Author Topic: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.  (Read 110688 times)

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #750 on: August 17, 2010, 12:20:45 AM »
nice, I'm NoVA too I live in Loudoun though so theres like nothing to do...ever...


Fuuuu---- I live in Loudoun too!  Right on the edge of Fairfax.  Its weird that I've bumped into more people who live in Loudoun than I've expected...

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #751 on: August 17, 2010, 01:29:37 AM »
I'm in Alexandria. \o\ /o/

Unfortunately, Otakon's the only con I go to.

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #752 on: August 17, 2010, 02:24:53 AM »
You live in Alexandria? You have no bloody excuse to not attend AUSA, it's right there. >_>
[22:40:12] <Drake> "guys i donwloaded esod but its not workan"
[22:40:21] <Drake> REPORTED
[22:40:25] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> PROBATED
[22:40:30] <Drake> ORGASM
[22:40:32] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> FUCK YEAH

[22:28:39] <Edible> Mafia would be a much easier game if we were playing "spot the asshole"

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #753 on: August 17, 2010, 02:56:57 AM »
Fuuuu---- I live in Loudoun too!  Right on the edge of Fairfax.  Its weird that I've bumped into more people who live in Loudoun than I've expected...

Yeah I'm in Sterling, and wait theres more people in Loudoun??

You live in Alexandria? You have no bloody excuse to not attend AUSA, it's right there. >_>
yeah it really is right there, you could just get a day pass since the con is small so they still offer single day passes.

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #754 on: August 17, 2010, 05:33:02 PM »
You live in Alexandria? You have no bloody excuse to not attend AUSA, it's right there. >_>

I'll just use the same excuse I used last year when you said the same thing. <_<

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #755 on: August 17, 2010, 05:48:26 PM »
I'll just use the same excuse I used last year when you said the same thing. <_<
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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #756 on: August 18, 2010, 12:05:40 AM »
Yeah I'm in Sterling, and wait theres more people in Loudoun??
yeah it really is right there, you could just get a day pass since the con is small so they still offer single day passes.

Sterling?  Me too!  I live right next to Bloom.  I go to DHS.  -is exposing information-

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #757 on: August 18, 2010, 01:51:52 AM »
Anime USA (Nov. 12-14, in DC), Katsucon (Feb. 18-20, in DC), Zenkaikon (Mar 18-20, in Philadelphia), to name a few around Baltimore/DC area.

It's a pity I'm all the way over up in Oregon, or else I'd definitely be up for bugging you people over at them other cons.

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #758 on: August 18, 2010, 03:46:24 AM »
It's a pity I'm all the way over up in Oregon, or else I'd definitely be up for bugging you people over at them other cons.
You move to the east coast maaaaaan.  East coast is best coast maaaan!

Sterling?  Me too!
Augh... everyone either lives way the hell away or kinda-sorta-maybe-somewhat-close-driving-distance to Baltimore.  But no-one actually lives here, except some random person on #sm who I hardly talk to, and don't even remember their name.  Gah!

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #759 on: August 18, 2010, 08:29:24 AM »
Augh... everyone either lives way the hell away or kinda-sorta-maybe-somewhat-close-driving-distance to Baltimore.  But no-one actually lives here, except some random person on #sm who I hardly talk to, and don't even remember their name.  Gah!

Baltimore isn't thaaat far away...I usually head up there every month or so to play fighting games with my friends and they usually head over to my house to play board games. It's just you're never going to get anything done during the week day when the Beltway is all jammed up.

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #760 on: August 31, 2010, 04:03:54 PM »

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Augh... everyone either lives way the hell away or kinda-sorta-maybe-somewhat-close-driving-distance to Baltimore.

Actually, Sterling is like a 45 min.-1 hr. drive all the way to Baltimore. Not too shabby a drive. Mushroom, Hatate and I made the drive up there for Otakon for Saturday and Sunday, and I've been driven up to Baltimore for Otakon 2008 and 2009.

Anyone possibly going to Katsucon? It's at the Gaylord Convention Center in D.C. Mushroom and I will be going as other Touhou characters. It's really small compared to Otakon, but is considerably cheaper and looks just as fun.

