Melissa Santos

HI FRIENDS #pdxFedi #pdx

it's been a minute since we got together! Let's plan an outing

The two questions are when and where.

My bias is toward a Sunday afternoon in a public park, but I could be convinced otherwise on either front.

I do think we should make an effort to meet somewhere besides SE this time.

Is Sunday April 26 too soon? Please suggest days times that would work for you!

Where would you like to meet? let's have some opinions!

Apr 15 at 12:42amWeb
Show threadMelissa SantosApr 15
fyi, @courtney @agnes @darius
Show threadMelissa SantosApr 16

Ok! Based on my availability and what i saw in the responses, i propose _2_ meetups:

1. Sunday, April 26, Peninsula Park (what time?)

2. Saturday, May 30, tentatively also Peninsula Park but open to ideas (what time?)

I like hanging out in parks with you.

#pdxFedi #pdx @pdxfedi

Show threadMelissa SantosApr 19

8 days from now, PDX Fedi meetup!
Sunday April 26, at Peninsula Park
I am arbitrarily declaring the time slot to be 2p-4p, and I will bring a sign.

If anyone familiar with the park wants to help me figure out where to gather, that would be delightful.

#pdxFedi #pdx @pdxfedi

Show threadMelissa SantosApr 24

This Sunday! April 26, Peninsula Park, 2p-4p
we're having a fediverse hangout! cmon on out, bring your friends.
we will attempt to meet somewhere near the gazebo - exactly where will depend on where we can find space. I will bring a sign!

Forecast looks promising! excited to see folks and check out the rose garden.

#pdxFedi #pdx @pdxfedi

Show threadMelissa SantosApr 24
@raphaelmorgan pssstttt.. this is kind of silly but I have been collecting can tabs for you! any chance you can come to the Fedi meetup Sunday for a handoff?
Show threadMorgan ⚧️Apr 24
@ansate I've had a long week so I don't want to fully commit spoons, but I think I can do that!
Show threadMelissa SantosApr 24
@raphaelmorgan yay!
Show threadMelissa SantosApr 26
@pdxfedi #pdx #pdxFedi we are set up in the shade just northwest of the gazebo! there’s a sign
Show threadRebecca WallaceApr 26
@ansate @pdxfedi Have a great Fedi hangout! Waves from Eugene.
Show threadRoknrolApr 26

@ansate Missed you by two days.

<Waves from France>

@pdxfedi

Show threadBlake C. StaceyApr 26
@ansate @pdxfedi 🎶 gazebo 🎶
Show threadAnalog AIApr 24

@ansate @pdxfedi

(it's Sunday at 3pm, and I'm hanging out in Peninsula Park, Dayton OH, wondering where everyone is) 😉 .

Show threadIvarr B.Apr 25
@ansate @pdxfedi I'm trying to break out of my social rut, so I hope to be there.
Show threadPup SniffApr 25

@ansate @pdxfedi

I shall endeavor to attend and meet y'all 😊

Show threadPup SniffApr 26

@ansate @pdxfedi

It was great to meet everyone! I look forward to future hang outs 🥰

Show threadFlaming CheetoApr 26
@ansate @pdxfedi I'll swing by after the Blazers game concludes.
Going to experiment on y'all with some chocolate cherry cookies
Show threadZhian N. KamvarApr 26
@ansate @pdxfedi I've gotten swamped today and can't make it over the hill. I'll see yall next month, tho
Show threadMelissa SantosApr 26
@zkamvar Sounds good! Have a wonderful day today!
Show threadFlaming CheetoApr 19

@ansate @pdxfedi there's a shelter with tables here, 45.568035, -122.674298 but I think it requires a reservation

https://www.portland.gov/parks/peninsula-park#toc-reservations-available

Peninsula Park

Peninsula Park is a formally designed neighborhood park, typical of the early 1900s.

Portland.gov
Show threadMelissa SantosApr 19

@PizzaDemon @pdxfedi I am not doing the legwork right now, but i think i have looked into those reservations in the past and they are not free.

Still, it should serve as a landmark!

Show threadRuthSApr 19

@ansate @PizzaDemon @pdxfedi Yes, I was just looking at the info & rates for reservations--more than we'd want to spend.

https://www.portland.gov/parks/picnic-reservation

Picnic Reservation

Many of Portland's parks have picnic tables available for use on a first-come, first-served basis. However, if you wish to guarantee a picnic site, you will need to make a reservation in advance.

Portland.gov
Show threadMelissa SantosApr 19

@PizzaDemon oh dear, i opened my laptop and looked into it!

you CAN book online. it is NOT free. it's $27 application fee plus the usage fee. (Picnic B is available that day, and has a $70 usage fee)

and the option that looks the most like us is a picnic, no alcohol. BUT there's a tidbit during signup that says you can't make those open to the public, they have to be individual invitations.

i am getting the impression that it gets weird and they want you to call and will want even more money if it's "open"

tl;dr I don't think it makes sense for us to reserve a picnic area

thanks for receiving this data dump

details if you're curious:
https://www.portland.gov/parks/documents/2026-picnic-brochure-3/download

