If we really want to meet at VLSB sufficiently strongly and are that confident the door will be locked, we could get someone to camp out there and let everyone in. This strategy should actually work for any building on campus. Any Cal students have a pick for other buildings we could crash? Though I actually like outdoor spaces, so if that's where we end up I won't be unhappy. I wish I could get people to internalize the idea that the rules don't apply to them more generally. The rules stopped applying to me sometime around Spring of 2007.

We can also meet at my house, but more than 10-12 people can't really fit at all comfortably so was planning on having the after party at my place which will naturally filter away some people that don't want to stay out late.

Don't assume we spend all our time talking about the deep, ultimate truths of the universe. Last time, we spend far more time talking about our lives and social rationality than (in the one example I remember occurring) the computability of the universe. If you want to socialize, there's no real pressure to be thinking "DEEP THOUGHTS". People (around here) tend to be biased against changing their routines and trying new things, so you should try to correct in the other direction. I promise you will enjoy yourself.