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #761 on: August 31, 2010, 04:47:02 PM »
Hmm, going all the way out to that area again would probably be too expensive for me.


...but you should totally recruit all the other Touhou cosplayers you see. :|b

http://ryuukyunplaysstuff.tumblr.com/ read about me playing league i guess

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #762 on: August 31, 2010, 04:49:06 PM »
KatsuCon is planned for me, though I won't be taking part in the Touhou panel (it'll be nice to watch one for once). Near as I can tell, Silentsword will be submitting for that one, with Kunai, Yucari and Solamarle assisting.
[22:40:12] <Drake> "guys i donwloaded esod but its not workan"
[22:40:21] <Drake> REPORTED
[22:40:25] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> PROBATED
[22:40:30] <Drake> ORGASM
[22:40:32] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> FUCK YEAH

[22:28:39] <Edible> Mafia would be a much easier game if we were playing "spot the asshole"

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #763 on: August 31, 2010, 06:10:21 PM »
As far as I know, at least the east-side Kool Kids (probably just Mima and I) are going to try for more cons in the area, probably Katsucon and possibly even Anime USA.  Just need to preregister and get a hotel room~

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #764 on: August 31, 2010, 07:28:34 PM »
I actually recently checked my school calendar and I actually have days off around Katsucon.

Of course, that doesn't mean I'm still not going to be swamped with work and need to catch up that weekend or want to risk a snowstorm driving all the way down like people had to deal with this year :ohdear:

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #765 on: August 31, 2010, 07:32:15 PM »
I'm starting school again and I'm broke so no way :ohdear:


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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #766 on: August 31, 2010, 09:50:29 PM »
Dammit, stop posting here! I've already conjured up and STARTED on plans for what to bring for next year.

Based on the way work's going, I hope to have my permanent engineering position by the end of this year, which means I'll be screwed in terms of vacation time until Anime Boston, so I'm making tentative plans for cons starting November-April.

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #767 on: September 01, 2010, 02:28:46 AM »
Wait, does that mean you're not doing AUSA?
[22:40:12] <Drake> "guys i donwloaded esod but its not workan"
[22:40:21] <Drake> REPORTED
[22:40:25] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> PROBATED
[22:40:30] <Drake> ORGASM
[22:40:32] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> FUCK YEAH

[22:28:39] <Edible> Mafia would be a much easier game if we were playing "spot the asshole"

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #768 on: September 01, 2010, 03:44:25 AM »
Wait, does that mean you're not doing AUSA?
I dunno. Ask my boss whether she will let me or if things will be too busy 2.5 months from now. Or ask if my potential boss will buy out my temporary worker contract and get me started early on a project engineer position. I PLAN on going, but the powers-that-be will ultimately control whether or not will be able to. The only reason I got to go to Otakon was because I quit my previous job. I had plenty of PTO, but I was about to be robbed of my time off because the other doctor working with me was quitting herself. A rather nifty coincidence that I submitted my letter of resignation less than 48 hours after she did. Oh, the faces my former boss made!

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #769 on: September 05, 2010, 12:02:42 AM »
Mima and I are definitely planning on attending Anime USA and Katsucon, but we're looking for a place to stay during the con.  Anyone have any hotel room space for two Touhou cosplayers?  We'll split the room charge.

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #770 on: September 05, 2010, 12:30:23 AM »
We could most likely shack you up for KatsuCon, considering my room last year was just Reddyne, Solamarle and me, and I don't think we'll be adding anyone to that unless Mefidex goes.

AUSA...it would depend on whether or not Reddyne can get the time off, because I don't think we can jam 8 into a 4-person room given how many of those 8 are cosplayers.
[22:40:12] <Drake> "guys i donwloaded esod but its not workan"
[22:40:21] <Drake> REPORTED
[22:40:25] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> PROBATED
[22:40:30] <Drake> ORGASM
[22:40:32] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> FUCK YEAH

[22:28:39] <Edible> Mafia would be a much easier game if we were playing "spot the asshole"

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #771 on: September 06, 2010, 04:45:20 AM »
You move to the east coast maaaaaan.  East coast is best coast maaaan!


