Seattle Polycount Meetup #3!!!!

[Keen]

So I'm heading back to CA for two months (Bungie contract is up) and I thought it would be cool to have one more meet up. I leave next week Thursday so I was thinking we could meet up on Wed (28th).

Not sure where (open to ideas) but the time would probably be @ 7:30pm.

So far Me, Iron Hawk and MLichy are going. Who else wants to go?

[Frozan]

Im down again! do you guys like sushi?

[seforin]

Hey ironic you posted this! Im moving to washington this friday so I was hoping to meet some black and greens when I got there! Though Im living in issaqah ....is it hard getting around there? I really dont know the city or anyone there at all to be honest! Hope I wont get lost! X_X



Im not much for sushi , im more of a after work pub guy myself :p

[Frozan]

alright booze and cooked food it is!

[Gonzo]

Been busy with wedding planning but I might be able to make it out for my first ever PC meetup. :thumbup:

[mLichy]

Aaaw... you don't like sushi...

Keen and I talked about it during lunch today and thought it might be better to pick a place around Kirkland/Redmond/Bellevue since Seattle seems like more a pain for people. Does this sound good or ?

[Joshua Stubbles]

Ooh Ooh Redmond! hehe
Wednesday though eh? Midweek meetups = fail. I went to that Monolith industry drink night last week (thursday) and friday SUCKED at work. lol
But heck choose what ya like. I've love to meet more PC's (missed TGZ at the Monolith event), but we're kind of grinding gears at work now. We'll see.

[mLichy]

Well it was kinda too soon to do it this week and Fridays or whatever are kinda nucking futs at some of those places, and Keen is going to CA on Thurs or Friday.

[seforin]

I vote near bellevue since im going to be working there! (sorry im allergic to fish , so I would enjoy sitting there watching all you guys eat infront of me )


I would be making this face mostly

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v61/seforin/ough.jpg

[Ferg]

I'm down to meet wherever, and I promise I'll actually show up this time :)

[Thegodzero]

Id be down just as long as i can bum a ride. An east side meet up would be preferable.

[Keen]

I've suggested this before and I'll suggest it AGAIN! Going to http://www.eltoreador.com/ in Redmond again. I thought the beer was good and I'm pretty sure the food is good.

Also, if Wed. sucks I'm really down for whatever day as long as it's before next Thursday.

[Gonzo]

I'm down for any restaurant. A couple off the top of my head that have been decent:

Desert Fire (Redmond...good but loud inside)
Matt's (Redmond)
The Keg (Bellevue/Kirkland)

They can be a bit on the expensive....but then again, it's the eastside!

[Mark Dygert]

I'm down to meet wherever, and I promise I'll actually show up this time :)Same here...

I prefer anywhere on the eastside Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, maybe even Lynnwood... all work well for me. Its just too much of a pain to get in and out of downtown, even though there are some cool places down there.

TGZ where are you Kirkland-ish?

[Thegodzero]

Vig,
I'm in the juanita bay area.

Food + drink = good place to meet. (food that i can eat even better! but chips and salsa or fries would work quite well.)

[diminished_Self]

insert stock east side sucks seattle rules propaganda here. you guys come to your senses, get out of the east side, and join the cultural explosion that is seattle let me know.


you all know im just messing with you. sheesh. dont get your fancy eastside panties in a bunch.

[ebagg]

Doubtful I can come, but hey anyone is welcome to my party this Saturday evening, I got a lot of you on facebook and have sent you invites. Enjoy some good drinks, chat with some cool folks, maybe play some beer pong or Rock Band...guaranteed good time, PM me if interested!

[Joshua Stubbles]

Seattle is just too crowded for me, simple as that. Going to the industry drink night was okay and all, but that's just not my thing anymore. Body can't tolerate drinking from 7pm to 7am anymore...probably why my stomach gave out. Hah.

