I go to the cons first to hang out with my friends. It isn't always room parties, getting trashed drunk like you think. I just would rather be in a room hanging out with people I like than squished together with a bunch of annoying smelly people in a super tiny hotel lobby.
Oni Con 2010
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I go to the cons first to hang out with my friends. It isn't always room parties, getting trashed drunk like you think. I just would rather be in a room hanging out with people I like than squished together with a bunch of annoying smelly people in a super tiny hotel lobby.
Just walk around with a can of deodorant, that should keep most of them away as you walk through the hallways XD
I like visiting with friends too, but sometimes I like to wander around the convention.
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I'd probably like walking around the super tiny hotel if I wasn't so damn claustrophobic. Being packed into a super tiny hall ways with 350974975348 other people just gets to me. That's all.
I do hope they are a little more organized this year. Please don't split the dealer's room. That was the stupidest thing I've ever seen.
Hope the hotel know what to expect a little more this year also.
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Cons are just another place for my friends and I to hang out. We roam around, attend panels, buy stuff and that kind of things. Most of my friends are going to volunteer and I may join them. Depends if Oni ever gets to my email….
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I wish I could remember what my friend from Oni said but I know that part of the restructuring involves the dealers room. Still it seems like everybody knows what to expect this year. -
sounds like Oni-con won't be worth it or the drive… luckily I'm going to visit friends this time around mostly if we get to go xDD I'm also hoping to take pictures everywhere and with everything u thought it sounds like there is no good place to take pictures. Sounds like A-Kon.
That's why Otakon was SO WONDERFUL... giant pirate boat FTW... it was amazing u but I'm still excited about Oni-Con I've never been so I want to go n_n -
sounds like Oni-con won't be worth it or the drive… luckily I'm going to visit friends this time around mostly if we get to go xDD I'm also hoping to take pictures everywhere and with everything u thought it sounds like there is no good place to take pictures. Sounds like A-Kon.
That's why Otakon was SO WONDERFUL... giant pirate boat FTW... it was amazing u but I'm still excited about Oni-Con I've never been so I want to go n_nIt will be worth it, I always enjoy Oni Con, even though last year was…. eventful to say the least, lol.
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sounds like Oni-con won't be worth it or the drive… luckily I'm going to visit friends this time around mostly if we get to go xDD I'm also hoping to take pictures everywhere and with everything u thought it sounds like there is no good place to take pictures. Sounds like A-Kon.
That's why Otakon was SO WONDERFUL... giant pirate boat FTW... it was amazing u but I'm still excited about Oni-Con I've never been so I want to go n_nI don't know. I think AKon had a good place for pictures. There was that abandon school across the street. I saw some good cosplay pictures taken there. There was also under the skywalk where I took some.
OniCon is a fun place to hang out with friends. As of guest it isn't so great unless they go back to getting big name guest like Vic (Come on…he is big name compare to some of the ones they got last year). As of right now they only got like three guest. It is a good con for friends and fun.
If anything, last year OniCon had some great skits. Last year was the first time I saw a One Piece skit and it was great! Those guys that were behind that skit were awesome and I have a feeling they be back again this year. The half time skit was great too (The Kaiba one).
EDIT: If anything come so we can have the meeting of the Supernovas. haha
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I have decided that i will cosplay if I lose 48 lbs
And not a lb less!!!
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Don't get me wrong, Oni is still in the top of my favorite cons. One bad year isn't going to stop me from going. I was just showing my disappointment in the fact that they are using the same hotel. It is just too small for the size of that con. I don't think a hotel whose management laughs at the con goers i a good hotel to go to. Oni in general has always been fun. The first year I went was the most fun I had ever had at a con. As stated before though, i go to hang with friends(Which does not equal to being drunk. I haven't been drunk at a con since Ikki 09 so please stop thinking that.) We all have different ideas of fun. Some think spending all day running around in the lobby in costume as fun, some just like to chill, I really like spending money if I have it :)
Oni is fun, and even in a shitty hotel is way better than Ikki and Afest IMO. You should come, at least to see your friends and get out of Oklahoma.
