Only when riding home last night did I keep on thinking I should write about the meet, and only after thinking that did I remember that I used to always write up about devmeets.
Well, the first 3 or something anyway

But the reason I wanted to write about it is that it was different to the usual devmeets for a while, not only because it was heavily art related, it being a sketch meet and all (and holy moly words cannot describe how amazing your art was!) but also....
Hang on, I've done this wrong, that's why it's different to the usual meets, which is very, very awesome, and the fact we also did different stuff, like go off to the British Museum, which had many really, really old pretty things, I want that hunting horn!

It was however a great reminder of why I love devmeets, or just any internet meet really, youtube, twitter, whatever, in how it breaks down all the normal social boundaries in how people meet.
I mean what pretty much literally happened was ~no1hoole and I got to Kings Cross, spotted the 2 sketch people with a sign saying sketch meet, gotta love signs who turned out to be an awesome Dutch couple, we were then later joined by a Spaniard and many other awesome people, of different backgrounds, careers, interests, everything
Except we're all a bit nerdy and like shiny things

I just can't imagine this happening 30 years ago, I know it probably could have, but it would have been sooooooooooooooooooooooooo less often than it is today!

And I just love meeting new awesome people like this, even if I wish I was more sociable and played less magic, but the best thing is, there's always a next time and the next time is in 2 weeks time!

And seeing the incredible drawings I'm now tempted to try something with a pencil again, what I don't know, as people and animals etc are just a no-go for me, I know it's the whole practice thing but I'd rather try something even more basic than that that I can actually be happy with.

Like squiggles.

Or just go back to what I was doing at lunchtimes for 2 years at school, either's good!

So, regarding the meet in 2 weeks time, we now have a bit of a whoopsy

As there are now at least 2 meets on the same day,

So we can either stick with Richmond Park for the one I'm organising, and we'll meet up with `poisonedrose's one at the Met Bar later (if they're not up for Richmond park as it's a bit of a hike), or we can all go off to St. James Park/Hyde Park all together (if they're up for that) Either way it's sticking to a park so everyone can come!

I'd rather not cause people to have to choose between the 2 as I know some would want to be at both to catch up with people at both sorta thing,

So I'd love to hear your opinion on what you'd like to do, cheers!