Cardiff Sci-Fi Society (original) (raw)

Hey Sci-Fi Peeps,

S'up? Well. Here we are again. Another week older, probably not a week wiser, but never mind, it's not our fault, it's the University's for stealing our brain-thinkings... By which I mean - 'my brain is mush today, so have a familiar looking email with some bits changed in it'.

1. Friday Film - Same Place, Different Time this week... 6.30pm at Birt Acres, so get there early. This week the film is Scott Pilgrim vs the World, which is awesome and if you haven't seen it you should totally come along. See imdb or wiki for details.

2. The Union's having an AGM and we have to take four soc members with us (preferably students, but I suspect just members will do in a pinch), so if you're interested in the democratic process of the Union and you can attend, please let Cat or I know so we can have you report to a doctor so we can check you over for brainwashing and then come along to the Union on Feb 17th (That's this Thursday) at 6.30pm in the Great Hall.

In all seriousness we do actually need people to volunteer for this otherwise we're going to have to volunteer them on their behalf again and that never ends well. The AGM is always dull as hell and overruns, but I suggest bringing pens and notebooks, reading material and/or music to make it more bearable. Also, I can't promise that there will be sugary sweets and/or chocolate for those who give up their time, but I'm sure something can be arranged. (Sometimes it's amusing as well as being tedious, last year the guys behind us brought beer and a pizza and had a small party.)

3. Monday Milgi Meetings as per, Monday at Milgi from 7.30pm but I'm not going to be sending out any more emails about this because it happens every week and you should have it written down on a beermat or something by now. (I know I have, which, now I come think of it, is possibly why I keep missing them.)

4. We're having a Food Party on the 19th (that's next Saturday), starting at about 8pm. For those of you who've never been to one of our food parties before the principle is thus: Make some foody thing that is loosely Sci-Fi based. Bring it to the party. Watch everyone go oooh. Eat it.

Suggestions - In the past we've had; Gingerbread Redshirts, cake that was pie, Klingon Gagh, Bloodwine, Jelly Babies, Jaffa cakes (with Jaffa symbols on them), CMOT Dibbler's suspicious looking sausages-inna-bun, Fish Custard, Pan-Galactic Gargle-Blasters, Sonic Screwdrivers (another drink), Stargate Brownie, jelly brains, a banana and a whole bunch of other stuff. ...Use your imagination!

Now with facebook link! - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129354007133847

5. There's an Event coming to Cardiff, The Cardiff International Comic Expo! It's on Saturday the 26th and you can go to the website or the Facebook Group for more details, but the main thing is that this time the Expo is coming to us, so we (I) don't have to try and work out coaches, trains, minibuses or hotels for twenty people! (Thank goodness.) If you want me to arrange a mass outing to the Expo it can be done, on the other hand if you'd rather not meet up that's fine too, and if you'd like to buzz 'round the Con hall on your own, but meet up for lunch and then buzz off again, that's also plausible, just let me know what you're planning by emailing me here.

Website: http://www.fantasyevents.org/index.html
Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=163146757048361

Please note that this is an EXPO, not a CONVENTION. The difference is that there'll be more comics and less guests than a convention, but it's still well worth going, especially if you're into comics and want to pick up some more, or if you've always wanted to get into comics but never had the opportunity, because there's shedloads and a lot of them are very cheap.

6. Hoodies. Now is the time of reckoning. If you ordered one you need to give £10 to Cat or me asap. No money, no hoodie. They will be held to ransom if needs be.

...That is all. (Yes I know I've essentially copy/pasted the entire email from last week, you try writing emails to the same group of people for two years without repeating yourself. It's tricky, sometimes you just have to boldfacedly brazen it out.)