TPM DC Area Convention - August 6th = GREAT SUCCESS!

[Master Rudy]

Ok I think what I'll do since a lot of the votes were for that one forbidden weekend >.> lol, is I'll make a poll when this one is over for select weekends in Aug.

Well if you are going to redo the poll for August I'll be voting for the weekend of 8/20 as that'll be the same weekend as my birthday. As I'm sure you know I try to take the 22nd off whenever it's possible. If we can hold the gathering on that day my chances of showing up (provided everything is in order on my end in regards to money, time off, ect.) go from kinda small to pretty likely.

I'd also like for the group to take a trip to DC if possible......FDR didn't get to pick my nose enough on the last trip XD (inside joke......I'm sure Bran has the picture on her Photobucket somewhere )

[Telume]

Put me on the maybes please. I'm not a sure-fire attendee, yet.

[RedStarWarrior]

I'm a sure fire attendee so long as you don't do it the first week of September. I'll be at Dragon*Con.

[crown34]

Probably not... I'm going to China.

[RedStarWarrior]

I'd like to work on organizing it. Others interested in organizing please contact me via PM or on Facebook.

[Asilynne]

I'm still up for helping organise this thing, its just been crazy here looking for a townhouse and all the excitement regarding the wedding. After this weekend I -hopefully- will have more time.

Most likely we'll be able to have a BBQ at our new place because if we get the one I'm looking at today it has a good grilling area and a pool. Then we could BBQ and play wii without having to drive anywhere because our house will be right there.

But yes let me know too because I hate planning big things by myself ^-^()

[Greyfox]

Oh wow, I didn't catch this thread until now... but if someone's driving up from Florida, I'd be down for paying halfsies. :3

[Asilynne]

Btw, if everyone is fine with it, the weekend with the most votes in the other thread was Aug 5-7 . Let me know if thats still fine because as of right now, its the working date for this shindig <3 BE SURE TO TAKE OFF WORK NOW FOR IT~~~ Don't put it off lol

[Jeff]

OK, I just took off of for it.

[Asilynne]

Good boy lol XD

[RedStarWarrior]

August 5th-7th? I'll put that in the thread title.

[Asilynne]

In about two weeks I can let you know where, although I'm not putting my address up at TPM lol I'll talk with the roomies and figure out a place we can all meet for a pre-party, maybe a restaurant for breakfast or something?

[RedStarWarrior]

In about two weeks I can let you know where, although I'm not putting my address up at TPM lol I'll talk with the roomies and figure out a place we can all meet for a pre-party, maybe a restaurant for breakfast or something?

Well, I guess the first thing we need to do is decide what we want to do for the convention.

I'm guessing that stuff will probably be slightly cheaper in NoVA than DC, so we can focus on having it there. What particular area? It needs to be metro accessible.

I'm guessing we could even look at renting out a place or something (second floor of a restaurant or a back room? idk).

We need to hurry up and make plans...

[Asilynne]

I was just going to host it at my house with all of us meeting somewhere nearby initially so I didn't have to spread my address all over the internet o.o But I will be living in Manassas at this point which is not metro accessable, I'm just curious why it needs to be?

I do know some places in Vienna that are cool to hang out in so give me a bit, going to look at some places now ;D

[Asilynne]

Sorry to double post, but the three of us are still planning on having it at our place, but I'm concerned about the metro accessible requirement. We will be living in Manassas. Let me know whats up RSW

[RedStarWarrior]

Sorry to double post, but the three of us are still planning on having it at our place, but I'm concerned about the metro accessible requirement. We will be living in Manassas. Let me know whats up RSW

I'm willing to do some shuttle runs, so long as people promise to shower, but I can only pick up 4 people at a time.

Is there a van I could borrow?

Also, let me know about the cost of foodage. I can help bring some food or something.

What games are we playing?

It might be good to limit this first even slightly since it is at your house.

Also, we need a cooler name for the meetup....and maybe cheap t-shirts.

[Bear]

Manassas is metro accessible, someone will just have to run out to Vienna to pick up the metro riders. It's only like 15 minutes up 66 to the station. I'll let Xtina know about this date, and I'll work with Blade on getting him down here.

