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Title: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: GarandMarine on 19 Jul 2013, 18:03
So, I am going to Otakon assuming a massive clusterfuck shifts my move to the right. I know there's a few of us in the area and was wondering in any one might not want to meet up in Bodymore, Murderland (errr... Baltimore) for lunch or something.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: bainidhe_dub on 19 Jul 2013, 18:09
I believe the correct way to say it is: Bawlmer, Murlind.
Otakon is the same weekend as the beginning of the Montgomery Country Fair which I usually volunteer at, but if we get some hangouts planned I'd totally work that into my schedule.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: LeeC on 19 Jul 2013, 18:14
nah its b-more or ballmore.  and its mura-lin.  grew up in waldorf.

Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: cesium133 on 19 Jul 2013, 18:37
I was assured by someone I met from Baltimore that it's Baltimo'.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: nekowafer on 19 Jul 2013, 19:29
I was born here and have lived here all my life.

It's Bawlmur, Merlin.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: Lines on 19 Jul 2013, 20:27
I'm going to Otakon! I think our group is driving out to Murril'nd from Ohier sometime on Thursday, we'll be there all day Friday and Saturday, and we'll be leaving sometime on Sunday. And at some point we'll be dressed like the Crazy 88's. So yes, I'm down for meeting for lunch or summat.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: Loki on 20 Jul 2013, 14:01
As someone who has watched a few seasons of Navy CIS, it's Boltimoar'.  :roll:
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: Carl-E on 21 Jul 2013, 01:03
Great show, but those aren't locals.  They pronounce it so the rest of the country can unnerstan' what they're sayin'. 
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: nekowafer on 21 Jul 2013, 07:03
Yeah they would have to smooth out the accent for TV. I do love that show though.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: bainidhe_dub on 21 Jul 2013, 10:53
Yeah, plus the actual NCIS offices are in Anacostia in DC, not Baltimore.
I'm from Maryland, a city about equidistant to DC and Baltimore but considered a DC suburb, and I have to exaggerate pretty hard to actually say Bawlmer.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: GarandMarine on 21 Jul 2013, 14:15
There are NCIS offices concurrent with every major U.S. Naval and Marine Corps Installation. Considering the Navy presence in Maryland, I would not be shocked to find a NCIS office of decent size there. Even the small Marine Corps bases I was on had at least two or three agents on hand.

Indian Head NSWC
National Naval Medical Center
Navy Information Operations Command Maryland
Naval Support Facility Thurmont
NSWC Carderock Division
NAS Patuxent River
United States Naval Academy, Annapolis
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: mtmerrick on 21 Jul 2013, 14:17
Yeah, plus the actual NCIS offices are in Anacostia in DC, not Baltimore.
I'm from Maryland, a city about equidistant to DC and Baltimore but considered a DC suburb, and I have to exaggerate pretty hard to actually say Bawlmer.
you live inside Steve Balmer?  :psyduck:
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: Carl-E on 21 Jul 2013, 22:32
Somebody has to...
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: Masterpiece on 22 Jul 2013, 00:35
It would explain a lot...

Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: GarandMarine on 22 Jul 2013, 08:27
So real talk, I am going to aim to go up Saturday for a single day at Otakon... probably. I don't think going up for the weekend would be conducive to my good health and what's left of my sanity. Can everyone interested in meeting up make it that day?
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: nekowafer on 22 Jul 2013, 08:55
I live nearby and will probably even have a car that weekend so I'm up for whatever, just tell me when and where.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: bainidhe_dub on 22 Jul 2013, 09:30
Yeah, plus the actual NCIS offices are in Anacostia in DC, not Baltimore.
I'm from Maryland, a city about equidistant to DC and Baltimore but considered a DC suburb, and I have to exaggerate pretty hard to actually say Bawlmer.
you live inside Steve Balmer?  :psyduck:
Heckno! I just said, DC suburb. Baltimore is big and gross and scary and the highways are like 10 levels high over the harbor and ahhhh.


That said, I would brave it for a hangout. I just need a time & place so I can plan my volunteer shift around it.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: GarandMarine on 22 Jul 2013, 09:50
It probably would not be best for me to determine "where"....
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: nekowafer on 22 Jul 2013, 09:58
I'm guessing we want somewhere close enough to the convention center that everyone can get to it, but we also don't want to be too close because every restaurant in the area will be packed with anime nerds in awesome costumes. If everyone is comfortable taking the light rail, we can go somewhere a little further out.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: Lines on 22 Jul 2013, 11:34
Honestly I'd prefer staying closer to the con, but that's because I'm going to it.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: nekowafer on 22 Jul 2013, 11:42
Understandable. I'll see what I can come up with.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: GarandMarine on 22 Jul 2013, 15:53
Navigating to the con is gonna be hard enough for me. I know nothing of this mystic land of Baltimore. >.>;
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: cesium133 on 22 Jul 2013, 16:03
If my experience of Baltimore is anything to go by, you will get lost. Multiple times. Also, if you get directions from Google Maps, be careful. It will tell you to take either the Inner or Outer Loop of the Beltway, but the signs on the Beltway are instead labeled East/West/North/South, and which direction is which depends on where on the Beltway you are.  :psyduck:
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: nekowafer on 22 Jul 2013, 16:24
Oh goodness it is not that complicated. I can navigate.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: bainidhe_dub on 22 Jul 2013, 17:15
F'real. Also I don't see Google Maps doing that. Also to get to the Inner Harbor area from Delaware, GM won't even have to deal with 695.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: cesium133 on 22 Jul 2013, 17:31
It's done that to me in the past... I got to the I-70/I-695 interchange, and had to suddenly decide whether the outer loop was north or south...

