Get Geeky South Bay

Meetup.com now in use for the Get Geeky

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:03:40 -0700

Just a note for those using the RSS feed to check in on our Get Geeky events, we are now using Meetup.com to schedule and handle RSVP’s. Please check in and RSVP there.

http://www.meetup.com/getgeekysouthbay/

Thanks, and I look forward to getting geeky with you all tonight!

June 2010 Get Geeky

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:01:39 -0700

It’s that time again! The June edition of the Get Geeky South Bay.
We are currently soliciting ideas for a new venue, so please let us know a good place.

We’re now on Meetup.com, so sign up there to get notifications and to RSVP.

http://www.meetup.com/getgeekysouthbay/

Los Angeles g33k d1nner

Wed, 19 May 2010 19:04:30 -0700

Los Angeles g33k d1nner:

It’s a chill scene. No uber networking, self-promotion or company promotion. Just be cool. We’re all friends you haven’t met yet.

Get Geeky in May!

Sun, 16 May 2010 10:30:48 -0700

So it’s that Monday tomorrow, and the Get Geeky South Bay is on and at the usual place, the Red Car Brewery in Torrance. There’s a lot to talk about this month, with Facebook privacy in the news, a possible upcoming iPhone, and more. Come on out and join us!

The Get Geeky is meant to be a casual gathering of ‘geeks’ over beers (or whatever your drink preference is). We’d love to see you there, and love it even more if you brought a friend. The more the geekier!

Changing tactics

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:48:42 -0700

The past few Get Geeky’s have been a bit low on turnout. The few of us who do come have a great time discussing everything from Android to copyright law to Apple iPad sales. Unfortunately, this event hasn’t quite become what I’d envisioned, and that’s my own fault. I’m just not a born promoter.

For the Get Geeky to really shine as a great event, we need more people. The more people that we can get to show up, the better it is for all of us (theoretically). So with that in mind, I’m going to try utilizing Meetup.com for our monthly gathering. I’d like feedback on this though.

Would receiving a monthly email reminder be annoying? Is this blog and Twitter enough for you?

March Edition of the Get Geeky!

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:16:20 -0700

It’s that time again folks. Come on by the Red Car Brewery tonight at 7PM for some beer, food, and good chats on anything geeky. We are a local group that gathers for fun, no requirements other than you like to chat about things internet/tech/creative. We are freelance designers, copywriters, engineers, and more.

Here are directions.

Lucky Baldwin's Belgian Beerfest

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:52:36 -0800

Lucky Baldwins bar in Pasadena (yes I know it’s not the South Bay) has a delicious festival twice each year featuring over 50 Belgian Beers on tap. The festival goes for 3 weeks straight, and I plan on attending this Saturday from about 3-7pm, and I hope to see some of you there! http://luckybaldwins.com/NewIndex.html

/via Kelly Sims Great Get Geeky last night. We had a new person...

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:38:20 -0800

/via Kelly Sims

Great Get Geeky last night. We had a new person show up last night, Art Wong. Welcome Art!

First meetup for 2010!

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:33:00 -0800

It’s the first Get Geeky of 2010! Tonight is our first meeting of the year, and I know we have a couple new faces coming tonight. I’m looking forward to getting out of the rain and sharing a few beers with everyone.

As always, details of the meet are in the sidebar over yonder. 3rd Monday of the month, Red Car Brewery in Torrance. Remember to bring some cash to help pay for your food & drinks.

See you tonight!

Get Geeky for 2010

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:25:48 -0800

Happy new year everyone! I hope your 2009 ended well, and that 2010 brings you all the happiness it can. 2009 was a big year for geeks and the tech industry as a whole. 2010 looks to be even bigger. We should have plenty to talk about!

This month our Get Geeky lands on the 18th. 7PM to whenever (usually 9ish) at the Red Car Brewery in Torrance. I’m once again considering some alternate venues for this year. If you know of any place in the South Bay, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, etc. that works well for informal gatherings let me know via our Twitter account @southbaygeeks.

Remember, if you know any geeks/creatives/techs that would enjoy the Get Geeky, then by all means let them know!

Now go Get Geeky!

Happy holidays!

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:43:50 -0800

Next Monday is when we would normally have our Get Geeky South Bay get together, but it’s the holidays, so we’re going to hold off until January. Go get geeky with your family, because we know they love you for it.

Have a wonderful holiday season everyone. I look forward to starting 2010 off in a geeky way.

Kelly

Local Coworking Spots

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:19:13 -0800

As some of us are freelancers without a typical office, I thought I’d share a few local coworking spots in the area. If you aren’t familiar with coworking, there are a few places you can check out for more details. Coworking has been a growing phenomenon all across the globe, with many locations in the U.S. as well.

Over in Los Angeles there is BLANKSPACES. From their site:

Los Angeles’ #1 Coworking office space

Introducing BLANKSPACES, a modern, flexible workspace that inspires creativity, promotes occupational freedom, and builds collaborative communities. A place where well-designed form meets well-appointed function. Available by-the-day, monthly, or year-to-year.

BLANKSPACES is specifically designed to meet your changing professional needs and change the way you think about where you work. Whether you are looking for Office Space or a Virtual Office in Los Angeles, we invite you to Work Wide Open. Take us up on a free trial today!

