06-13-2013, 09:29 PM | #1 |
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The Great FB Get-Together(s) 2014!
Soooo, since our FB get-together for Anime Boston was a success, with high demand, I officially announce that we will do it again for next year! Woo! \o/ However, things are not quite sure on where (and of course exactly when) it will be held, as some couldn't come to the first get-together because of the location (although the biggest problem was the time and/or money, so hopefully now it'll be set up more in advance it'll be easier to folks to save up and/or plan around it.) Hey, we could even do multiple get-togethers if needed/wanted! Different options have been presented to me already, so here's the list of them (that I remember) so far:
_______________________________________ Current FB Get-Togethers Planned - Info Orlando, Florida, USA - Disney World When: May 11th to May 17th Who: - OkikuMew - Okiku's friend - DaisyInari (one day only) - Marion Ette (unconfirmed) - lilbluecorsola (unconfirmed) - DaveTheFishGuy (uncomfirmed) - CyberBlastoise (unconfirmed, one day only) Boston, Massachusetts, USA - Anime Boston When: March 21st to March 23rd Who: - lilbluecorsola - Marion Ette - Morg (unconfirmed) _______________________________________ Now all this have said and done... I would like to promote/nominate Montreal as the location of the FB Get-Together :P ^^ If it is decided it'll be done there, I, OkikuMew, "Québécoise", will be the one planning and guiding you guys through it! ^^ Here's what will be probably be planned to do for a week:
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06-13-2013, 09:36 PM | #2 |
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Orlando Orlando I nominate Orlando! If that is the choice though, please be there when I'm still at UCF so I'll actually have a chance to see you guys xd; Darn Otakuthon for taking place when school starts for me :< I want to go to Canada! |
06-13-2013, 09:42 PM | #3 |
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Just to note: Regardless of whether/where we host another meet-up, I will likely be going to Animé Boston again next year (unless it interferes with my finals). I expect Morg will probably do the same. So anyone who wishes to come to that is still more than welcome to meet us there. \o/
We also recently learned that Boston will be hosting an annual Japan Festival from now on, and the next date is already scheduled for May 19, 2014. We unfortunately found out about it too late this year, but I would love to try and attend the next one. If anyone would like to join me that'd be great. <3 Admission was apparently free, and I assume/hope it will remain so. My school usually lets out by May so there's a much higher chance that I will be available around then as well.
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As for Otakuthon, I dunno when exactly when you start going back to school (and when exactly Otakuthon starts for next year), there's a slight chance that it starts at early August, as I think it happened once. you could always arrive the week before Otakuthon so the con will be the big finish of your trip ^^ Anti double-post edit: Quote:
And also, if we ever decide to have our FB get-together again in Boston, I'll definitely plan my week-off/visit around it so I could go to the japan festival too~ Last edited by OkikuMew; 06-13-2013 at 09:54 PM. |
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07-25-2013, 09:03 PM | #5 |
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Pardon me for the double-posting, but it is month past my last post here, and I do have an update of things on my side~
So it seems my friend and I will officially go to Disney World sometime next year \o/ Very likely in May or June since that's what we did the other year we went to it, and there's slightly less people around that time of the summer. However the exact date is not set in stone yet (other than it'll be in summer-ish), but at least we know now that if you guys want me to be part of next year's FB Get-Together, it'll be in Orlando at Disney world ^^ |
07-25-2013, 09:10 PM | #6 |
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Montreal = Poutine though. :Q__
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07-25-2013, 09:13 PM | #7 |
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There's also Comic-Con in San Diego, which Hon might be coming to because BIRD SHOWS, amirite? ;O
...We're getting further and further from coming to a consensus, aren't we? XD
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XD Well we can always do two get-togethers, I wouldn't mind at all since I go to Otakuthon every year anyways! XP And it'll be a choice for whatever's easier for people to go to ^^ Some could maybe even organize a third one for European folks too! X) ^^
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07-25-2013, 09:56 PM | #9 |
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While the point of a get-together is to try and reach a consensus and have as many people get together as possible, you guys do realize that even the original "Great FB Get-Together" was more of a "Massachusetts FBers & Okiku Too!" affair, right? ^^; I mean, it ended up being Yuki (MA), Morg (MA), Marion Ette (formerly MA), her boyfriend (MA), Okiku (Canada) ... and I feel like I'm forgetting someone but hmm. In addition to these, you had two guest visitors from neighboring New York in the form of Loki and Kuno, but one hasn't been an active FBer in a long time and the other in an even longer time, so they were more coming I think just to hang out and meet UPNers than to hang out as FBers. My point is, even your 2013 get-together wasn't exactly representative of all of FB, nor could it be since FB covers multiple nations spanning the globe. We've got the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Panama, Finland, Ireland, the list goes on. You're probably never going to be able to get more than 10% of all FBers in one of these get-togethers simply due to the limitations 99% of us have with international travel for an event like this. Soooooooooooo ... given thaaaaaaaat ... don't worry! ^_^ Rather than stressing about all agreeing upon a singular meeting place that can represent the quote unquote "Great FB Get-Together 2014", why don't you guys instead aim for regional goals and perhaps drop the "Great" from the title? "FB Orlando" or "FB Orlando 2014". "FB San Diego" or "FB San Diego 2014". "FB London" or "FB London 2014". "FB Sydney" or "FB Sydney 2014". So on and so forth.
