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Occupation Events based Social Network
Location United Kingdom
Introduction CitySocialising is an events based Socialising Network for young professionals looking to meet people in their city both online and offline through group social events. We now span over 50 cities and have around 90, 000 members nationwide wanting to make new friends. As the team behind CitySocialising we thought it might be fun to create our own blog for anyone whose interested in what's going on behind the scenes and what we're all up to in work and out of the office…
Interests Rachel: cooking & then eating/ travelling/ reading/ consuming tea & bicycling, Karis: Writing/ Sleeping/ playing in the arcades on Brighton pier, Owen:Climbing/ baking/ exploring/ real ale (mmmm, ale), Lucy: Festivals/ Gigs/ Markets/ Rockband/ Singstar/ Pub quiz, Miles: Swimming/ Eating out/ Cinema/ pubs with great Beer Gardens, Meg: Being in the kitchen/ exploring new area's in London/ quirky coffee shops/ volleyball/ tennis/ farmer's markets/ colored pens, Tom: Finding cheap pubs/ playing the guitar/ witnessing Hull City's dramatic rise (and immediate fall), Sanchita: The web/ start ups/ cooking/ checking out/ new international cities/ socialising, Shariff: Tech/ documentaries/ pondering on the oddities of life/ playing on my iphone/ thinking of new ideas for web apps.
Favorite Movies Rachel: Zoolander, Meg: Wicker Park, Tom: Shawshank Redemtion, Miles: Get Carter, Lucy: Walk The Line/Pride and Prejudice, Owen: Rushmore/Withnail & I, Karis: To Wong Foo/ Thanks for Everything/Julie Newmar'/'Everything is Illuminated', Sanchita: UP, Shariff: The Bourne Trilogy/Dancer in the dark.
Favorite Music Rachel: Anything with a good bass line, Meg: Frank Sinatra & Lady Gaga and everything in between, Tom: : How The West Was Won by Led Zeppelin & whatever's on at Glastonbury, Miles: LCD Soundsystem & Nightmares on Wax, Lucy: Beatles/ White Lies/ Oasis/ Stone Roses/ Kasabian – can’t beat a bit of Brit Pop, Owen: John Frusciante/ Johnny Cash/ A.A. Loyd, Karis: Man Man/ Fugazi/ KISS, Sanchita: chicago house/ detroit techno – melody/ phat beats & basslines, Shariff: Amon Tobin/ Curtis Mayfield/ Dj Premier/ Justice
Favorite Books Rachel: Brave new world, Meg: The Sun Also Rises, Tom: Yes Man by Danny Wallace, Miles: Casino Royale (and all other bond books), Lucy: The Tipping Point Owen: Nausea/ The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night-time, Karis: 'You Shall Know Our Velocity!' by Dave Egg, Sanchita: Girl with a dragon tattoo, Shariff: The Stranger by Camus