I actually do think my point is a valid one for someone turning to photography. The attitude with which you take up a camera is at least as important as a crumb of technical trivia. Assuming you're only ever going to be mediocre seems like a poor place to start.
posted to MetaTalk by zadcat at 5:22 PM on August 24, 2008

Someone went to art school...

Nice snipe. I've never been near an art school.
posted to MetaTalk by zadcat at 5:45 PM on August 24, 2008

I apologize for my post in the referenced thread and for what I have said here.
posted to MetaTalk by zadcat at 6:29 PM on August 24, 2008

Once again: I was thoroughly wrong on every count, and I apologize.
posted to MetaTalk by zadcat at 6:53 PM on August 24, 2008

I don't know what else I can do beyond apologizing again here. I was wrong, first by expressing a gratuitous, hopelessly pretentious opinion, and then by expressing irritation at the entirely justified dismissal of my opinion. I was wrong, wrong, wrong, and I am sorry.

Can we close this thread now? I don't know what else I can say.
posted to MetaTalk by zadcat at 8:46 AM on August 25, 2008

I liked loiseau's thoughts on lonely ladies.
posted to MetaTalk by zadcat at 7:33 PM on August 17, 2008

We're not a very sociable crowd here. Had a meetup this winter, six people, pleasant enough but no cries for an encore.

Poutine follows drink.
posted to MetaTalk by zadcat at 5:52 AM on June 20, 2008

I'd consider coming, but I want to pre-emptively opt out of any photos being taken.
posted to MetaTalk by zadcat at 9:32 AM on February 7, 2008

I have a counter-proposal. The evening of March 1 is the Nuit Blanche. It might be fun to get together and go to a few galleries or stroll one of the museums, instead of just sitting around a bar.

Or, we could meet on February 24 instead and do the subterranean 5-km walk – you only need to register if you plan to run the course.

McSly: Welcome to Montreal. Please note that the name Montreal does not take an accent if you're writing in... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by zadcat at 2:47 PM on February 8, 2008

Couple of photos up.
posted to MetaTalk by zadcat at 12:55 PM on March 1, 2008

Anyone else want to meet up with Jessamyn and me for a Saturday breakfast before she leaves? Someplace in downtown Montreal around 10 – she wants a good coffee, at least.

(I'd have put this in a new posting, but I posted here within the last 7 days, so am taking my chances here.)
posted to MetaTalk by zadcat at 12:48 PM on February 14, 2008

I'd prefer Mile End too, but she doesn't know the city at all so it needs to be somewhere down around Peel and Ste-Catherine, ideally someplace with good coffee and viennoiseries. I'm not downtown in the morning myself much so am asking around.
posted to MetaTalk by zadcat at 6:29 PM on February 14, 2008

I wasn't offended. I actually wanted to know.
posted to MetaTalk by zadcat at 4:16 PM on October 9, 2007

jessamyn, I'm very sorry I started a thread that became a train wreck and caused you extra work. It was not my intention. I'd been at a party and had been startled at the offense and aggression that bubbled up there when I asked not to be photographed, so perhaps I should've expected as much when I asked about it here.

I'm a photographer myself and I have strong feelings about photographing people and being photographed, but I didn't quite expect the... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by zadcat at 12:38 AM on July 10, 2007

We're all hibernating.

The one time I turned out to try to meet some mefites here, I waited around the Île Noire for an hour and nobody showed.
posted to MetaTalk by zadcat at 9:21 AM on January 16, 2007

Yeah, but try to get everyone to use well-chosen tags and you'll be here all day.

I wonder what the most frequently asked question is, but I fear it might be Is it okay for me to leave my girlfriend now that she's so fat?
posted to MetaTalk by zadcat at 5:51 PM on April 25, 2006

That's a really sweet page and a good resource. Thanks!
posted to MetaTalk by zadcat at 4:58 PM on April 26, 2006

I went to the Île Noire last night and found nobody. It's a very dark smoky place with very loud music - not the best place for a conversation, I'd hazard.
posted to MetaTalk by zadcat at 2:03 PM on January 20, 2006

Contact info sent. At least it's a mild evening...
posted to MetaTalk by zadcat at 4:14 PM on January 20, 2006

Île Noire would be fun. I've just been thinking about single-malt.
posted to MetaTalk by zadcat at 6:44 PM on January 16, 2006

Anyone made a decision at least on the evening for the meetup?
posted to MetaTalk by zadcat at 4:30 PM on January 17, 2006

I might be along a bit later than 7, but probably before 8.

What's the secret meetup signal?
posted to MetaTalk by zadcat at 8:44 PM on January 17, 2006

Anyone going down from Montreal?

I'd go if it were a weekend night and someone with a car planned to drive from Montreal.
posted to MetaTalk by zadcat at 5:09 PM on February 1, 2005

Can someone post a public transit clue for a non-Torontonian, please?
posted to MetaTalk by zadcat at 12:00 PM on December 12, 2004

Ha. I am not a Torontonian but will be there the weekend of the 18th so I might be able to drop by.
posted to MetaTalk by zadcat at 4:17 PM on December 7, 2004