See ya next week

[gordonzola]

Unless you're in Minneapolis. That's where I'll be until 5/27. anarqueso and I are attending the first U.S. Conference for Democratic Workplaces. We've been trying to make this happen for years. I hope it doesn't suck. ;)

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[surlygrrrl.livejournal.com]

i don't know if you're gonna check your email again, but i'll say this just in case: be sure to call me on my cell, cos i won't answer the house phone if i don't recognize the number.
see you soon!

[gordonzola.livejournal.com]

cool. just sent you an e-mail too. I'm not leaving until tomorrow, but after I go to work toady, I don't know if I'll be on a computer again until I get back to town.

[magpiesf.livejournal.com]

thats the kind of thing i really wish the ifbma (international federation of bike messenger associations, of which i am one of the "founders") would be able to do... but imagine something with even more potential for disarray in organization, and youre about where we are :)

of course, our annual "conferences" are more focussed on the racing, partying, and extended family reunion part of the event, and not so much the "getting things done" portion, despite some of our attempts. im even starting to slack off at this point, cause its just gotten too frustrating to deal with a bunch of people who would rather get drunk and ride around than actually sit down and try to organize something that could benefit all of us - and then complain all year of the things that an organized body could help with.

people are starting to up and just start their own little projects out of sheer need to do *something*, though - i started messengers.org well-nigh 10 years ago, and now weve also got a startup emergency fund to help messengers who have been injured on the job and dont have insurance, or even, in many cases, workers comp. right now someones also starting up a media monitoring organization to run around calling "journalists" on so much of the one-sided, poorly-researched drivel that gets published about messengers... so i guess were making progress. i guess its just frustrating that things we all ought to be doing *together* end up having to be organized by one person who simply gets fed up with waiting for everyone to hop on board, and takes the initiative...

whoops. venting! look what you triggered!

have a great time in mpls. nice city, i should visit again sometime. ill be gone for 5 days when you get back, so i wont see you two for nearly 2 weeks! how will i survive?

[rzr-grl.livejournal.com]

Am I to buy us ballgame tickets in your absence?

[gordonzola.livejournal.com]

oh, good question. ya know what? call me at work. I'm leaving right now but I'll be in after 1.

[rzr-grl.livejournal.com]

It is done! Bring kleenex for the nosebleed.

[gordonzola.livejournal.com]

hey, we must be in the front row! ;)

[usedtobeme.livejournal.com]

wow. good luck

[purejuice.livejournal.com]

the land of cheese curds and so much more. you know they squeak when you bite 'em?
no, that's the perch.
no, it's the cambodians....

Man, I could use a democratic workplace right about now

[felicks.livejournal.com]

Good luck

Re: Man, I could use a democratic workplace right about now

[gordonzola.livejournal.com]

someday I'd hope to have a workable, exportable model instead of the luck of the draw system we have now. then we'll be coming to your workplace too.

[defenestr8r.livejournal.com]

Even if it does suck, you'll be in Minneapolis which doesn't suck. Try to go see a show while you're there.....


And when you get back I will be in San Francisco camped out at the cheese counter eating all the free samples.