Inspired by the San Diego Ishmael Group, I've decided I would like to have more of a local group and network--local to the college area, or at least local to me, however far people travel to get here. So on Thursdays from 6-8 during the spring semester (until mid-May), I will have dinners/meetings at my house--an open house.
If you think you will be able to come, send me an email by Wednesday at 3 or so, or call by Wednesday at 8pm, so I will have an idea of how many might show up. If it turns out you can't make it for whatever reason after that--no problem. I just want to make sure we don't have too many people (no more than ten, perhaps).
To make this easy on myself, I'll just (too many 'justs,' I know) be following my normal routine on Thursdays--and if those who come want to bring food to share that is fine, but it is mostly supposed to be a hang-out-and-chat time, and you can come and hang out while I eat--you don't need to eat or bring anything. And I have plenty of food to share with at least a few people whether they bring anything or not. Think of it as a picnic or camp dinner at my place--so bring equipment to eat and drink with if you do want to eat--a spoon, a bowl--though if you don't want to, that is fine too--there is stuff here you can use and wash.
Don't be shy or ashamed or embarrassed--if we do get some people meeting, maybe there will be other social opportunities in the network we form.
There aren't any particular topics of conversation. . . and while the motivation to do this came from the Ishmael group and from my memory of monthly pot-lucks I held in college to which I invited strangers and acquaintances who interested me, I plan to invite people simply because they live nearby or because we happen to be friendly at school. I may also invite students of classes I help with. . . They would practically be strangers at first, but if they are curious and interested enough to come, then I'm curious to meet them.
You should see my email address at the end of the page, or go here. The phone number is 619 582 7583 (call between 6 & 8 p.m.).
4602 Seminole Drive--(On the northwest corner of the intersection of Acorn & Seminole, near 63rd & El Cajon). Come to the fence door next to the garage on Acorn street.
Here's the location on google maps. It is a 20-minute walk from the SDSU trolley station.
"My house" is a bit misleading. I live in my grandmother's house, and we will be on an enclosed porch behind the main house. If I thought there was any significant danger to us from publishing this information on the internet, I wouldn't do it. . . but who knows. If you can recommend a better approach, I'm interested. I could put this info on a separate passworded page.
I don't smoke and rarely drink alcohol, if you were wondering about that. There are some people I hope will come who I know do smoke (we all need community--besides, some of the founders of Earthaven were smokers and continue to smoke), but don't smoke around the house or in/near the backyard.
Oh--we might get to hear my neighbor scream at her kids. . . I already called the police on her when I moved in two years ago. Before I did that I offered brochures to one of the parenting programs at the Kroc Center.
If you still want to come after all of this explanation, you'll probably have a good time.