Hey, Shapelings in DC, Baltimore, and environs, please contact me! Shapeling Kate217 is setting up a meetup next month, and I don’t want to put the details right on the site, so I need the contact info of anyone who’s interested. (Then I will probably pass you off to Kate217, who is about 29305802 times of a better planner than I am.)

Brand-new email address is babyflavored at gmail dot com.

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22 Responses

  1. Charlotte says:

    FJ, this is totally off topic, but I love your email address. :)

  2. fillyjonk says:

    Yeah, I felt weird using shapelyprose at gmail, because it was supposed to be for all of us only I ended up being the only one using it. But fillyjonk, babydonut, AND piggy.moo were all taken! I like this one a lot, though.

  3. Sweet Machine says:

    All variations of Sweet Machine were taken too! What is up, gmail copycats/superfans?

  4. fillyjonk says:

    I’m figuring fillyjonk was taken by a Tove Janssen fan, but piggy.moo? That’s GOT to be a Shapeling.

  5. Sweet Machine says:

    Right, I mean, I’ll buy that there are other Mark Doty fans out there, but every possible variation of the same poem title? Piggy.moo is for sure a Shapeling — or the person who originally wrote the graffiti! Maybe there’s a real Piggy Moo!

  6. Piper says:

    Kate, if anyone decides that they want to have a meeting
    in Detroit, can you post something? I tried to start a
    size acceptance group and got no responses? I was
    kind of surprised but then again, I wasn’t. Of course,
    you have my email address but lately, I have been
    having problems receiving emails. I think if net neutrality
    is erased, then maybe people will finally start to believe
    my conspiracy theories or maybe not. Anyway, glad that
    you guys are having a meeting.

  7. kate217 says:

    You can also contact me directly at capaciouspantaloons at gmail (Thanks, Meowzer!)

  8. meowser says:

    I inspired someone’s email addy! Wowza!

    Re Ehrenreich: I’m pretty sure she meant to be unintentionally ridiculous, but that’s not really her long suit as a writer. That piece was a pretty serious elevator-fart.

  9. meowser says:

    That is, “I’m pretty sure she meant to be intentionally ridiculous.” Damn, I wish these posts were editable sometimes, I typez faster than I thinkz.

  10. vanessa says:

    I’m in DC! Email address: vsteck@gmail.com
    Yay!

  11. Sniper says:

    That is, ā€œI’m pretty sure she meant to be intentionally ridiculous.ā€

    I think so too, but it was still pretty damned nasty.

  12. Tish says:

    Re Ehrenreich: Unoriginal–the Kids in the Hall were touring with a sketch with that exact premise all summer. I think they captured the ridiculousness more appropriately.

  13. kate217 says:

    Meowzer, you inspire me in more ways than I can count. :D

  14. meowser says:

    **gets choked up**

  15. sarah says:

    Barbara Ehrenreich is disappointing me — I loved Nickeled and Dimed. I wondered if she was doing a Modest Proposal-ly thing, but it fell flat, imo. Anyhoo, sorry for bogarting this meet-up thread!

  16. shoutz says:

    Everyone who goes must promise to give kate217 big hugs from me on an hourly basis. :)

  17. kate217 says:

    Thanks, Shoutz. BTW, hug the family for me, please.

  18. Carrie says:

    In the environz (for now). Drop me a line at carrie [at] edbites [.] com

  19. JR says:

    I’m in the DC area and would enjoy meeting other Shapelings.
    You can email me at jrho.jrho at gmail dot com.

  20. CJ_in_VA says:

    I’m just south of DC! I’d really like to be included.

    aurora96 at comcast dot net

  21. kate217 says:

    Hi all,

    There’s a group of us meeting in Old Town Alexandria on Saturday the 19th. If you want to be included and haven’t already let me know. please e-mail me at capaciouspantaloons at gmail dot com.