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Geek Kon 09, your Geek is showing| Xheralt |
Posted: Oct 25 2009, 03:07 AM
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 Longscan Operator  Group: Citizen of the Association Posts: 2,028 Member No.: 17 Joined: 2-December 06  |
Spur of the moment -- and because it was cheap and I have a bit of money right now -- I'm currently at Geek Kon 3 in Madison. I imagine that if any Shejidanni were here, through some miracle, they'd have reacted to my badge name of XHERALT by now...
It's been kind of boring, This is NOT a con for me to attend ever again, I'm sure of it now. It's nice enough in its own right, but I'm a bad fit for it. I'm too much older than the vast majority of attendees, I don't connect well with them (worse than I connect with my peers, which is often quite dismally), and I'm not *enough* of an anime fan (which is the con's primary focus). I wish them luck for the future though, Wisconsin needs more cons! -------------------- Change is inevitable -- except from vending machines.
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| Felicitous Sk8er |
Posted: Oct 25 2009, 06:26 AM
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 Ice Queen Assassin  Group: Assassin Guild Member Posts: 4,734 Member No.: 10 Joined: 22-November 06 |
Did you attend this one before, Xheralt? The name is somewhat familiar. With a name like that I would have anticipated a heavy technology & gaming focus, not anime. Too bad it wasn't more fun for you.
 -------------------- You may have tangible wealth untold; Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold. Richer than I you can never be -- I had a Mother who read to me. --Strickland Gillilan |
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| Xheralt |
Posted: Oct 26 2009, 03:53 AM
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Longscan Operator Group: Citizen of the Association Posts: 2,028 Member No.: 17 Joined: 2-December 06 |
You have to go back two pages (at this writing) in Meetpoint to arrive at this thread. You liked their discussion board, Sk8tr, which now I realize I never went to look at...
Total purchases were the CD of one of the musical guests, Fermata, a Star Trek: Voyager insignia badge (from one of the few non-anime merchants), and four bottles of imported Ramune soda pop (which use a glass marble to seal the bottle) -------------------- Change is inevitable -- except from vending machines.
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| Felicitous Sk8er |
Posted: Oct 26 2009, 04:44 AM
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Ice Queen Assassin Group: Assassin Guild Member Posts: 4,734 Member No.: 10 Joined: 22-November 06 |
The Ramune bottle looks very, very cool! I've never heard of it. Seattle has a fabulous huge Asian store -- Uwajimaya -- I'll bet they stock it & I can pick up a bottle there.
-------------------- You may have tangible wealth untold; Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold. Richer than I you can never be -- I had a Mother who read to me. --Strickland Gillilan |
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| Sandor |
Posted: Oct 26 2009, 08:00 PM
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 Bujavid Security Group: Citizen of the Association Posts: 152 Member No.: 104 Joined: 19-April 07 |
My kids had that drink at a Japanese restaraunt in Vancouver in the spring, so it should be available in Washington as well.
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| BetYeager |
Posted: Oct 27 2009, 07:25 AM
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 Senior Bujavid Security Group: Citizen of the Association Posts: 554 Member No.: 344 Joined: 6-April 08 |
The Ramune bottle is very very cool, but the drink itself is pretty oversweet and yucky.
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| Felicitous Sk8er |
Posted: Oct 27 2009, 01:26 PM
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Ice Queen Assassin Group: Assassin Guild Member Posts: 4,734 Member No.: 10 Joined: 22-November 06 |
Thanks for the warning, Bet! I may just get a chance to try it myself as I'll be in Seattle tomorrow for 5 days & plan to hit the Asian market where I'm certain it will be sold.
Xh-ji, have you tried it yet? -------------------- You may have tangible wealth untold; Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold. Richer than I you can never be -- I had a Mother who read to me. --Strickland Gillilan |
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| BetYeager |
Posted: Oct 27 2009, 09:42 PM
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Senior Bujavid Security Group: Citizen of the Association Posts: 554 Member No.: 344 Joined: 6-April 08 |
Definitely try it. The bottle alone is worth it.
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| Xheralt |
Posted: Oct 27 2009, 11:57 PM
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Longscan Operator Group: Citizen of the Association Posts: 2,028 Member No.: 17 Joined: 2-December 06 |
I've tried two of the flavors. I regrettably left the other two I'd bought at the hotel in the rush to check out. Yeah, they're on the sweet side, but not unbearably so.
EDIT: Found them! I'd tucked them into a pocket of my suitcase and forgotten them. -------------------- Change is inevitable -- except from vending machines.
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