Just wondering if any forum members would like to have a meetup at Punch due to that alot of us can't travel to the forum meetups before hand?

Kalajessta, please PM me.
I had been thinking about this, but I was going to ask Mike about it tonight...lol

Funny thing...i was thinking about this...awsome idea

I set 3 up at Ohayocon, and 2 before the convention. So I was going to plan one out for AP. I was actually trying to come up with ideas for one, but I was unable to. Kala, and suggestions? Any one suggestions of what to do?

Well, in my experience, forum meet ups tend to be kind of failures at cons.

Maybe organize the meet up AROUND something, like... food.

Problem is, cons are fun, you don't want to get tied down away from the action durring it all. Late at night half the loosers say "Oh, I won't be there at night".

Hmm... maybe night is a good idea though... After all, all the people that can't come to the local meet up must be from far away, and therefore must have a way to stay overnight. Half the locals will be there all night, one way or the other, anyhow. So... screw the locals who decided to commute! That will learn them to not get a room! Have it at 3am!!

I'm up for a meetup, just name the time.

Mike you are crazy.

A night one sounds good...and...mmmm food.

as long as its not saturaday night im fine. sadly leaveing saturday night

there is the one major problem...people arriving and leaving on sat.

Yeah. Maybe we should take a poll like we did in Ohayo's forum? But other then that, I just thought of the meetup. That's it. Lol.

but here is the thing Ohayocon's poll was up for about 2-3 months.
And stiil; a date was hard to set, thats why I held one each day. I think 1 would be good. Who knows...

I'm organizing a meet-up on my lap (that's food for you) around midnight on Friday. I expect everyone to be there!

next person to make a poll looses a finger.

All you guys do is make polls and then largely ignore the results!

The best approach is to just pick a time. Nothing is good foe everyone, just choose a lax period in the schedule.

I'll talk to Mishi tonight, and we will just declare a time.

That sounds like fun...although, I'm pretty much a newb to this board...and haven't gotten to know you all much at all yet. Either way, sounds like a nice thing to do.

OK, so we didnt talk about it, so should I stop by today?

couldn't hurt

Well I didn't get to come out.

Mike, my brother got arrested yesterday...I had to go get him.

how about saturday afternoon.maybe 1pm or something.

maybe..Mike? What are your thoughts?

Didn't we agree on the Ohayo Con forum meetup @ AP to be at lunch time on Saturday?

Kala, I dont remember. We could have one at 12 noon, and the other at 1pm.

True. Who was even setting that up? I can't even remember. Lol.

lol, yeah, two within an hour isn't a bad idea at all!

Choose 1.

To help you out:
Sat 12pm - Anime Round Table Discussion, Wolfs Rain panel with VA's, Go workshop
Sat 1pm - Anime Q&A: Everything you ever wanted to know but didn't know who to ask, Superflat panel, Japanese 101

Video schedule isn't made yet. But lets face it, fangirls don't actually watch anime.

Well.....Rail I think was, but then again whoever it was has not posted for a long time.

I would say lets move the Ohayocon, and Anime Punch forum meetups together. Have them both at one place (since many people are on both forums.) and have it at a time for breakfast/lunch/or dinner. That way everyone can meet each other, and eat a meal.

I was doing what now? *doesn't remember*

Mealtimes are always good times for meetups ^_^

you were the one who came up with the meal time idea on Ohayocon's forums...lol

Actually, that's a good idea to have them both at the same time. I mean, how many of us are members of both forums?

You, Mike, Rail, (Kamon/animefreak)/I, and many more...lol

lol

Yeah food. ^_^

Uhm, I think anymore, the majority of the people who are still active on the Ohayocon forums are also active over here. And all of those who are going to AP are over here I think. So it'd prolly be a good idea to combine 'em. Food.

Should we meet somewhere in the hotel and then maybe go somewhere that is within walking distance for food?

Hmmm....well if theres a lounge we can bring like a packed lunch or something you picked up to it because not alot of people could probally go out to eat anywhere so we should stay at the con and find out how to get lunches there.

I just had a brain storm while typing!We could hold it in the lounge or somewhere and someone could bring a coffee maker and in it we can boil water(would have to be electric) and we could bring like a bunch of instant food.Ex.ramen,random soup bowls,etc...(i dont know that many good kinds of instant food where you just add water and wait.)

whatcha' think guys and gals!?^w^

Mn, but the problem is finding a coffee maker, let alone I think we would all would prefer actual food. I know I get sick of ramen at cons rather quikcly. I believe someone said that there is a Japanese resturaunt on the same shopping strip as the hotel. I know money would be tight with some people, but I can split food with someone. I don't eat a whole lot at conventions, but I have to eat real food when I'm at them.

My dad said that asian garden is on the same street as the hotel and ive been there.they have good food.its a buffet.

Buffets are fun and it's cheaper generally during the lunch time. But we also have to agree to either all be in costume, or no one be in costume for lunch.

someone would have to check actual distance...i dont know if its close or not.my dad just said its on the same road.I told him,"wow....big help there*

asain garden also has a mongolian barbaque(sp) in it.Its included in the prize but tips are incouraged.

Do you know the exact name and possible address of the place? I can look up the distance through mapquest. But we have to see also if everyone else wants to do it too.

I would say if you're going to an asian restaurant, don't do it in costume. It's insulting.

I don't know about Asian Garden, but there is a Panda Express near the con that would be cheaper than sushi

Yeah, Cosplay is kewl to freak out McDonald's workers. It doesn't have the same affect for Asian places... I like the idea of a cheap lunch buffet! But really, we should do whatever's nearby.

That's also less then 10 minutes walking distance. I know from experience at Ohayo Con, it wasn't fun to walk around, looking for a place to eat when it's nearly at freezing point.

Well its shouldn't be as cold as it was at Ohayocon, but then again it is Ohio, so who knows..