking of austinines, what do the rest of us call ourselves in relation to the cities or regions we live in?
i’ll go second (chang went first): i live in the city of bellingham, and we call ourselves 'hamsters.
next?
How humiliating! I typoed “Austinites” and now rubthebuddha thinks we’re called “Austinines.” I just hope I can save him from himself - oh, and me.
I am somewhat PNW, though. I was born in SF, CA and came to Austin when I was very short. Then I spent a few years moving around as an oil brat (and child of divorced parents with joint custody) that ended up with me living in Anchorage AK from 8-12th grade. Now I’ve lived here with only brief interruptions for about 14 years. I consider myself Texan, and if people born here don’t like it, tough.
So, what kind of food do you want, Jon?
I may have to cancel, I let you know in a few minutes.
Trouble brewing.
JWT
I am a no go for launch.
Next week would be cool. Maybe that would give some of the other Austin folks time to plan.
JWT
chang-style
ah well. apparently captain dyslexia struck again, i dunno.
but austinines sounds kinda cool. just be careful that you don’t accidentally forget the t, because then it’s coming rather close to assinine, and we all know that that’s reserved for houston. 
Jon -
Sorry you had to cancel. It’d be good to see you again. I hope not to be moping around the house so much next week, but only time will tell. Let’s keep kicking this thread to the top to try and get a good group together.
buddharubber -
It’s not dyslexia on your part. When I saw your reply to my post, I went back and edited to correct the spelling.
And there’s nothing wrong with Houston that raising it above sea level wouldn’t fix.
chang style
sea level? kinda like los angeles, no?
and i was wondering if you cheated or not. dàmn you!
let’s do it!
sure i’m up for an austin gathering, the best times to catch me (if within the next week) are tomorrow (friday), saturday, sunday, monday (train during afternoon but otherwise free), tuesday… wed-sat i’ll be working afternoons and evenings :rolleyes:
hope to catch you guys!
Hello all… I know I’m a little late responding to this but I just saw it. I’d actually like to meet some of you guys for lunch or whatever, (JWT, I’m trying very hard to find time to come up and observe your class sometime). Chang your right I’m out of town for a bit, back home in good old Midland, TX. I wont be back till classes start again. My boyfriend and I would enjoy meeting for lunch if you guys ever get together when we’re there. He goes to UT also and trains the same system I do. He’s better than I am though. 
anyhow, let me know if you guys plan on getting together and well try to stop by and mingle a bit. If not JWT, maybe ill show up at your class some saturday. thanks for the invite.
Okay, classes start the 14th, so you’ll be back by then, right.
So, does week after next work for everybody?
Still lookin’ forward to it.
-Austin
Yeah, ill be back a few days before the 14th. I can’t promise that I’ll be able to show. Between classes and work I have a pretty full schedule especially around lunch time during the week. My boyfriend also is pretty busy during the days but maybe it will work out. Keep us informed. Thanks again.
Bumping up.
Hungry Texans, when and where (and less importantly, what flavor?)
When the desert cart comes, remember the Alamode!
Bumping it up.
Any further thoughts, chowhounds?
Hows about friday sometime?
JWT
bump
howdy fellow texans… any time after friday the 18th works for me; however i work wed thurs fri and sat from 1:30 until the end of time, so if on one of those days would have to be noon-ish or earlier. any other day i’m pretty much free, so…
I wont be home till friday afternoonish or so. I have a long drive and stuff… also, my boyfriend wont be in town yet either and he would like to meet you guys too. soooo… maybe if you get together at a later date, well try to attend. Isn’t scheduling a *****? YES I SAY!!! ok, keep us notified.
That’s cool, but I’ll be hungry tomorrow around lunchtime.
Chang Style Novice/Austin, wanna get some lunch?
JWT