OK, Thursday sounds like it's best?

Calli, do you want to carpool over there and pick up meara? I can drive. (Yay!) I can meet at The Compound by 5:15-5:30. Is that do-able for you? And then we can head Hyatt-ward.

I think, with rush-hour traffic, getting to the hotel, and then getting to Mez, we should probably plan on a 6:30-ish meet-up time for dinner. Can you make that, amych?

Hmm. Thursday would have to be early for me--I have the exam from the week of training (the exam literally goes all day long) on Friday--if I don't pass it, I could be let go! So I want a good night's sleep!

Is 6:30 too late? I think that's the earliest we could get out there and get to a restaurant, post-work, pretty much any night, from Chapel Hill. I mean, maybe 6:00, but I'm just allowing for traffic and maybe having to wait for a table, etc.

That should be OK--as long as we don't have too much fun chatting or decide to watch TV or something! It's been known to happen. :)

Well, I can promise to resist TV, but I can't promise about the chatting!

I'll be happy to carpool, Amy. Meara, I turn into a pumpkin by 9 most weeknights, so much as I'd enjoy staying up until all hours talking to you and the localistas, it's unlikely. I've never been to the Mez--sounds nifty!

My co-worker who works at Mez has made us a reservation for four at 6:15, under my last name.

meara, Calli and I will pick you up around 6:00. I have your number.

See you all tomorrow!

Rawk! I'm still working on transportation, but I will be there!

Yay, sounds fun!!

In case you are keeping a nose count of people who said they might come, alas, I'll be at the start of a 53-mile, one-week backpacking trip in Washington at that time. I'm sorry to miss it, too. I used to live in the Hollywood Hills and those are some of my former stomping grounds. It would've been fun.