h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Atleast this place doesn't fall apart without me.

Can I get some drinks?

*A face peeks around the door, walks in, takes a deep breath*

Ahhhhh! So this is where you went to. Guiness all around .... and conversation if there is any.

And a C|_| of whatever you want Menza

Courtesy

Cheers

*Passes a over the bar*

So what are you up to today?

Cheers

Really just trying not to work.

I have a great relationship with my company, they pretend to pay me and I pretend to work

:: wakes up with a start and proceds to fall off chair ::
oh...er...hello

Evening, Sorry about the poor service. I've been in London meeting some reaserchers in the flesh. Scary experience.

Ah, the fabled get-together... how did it go? *offers Menza@@e a *

Cheers. It was really good fun putting faces to all the names. Everyone got on seemed to get on really well, it was just a shame I didn't get to talk with everyone. Peta and several others have got pictures so they will soon get posted. The best bit was that Peta had the H2G2 credit card and kept buying the drinks.

What h2g2 credit card??? I think I should have access to that next time I arrange to meet researchers in real life!

The company credit card, Free booze.

I think that's a great idea, all ACEs should have a company credit card with which to entertain other researchers!

I think Mark or Jim keep it under lock and key, this is probably the first time it has seen daylight in months.

And probably the last!

At least until the next time there is another meet up I hope. Mark Moxon said he wanted the gatherings to be a little more frequent than two a year.

I envy those close enugh geographicaly to attend, for th e rest of us I guss we will have to settle for knowing you guys (and gals) through your posts

pass a if you please.

Well, I'll buy a for all who couldn't go.
For some reason, I knew menza@@e was menza@@e as soon as I saw him... He just appeared to be exactly how I thought he would - but the weird thing is I had not thought how he would appear...
Definately a weird experience.

I imangine so
after all you are meeting people that you allready know for the first time.

quite a concept that.


now for somthing completly diffrent

have you read Asamov's(I know i spelled that wrong) "The currents of space?

Yes, I must admit that I have. I thought it was very good - but I prefer the Foundation novels, definately.

really. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed the foudation novels emensely but I have found them to be over hyped, I much more enjoy his books that are not series. The gods themselves for example or bicentinal man.. I guss that one is part of the robot series, but I maintain that Asimov's genissus was in his short stories.

is Mensy aroud or are we on self serve again this afternoon?

*crawls out from behind the counter, blinks, sees there are people here and cheers up*

Right, C|_|'s all around, and a Guiness for me.

third - I have read most of Asimov's novels and some of his shorter fiction. I would have to agree that the non serial books seemed to be tighter. However, the Currents of Space, Pebble in the Sky, and *scratches head* I can't think of the third "Empire" novel were some of his best.

Foundation was great, I think the Robot series were better.

*drinks his Guiness and stares off*