Would you be interested to meet in Santa Cruz?
Aside from being social and all that, it would be neat to be not-strangers if you were interested in carpooling to car-distance meetups.
I'm a grad student at UC Santa Cruz. I'm in Baskin Engineering most of the time.
Are you a student? If you're on campus we could meet, otherwise there's lots of time to talk on the way to Berkeley.
The thing I miss the most about Berkeley is the food. I like the fast food in Berkeley a lot better than in Santa Cruz. I really want to get food at I.B.'s Hoagies (on south side of campus, on Durant) if possible. Thai Basil is another favorite.
Last month, about 7 people showed up to the Berkeley LW meet-up. To build on that success, we will be meeting on Saturday, October 9 at 7 PM at the Starbucks at 2224 Shattuck Avenue. I'll be there with a sign saying "If you read Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality, come talk to me." Last time, we chatted at the Starbucks for about an hour then went somewhere for dinner, so don't feel like you have to eat before you come. Hope to see you there!