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_refugee_  ·  3124 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hello Hubski, my name is GreenItalics!

hi greenitalics

I live near Philly and could be there a whole lot more frequently than I am

It would be great if you could join Steve and me (yes, the correct phrasing is "and me") for our mini Hubski meet-up in November.

Steve I currently have you in my phone for Nov 3 or 4th. Let me know if this has firmed up/coalesced/changed any. That would help italics too. I don't think we have settled on a location or even an area of Philly, but I'll take the time to suggest either University City (safe) or Fishtown (I'm familiar with the area, ish).

If you are down for running up the art museum steps with me tho that'd be pretty cool too.

I have been to most popular places in Philly along that corridor i.e., Union Transfer, TLA, Johnny Brenda's, Chinatown (several locations specifically), University of the Arts, the Phily Museum of Art, PhilaMOCA, wherever they hold Philly's Punk Rock Flea Market, Orlieb's, The Kimmel Center, The Barbary (shout-out to nowaypablo !), UPenn (for music, medicine, and writing), Circle Thrift, now I'm just listing places to list places, tell us what you think about living in Philly.

I saw the Weeknd at a concert at UPenn last winter. I wasn't that impressed.

Once upon a time I had to tip a bartender at Johnny Brenda's nearly $40 (100%+) because of my brother. I believe, actually, it was one of my first Hubski posts.

Now I shall drunkenly try to find it





War  ·  3124 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Philly is like 45 minutes from me. I could totally make this if it is an open invitation.

steve  ·  3124 days ago  ·  link  ·  

WIDE open. We'll post something a little closer to the day. I'm still not sure which night will work better. (I'm there for work - so inevitably there will be a work dinner one night).

_refugee_  ·  3124 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Please consider it, War, I always enjoy meeting Hubskiers.

War  ·  3124 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I can definitely make it to philly. I have a few options of travel, so i should be ok. Whatever you guys decide upon let me know and I will rearrange my schedule for those days to make it fit.

nowaypablo  ·  3124 days ago  ·  link  ·  

f'yeah, the Barbary!

If you guys end up doing any museum-y stuff please peep the Rodin museum! its a crazy collection of Rodin's sculptures, including the Gates of Hell, that some old rich dude collected and later opened to the public. Largest Rodin collection outside of France, I believe.

_refugee_  ·  3124 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The first ever askhubski I ever posted, the first ever personal post (as opposed to comment) I ever posted, nearly 2.5 years ago - read all about it here

s/o to kleinbl00 remember that thread

arguewithatree  ·  3124 days ago  ·  link  ·  

omg cloud cult holy shit i forgot about them. i loved them. i wonder how old their 2nd kid is now.

_refugee_  ·  3124 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Story of the Grandson of Jesus? That song was one of my main jams for 2-3 years in and around college.

arguewithatree  ·  3123 days ago  ·  link  ·  

So good. I liked The Meaning of 8 most but I don't remember now. I used to listen to Light Chasers on the way back to camp the summer I worked there. And they were the first concert I saw in DC when I moved here. Lots of good feelings associated with them

kleinbl00  ·  3124 days ago  ·  link  ·  

back when I thought you were a d00d

_refugee_  ·  3124 days ago  ·  link  ·  

when someone deliberately obscures all references to their gender across all posts, you can't really be faulted for that.

now that i'm all "out" and half of hubski knows i'm female there's no benefit to painstaking gender neutrality in my self posts but I have always enjoyed that the internet lets me get away without an assigned gender (to an extent). Personally I'd prefer it if it just never came up. But janno -

they say it don't be like it is, but it do