Author Topic: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling! (Read 85280 times)

triangles · « **Reply #120 on:** May 05, 2011, 08:29:23 PM »

Do you know how to sew and/or use a hot glue gun?

BE A BROHOU
PEER PRESSURE

Edible · « **Reply #121 on:** May 05, 2011, 08:39:07 PM »

I can sew about as well as I can cook.

Which is to say at an average level but motivation is a tremendous issue. <_<;

Reddyne · « **Reply #122 on:** May 05, 2011, 09:15:45 PM »

Quote from: triangles on May 05, 2011, 08:29:23 PM

BE A BROHOU
PEER PRESSURE

I'm working on my fourth. How about it?

triangles · « **Reply #123 on:** May 05, 2011, 09:33:28 PM »

Motivaaaaaaation!

I'm only on Touhou #3 for Otakon I SWEAR IT'LL REALLY HAPPEN THIS YEAR

Kunai-kun · « **Reply #124 on:** May 05, 2011, 10:34:09 PM »

I think I'm on my 5th for otakon?

Byakuren~

triangles · « **Reply #125 on:** May 06, 2011, 12:27:57 AM »

Nice! I really love her outfit, can't wait to see it~!

Once school gets out, I'll get cracking on Reisen. I was planning on looooong thigh high socks (which unfortunatly are wool :ohdear:) but I might downgrade in the interest of surviving Baltimore summer.

I forgot to apply for an Otakon panel, oh well. Just as well, I had so much fun last year anyway did I mention 2010 was the best Otakon I've had since 2003 thanks to you all CAUSE IT WAS :3

Menorah Jams, Pham · « **Reply #126 on:** May 06, 2011, 01:03:27 AM »

Quote from: Edible on May 05, 2011, 05:18:43 PM

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001LP0OT0/

This might need to be purchased for Otakon this year.

If they made those for MOLLE I would totally rock one to my next airsoft game.

Kunai-kun · « **Reply #127 on:** May 06, 2011, 01:16:20 AM »

Quote from: triangles on May 06, 2011, 12:27:57 AM

Just as well, I had so much fun last year anyway did I mention 2010 was the best Otakon I've had since 2003 thanks to you all CAUSE IT WAS :3

Oh, who were you dressed as?

I was the guy who did genderswapped Yuka and Sakuya, that was running the shoots on friday and Saturday.

triangles · « **Reply #128 on:** May 06, 2011, 01:24:19 AM »

I was the Meiling on Saturday :V

Seriously, prior to hooking up with Touhou peeps all my con friends were SRSBIZ COSPLAYERS and they'd dress up as things that are either uber-popular or skimpy just to get more photos which just isn't my thing at all.

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #129 on:** May 06, 2011, 02:30:10 AM »

I enjoy photos, but I think that semi popular characters are kind of a good sweet spot for photo getting. The popular ones you have to be EXCEPTIONAL at to stand out. And the skimpy ones...well...um...I don't think I'd be comfortable with pictures like that of me on the internet

;.

Menorah Jams, Pham · « **Reply #130 on:** May 06, 2011, 07:50:18 PM »

I'd totally pose in skimpy outfits if only in the hope of becoming Man-Faye of the East. :derp:

Also someone please start talking as to where the decent bars are, lest we chance Hooters being our destination

Spoiler:

Momiji · « **Reply #131 on:** May 07, 2011, 04:53:47 AM »

Quote from: ɹǝnsɹnd ןnɟʎoظ s,buıןıǝɯ on May 06, 2011, 07:50:18 PM

as to where the decent bars are

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Baltimore

triangles · « **Reply #132 on:** May 07, 2011, 10:54:56 AM »

I think the problem last year was more that the Touhou panel got out so late everyone else at the con had the same brilliant idea and beat us to the (rum and) punch.

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #133 on:** May 07, 2011, 01:28:01 PM »

Oh, sure, blame us.

triangles · « **Reply #134 on:** May 07, 2011, 05:43:24 PM »

Did you guys request the same timeslot this year or they don't jive that way at Otakon?

Suwako Moriya · « **Reply #135 on:** May 07, 2011, 07:53:41 PM »

We requested a panel. As far as I know, "when" was never in our control.

triangles · « **Reply #136 on:** May 08, 2011, 02:28:14 AM »

Ah. I am a sub-division programming head at AnimeNEXT which does take into account time requests, but it's a much smaller scale con and due to when it happens has more in the way of needing to juggle school commitments (like, mine!)

Edible · « **Reply #137 on:** May 08, 2011, 07:32:56 PM »

Right. My Otakon roommates didn't get art tables due to the new lottery system and are extremely unlikely to go. As such, I have some spots open (read: all of them except mine).

