Today I stepped out of my comfort zone and went to the NC Art Museum to meet up with some folks I’d never met before. And I went by myself. This is huge! For me, anyways. 
I read The Friendly Atheist, and last week he mentioned a local meetup group of atheists, agnostics, freethinkers, and humanists so I thought I’d check it out. It turned out they had a meetup set for today at the NC Art Museum, and since I’d been wanting to go there anyways, I thought it would be a good idea.
I’m really glad I went. I met some really nice folks and we all had lunch afterwards at Bear Rock Cafe. The museum was fun, and I’d love to go back with someone who appreciates art a little more. Not that these guys don’t, but we spent more time talking and making jokes about the art than really admiring it.
All in all, it was a good day, and I look forward to hanging out with them again.
Cool! Glad you’ve found a good group there. And kudos for getting out there and meeting random new people – never easy.
Freethinker groups seem to be springing up like mushrooms after rain these days. One just started near me too. They’re a nice bunch – it’ll be interesting to see how it develops.