I like things relatively quite now. Loud music is fine but after 9pm I want quiet, damnit! :)

/grumpy mr stubbles

[IronHawk]

they had some good bean dip and beer at the mexican joint. down for whatever. =)

[Thegodzero]

Seattle is just too crowded for me, simple as that. Going to the industry drink night was okay and all, but that's just not my thing anymore. Body can't tolerate drinking from 7pm to 7am anymore...probably why my stomach gave out. Hah.

I like things relatively quite now. Loud music is fine but after 9pm I want quiet, damnit! :)

/grumpy mr stubbles

^ What he said!

[Keen]

they had some good bean dip and beer at the mexican joint. down for whatever. =)

And cheap beer that happened to taste quite good. $3 a pint!

[ebagg]

Can't beat $3 Mac N Jacks... yea I'll try to make it!

[Gonzo]

So El Toreador it is? Can't wait to finally put some faces to names and meet some local artists.

If anyone needs a ride, I'll be coming from Bellevue. Just throw me a PM.

[Thegodzero]

Sure that worked for me just fine last time. Margarita time!!

[Mark Dygert]

Originally Posted by Vassago http://boards.polycount.net/images/greenfox/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?p=891058#post891058)
Seattle is just too crowded for me, simple as that. Going to the industry drink night was okay and all, but that's just not my thing anymore. Body can't tolerate drinking from 7pm to 7am anymore...probably why my stomach gave out. Hah.

I like things relatively quite now. Loud music is fine but after 9pm I want quiet, damnit! :)

/grumpy mr stubbles^ What he said!^ What they said...

And El Toreador works for me too. So what day, time and anyone have an address for the place?

[Ryno]

insert stock east side sucks seattle rules propaganda here. you guys come to your senses, get out of the east side, and join the cultural explosion that is seattle let me know.


you all know im just messing with you. sheesh. dont get your fancy eastside panties in a bunch.


Lol. You eastsiders need to come over here and visit the neighborhoods sometime. 95%+ of the good cultural stuff in Seattle is in the neighborhoods, not in downtown. Just pick a neighborhood to suit your mood.

Feeling hip and well-paid? Go to Belltown. Feeling laid back? West Seattle pubs and beaches might suit you. Feeling like drinking way too much with a bunch of transvestites? Capitol Hill will do you great. Want some punk rock attitude? There's Georgetown for you. Feel like walking to 23 different pubs and crashing on Ryno's couch? Ballard/Freelard it is!

[Thegodzero]

Feel like relaxing while watching some TV or playing some games? Then live on the eastside and do it all at home!

[Ferg]

Feel like relaxing while watching some TV or playing some games? Then live on the eastside and do it all at home!

you forgot to add "and not be able to do much else without driving through traffic to seattle or some other place that's actually interesting"

if that's all you want out of life though... the east side is most definitely for you.

[Gonzo]

Or get the best of all worlds! Work in Bellevue, live in Ballard, but stay in Normandy Park with the fiance!

/cry

[IronHawk]

heh if it wasnt a bitch to drive I'd be up in the mountains. =p

[Ferg]

heh if it wasnt a bitch to drive I'd be up in the mountains. =p

QFT

[Keen]

^ What they said...

And El Toreador works for me too. So what day, time and anyone have an address for the place?

So to make it official. Next Wed. (28th) @ http://www.eltoreador.com/ around 7:30pm

That sound good to everyone? Vig you can find the address and directions on their website.

[Gonzo]

Pretty certain I'll be there, may be a bit later though...around 8ish.

If anyone needs a ride and doesn't mind showing up a little later, let me know.

[Joshua Stubbles]

if that's all you want out of life though... the east side is most definitely for you.

Lol.
You're right, I'll take the 200% increased crime rate, higher prices, excessive noise, insane transportation problems, shitty drivers and overall stressful living of downtown Seattle over my quite, relaxing Redmond any day :poly124:

[ebagg]

Haha I love how Seattlelites and East siders are so divided. They are different types of places, rather than saying "my place is better for these reasons!", just say "hey I prefer this area!" I've lived on both, go back and forth often, and the reasons you guys give are silly. Lemme debunk some silliness.

