no, no, no, kids; i'm not buying those stories !!! i arrived at exactly 8pm, which is good for me, considering that i am usually lost and late. i did a thorough tour of the restaurant looking for sinrider and somebitch, though, 'cause i know sinrider from the last meetup and i've seen pictures of somebitch. niether was there. i also knew what phobik said he was gonna wear and i know how tall he is, etc., so i kept an eye out for him. lala's is on a corner, so i patiently stood on that corner till sinrider arrived, at approximately 8:30 . we decided that was the best place to be: outside, and in perfect view of both entrances. we stood and caught up with each other for about an hour. at 9:30 or so we figured y'all had chickened out (i was looking at all the arriving people while we stood), so we got a table and ate. the table was way back in nowheresville, so if you got there after that, then you wouldn't've seen us. but some girl even complimented me on my shirt. now, i'm gonna put up pictures of all the people who weren't punkasses, and sinrider and i would just like to say that if we say we'll be somewhere, we're true to our word ! harumph! (the pic of me taken at the meetup isn't as good as sinrider's; i was far too broken up about it all ... (i just put this up 'cause i like it better and now you have 4 PICTURES OF ME to find me better at the next meetup!!!))