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Don't get me wrong, Oni is still in the top of my favorite cons. One bad year isn't going to stop me from going. I was just showing my disappointment in the fact that they are using the same hotel. It is just too small for the size of that con. I don't think a hotel whose management laughs at the con goers is a good hotel to go to. Oni in general has always been fun. The first year I went was the most fun I had ever had at a con. As stated before though, i go to hang with friends(Which does not equal to being drunk. I haven't been drunk at a con since Ikki 09 so please stop thinking that.) We all have different ideas of fun. Some think spending all day running around in the lobby in costume as fun, some just like to chill, I really like spending money if I have it :)
Oni is fun, and even in a shitty hotel is way better than Ikki and Afest IMO. You should come, at least to see your friends and get out of Oklahoma.
What I just bolded should be the underlying point that any con-goer should attend any anime convention for; sure, it's great to prance around in the latest costume for a character in an anime/movie/show that you hold dear, but in the end, the last reason is more than enough of a reason to attend.
And Crickeylynn is right; the hotel is just too small to hold Oni-Con. Maybe if the whole hotel was to just the convention itself, it won't be as big of a problem as it was last year. Though, I despise the Hilton Americas hotel on a personal level, just because they require a deposit when reserving the room, while just about every other hotel chain doesn't require you to.
@ taboo: Cosplay Maka for me, and I'll raise you up one by going as Excalibur. :P
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I honestly can't imagine it being even close to as fun as Afest… that convention is always amazing ;___; but I can't go to it... weeps
and I never said I thought all people did was get drunk at cons, I just prefer to run around the convention than to be up in a hotel room all the time. I guess I would just feel personally that I'm wasting my money being in the room when I came to go to the con but I also like to run around and take pictures of people and see everything xD especially if it's new to me. I honestly thought Yulecon was the most boring con I'd ever been to... but it also had to do with the company we were with which sucked. Waiting for someone to sober up so they can drive SUCKS ASS. I hope that doesn't happen to anyone else -____- though at Yulecon we did get to see your Nami Brandee x3 that was still awesome and I think Neko was in her May Li (sp... I fail? ) that was awesome but the con was meh.
so sometimes it's fun to just go to see friends which I know is what you guys do sometimes xD but I hope that I can see some amazing cosplay but it sounds like they have the 'hotel sucks' syndrome like Tokyo in Tulsa had this year. They only had the hotel room despite it being connected to A WHOLE CONVENTION CENTER they weren't aloud to use it -___- fucking ugh. So everything was smashed into such small places D: It was horrible
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Yeah. The Oni staff knows the hotel sucks and they are trying their best to make it work out. Hopefully they can get back to the GRB next year.
Yeah it is fun either way. I have to say that the best One Piece skit and cosplay was at Oni last year and that was before the One Piece cosplay boom. So I can't wait to see more this year.
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I honestly can't imagine it being even close to as fun as Afest… that convention is always amazing ;___; but I can't go to it... weeps
and I never said I thought all people did was get drunk at cons, I just prefer to run around the convention than to be up in a hotel room all the time. I guess I would just feel personally that I'm wasting my money being in the room when I came to go to the con but I also like to run around and take pictures of people and see everything xD especially if it's new to me. I honestly thought Yulecon was the most boring con I'd ever been to... but it also had to do with the company we were with which sucked. Waiting for someone to sober up so they can drive SUCKS ASS. I hope that doesn't happen to anyone else -____- though at Yulecon we did get to see your Nami Brandee x3 that was still awesome and I think Neko was in her May Li (sp... I fail? ) that was awesome but the con was meh.
so sometimes it's fun to just go to see friends which I know is what you guys do sometimes xD but I hope that I can see some amazing cosplay but it sounds like they have the 'hotel sucks' syndrome like Tokyo in Tulsa had this year. They only had the hotel room despite it being connected to A WHOLE CONVENTION CENTER they weren't aloud to use it -___- fucking ugh. So everything was smashed into such small places D: It was horrible
Yeah, who you are with will make or break a con. Last years Yule con was so much fun. It was small, but I had a blast! There was something to do way late into the night. It is a young con that has a lot of potential, and I will definitely be traveling to Dallas to go. I just didn't want you to get the idea that Oni was dull and boring because I despise the hotel. The con itself is really fun. It's a shame they can't get a better venue. I hope the dealers room is more to my liking this year too. Maybe I can get my Nami POP there..If I could ever find a job.
