June 30th, 2005 at 12:00pm Posted by Bill
4/25/05 4:00PM:
OK, everyone, I have a plan.Sometime soon, like maybe in a couple months, at the start of summer, I’d like to host a big picnic at a park somewhere, for all my new blogging friends. It will be a fun day of getting to know in person all the people we blog with daily. At this point, this is basically kind of a general idea, but just off the top of my head, I was thinking that I would provide all the hot dogs, hamburgers, condiments and what-not, and then I would ask everyone attending to bring a food or drink item as well.
If there is enough interest, I will take on the task of coordinating everything with all the guests, securing a place, arranging games and activities for everyone, and everything else. I just need to know that enough people will be interested in attending to make it worthwhile. I future-dated this post so it stays at the top of this site for a while, but this isn’t necessarily the planned picnic date.
Please leave a comment if you think you might like to attend, and be sure to pass the info along to anyone else who might be interested that may not otherwise visit here regularly. If you don’t want to leave a comment, you can email me from the link on the left. Also, feel free to link to this post (http://www.igetsomad.com/?p=85) from your own blog or website. Seriously, spread the word, your friends are my friends!
4/25/05 9:10PM Update:
It just wouldn’t be the same without the loved ones, husbands, wives, S.O.s, kids, etc., so bring ‘em along!
4/26/05 7:10PM Update:
Clarification: If there is enough interest, I will be reserving a picnic spot at a public park somewhere in the Portland, Oregon area. I’ll try to get one with some sort of barbecue contraption, plenty of tables, and maybe a covered eating area. I’m still looking into all the options, so at this point, I don’t know specifically where it will be (any suggestions?)
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11 Comments Add your own
1. Tabitha | April 25th, 2005 at 4:54 pm
sounds awesome. can we bring significant others as well?
2. rebecca marie | April 26th, 2005 at 8:32 am
sounds great to me!
3. robert | April 26th, 2005 at 4:52 pm
what city?
or am i misundersting?
4. Breanna | April 26th, 2005 at 8:36 pm
I’m totally in
but what if it ruins the magic? like one time when i was in 3rd grade i went to the Kern County Fair with my mom and ran into my teacher who was drunk and dressed all trashy…magic ruined…
if you can promise that the blog magic will stay intact, i’ll be there for sure.
5. Tabitha | April 27th, 2005 at 9:52 am
go to the portland parks and rec page. allll kinds of options!
6. rebecca marie | April 27th, 2005 at 10:19 am
breanna, i think the magic will remain. since we started blogging, i still like you in the real world….
7. Billy | April 27th, 2005 at 11:34 am
I think it is a good Idea Dad.
8. Stephanie5501 | April 27th, 2005 at 9:57 pm
yea that rocks hope to be there
9. Matt-Man | May 4th, 2005 at 5:07 pm
Can I Come? Please don’t make cry!! Okay, I am crying.
10. S | May 27th, 2005 at 11:16 am
what about your old friends, Bill? the ones who rode through the rough and tough times with ya…those who laughed and cried with you at the idiotic and fantastical corporate speak coming outta your manager (and mine), watched your Lexi grow from a toddler to a heartbreaker? those who gathered with you in the batcave to count freakin mice? what a bout ius Bill - where’s our picnic!!
11. Bill | May 27th, 2005 at 11:39 am
S! Great to hear from you!
Wow, counting mice in the batcave. Think about all the non-co-workers who are reading this. “Batcave? Counting mice? Just where did they work? What are they talking about?”
And, yes, you (and “B” for that matter) are very much invited, being valuable contributors to the genius that is I get so MAD!
I am going to try to solidify a few things today (like right now, while I am at lunch), so I hope to have more details here soon.
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