Eastsiders; Seattle is not just a big scary crime ridden place with bad parking, there's lots of great places to go and the commute is a perfectly acceptable 15-20 minutes after the bridges clear up around 7, and sometimes I have to walk a few blocks from my parking place to my destination, reallllly not that big a deal.

Seattle folks; the East Side is not just a big suburban wasteland. Many local bands play in small venues on the East side too, you got a lot of diverse bars, restaurants, and clubs, while they are spread out more, they do generally have better parking.

This division between "which side to meet on" is getting in the way of everyone just having a good time together. I've lived here 21 years and I'm down for meeting damn near anywhere, I'm glad we all agree on meeting around 8 usually, because that cuts driving time down a ton and as long as the place is nice and cheap, I'm down. By the way, if we hit up the happy hour at El Toreador, then are still down for another great happy hour, The Matador is right across the street, awesome tequila list and top notch happy hour everynight starting at 10.

[oXYnary]

I'll try to make it.

Eastside? Westside?

Either way the public transportation sucks.

(Guess what Im having to use? ;) )

Edit: If you guys don't mind, I'm going to post this in the CA Seattle Sketch group as well?

[oXYnary]

Oh hey, so to use this space since it might garner some attention, Undertow from Conceptart is trying to find a place for this


Just so everyone's in the loop, Sean and I had a chat about the next meeting a few weeks ago and here's what I want to run something by everyone. How does a big meet and greet akin to a gallery opening where there's game industry art to check out, food and beverage (non alcoholic or beer and wine), social interaction, and some games sound for the next event? I want to create a unique networking opportunity for other local artists that might not exist. Who knows, the next big creator owned studio might be formed as a result of a meeting like this? If anything I know that some new friendships will be created and job opportunities will ultimately be available in these kinds of settings.

In order for this to happen we need to do 2 things.
- The first is talk to Martin about is if they like the idea and would be willing to have us there, and what day might work best for doing something like this. If the answer is "No, we can't do this here" we need to find an alternate location.

That being said are there any places in particular that folks think would be a great place to have such an event? Is anyone interested in helping put together this?

- Advertise the heck out of this! The goal is to get as many local studio artists together as possible. To name a few of the studios in the area there's Arena.net, Bungie, Amaze, Flying Lab, Gas Powered, Nintendo, Monolith, Microsoft GS, Nintendo, Pop Cap, Sierra/Activision, Surreal, Sucker Punch, Snow Blind, Square Enix, Sony, Valkyrie, Valve, Wizards of the Coast, and Zombie.

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=2074815&postcount=3970

So Im throwing it out there that maybe if your in a position to, you could offer your companies premise for such (good PR). Since the eastside has the Digital Arts Festival, this might be a chance for a west side version as it were.

[Thegodzero]

oxy... the El Toreador bar area is pretty small, our 6 people last time required we push together the only two portable tables in the bar... Just a little FYI

Also oxy what about the eastside industry night?

[mLichy]

Well when Keen and I met up with eBagg and some others in Seattle, we had to wait about 45 min to get a table, then we all crammed around it for a while, but it was fun.

[oXYnary]

oxy... the El Toreador bar area is pretty small, our 6 people last time required we push together the only two portable tables in the bar... Just a little FYI

Also oxy what about the eastside industry night?



Hmm. I will let them know then. Maybe should get a raise of hands then so we can see how many already?

I know the east and west side have a industry night. Are you saying I should try to propose Undertows idea to them?

[Joshua Stubbles]

So long as things don't get super hectic at work (don't think they will), I'll be there.

[seforin]

well now that im here I guess I can make it to this one!

[praetus]

I have Wednesday off of work it seems so I'll be making it out.

[Keen]

I have Wednesday off of work it seems so I'll be making it out.