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I'm still really hoping we get to go, I'd like to go first to see how I'll feel about a con instead of taking someone's word on it that it'll be good or bad, I wanna find out for myself! First and foremost, I'm going to hang out with my friends, so even if the con blows chunks, I'll still have a blast with them reguardless x3 and since we'll be cosplaying it'll be even better! Sides, doubt they'll really have any One Piece stuff I don't already have anyways, unless they have the SW Franky P.O.P. there so I don't have to pay outrageous shipping from Japan on him =_=; That would be an AWESOME surprise xD
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I'm still really hoping we get to go, I'd like to go first to see how I'll feel about a con instead of taking someone's word on it that it'll be good or bad, I wanna find out for myself! First and foremost, I'm going to hang out with my friends, so even if the con blows chunks, I'll still have a blast with them reguardless x3 and since we'll be cosplaying it'll be even better! Sides, doubt they'll really have any One Piece stuff I don't already have anyways, unless they have the SW Franky P.O.P. there so I don't have to pay outrageous shipping from Japan on him =_=; That would be an AWESOME surprise xD
I dunno MoonNeko, I only did get my Tashigi and Nami P.O.P.'s there, along with Natsumi and Angol Mois from Keroro Gunso back in 2008? And all were averaging like, 60 bucks. Then again, I know the dealer pretty well that was selling them. :P
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I honestly can't imagine it being even close to as fun as Afest… that convention is always amazing ;___; but I can't go to it... weeps
and I never said I thought all people did was get drunk at cons, I just prefer to run around the convention than to be up in a hotel room all the time. I guess I would just feel personally that I'm wasting my money being in the room when I came to go to the con but I also like to run around and take pictures of people and see everything xD especially if it's new to me. I honestly thought Yulecon was the most boring con I'd ever been to... but it also had to do with the company we were with which sucked. Waiting for someone to sober up so they can drive SUCKS ASS. I hope that doesn't happen to anyone else -____- though at Yulecon we did get to see your Nami Brandee x3 that was still awesome and I think Neko was in her May Li (sp... I fail? ) that was awesome but the con was meh.
so sometimes it's fun to just go to see friends which I know is what you guys do sometimes xD but I hope that I can see some amazing cosplay but it sounds like they have the 'hotel sucks' syndrome like Tokyo in Tulsa had this year. They only had the hotel room despite it being connected to A WHOLE CONVENTION CENTER they weren't aloud to use it -___- fucking ugh. So everything was smashed into such small places D: It was horrible
I would take personal offense that you say Yule Con was boring since I did do the artwork for it, but its not me running the con, so I'm not really offended lol. It actually reminded me a little of Izumi con, which I also had fun at, and I realized I like smaller cons sometimes. Plus like people have said, it is who you are around that makes the difference. I do hope you guys give Yule con another chance, if you can that is XD It really is getting better each year.
If nothing else, I honestly got kinda bored at Anime Fest and Ikki Con for the most part. I guess I didn't hang out with enough people? XD
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I honestly can't imagine it being even close to as fun as Afest… that convention is always amazing ;___; but I can't go to it... weeps
People seem to overrate AFest; I am not to fond of its location and I have always found the con to be rather dull (though it does have good vid rooms) It is also the only con that I volunteered for that I walked out on because the people running it were absolute jackasses….
What sucks about Oni IS the location. That hotel sucks! Oh well, I'll probably just hang out in the rooms anyways.
Onis' locations (at least the ones I have attended) have always been terrible….(I have been told that the first one was in a nice spot, but I wasn't living in Texas at the time of this)
Just walk around with a can of deodorant, that should keep most of them away as you walk through the hallways XD
I like visiting with friends too, but sometimes I like to wander around the convention.
Or a bottle of Febreze, both are like Kryptonite to neckbeards…. Wandering around cons is always good for freak-spotting....
I'd probably like walking around the super tiny hotel if I wasn't so damn claustrophobic. Being packed into a super tiny hall ways with 350974975348 other people just gets to me. That's all.