Hahaha. No. You will never catch me entering Gibson's Sprawl willingly. I'm a left-coast radical.
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Edit: California can go to hell (ie, the place between coasts) too.
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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #772 on: September 06, 2010, 05:56:31 AM »
We could most likely shack you up for KatsuCon, considering my room last year was just Reddyne, Solamarle and me, and I don't think we'll be adding anyone to that unless Mefidex goes.

AUSA...it would depend on whether or not Reddyne can get the time off, because I don't think we can jam 8 into a 4-person room given how many of those 8 are cosplayers.
That'd be awesome.  Just let us know which way the plans solidify, and if we can stay how much our share of the room would be.

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #773 on: September 06, 2010, 07:21:43 AM »
actually I'm debating about inviting my friend along for AUSA and rather than subjecting him to staying at my place then commuting to the con, I might just get a room so if Kilga's room is overcrowded I could probably use the roommates.

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #774 on: September 06, 2010, 01:09:03 PM »
Hahaha. No. You will never catch me entering Gibson's Sprawl willingly. I'm a left-coast radical.
 :D
Edit: California can go to hell (ie, the place between coasts) too.
I've noticed that as far as cons go, there is this great divide between west and east coasts. It seems to me you've got quite the crowd stretching up and down the US and extending into Mooseland. Then 2500 miles of nothing except for poor Ruro and UK floating about in this sea of purgatory out in the middle of nowhere. After that, it's pretty clear to me that the east coast crowd is rather well defined. It's kinda disappointing because there's no simple way to traverse the gap.
That'd be awesome.  Just let us know which way the plans solidify, and if we can stay how much our share of the room would be.
I'll try and test the waters a bit before asking for the time off about a month in advance. I'd really like to go, but I don't want to bite the hand that feeds, either. It's a very nice hand, too. Still, cosplay shouldn't be too much of a worry this time as I'd rather not wear out any costume before I care to and the two plans I have for next year will need to wait a bit since I was robbed of my sewing machine by my own flesh and blood. Hence, I'll have one good sized hunk of luggage that could fit two costumes at best. No cross, sword, or fire/ice spell. I don't mind sleeping on the floor in the corner of the room so long as no one decides to play hopscotch on my face, either.

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #775 on: September 06, 2010, 02:53:54 PM »
I'm on the East Coast Reddyne. AnUSA is only about 50ish miles from me. Otakon maybe 80 or 100 (I don't know that one as well). But, I live in Virginia so I'm not QUITE in the miasma of nothingness :P.



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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #776 on: September 06, 2010, 03:51:53 PM »
I think he's thinking of K4U, who is indeed with Ruro in the miasma of nothing that is the midwest.
[22:40:12] <Drake> "guys i donwloaded esod but its not workan"
[22:40:21] <Drake> REPORTED
[22:40:25] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> PROBATED
[22:40:30] <Drake> ORGASM
[22:40:32] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> FUCK YEAH

[22:28:39] <Edible> Mafia would be a much easier game if we were playing "spot the asshole"

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #777 on: September 06, 2010, 04:03:00 PM »
Then there's Mode, who's way way way out in the middle of nowhere (a.k.a. Nebraska).

...I might just get a room so if Kilga's room is overcrowded I could probably use the roommates.
Cool, I'll keep you in mind.  \o/

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #778 on: September 07, 2010, 02:50:09 AM »
I'm on the East Coast Reddyne. AnUSA is only about 50ish miles from me. Otakon maybe 80 or 100 (I don't know that one as well). But, I live in Virginia so I'm not QUITE in the miasma of nothingness :P.
Wot?! So then your goings-on 6 months ago were naught but a sham?

Well, whatever. Still, there's a very distinct gap between the two crowds with few of us in between. The first comparison I thought of involved the anode and cathode used in electrolysis with scant few ions left in between. Stupid nerd.

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Re: Otakon 2010 - July 30-August 1, Baltimore MD.
« Reply #779 on: September 07, 2010, 03:00:38 AM »
My going-ons 6 months ago reached an unexpected conclusion that involved me remaining here. For better or for worse. Still am not sure.