Sweet! Yeah last time was really bad timing for you, glad you won't be working this time around.

[Frozan]

anyone gonna be going through bothell? i get off work at 6 but dont have a car. bus ride is 2 buses at 1hour 40 min.... let me know. im at snowblind its in bothell. i can bus back though to downtown.

[Thegodzero]

Oxy i think i misread what you were trying to put together, yeah that sounds like it would be its own thing all together. But getting in touch with both eat and west side industry nights sounds like a good idea to build up the contacts to get it started.

I'll be there just so long as i can bum a ride from someone going.

[seforin]

frozan: wheres bothell from issaqah? Either ebagg or vig where gonna meet me at my place and I was gonna follow but if its near by maybe I can pick you up?

[mLichy]

Bothell is quite far north of Issaqah. It's like 10 miles north of Kirkland.

[Rai]

Shit, this would have been perfect for me.. Pretty new here, I live in Lake Stevens, but now it's short notice.
Would be wicked to go if you guys do this again.

[Gonzo]

TGZ,

If you need a ride, let me know. I'll be getting off work aroundn 8-830 and could pick you up afterwards if you don't mind being a little late to the party.

[Ryno]

For future Westside meetup reference: http://www.nwsource.com/entertainment/guides/neighborhood_pubs.html

[stoofoo]

I think I'm in for some beers tomorrow. Perhaps I'll see you there!

[IronHawk]

lol.. were gonna take over that bar.

[Keen]

lol.. were gonna take over that bar.

Yeah ha, luckily it's a Wednesday. I'll call and make reservations just in case.

[Joshua Stubbles]

I told PaK about it, hopefully he can make it as well. There -is- a ton of work to do right now, but I think I can get enough done throughout the day to make it for some brews.

[mLichy]

Ya, there is going to be quite a few of us now it seems....

[seforin]

so should I bring in the loud horn and party streamers and little hats while were at it? :p

[Joshua Stubbles]

Hah!
I'll probably show up a bit early, since I need to head out early. I'll proably show up 1/4 after seven, stay to 8:30 or so. Grab a few beers, appetizer maybe, then head home. I've got stuff to deal with.

[Keen]

Yeah you better come Vassago I made an effort to keep it local this time so you could join us haha.

[ebagg]

It'll be good times!

[Frozan]

what are u saying specifically for reservations hehe. "there are 20 people and we are taking over". hehe what time is it starting roughly?

[pliang]

Ach, as usual too far aways for good times.

[Keen]

what are u saying specifically for reservations hehe. "there are 20 people and we are taking over". hehe what time is it starting roughly?

Starting roughly around 7:30pm. Though people might be there earlier (myself included).

So here's who's coming from what I understand:

Praetus
Vassago
Vig
Ferg
mLichy
Seforin
ebagg
Frozan
Ryno
TGZ
Gonzo
oXYnary
Iron Hawk
& ME

So assuming everyone shows we got 14 people. Hopefully I can actually make reservation for such a group.

See ya TOMORROW

[adam]

..hmm..

[IronHawk]

head south Adam =p

[Thegodzero]

Gonzo, I got a ride but thanks for the offer!

Can't wait to see you all tomorrow!

[Joshua Stubbles]

:D

[Frozan]

this is gonna be SPARTA!

[PaK]

Oh Oh Oh Oh! Pick me pick me!

I'll go

-R

[stoofoo]

I'll be there, but i may slip out a bit early.

[oXYnary]

Ok this might be totally unrealistic. What is the dress code at the restaurant? I'm slightly contemplating on riding my bicycle the distance (17miles). I once went to Digipen before from Seattle for a meeting and Redmond town Square is about only a mile further than this. There is a trail that gets into Bellevue, but from there I don't know the trails so I might be stuck in traffic. :P

Believe me, I would ride the bus back though.