[Asilynne]

Manassas is metro accessible, someone will just have to run out to Vienna to pick up the metro riders. It's only like 15 minutes up 66 to the station. I'll let Xtina know about this date, and I'll work with Blade on getting him down here.

Sounds good...Oh SAAARRRAAAHHH~~~ lol Nah but I'm sure either Sarah or Steph could pick some people up. No one wants to ride in my car ;D lol

[Master Rudy]

Sounds good...Oh SAAARRRAAAHHH~~~ lol Nah but I'm sure either Sarah or Steph could pick some people up. No one wants to ride in my car ;D lol

Why? Is it a coffin on wheels? lol j/k
What kind of car do you have now anyway?

As for me as I've been saying I'll try to make it there but don't hold me to it. Life is still very busy for me as of late.

[Bear]

I don't think enough people are going to be coming for this that picking up metro riders would be an issue. Sarah can pick people up, and I can as well since it's my old stomping ground. Anyone who wants to ride the train in to DC and take the metro out to Vienna will be guaranteed a ride, so don't let that deter you.

[RedStarWarrior]

I may have you come pick me up, then. It's probably easier to grab the Metro at Springfield than to deal with any parking situation you may have. Let me know. Also, what do you want me to bring?

[Asilynne]

Bring food, we're probably going to have a BBQ or at the very least a picnic also any kind of game you'd like to play, any sports equipment, etc. Music also! Bring your pokemon games so we can play each other, trade, and just generally nerd it up. You can also bring the Misses

Now that I have internet again I'm going to refine this topic and gather up the list of who is coming for sure and the maybe's. I'll also begin a list of things we need and who is bringing what. So at this point you have first pick on what you want to bring!

As for T-shirts, thats a great idea! Blade came up with the name TPMfest 2011 which I kinda like, but I'm open to suggestions too. Once we have that I'll toss it to Ben and get him to use his Graphic Arts degree to design us a logo, then toss that to Sarah so she can work her magic and make some shirts ;D

(Oh yes and bring a camera ;D)

[RedStarWarrior]

Bring food, we're probably going to have a BBQ or at the very least a picnic also any kind of game you'd like to play, any sports equipment, etc. Music also! Bring your pokemon games so we can play each other, trade, and just generally nerd it up. You can also bring the Misses

Now that I have internet again I'm going to refine this topic and gather up the list of who is coming for sure and the maybe's. I'll also begin a list of things we need and who is bringing what. So at this point you have first pick on what you want to bring!

As for T-shirts, thats a great idea! Blade came up with the name TPMfest 2011 which I kinda like, but I'm open to suggestions too. Once we have that I'll toss it to Ben and get him to use his Graphic Arts degree to design us a logo, then toss that to Sarah so she can work her magic and make some shirts ;D

(Oh yes and bring a camera ;D)

I don't play Pokémon anymore.

I was thinking we should use a name that designates the location, in case other people have their own events other places. TPMDC or TPMNoVA or something...

[Bear]

You need to add Blademaster to at least the maybe list, I know he was planning to come if he could manage it. Hopefully his driving is going well so he can get himself down to my area and I can take him the rest of the way.

[Asilynne]

He was on the maybe list but RSVP'ed no for this year, he says that next year will be definite though

[Kuro Espeon]

Yay, I'm glad planning is back under way for this! ^_^ We definitely need to start making a list of who's bringing what so we dont end up with 3 millions bags of potato chips and nothing else. XD

I'm also going to look into parks in the area with picnic/cook-out areas that we can take over.

[DarkestLight]

Yeah If I wasn't in the process of moving, I'd show up :/

[Asilynne]

Awwww :< thats why I did the voting for which weekend!!!! It could have been July! *smacks* lol jk Well we will miss you and hope to see you next year

[DarkestLight]

No-the thing was I wouldn't have had the cash til Aug anyway, but then this happened, so yeah. Life threw a effing Toolshed in this plan xD.

[Master Rudy]

No-the thing was I wouldn't have had the cash til Aug anyway, but then this happened, so yeah. Life threw a effing Toolshed in this plan xD.

