Preparing for London
A suit, a pair of shoes, and a dark grey t-shirt are hanging behind me in the junk room at home – waiting for me to return home early from work tomorrow afternoon, and head into London to meet friends. You might wonder why I might wear a suit – and I would counter that we are headed to a cocktail bar in Mayfair – one of the most exclusive properties on the British monopoly board. If plans work out, we will meet at 'Mr Fogg's Residence' – a bar themed after the literary character 'Phileas Fogg', from Jules Verne's novel 'Around the World in 80 Days'.
I'm not meeting just any group of friends either – I'm meeting bloggers. One from San Francisco, and two from London, as far as I am aware. We've been quietly reading each other's adventures for the last couple of years, never really thinking of crossing paths in the real world – but then the opportunity unfolded in front of us, and... well... why not ?
I've never been to a 'meetup' before. I've met several fellow bloggers over the years individually, but never a get-together of several. It's going to be odd. We know far more about each other's lives than many *in *our lives. We know about each other's hopes, fears, memories, thoughts, ideas, adventures, failures, worries – you name it, we've been along for the ride with each other at one point or another. Like I said – it's going to be odd.
I have a sneaking suspicion we'll all get on famously, and the evening will vanish in the blink of an eye. Or at least that's what I'm hoping.