On Tue, 21 Dec 2010 07:55:51 +0000 Alan Bell <alan.b...@theopenlearningcentre.com> wrote:
> Hi all, > > Take a moment to look forward to your impending long weekend of seasonal > festivities with close family, distant relatives, and the > not-quite-distant-enough ones. Think of the present opening, the joy of > seeing another pair of socks, the screams of rage that inform you that > Ben 10 was last years hot thing and a completely inappropriate present > to have given this year. Just think about the meal of curiously burned > stuffing inside a not-quite-cooked turkey which you will then smother > with cranberry jam for no apparent culinary purpose. Spare a moment to > consider the bowl of sprouts and the fun of watching adults attempting > to fool children into thinking they are edible. Perhaps after the meal > someone will suggest that you all play a board game together, won’t that > be fun! The best you can hope for is that they will all be asleep before > the Dr Who Christmas special starts. > > If these thoughts of Christmas have left you in need of a stiff drink, > don’t worry you are not alone, and we have a plan. The Ubuntu UK > Christmas event will be held *tonight*, December 21st from 7PM at The > Hub Islington http://islington.the-hub.net/public/ > > Hub Islington is just a 2 minute walk from Angel tube station (Northern > Line). > > Address: Hub Islington, Candid Arts Trust, 5 Torrens Street, London, > EC1V 1NQ, UK > > It is through a dark little door on the right at the end of Torrens > Street and up loads of stairs, I will put a sign on the door. > > You can register your attendance here http://ubunt.eu/c2 (launchpad > account required - or just turn up). We would invite you to bring some > Christmas and/or Ubuntu themed nibbles and optionally a bottle of > something to ward off the cold (there will be a £5 collection on the > door to pay for the room hire). Take an evening out to relax with > friends and steel yourself for what is to come. > > No Sprouts > Top selling job there Alan :D Sadly I won’t be able to make it but, I see many are already on their way to the venue http://bit.ly/eV9axG -- Steve Cook (Yorvyk) http://lubuntu.net -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