I’ve tried them out and they are fantastic. They are a bit far for me personally (hint, hint. Open a South Bay location!), but lately I’ve been considering a part-time plan just to get out amongst other creatives.

Another spot, not open yet, is The CoLoft in Santa Monica. From their website:

We are a community driven endeavor that has never really been a fan of the whole “corporate” atmosphere. Stuffy suits, stuffy bosses, and worst of all, stuffy environments.

We believe that work, and work environments, should be enjoyable. Most of us spend more time working than anything else, so why should it be anything but that? That’s why we created the CoLoft. The main theme here is that we work better together, not alone. The CoLoft is a place where you can come in to get some work done, run your business, and converse with like-minded people. It’s a place for entrepreneurs, freelancers, designers, developers, artists, small business owners, and more. At Coloft people come to work, network, and prosper.

Follow BLANKSPACES on Twitter, as well as The Coloft. If there are more, let me know with replies on our Twitter account.

Freelancer Frolic 2009

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:02:18 -0800

Freelancer Frolic 2009:

Multi-group holiday event for freelancers. Groups participating include:

empowerLA
The Los Angeles Small Business Owners Group
The Los Angeles Freelance Meetup
Biznik LA
Blankspaces
MarKyr Media

Also see the Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=213421506759

Who's counting anyway?

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:50:36 -0800

I think this will be #7, but counting has never been my forte. Yes, it’s that time again folks. Our monthly Get Geeky South Bay meetup. We had 2 new faces last month and had a really great time. I’d really love to see some more new faces, so if you are interested at all, come on down!

We are a gathering of geeks, but the term is loosely applied here. We are from diverse backgrounds such as web design, copywriting, 3D graphics, cognitive engineering and more. We are freelancers as well as those still stuck working for the man.

The purpose of the Get Geeky is to bring people from various tech/design/creative pursuits in the south of Los Angeles into one spot to hopefully spur conversation, friendship and work.

Here is a short list of fellow Get Geeky members, starting with myself:

So Monday, November 16, at 7PM, come on over to the Red Car Brewery in Torrance and share a beer with us. No pressure, just a casual gathering of geeks. We meet every month on the 3rd Monday of the month.

We’d love to meet you, so come on out!

Get Geeky South Bay #5

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:05:50 -0700

How’s that for an uninspiring title?

Mark your planner, Google Calendar, iCal, Outlook or whatever you use. The next Get Geeky is scheduled as usual on the third Monday of the month, and this August it’s the 24th. Time is the same, 7PM to 9PM (or whenever we leave).

The venue is our tried and true Red Car Brewery in Torrance. The Red Car Brewery has fantastic beer, great food and a great setting for a casual get together.

What is the Get Geeky? It’s a casual gathering of creative and technology minded folks in the South Bay Los Angeles area. A place to meet, make friends, start business relationships, hang out. It’s a place to talk shop, with people who might actually understand what you’re saying for a change.

Who are we? So far, we are web designers, copywriters, UI designers, engineers, graphic designers, freelancers and more.

We’d love to see you there. Please RSVP if you can so we can make sure to have enough seating available. http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4228846/

Please retweet!

Get Geeky South Bay #4

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:32:52 -0700

Hey, South Bay Geeks!

We’ve been getting together for a little while now, and it’s time to step it up a little.
Our vision for this group is that of an established community of creativity, expertise and support.
To that end, we want to know what you would like to get out of it.
Guest speakers? Workshops? Job leads? Field trips? Matching tattoos?
What part of your creative/professional life could use some help?

That’s the focus of our next meetup. Be there and tell us what you’re looking for!

Date is Monday July 20

7:00 PM to 9 PM or whenever we get kicked out.

RSVP at Upcoming so we can plan for seating!

South Bay Geek Meet #3 at Red Car Brewery (Monday April 27, 2009) - Upcoming

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

South Bay Geek Meet #3 at Red Car Brewery (Monday April 27, 2009) - Upcoming:

Calling all you South Bay webby, techy, write-y, creative and/or freelance-y types! We liked our first meetup so much we’ve decided we should probably keep doing it.

And we want you there to do it with us!
See you there!

You can also follow updates on Twitter at http://twitter.com/southbaygeeks or at http://getgeekysouthbay.com

Please RSVP close to the event, or reply to the Twitter account so that I can make sure we have enough seats for everyone.

Red Car Brewery for South Bay Geek Meetup (via Kelly Sims)

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Red Car Brewery for South Bay Geek Meetup (via Kelly Sims)

South Bay Geek Meetup: The Reckoning at Red Car Brewery (Monday March 23, 2009) - Upcoming

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700

South Bay Geek Meetup: The Reckoning at Red Car Brewery (Monday March 23, 2009) - Upcoming:

Calling all you South Bay webby, techy, write-y, creative and/or freelance-y types! We liked our first meetup so much we’ve decided we should probably keep doing it.

And we want you there to do it with us!
See you there!

You can also follow updates on Twitter at http://twitter.com/southbaygeeks

Please RSVP close to the event, or reply to the Twitter account so that I can make sure we have enough seats for everyone.

1st South Bay Geek Meetup (via Kelly Sims)

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800

1st South Bay Geek Meetup (via Kelly Sims)