Staying 3 nights, thursday afternoon to sunday morning. I'll be at the Sheraton Inner Harbor, right next to the convention center; it is directly connected via skywalk.

Interested in three roommates for a total of four people in the room. It's one kingsize bed in a nonsmoking room. ~$120 for all three nights is my estimate after taxes.

I would greatly prefer to have roommates I'm familiar with, so please don't be offended if I turn you down. <_<; Gender is irrelevant to me as I will respect your privacy either way, but I would prefer that you be 18 or older. As I'm limiting the number of people in the room, space should not be an issue if you are a heavy cosplayer.

The ⑨th Zentillion · « **Reply #138 on:** May 09, 2011, 12:35:01 AM »

Well, I sent in my prereg stuff yesterday, so things are good on that end. Now comes the next big part, though - saving up for the fares to fly over to Baltimore. Which shouldn't be too hard if I can be a tightwad for two months. I think I'll have enough left for my share of the hotel price and food and... yeah. I should be good. If not I'll just take out a second payday loan in July and THEN I'll be good, definitely. :derp:

Kunai-kun · « **Reply #139 on:** May 09, 2011, 12:29:29 PM »

I just got a plane ticket to baltimore and back for $170 9%% Southwest. They seem to be having some sort of online discount going on, because the same tickets a month ago were $250.

Worth a look I think.

Link · « **Reply #140 on:** May 09, 2011, 09:09:56 PM »

Quote from: Kunai-kun on May 09, 2011, 12:29:29 PM

I just got a plane ticket to baltimore and back for $170 9%% Southwest. They seem to be having some sort of online discount going on, because the same tickets a month ago were $250.

Worth a look I think.

Lucky man. Flights have been $240~ on both Southwest and Delta for the past month. I'm still waiting for a sale, but it may never come.

Edible · « **Reply #141 on:** May 09, 2011, 10:52:29 PM »

Quote from: Edible on May 08, 2011, 07:32:56 PM

Right. My Otakon roommates didn't get art tables due to the new lottery system and are extremely unlikely to go. As such, I have some spots open (read: all of them except mine).

Staying 3 nights, thursday afternoon to sunday morning. I'll be at the Sheraton Inner Harbor, right next to the convention center; it is directly connected via skywalk.

Interested in three roommates for a total of four people in the room. It's one kingsize bed in a nonsmoking room. ~$120 for all three nights is my estimate after taxes.

I would greatly prefer to have roommates I'm familiar with, so please don't be offended if I turn you down. <_<; Gender is irrelevant to me as I will respect your privacy either way, but I would prefer that you be 18 or older. As I'm limiting the number of people in the room, space should not be an issue if you are a heavy cosplayer.

Still have two spaces~

The ⑨th Zentillion · « **Reply #142 on:** May 10, 2011, 02:37:45 AM »

Quote from: Kunai-kun on May 09, 2011, 12:29:29 PM

I just got a plane ticket to baltimore and back for $170 9%% Southwest. They seem to be having some sort of online discount going on, because the same tickets a month ago were $250.

Worth a look I think.

Hmm, sounds like Expedia is trying to rip me off if that's the case. All i seem to be getting is the $650-750 range. :V

Jana · « **Reply #143 on:** May 10, 2011, 02:40:47 AM »

If you don't have a problem with it, try looking up train tickets! I'm getting my Amtrak tickets from Chicago to Baltimore for $108 each way.

Sure, it's a 15 hour ride, but inconvenience is the price a cheap man must pay. :V

Kunai-kun · « **Reply #144 on:** May 10, 2011, 02:44:58 AM »

Quote from: The ⑨th Zillyhoo on May 10, 2011, 02:37:45 AM

Hmm, sounds like Expedia is trying to rip me off if that's the case. All i seem to be getting is the $650-750 range. :V

Well, that depends on how far away you are. I'm coming from the Buffalo/Niagara area of New York, so it's not REALLY far away.

Those sound like the tickets I'll be buying for my plane to Fanime next year, though. Ugh, that's gonna be a pricey one.

Menorah Jams, Pham · « **Reply #145 on:** May 10, 2011, 08:55:27 PM »

For flight search purposes, try Kayak - it searches everything. Quite powerful and easy to use. Hell, it does hotels and otherwise too.

2nding trains, trains are AWESOME! They're trains! TRAINS!

Firestorm29 · « **Reply #146 on:** May 11, 2011, 04:55:58 AM »

I was wondering if it's too late to still get into that MotK room, if not I'm need a room, preferably one that wasn't so far away like the 12 blocks up a hill like last year. >.>;

helvetica · « **Reply #147 on:** May 11, 2011, 09:12:51 AM »

I'm still working things out, talk to Momiji or Mima-sama they're handing the headcounts in #conmeido. I hold the reservations but as far as organizing goes they're mostly handling it.