h3donist
Well-known member
I have just got home after travelling back from Sheffield, and the first ever UK Meetup of A Lonely Life members...and I have to say I have had the best time ever. 
We met in the Peace Gardens (although as it was a hot day and there was a mini funfair and stalls it might has well have been called the Chaos and Bedlam Gardens). There were four of us in the end, sadly Scootch had been delayed and was unable to come but myself, ItsMyLife, Serephina and her friend (I'm so so sorry Serephina but I cannot remember his name!) met and had a fantastic day together.
We went to a cafe where we got to know each other and discovered each other's lives, hobbies and loves, our time on ALL and our reasons for joining. From there we moved onto the Winter Gardens, and a look round the Millennium Center, we saw The Crucible, The Leadmill concert venue, then went for dinner at a lovely bar (just before it got a bit busy) and had an evening of laughter and companionship.
Other highlights included shops called Mooch and Nosh, Liza Minelli, a giant inflatable "thingy", a 100 year old lady's letters from around the world, four chord Mika songs, random menu item ordering, watching a wall of rain hurtle towards us, a crooked painting (and the amount of annoyance it caused) the Great Car Hunt, urinal CCTV and star spotting on The Sheffield Walk of Fame.
It was with a heavy heart that I said goodbye to my new found friends, but I knew that, for one day at least, we were no longer lonely because we had made the effort to fight back, to emerge from behind our computer screens and each out to each other. I spent the rest of the night, and indeed all of today feeling happy that Allfest had been a complete success and I hope the others felt the same way.
My sincere hope is that Allfest UK happens again, both here and in other countries, where we bridge the gaps between geography and lifestyle. I feel like I've made some genuine, real life friends - and I'm richer for that experience. I thank Itsmylife and Serephina and her friend for taking the expense and effort of travelling a long way to meet up. To others reading this, please don't suffer loneliness in silence, don't wait for people to find you; organise an Allfest in your country/region - even if just one other person attends, it will be worth it I promise.
Now I know some of you want pictures but I will respect the attendees of allfest who do not want pictures of themselves uploaded to the internet. However I do have some non-identifying photos of the day that I will upload shortly.
Thanks
We met in the Peace Gardens (although as it was a hot day and there was a mini funfair and stalls it might has well have been called the Chaos and Bedlam Gardens). There were four of us in the end, sadly Scootch had been delayed and was unable to come
but myself, ItsMyLife, Serephina and her friend (I'm so so sorry Serephina but I cannot remember his name!) met and had a fantastic day together.We went to a cafe where we got to know each other and discovered each other's lives, hobbies and loves, our time on ALL and our reasons for joining. From there we moved onto the Winter Gardens, and a look round the Millennium Center, we saw The Crucible, The Leadmill concert venue, then went for dinner at a lovely bar (just before it got a bit busy) and had an evening of laughter and companionship.
Other highlights included shops called Mooch and Nosh, Liza Minelli, a giant inflatable "thingy", a 100 year old lady's letters from around the world, four chord Mika songs, random menu item ordering, watching a wall of rain hurtle towards us, a crooked painting (and the amount of annoyance it caused) the Great Car Hunt, urinal CCTV and star spotting on The Sheffield Walk of Fame.
It was with a heavy heart that I said goodbye to my new found friends, but I knew that, for one day at least, we were no longer lonely because we had made the effort to fight back, to emerge from behind our computer screens and each out to each other. I spent the rest of the night, and indeed all of today feeling happy that Allfest had been a complete success and I hope the others felt the same way.
My sincere hope is that Allfest UK happens again, both here and in other countries, where we bridge the gaps between geography and lifestyle. I feel like I've made some genuine, real life friends - and I'm richer for that experience. I thank Itsmylife and Serephina and her friend for taking the expense and effort of travelling a long way to meet up. To others reading this, please don't suffer loneliness in silence, don't wait for people to find you; organise an Allfest in your country/region - even if just one other person attends, it will be worth it I promise.
Now I know some of you want pictures but I will respect the attendees of allfest who do not want pictures of themselves uploaded to the internet. However I do have some non-identifying photos of the day that I will upload shortly.
Thanks
