Be Excellent To Each Other

A little from column a...

Already looking forward to Octtage.

Both.

You should come ( ) next year.

Work now hates the Jurassic theme tune

I dunno, I struggle with strange people. (I know you're not really strangers). I think about it every year, and then decide 'no'.

You should give it a go Pundy.. It's very relaxed and very welcoming and you don't have to stay all weekend if you don't want to.

Seconded.

I, and I doubt I'm the only one, also suffer very strongly from an inability to put myself into situations where I meet new people, and even if I've met someone 20 times I can still get very bad anxiety seeing them again, but it is very relaxed and non-judgemental, and all but (I think) one year we've had both cottages, and the smaller cottage is a wonderful place to escape to when you need a bit less noise and a bit more space if you need it.

I remember entering the living room of the main cottage when I arrived for Cottage I. I had never met anyone on the forum before but the loud cheer of 'KERN!' was all I needed to know I was welcome.

Come. Join us. Do not be afraid.

Was my first cottage. Was brilliant

I snuck in undetected

And Kov is the very definition of a shrinking violet.

How had you not met Mali?

Imagine the surprise

It was my first time too - certainly not going to be the last!

Although these days I struggle with people generally, strange or otherwise.

You did, then I ignored the fuck out of you because I was doing really important zombie shit

Was that when team awesome zombie lost like a bunch of twats?

Unless you move to another country or something.

I will still be in the UK in October next year, fret ye not.

Good.. I need a roomie!

Be more specific.

Just caught up on cottaging and feeling totes emosh that I missed you guys. I'm not sure I can wait until mid next year for the bbq, can't we have some sort of christmas/new year thing?

Come to the Quiz!

When/where/what time/etc?

London, some day in December that I can't remember.

Helpful.

6th

As long as you're ok with my snoring that would be ace.

A Tuesday?!

Fucking Londoners eh?

We're in That London on the 10th if I remember rightly, but alas - I have no more days holiday so can't take the 6th to the 9th off.

How the hell have you managed to use up all your holiday?

I'd be up for a northern meet-up in January/February or, if people are interested, arranging something around a similar time in Oxford. We have good pubs, the board games café, and the shrunken heads. Also pretty easy to reach from north or south.

Good idea..

To be honest, I was out like a light on both nights so I was totally unaware. Anyway, it's a deal!

In other news... I've found Hero Quest and Space Crusade so I'll bring them next year.

I'd love to suggest another Liverpool meet, especially as I now have closer control of the theatre, but I suspect the world doesn't need any more broken relationships.

why what happend?

I couldn't get a solid booking on the theatre.

Four couples went to Liverpool. By the end of the year none of them were couples.

How did you miss that?

I'm up for that - I loved Liverpool. Haven't been since my stag do.

I did not go to liverpool.

Me neither. Now I wish I had.

I can think of two - who were the others?!

I think I know all of them, but without seeing the confirmed list of attendees it's just a guess.

Bit tasteless to list, I reckon

do tell

I was wrong. I think I've just got two right, maybe three. And I totally forgot the fourth was ever a thing.

Indeed. DO IT.