I do hope they are a little more organized this year. Please don't split the dealer's room. That was the stupidest thing I've ever seen.
Hope the hotel know what to expect a little more this year also.
The dealers' room is going to be inside of a larger room this year; and yes the hotel was completely unprepared to put up with the usual con shenanagins (plus the number of unsupervised teens was higher than usual - this usually means trouble)
It will be worth it, I always enjoy Oni Con, even though last year was…. eventful to say the least, lol.
….ummm....eventful???? yeah....
sounds like Oni-con won't be worth it or the drive… luckily I'm going to visit friends this time around mostly if we get to go xDD I'm also hoping to take pictures everywhere and with everything u thought it sounds like there is no good place to take pictures. Sounds like A-Kon.
That's why Otakon was SO WONDERFUL... giant pirate boat FTW... it was amazing u but I'm still excited about Oni-Con I've never been so I want to go n_nA-kon actually has quite a few nice spots for photo-ops….not so sure about thia hotel (my stay was abbreviated last year) but it is always worth it to escape Oklahoma for a few days just visit us con or no con....
All things aside; despite the bad locales (when the GRB is your best venue you know you have problems) the piss-poor management; and sudden influx of meme-shouting fucktards, I still hold a certain fondness for Oni-Con.... It was the first con that I attended after a long absence from the con scene (a little over 5 years) and once I moved back to Texas, it was the con that I first met quite a few of my con peeps.... This will also mark the first time since '07 that I can actually stay at the con for more than just a few hours....
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I would take personal offense that you say Yule Con was boring since I did do the artwork for it, but its not me running the con, so I'm not really offended lol. It actually reminded me a little of Izumi con, which I also had fun at, and I realized I like smaller cons sometimes. Plus like people have said, it is who you are around that makes the difference. I do hope you guys give Yule con another chance, if you can that is XD It really is getting better each year.
If nothing else, I honestly got kinda bored at Anime Fest and Ikki Con for the most part. I guess I didn't hang out with enough people? XD
but I never said anything about the artwork at Yulecon ;; I thought Yulecon was awful cause of the person we were with T____T it was awful. We had to wait for her to sober up to even go HOME. I learned my lesson… never rely on someone else to drive... always drive yourself -- I think the art for Yulecon is awesome! It would be an absolute goal in life of mine to have someone like my artwork enough to put it on badges ;___; I can't ever see it happening but it would be awesome
I'm sure it's gotten better since the time we were there x__x especially thanks to shit going on I blabbed to our mom that we were at a con and we got in SO MUCH TROUBLE. I still think she thinks we're lying horrible people xDDD oh well... can't dwell on that!
I just hope that if we get to go that it'll be better than what I did last year on halloween... which was WORK. Work at SONIC. That was SO FUN -___-
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but I never said anything about the artwork at Yulecon ;; I thought Yulecon was awful cause of the person we were with T____T it was awful. We had to wait for her to sober up to even go HOME. I learned my lesson… never rely on someone else to drive... always drive yourself -- I think the art for Yulecon is awesome! It would be an absolute goal in life of mine to have someone like my artwork enough to put it on badges ;___; I can't ever see it happening but it would be awesome
I'm sure it's gotten better since the time we were there x__x especially thanks to shit going on I blabbed to our mom that we were at a con and we got in SO MUCH TROUBLE. I still think she thinks we're lying horrible people xDDD oh well... can't dwell on that!
I just hope that if we get to go that it'll be better than what I did last year on halloween... which was WORK. Work at SONIC. That was SO FUN -___-
But I said I WASN'T OFFENDED, silly! XD I know you were not knocking the artwork =3
I agree with you, I would not have a good time with someone like that, whoever that was deserves an asskicking!
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But I said I WASN'T OFFENDED, silly! XD I know you were not knocking the artwork =3
I agree with you, I would not have a good time with someone like that, whoever that was deserves an asskicking!
agreed… a nice hard asskicking... xD
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There SHOULD have been some asskicking, but then we wouldn't have gotten back to our car =_=; See, everyone thinks I'm an asshole, but I'm actually a pretty nice person xD LMAO!!!