Essentially the same boat I'm in. My parents are moving before the end of the month so I need to be avalible even after the move in regards to fixing up their old house to sell. Money is going to be a bit tight as well. I just bought a 1988 Toyota Camry in May knowing it'd eventually need some basic work (tires, muffler, brakes, ect). However despite being in great shape where it counts all the minor things as well as a few surprises are essentially deciding to randomly break all at the same time. The main major issues are related to the electrical systems. It's been a mix of minor annoying things I can deal with (power windows, driver's power belt) and things that I can't ignore (rear wiring harness AKA no rear lights). If I had to guess I'd say it's a combination of age and the fact that it's getting ready to hit 100K. With all the work done it'll be a very solid car that I might be able to eventually sell for a profit (I got it for $700 and have another $200 invested in it so far. Still need a muffler, brakes and paint/body work)

Now I sent Brandy a message saying no. That was mainly because I got the date mixed up (I was thinking the weekend of the 29th when it's actually a week later). As a result it's still possible that I might show up. At the very least I'll want new brakes on my car before taking a road trip. However as things stand I'll need free time and enough money for gas. Don't hold me to this however: as things stand now it's extremely likely that I won't be able to make it. If I get any more unexpected surprises in regards to my car I can forget about this.

If I do come however I'll be sure to supply an X-Box 360 (as well as my HD monitor and sound system in the event there is no HDTV there). As far as games go I can bring Rock Band 3 with most of the band set. I myself can supply a guitar, drums and a mic. For a full band however someone would need to bring an extra 360 guitar controller and 360 keyboard. As for other games I can also bring Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 and Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition. In regards to DVDs I can bring parts 1-4 of Dragon Ball Kai, seasons 1-4 of Slayers, 24: The Complete Series, seasons 1&2 of Burn Notice, the Jason Bourne Trilogy and the 25th Anniversary Edition of Back to the Future. Bottom line? If I come and you have a desire to be a couch potato then you won't run out of things to watch

Anyway wish me luck in being able to come. In the event that I can't make it I'll be sure to try to make it next year (and I highly suggest doing it during Otacon next time ^_~)

[Asilynne]

Awww damn! Well hope the move and everything goes well ;D

[Bear]

Blade you pansyface!

[Jeff]

I'll have to see, although as it's currently looking I'll be able to make it.

I could bring my 3DS and Pokemon games. Oh and, if there's going to be Wii there, I'd like to see Brawl and Mario Kart. I could provide either if need be. Not the Wii though. My brothers would have my head if I took that with me.

[Blademaster]

Shut up Bear you should be happy that you don't have to drive 3 hours out of the way.

[Bear]

Sarah has my old Wii, and she has a copy of Brawl (also was mine) but there's not much unlocked I'm sure. Pretty sure we got Mario kart as well with the steering wheels and everything XD. Although I'd rather play SSB64 instead of Brawl. I can bring that and my N64 too, if someone else brings 3 more controllers (I only have 1 -_-)

[Asilynne]

Cristy has a N64 so you just need to bring the games she has two controllers, I'll ask Steph if she still has hers. And we do have mario kart and MARIO PARTY!!!! Plus the common room has a giant TV and lots of couches and a pool table so we can hang out there a bit too

[Asilynne]

Posted from the Facebook event:

Also, if everyone who is attending can give me the name of a pokemon they want to represent them, along with any custom features like different colors or sunglasses etc, that would be great. Ben is designing the pic for the back of the shirt we will be making for the event, so get me those details asap so you can be added to the shirt!

(Yes we are making shirts lol)

[Jeff]

Wartortle. My first starter was Squirtle, and I've always thought Wartortle was the coolest looking of the family.

Also, definitely bringing my 3DS. Might also bring my laptop. I've got a bunch of random unused stuff that I made for the site, and the prototype for the 2011 Unown Award designs, so that could be fun to show off. After all, we might as well do something TPM-related at the TPM meetup.

[Bear]

Posted in the FB event, but I want NIDOKING, and he has to have sunglasses while saying "Deal with it."

[Blademaster]

Dunno if it's relevant since I won't be attending, but do you really need to ask?