I mean, really, when Daisy visited the Philippines recently and met up with uhhhhh and Pengyzu, wasn't that just as much an FB Get-Together as your guys' Boston meet up? I mean, so long as the number is greater than two, I think most people would be willing and able to perceive it as an FB get-together. And so long as the biggest gathering's number isn't eclipsing 20% of all FBers by headcount, I dunno if you can really justify calling it the "Great" Get-Together in the first place. ^^; |
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I live in CT, so somewhere close would be nice, like Boston or NY.
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07-25-2013, 10:12 PM | #11 |
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The "great" part is really just a fun part of the title mostly ^^;
Also, the thread is used to discuss and help with any fb-ish related get-togethers that can be planned for next year. After all, ain't that what happened for this year, as there was one for the new year and another for AB? ^^; And as you mentioned (kinda), we noticed a lot of peeps wanting to join the get-togethers but couldn't as most people are limited by how far they'll go from home, so the idea of having multiple ones was a high possibility. Of course, I understand it's not possible to bring absolutely *everyone* from FB to one single place, even if we organize multiple ones semi-closer to everyone! ^^; It ain't perfect, but at least we get as much people get, well, together, more or less ^^ Besides, it's all fun ^^ But you still bring up a good point: the first post have no mention of the possibility of multiple get-togethers ^^; Will correct that |
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Anyway, the point is that after the "success" of the initial meeting, I had sorta assumed it would become the catch-all Get-Together thread, and planned to either ask Loki to change the year again or just remove it entirely. ^^; Did not really anticipate people wanting to make their own new individual threads. Not that I mind, but it might become bothersome if the TO gets cluttered with them... Again, you're always welcome to come to Animé Boston. I'm almost assured to be there, assuming my exam schedule allows it.
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07-26-2013, 05:23 AM | #13 |
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I'm seriously tempted to go to Florida next year if there's going to be a meet-up, especially since I'll finally be old enough to rent a car in the States. Just a question of cash, really.
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(I just hope I don't end up being voiceless from translating back and forth for my French-speaking friend coming with me, like the other year... She got to dam learn to build up her courage to talk English (I KNOW she can, she just stubbornly doesn't want to) instead of letting me do all the talking for her! ^^; ) |
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Maybe I'm just weird! But speaking of that visit, I'm still waiting for Pingu and Uhhhhh to post their pictures ^^; Also I'm still in full support of any Florida/Orlando meetups \o/ |
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07-26-2013, 02:09 PM | #16 |
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Aww, people thinking that they're French. How Also, since I saw the option in the OP, if anyone felt like coming over to Britain I'd be up for that as well. Met up with Kush just last week while I was in London, so yeah, I'd be up for that should people feel like coming here. |
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Anyhow, if there's a FB get-together in Britain though, I won't be able to attend since I'll be burning my travelling budget with just going to Florida ^^; Maybe some other time though! ^^ And feel free to do your organizing here, it<s all what the thread's about |
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07-26-2013, 03:13 PM | #18 |
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Why is everyone in NA closer to the east coast.
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Though I still think there's a special circle of hell reserved for people who won't speak a language even though they can. Most of the locals near my Uni in North Wales are like that. Soon as you walk into the pub everyone suddenly switches to speaking Welsh. Also I get that French is popular in Quebec but because I'm British I am automatically predisposed toward hating anything French :p Al Murray puts it best |
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07-26-2013, 04:12 PM | #20 |
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Also learning French anywhere other than Quebec in no way readies you for speaking French in Quebec. So it's doubly a detestable thing for us, wot wot.
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Circle 8; Deceit. Ring 9; Sins of Division. (Best bet, though I guess Purgatory would be a better place since it sounds more like Pride.) At least she gets to meet Mohammed, prophet of the Muslims (as racist as that might sound) Anyway, aren't we getting slightly off-topic in this thread?
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Isn't Purgatory the in-between place where people who aren't quite good enough go to serve a jail term of sorts to repent for their (minor) sins?
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Nah, I think she's just shy and embarassed of her bad English, so she doesn't want to show it unless nessessary. (I got sick at some point so I was stranded in my hotel room and she had to order what I wanted to eat, and at another point when we were seperated she got lost and asked for direction.) Quote:
Anyhow, to try to get back to the main subject to the thread, this is one reason why I suggested to stick with Montreal for a probable FB get-together: a lot less problems of speaking English there than anywhere else in Quebec ^^; |
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Nah, just making things as conveniant as possible and not to confuse first-time visitors too much with a new language ^^ Not to mention Montreal is where one of the two International airports is at, and where most entertainment (including Otakuthon) is held :P |
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