Also, I would be stinking of sweat. Sooo.. not sure that would be "welcome". ;)

[adam]

...its a Mexican restaurant. Show up in a Pancho <---.

[stoofoo]

I can give you a lift back to seattle if you are not too out of the way, oxy. I'm leaving from work in bellevue to go there, though.

[Joshua Stubbles]

http://www.bradfitzpatrick.com/weblog/wp-content/files/beer_01.gif

I'll be there about quarter after seven or so. Keen - did you make reservations? If so, under what name? If I'm not the first one there it might not be a prob, but just in case..

Also if anyone needs to contact me: 775-338-3025

[Keen]

http://www.bradfitzpatrick.com/weblog/wp-content/files/beer_01.gif

I'll be there about quarter after seven or so. Keen - did you make reservations? If so, under what name? If I'm not the first one there it might not be a prob, but just in case..

Also if anyone needs to contact me: 775-338-3025

I did make reservations, though after I hung up the phone I realized he didn't ask for my name. So if you are there early, mention the "14 person" reservation heh.

Mine: 760-917-1628

[Nate Broach]

someone bring a camera for proof.

[Gonzo]

Have to bow out unfortunately. Working later than I expected and still have to drive out to Normandy Park. I'll try to get out to the next meetup!

[Joshua Stubbles]

Was good fun :)
There are a few picks that will certainly find their way onto the boards. hehe
Got to meet a lot of faces here, which is nice after so many freakin' years on these boards. Will most certainly try to make the next east-sider.

[Frozan]

that rocked!!! pictures up soon! i want them now!

[Thegodzero]

here is my blury cam from my phone, with names! (i might have mislabeled people... oh and some us cant be seen in this shot)

http://tgz3d.com/images/pcmeet3.jpg

yep oxy is the black sheep... ok the white on white didn't work and i didn't feel like changing all the colors.

[adam]

Looks like good times were had by all. More pics!

[seforin]

haha I cant even be seen in that photo!


It was awesome to meet everyone face to face, we gotta all keep in touch and do this again!

so more photos

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v61/seforin/DSC05426.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v61/seforin/DSC05427.jpg

I was the only one brave enough to hold this figuring , but I broke his arm withing 2 seconds X_X


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v61/seforin/DSC05428.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v61/seforin/DSC05429.jpg


Offtopic but the game I worked on back in FL I Found here in a local closing down circit city!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v61/seforin/DSC05425.jpg

[Keen]

Iron Hawk spilled beer all over me :(

[Frozan]

haha it was awesome, still in my head in slow mo!

[seforin]

Frozan: I just keep thinking of you with Giant penis drawing on my walls ! and Throwing up mexican on the people behind us from being so full

[IronHawk]

my last beer! damn it! oh and sorry about the pants loren.=p

[praetus]

haha it was awesome, still in my head in slow mo!

Less awesome since most of it went on my pants... =(

http://mikebarrington.com/images/Boards/meetup.jpg


http://mikebarrington.com/images/Boards/meetup1.jpg

Also, I had mentioned a link to a refreshing concept database...thing.

Here it is - http://www.ldaustinart.com/paul//speedpaint.php

[Keen]

Note the family size entree mLichy ordered. What a fatty!

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h201/VeryKeen/meetup1WHOAH.jpg

[Mark Dygert]

No kidding, talk about your never ending giant bowl of chow. The thing needed its own table...

That was fun. Good thing Sef used his mad sculpture busting skills on that car window otherwise we would have never gotten home.

[mLichy]

Hey... I didn't know it was that damn big... ha..

[mLichy]

Oh ya, Loren, that one concept art guys name is FireMoth (Peter), if you forgot. I looked up his profile.

[IronHawk]

Summer BBQ FTW!

[ae.]

we should do a Vancouver version of this! looked fun

[seforin]

vig: It was a skill I picked up from back home

[Slum]

somebody put some names on here.

http://mikebarrington.com/images/Boards/meetup.jpg

I only know a couple of you :P

[stoofoo]

I'm on the end with the absurd moustache. Ebagg is on my left(right in the photo of course) then pak is next to him. On my other side was...(thegodzero)? Right? Yes. Vassago next to him.