OH, and .. We need to go out somewhere to eat Saturday night. Can you guys familiar with the Houston area around the place Oni is held at give me some ideas of places to eat around there? Like a sit in place like Olive Garden. I wanna go in cosplay, so if anyone is interested, cosplay is welcome AND 100% encouraged.
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There SHOULD have been some asskicking, but then we wouldn't have gotten back to our car =_=; See, everyone thinks I'm an asshole, but I'm actually a pretty nice person xD LMAO!!!
OH, and .. We need to go out somewhere to eat Saturday night. Can you guys familiar with the Houston area around the place Oni is held at give me some ideas of places to eat around there? Like a sit in place like Olive Garden. I wanna go in cosplay, so if anyone is interested, cosplay is welcome AND 100% encouraged.
I am familiar with the area that Oni is or somewhat. It kind of depends on what you want to eat. If you want some good Asian related food then 'China Town'/Bellaire is not too far away. There is a nice strip center there that has a lot of tea shops, food places and such. Also if you want dollar ramune then that is the place to go.
Still if I remember right then there are some good places to eat in walking distance.
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There's a Boba tea shop RIGHT there isn't there? I think that's the one we went to last time we visited Kingwood! We drove all the way to Houston to get us some Boba tea x3
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There is an Asian place that Hoffy took us to last year that had the best Omurice ever!! I wish I remembered the name, but its close to Planet Zero I think.
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I dunno what Omurice is xD I was thinking more of a dining place where you could get some drinks too, like TGIfridays or something of that sort. I do wanna go to Planet Zero though __
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There is an Asian place that Hoffy took us to last year that had the best Omurice ever!! I wish I remembered the name, but its close to Planet Zero I think.
darn. i forgot about omurice. i should have that for supper!
btw, I would just like to state now, that I am jealous, and I want to go, and I hate you all. pouts and gets all dramatic
have fun for me and take lots of pics.
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I can't remember the name or more like I don't know the name. The only place I remember is a place called Kubos. It has some good food. It is in the strip center with a lot of karaoke bars.
I guess I should find some time to see what is there. Or use Google Maps.
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I dunno what Omurice is xD I was thinking more of a dining place where you could get some drinks too, like TGIfridays or something of that sort. I do wanna go to Planet Zero though __
This is Omurice and it is delicious! I'd recommend sharing it with someone (luckily my bf is always willing to share with me lol)
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…you lost me at Onions and tomatoes.. BLECK xD It was interesting to watch though, but unless they could make one without those two ingredients, I MIGHT try it... XDDD
I hear there's a Dave and Busters near by..I soo sooo wanna go ___ SOO MANY PICTURE OPPORTUNITIES
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YES! cooking with dog is awesome! and moon, you can do it however you like. you don't have to put in what they suggest.
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…you lost me at Onions and tomatoes.. BLECK xD It was interesting to watch though, but unless they could make one without those two ingredients, I MIGHT try it... XDDD
I hear there's a Dave and Busters near by..I soo sooo wanna go ___ SOO MANY PICTURE OPPORTUNITIES
As for omurice, you can always tell them there to not have onions in it.
As for restaurants and dining areas, just name a place, and they're bound to have it on Westheimer. I'm personally fond of Cane's, along with the plethora of other local restaurants around there, but that's just me.
There's the Marq*E down I-10 and Silber Rd. that has a Dave & Busters. But if you're talking like, photobooth pics, Planet Zero has a purikura machine which I grew fond of, despite it making me look too feminine. :P
@ Neko: Mastusaka is the shit. I'm totally down for going again this year. I'm having another curry fit from their restaurant, and paying 8 bucks for it is great.
As for the local area around where Oni-Con 2010 is at this year, I'm pretty much a tour guide for that particular area (for the most part).
@ Mikey D. Pirate: The DiHo plaza on Ranchester and Bellaire Blvd. is a great place to go to; Hokkaido has the best self-serve miso soup and red bean soup ever.
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@Monkey:
@ Neko: Mastusaka is the shit. I'm totally down for going again this year. I'm having another curry fit from their restaurant, and paying 8 bucks for it is great.
Ah yes! That's the name! We totally have to go there again! John has to try it =3
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@Monkey:
As for omurice, you can always tell them there to not have onions in it.
