Warren County NJ. Reprezent?

December 30, 2009 7:55 PM

Are there enough Warren County NJ folks here to justify a meetup? Could we maybe arrange a surrounding-county thing, if not? I have a two-week hiatus, and would like to use it (plus New Year energy) to meet some new, quality folks.
posted by nevercalm to MetaFilter Gatherings at 7:55 PM (21 comments total)

Somerset County Mefite, reporting. I could definitely make it up for a meetup if one occurs and I'm free.
posted by mccarty.tim at 8:08 PM on December 30, 2009

Aw. Wish it was last week, when we were visiting Monmouth County, and would've made the trip.
posted by Miko at 8:13 PM on December 30, 2009

I'm in Mercer County, and probably too far away, but I wish you better luck than we have had at organizing a meet up down here.
posted by amro at 8:39 PM on December 30, 2009

Bergen. But I don't know if even New Year ambition will make me brave enough to meet strangers. Also, I'm not allowed in bars, which makes me a lot less fun.
posted by i_am_a_fiesta at 9:40 PM on December 30, 2009

Morris County-ite standing by. Would enjoy a NJ meetup if one coalesces. Please keep me in loop.
posted by de void at 7:46 AM on December 31, 2009

Essex county here. Might be tough for me to get there, but it's a possibility.
posted by kensch at 7:58 AM on December 31, 2009

Aw, dang, was in Denville and the hometown (North Plainfield) this week, but am leaving tomorrow. Too bad.
posted by PhoBWanKenobi at 9:25 AM on December 31, 2009

I'm in Monmouth County. I was thinking of posting something for Jersey because I managed to finally get my driver's license and can actually attend stuff now.

Warren County is a little far for me as I've only just mastered driving Rt 9 without holding my wheel in a death grip. But something closer I could see my way to.
posted by FunkyHelix at 9:28 AM on December 31, 2009

If we want to do a Jersey meetup in general, I nominate Princeton for the location. Centrally located, nice town...
posted by mccarty.tim at 11:01 AM on December 31, 2009

Woohoo! I live near Princeton.
posted by amro at 11:06 AM on December 31, 2009

Sussex County here; we're practically neighbors. My schedule for the new year looks busy, but I've been meaning to make it to a meetup for ages. I guess that means count me in.
posted by willpie at 12:24 PM on December 31, 2009

Union County here. I'm sure we could come up with something. If it were summer, I'd suggest a barbecue at one of the parks out that way.
posted by Karmakaze at 7:05 PM on December 31, 2009

Camden County here. But I'm so lame I don't even get out to the Philly meetups.
posted by ellenaim at 7:52 PM on December 31, 2009

So, maybe we should get a headcount of the maybes? Seems we've got roughly 7, but maybe we need a count of "Definitely Maybes" who would really like to go, pending a place, date and time parsimonious with their schedules.
posted by mccarty.tim at 4:48 AM on January 1, 2010

I'm a definitely maybe. I can do meet ups on weekends or weekdays after 730pm, because I have to work around my kids and etc.
posted by FunkyHelix at 10:03 AM on January 1, 2010

I'm a definite, as long as it happens before Jan 11. After that I disappear again into work and near-total unavailability.

I also have the complication of just having moved to NJ from Brooklyn, and I have no idea about geography here....every county heard from results in furious googling on my end..........
posted by nevercalm at 10:07 AM on January 1, 2010

I'm a maybe for a meetup depending on timing and location. FWIW, I give a big thumbs up for the Princeton suggestion.
posted by ob at 2:13 PM on January 1, 2010

I can put myself down as a strong maybe.

New Brunswick might also be an option, if folks want to go a hair northward of Princeton.
posted by Karmakaze at 2:20 PM on January 1, 2010

Yeah, realistically speaking, I'm not going to Princeton. Centrally located is one thing, but Jersey is bigger than everyone seems to think. Morristown, Montclair, even Bergen County are infinitely more doable.
posted by willpie at 11:58 AM on January 8, 2010

When I was a young New Jerseyite having statewide meetups, we often chose New Brunswick. It's on a lot of public transportation routes and is fairly central, and there are things to do. Same is true of Montclair and maybe Red Bank.
posted by Miko at 12:53 PM on January 8, 2010

I shall be in Morristown on Feb 20-21 for a role-playing game convention. It's outside the two-week timeframe on the original post, but we're well on our way through that as it is.
posted by Karmakaze at 6:08 PM on January 11, 2010