Sorry. I boned it up the first time.

Thanks tgz=P

[Thegodzero]

joe, josh is vassago, i was the guy next to you.

[stoofoo]

I told you i'd fuck it up, didnt i?

[Mark Dygert]

somebody put some names on here.

http://mikebarrington.com/images/Boards/meetup.jpg

I only know a couple of you :P
I think I got it right...
http://www.vigville.com/forum_images/PolycountMeetUp01_28_09.jpg

[Joshua Stubbles]

Spot on!
Keen is about to eat his own name! OM NOM NOM

[praetus]

http://mikebarrington.com/images/Boards/MeetupNames.jpg

I think I got this right. Let me know if there are any mistakes and sorry for any potential misspellings.

::edit:: Curses! Beaten to it by mere minutes!!!

[seforin]

vagasso: I told you that StooFoo looked like his Icon on here! :p (haha im just kidding StooFoo Dont hit me!)

Frozan: did they let you drive your scooter today? or they pull you over in the office for DUI'ing

[ebagg]

HAHA! Great times guys! Looking forward to the next meet!

[Ferg]

yah, was great meeting everyone and stuffing myself with chimichangas with you all. How about sushi in seattle next time?

[mLichy]

I'm definitely down for Sushi, but idk about Seattle, have to see if I could make it there easy enough.

[Frozan]

hehe its ur turn Lichy King. from Seattle to Redmond was fun enough for me :)

[mLichy]

ha, ya....

[IronHawk]

I can give you a ride from Kirkland dude.

[Mark Dygert]

hehe its ur turn Lichy King. from Seattle to Redmond was fun enough for me :) Ha yea considering that's a pretty nasty commute and you bus'ed it, I think most of the eastsiders can drop the "oh but Seattle" complaints... haha

[ebagg]

Sushi in Seattle sounds awesome Ferg, whats a good joint you recommend?

[ThatDon]

UMI's!!!

[stoofoo]

Shiro's downtown is pretty much the most amazing sushi place evarrrrrr.

It's a bit spendy, though.

Hana is great and respectably priced. There's a place in the ID that I cannot recall the name of that I've been a number of times that was great as well. I'm alwaysalwaysalways up for sushi. Always. Let's do it.

[oXYnary]

Nice to meet everyone. :)

Just a heads up for again anyone interested, here is the Concept Art Seattle thread:
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=21945&page=134

*God, I look bad in pictures.* :P

[Frozan]

as don said UMIS! don and i went there 1 to 2 times a week haha. on weekdays after 10 sushi is half off and also Sapporo and a few other select beers. freaking good sushi and they have these rolls called bad boy rolls. a must try place!

basically beer goes from $7 a glass to $3.50
and sushi from $8 to $4 for a bad boy roll

[mLichy]

Sushi, or at least good sushi always is expensive. There's a good place we go to by work that is about 15-20$ a person.

[Frozan]

so we want to set a date for this or wait a bit?

[Cryocat]

Awww I just moved up to Seattle (well Bainbridge for the moment). And I missed a meetup. Is more sushi on the horizon?

[JacqueChoi]

fack!

I wanna be in seattle!

I love sushi and I love beer!

[Ryan Hawkins]

fuck that shit joxx your in canada you have katchup chips, dont need sushi when you have katchup chips :).

[seforin]

maybe we can have seattle polycount 4 be a bbq at my place,vig , frozan and ironhawk can all agree I make some good drinks and some good BBQ :p

[JacqueChoi]

ZOMG!

I LOVE DRINKS and BBQ TOO!

(although katchup chips do kick some cereal ass).

[Cryocat]

Ooo.... Everyone loves a good B-b-q...
Sushi vs BBQ though? I don't know....