As for restaurants and dining areas, just name a place, and they're bound to have it on Westheimer. I'm personally fond of Cane's, along with the plethora of other local restaurants around there, but that's just me.
There's the Marq*E down I-10 and Silber Rd. that has a Dave & Busters. But if you're talking like, photobooth pics, Planet Zero has a purikura machine which I grew fond of, despite it making me look too feminine. :P
@ Neko: Mastusaka is the shit. I'm totally down for going again this year. I'm having another curry fit from their restaurant, and paying 8 bucks for it is great.
As for the local area around where Oni-Con 2010 is at this year, I'm pretty much a tour guide for that particular area (for the most part).
@ Mikey D. Pirate: The DiHo plaza on Ranchester and Bellaire Blvd. is a great place to go to; Hokkaido has the best self-serve miso soup and red bean soup ever.
I never knew that place had a name. haha Still cool.
I really need to visit Planet Zero. I guess I should try looking for it one day.
Speaking about that plaza and photobooths. There is a Japanese household shop (That also has some anime stuff) called Fit in the DiHo Plaza that recently got a pair of photobooths. That plaza also has the place that Hoffy mention.
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There SHOULD have been some asskicking, but then we wouldn't have gotten back to our car =_=; See, everyone thinks I'm an asshole, but I'm actually a pretty nice person xD LMAO!!!
OH, and .. We need to go out somewhere to eat Saturday night. Can you guys familiar with the Houston area around the place Oni is held at give me some ideas of places to eat around there? Like a sit in place like Olive Garden. I wanna go in cosplay, so if anyone is interested, cosplay is welcome AND 100% encouraged.
If it's in the same place, they have a chilies and other places nearby.
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If it's in the same place, they have a chilies and other places nearby.
come eat with us.. COME EAT WITH US CARLSTON O_O
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come eat with us.. COME EAT WITH US CARLSTON O_O
DAS CHOWIN HOUNDEN.
As long as I can get a beer..
Let's get drunk - Shanks
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DAS CHOWIN HOUNDEN.
As long as I can get a beer..
Let's get drunk - Shanks
If you are in Shanks cosplay then I buy you one. Then you buy me an orange juice! haha
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If you are in Shanks cosplay then I buy you one. Then you buy me an orange juice! haha
HAHAHA I don't know a single pirate who drinks juice….
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DRUNK PIRATES OH MY GOD can this happen PLEASE????
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DAS CHOWIN HOUNDEN.
As long as I can get a beer..
Let's get drunk - Shanks
THIS THIS THIS but who could I cosplay as!?? xD
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DRUNK PIRATES OH MY GOD can this happen PLEASE????
IT TOTALLY SHOULD! I hardly ever drink, but I'll be more than happy to have fun getting wasted at a con! Drunk Bonney is a must! XD
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Hmmm..we can't be dressed as Marines at that time, it would be fun but not the pirates we want.. HMMMM…. ponders
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THIS THIS THIS but who could I cosplay as!?? xD
Whitebeard? It could be 'healing water'. haha
@MoonNeko:Hmmm..we can't be dressed as Marines at that time, it would be fun but not the pirates we want.. HMMMM…. ponders
Well if we had a Garp and a Roger then maybe…I am sure they could be drinking together.
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True true, Garp and Roger would soo sooo drink together x3 heheh!!
Oh man..I really wish I knew more people into cosplay and into One Piece and that they were somehow going to Oni. I want someone to cosplay young Buggy for me __
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ugh I wanna go T___T hopefully we can go!! btw… posting with the laptop on my lap in the living room. I love you wifi
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I have drastically cut back on my drinking….but a drunken Ivankov sounds intriguing to me for some reason....
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OH MY GOD.. Drunk Ivankov.. DIES I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS OH MY GOD XDDDD I am super hoping we can go to Oni-con now ;_; it sounds soo epic already DX!!!!
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Oh how I wish I lived in America… or at least in an area of London where cons happen D<
I'm stuck with just NemaCon and I'm the only person here who can reach it ;A; -
We going to have a lot of drunk people aren't we? haha
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never been drunk so I am really wanting to do this. Dunno what kind of drunk I am? xD;