later on today i'm meeting wendy and elisa for lunch. see, we figured out that we all work at the same place ... kind of. well wendy and elisa do and i kind of do. but anyway.
so since i am meeting them for the first time, i decided to read up on wendy's tips for meeting to knit bloggers.
tip #1 -- you can never be too careful, wendy writes. tell people where you are going/who are you meeting.
i'm not too worried here since we'll be meeting in a public place. of course there will be two of them versus just me, but i'm a big girl and unless they tie me up with double strands of red heart i should be just fine. just in case, i'll be sure to leave a note in my office that says "out to lunch."
tip #2 -- when meeting the stranger, be sure to give a full description of yourself.
i'll definitely let them know what i look like. although they should have no trouble recognizing me by the many photos of my eye posted on my blog. i am also much slimmer in person. the camera adds 10 lbs to the size of my head.
tip #3 -- carry a sharpie (not a sharpei -- which is what i first typed).
i always carry a sharpie. in fact, i carry several. we science types love the sharpie. i'll ask them to sign my belly though.
tip #4 -- beware yarn store attacks
i'm not worried here since we won't be anywhere near a yarn store. however, i promise not to pelt them with cadbury creme eggs from the nearby drugstore. unless they want me to.
tip #5 -- be prepared to be amazed
i hope they like me. i can be quite delightful in person albeit a little snarky. and i will try to eat off their plates. i hope that's ok. they can eat off of my plate, unless i'm eating chicken wings.
Have a great time! I'm so envious!
Posted by: melanie | March 22, 2005 at 06:58 AM
Snarky is always a big plus.
Posted by: claudia | March 22, 2005 at 08:30 AM
Lol! You crack me up. I, for one, would LOVE to be pelted with Cadbury creme eggs....
Posted by: Michelle | March 22, 2005 at 09:39 AM
Dude, you can eat off my plate but I will be armed with a plastic fork!
;)
I just checked the lunch menu - TACO DAY! 'Member when you were little and the lunch menu was the high-light of your day. Yah, ummm...that's me!
Posted by: Wendy | March 22, 2005 at 09:43 AM
The surest way to my heart would be to:
1) Pelt me with Cadbury Creme Eggs
2) Let me eat jalapeno poppers off your plate (after all, it IS Taco Day!).
See you soon, soon, soon!
BTW - I completely forgot the rose. So, I'll be the one all in black. ;)
Posted by: elisa | March 22, 2005 at 09:48 AM
Rest assured that you will love these two ladies. I'm so jealous! I want to be part of Taco Day! I'll just be here pouting with a boring, stupid salad.
Posted by: Debbie | March 22, 2005 at 11:20 AM
Wish I could have been there! Hope you have a great time!
Posted by: Cathi | March 22, 2005 at 03:30 PM
sounds like lots of fun! wendy has great tips for meeting other bloggers/knitters for the first time. it's always fun.
Posted by: lynette | March 22, 2005 at 10:24 PM
Hope you had a great time. It's always fun meeting fellow bloggers.
Posted by: Auntie M | March 23, 2005 at 04:12 AM
Oh, I hope lunch with new friends was wonderful. I wish I had that list when I was dating. The beware of yarn store attacks would have saved many troublesome evenings.
Posted by: Michele | March 23, 2005 at 02:48 PM
Being tied up with red heart sounds *really* kinky.
Posted by: Kate | March 24, 2005 at 07:06 PM
Hope your meeting was GREAT!
I've had a few (In a few countries no less!)- all GREAT!!!
Cheers!
Posted by: Kimberli | March 26, 2005 at 11:40 AM