Show threadFlaming CheetoApr 19
@ansate well I hope to serendipitously, with no forethought, run into y'all at or around that location and time
Show threadMelissa SantosApr 19
@PizzaDemon RIGHT? no respect for the planners amongst us
Show threadPiperApr 19
@ansate I'll be at work, so I'll miss this, but it sounds like it's going to be a good time!
Show threadMelissa SantosApr 19
@piper <3 sad to miss you! Does the Saturday May 30 probably event work for you?
Show threadPiperApr 19
@ansate I work most Saturdays and Sundays, so these will probably always be tricky for me. I can request the day off, but it's more likely it'll get approved the further in advance I can make the request.
Show threadMelissa SantosApr 19
@piper ❤️ “organizing “ these seems to just be having an opinion loudly, so do share if your opinion is that we should meet some weekday evening or happy hour! i am happy to amplify.
Show threadPiperApr 19
@ansate Thanks! I do like the idea of meeting in a park! It's getting into the time of year when an evening in the park could be quite pleasant. Honestly though, May 30 likely would work; I just don't know for sure.
Show threadEll 🏳️‍⚧️Apr 19

@ansate @pdxfedi Next to the gazebo is a good meeting spot imo - very visible from pretty much the whole park, easy access from pathways, adjacent to the rose garden and fountain, lots of open field near it to gather in.

Locationwise, rose garden is on the south side, gazebo is just north of that, south-center of the park at large.

Show threadMelissa SantosApr 19
@c9a @pdxfedi I will try to find that spot and set up if it’s not too occupied
Show threadBrooks SeymoreApr 16
@ansate @pdxfedi I’d vote for Sunday, maybe after 11am? Not too late, not to early or a start time.
Show threadCourtney RosenthalApr 16
@ansate @pdxfedi I like it! I'll be out of town Apr 26 but currently am open May 30 and I'd join in. Flexible on time and location.
Show threadNate AllenApr 16
@courtney @ansate @pdxfedi Perhaps you can all get licked by Millie the street dog in person. I'm down for either weekend! EDIT: Or both!
Show threadMelissa SantosApr 16

@mossyfoot @pdxfedi

yes! Bring Millie! I love other people's dogs

Show threadCourtney RosenthalApr 16
@mossyfoot @ansate @pdxfedi I have no freaking clue who Millie the Street Dog is, but, yes, I want that. 🐶
Show threadNate AllenApr 16
@courtney @ansate @pdxfedi this sassy grandma from Lake Chapala, Mexico.
Show threadFlaming CheetoApr 17
@mossyfoot @courtney @ansate @pdxfedi i echo Melissa 's sentiment: I find it very satisfying to see this done on someone else's bed
Show threadKevin Neely Apr 17
@ansate @pdxfedi tentative on the 30th & Peninsula park. We have one of those 9a-4p maintenance windows scheduled, but they usually come in the morning.
Show threadAnthony SoraceApr 17
@ansate @pdxfedi I would be unable to make the first but should be able to make the second, more or less regardless of time.
Show threadAgnesApr 17
@ansate I should be available for both, and flexible on time, yay long sunshine hours! ☀️
Show threadZhian N. KamvarApr 17
@ansate @pdxfedi I can do both! Any time!
Show threadDarius KazemiApr 15
@ansate I could do the 26th! Maybe Peninsula or Alberta Park?
Show threadMelissa SantosApr 15

@darius ... i just realized that LinuxFest Northwest is that weekend and some folks will be out of town for that. But let's keep scheming.

I've never been to Peninsula Park, but it looks good on a map!

Show threadDarius KazemiApr 15
@ansate it has arguably the best rose garden in the city!
Show threadZhian N. KamvarApr 15
@darius @ansate Alberta park is rad. Let's do it!
Show threadSherri Koehler (she/her)Apr 16
@darius @ansate my wife and I were married in the bandstand that looks over that rose garden. It’s a beautiful place.
Show threadLes OrchardApr 15
@ansate I am an unreliable hermit, but I need to get out of the house at some point. April 26 would work for me, though I know I'll be out of town first week of may.
Show threadMelissa SantosApr 15
@lmorchard it's fun to hang out! we have a lot of awesome people in this town
Show threadCourtney RosenthalApr 15

@ansate I'll be out of town Apr 26. I'm good for the following weekend (Sat, May 2 or Sun, May 3). That would be my preference.

As far as location, I'm open to whatevs.

#pdxFedi

Show threadMelissa SantosApr 15
@courtney how about the weekend after? i host #CraftClub on first sundays, and that feels like a lot all on one day
Show threadMelissa SantosApr 15
@courtney oh dang, may 10 is mother’s day
Show threadMelissa SantosApr 15
@courtney i could May 17 or 24. pst, leaning Peninsula Park #pdxFedi
Show threadCourtney RosenthalApr 15

@ansate May 24 would be a YES for me (but it is Memorial Day weekend, so I don't know if people might be travelling). May 17 is tough, maybe if it starts early enough I could catch a bit.

Peninsula Park sounds groovy.

#pdxFedi

Show threadRuthSApr 15

@ansate Sunday Yes to a get-together.

No to April 26 --too booked up already. Some time in May would be better.

Peninsula Park is very nice (easy walk for me) and on a couple of bus lines. I volunteer weekly at the Park's Urban Gleaners free food mart on Monday afternoon.

#pdxFedi #pdx

Show threadPhilip Mallegol-HansenApr 15

@ansate If that’s what works for people, I’m not opposed. But for the sake of putting ideas out there: Would be cool to maybe do like a weekday at lunch sometime.

Going to the office is often my primary reason for coming into town, so combining the two could be swell.

@pdxfedi

Show threadJustin PotApr 15
@ansate I'm interested! Sunday afternoons are workable provided it's mid-to-late afternoon
Show threadSherri Koehler (she/her)Apr 16
@ansate the 26th might work well for me, depending on my energy.