Oh, and be very careful about turning right on a red light. It's legal, but you'll get a ticket anyway.  :psyduck:
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: nekowafer on 22 Jul 2013, 19:00
You have to treat the red light as a stop sign. So you have to stop, look, THEN turn. Assuming there isn't a sign that tells you not to turn right at the red light.

Signs for 695 always say which direction you're taking it, and if you're using Google Maps, it will also tell you the direction you need. There are always mistakes with those sorts of map systems, certainly. But if I can navigate 695, as the mistress of terrible sense of direction, so can anyone else. And it's really just a big circle. If you go the wrong way, you can either get off and get back on the right way, or you can just follow it back around. NBD.

Anyway, were we thinking about getting food, or what? I really don't know where we can go that won't be overrun by otakus.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: Lines on 22 Jul 2013, 19:22
From personal experience, it's kind of fun going to places overrun by nerds. Especially if they're in costume. Especially when it's in a place outside of the convention center. Oh the looks of passersby!
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: nekowafer on 22 Jul 2013, 19:28
Then we might want to pick a spot and meet up, and then we can find wherever will fit our little group. There are fish statues all over the place... maybe we can pick one of those.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: nekowafer on 22 Jul 2013, 19:45
Got it! Let's meet at the little shaded area across the street from the World Trade Center. There are a couple benches there, but there shouldn't be a ton of people sitting around. Someone can wear a silly hat so we can recognize each other.

The WTC is at 401 E Pratt St, by the way, and you'd be crossing Pratt and sitting in front of the M&T Bank and whatever little cafe is there nowadays.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: GarandMarine on 22 Jul 2013, 19:54
I'm probably going to be in some form of costume or another. If I'm feeling motivated I might be walking around as Pip from Hellsing.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: nekowafer on 22 Jul 2013, 19:58
I have various silly hats and shirts. And purple pants. I no longer have my Rinoa costume.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: Lines on 23 Jul 2013, 12:03
If it's Saturday, I'll most likely be in a black suit with a mask and bokken.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: Carl-E on 23 Jul 2013, 15:47
May I recommend the Annabel  (http://www.annabelleetavern.com/)Lee (https://www.facebook.com/AnnabelLeeTavern)?  IIRC it's within staggering distance of the convention center, and has an excellent beer selection. 


What?  What else are you going to do at a national mathematics convention? 
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: valley_parade on 23 Jul 2013, 15:50
I think our group is driving out to Murril'nd

Team Ohio! I miss you guys.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: nekowafer on 23 Jul 2013, 16:21
I've actually never been to the Annabel Lee, though I've heard good things.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: Lines on 24 Jul 2013, 05:01
I think our group is driving out to Murril'nd

Team Ohio! I miss you guys.

And I miss Team Boston!
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: nekowafer on 29 Jul 2013, 15:06
Okay people! Who all is coming and when are we meeting?

I've been told that the Renaissance hotel has cheap parking, by the way.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: Lines on 30 Jul 2013, 04:44
I haven't been kept in the loop as much as Michael (for whatever reason I'm not attached on the emails, so he usually forwards me the crucial stuff), so I'm not really sure where we're staying but I'm pretty sure my group is arriving in Baltimore sometime Friday AM and is leaving sometime Sunday (possibly noon). I also know we're staying far away enough from the convention center that we need to take public transport to get there.

I'm not 100% positive that I'll be able to meet up for very long, but I would at least like to stop by and say hi and meet you guys!
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: nekowafer on 30 Jul 2013, 06:23
Can you ask which hotel you'll be in?
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: GarandMarine on 31 Jul 2013, 23:08
I apparently have a room at the con hotel. I will now be there all weekend. I gotta call my moving company tomorrow and confirm I am not getting screwed over by them, confirm that I have a room with my new friends from DAS (Delaware Anime Society) and stuff, but looks like I will certainly make this meet up.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: nekowafer on 01 Aug 2013, 17:58
Awesome. So can we get each other's cell numbers and whatnot? I'm fine with giving mine out, but I would always prefer that you text, though I can handle short phone calls.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: GarandMarine on 05 Aug 2013, 22:29
Yes. Cell phone numbers will happen. I need to remember to do this.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: bainidhe_dub on 07 Aug 2013, 14:39
Yo, yes, when/where are we making this happen? I will PM my phone number to whoever wants it, but I'm trying to get Saturday sorted out because it's also my 5th wedding anniversary so I feel like maybe I should spend some time with The Boy.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: nekowafer on 07 Aug 2013, 16:59
I'm thinking early afternoon would be best. And I'll send you my number in a moment.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: GarandMarine on 07 Aug 2013, 22:45
I would like to be at a place somewhere near the con hotel. I decided to wear my Yukata so I'm going to be in gata and walking in those, while comfy, can be a bitch. I am also going to be looking kinda odd. Even for Baltimore on Otakon weekend >.>;
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: Lines on 08 Aug 2013, 04:39
Meh, nothing is too odd for anime con weekends.

Er.

Let me rephrase that. Wearing a yukata is pretty much normal compared to what some people wear for anime con weekends.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: nekowafer on 08 Aug 2013, 05:10
Linds is right. People are used to the insanity. I figured we could meet up in a random spot and then decide where to go for food.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: GarandMarine on 08 Aug 2013, 18:33
I'm not worried about not fitting in. It's that I'll be walking around in clogs :P
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: nekowafer on 08 Aug 2013, 18:44
Bring shoes/flip flops? If you wear the same size as either myself or Boy-I-Like (who will be joining us), we can bring you a pair to wear while we wander around.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: GarandMarine on 08 Aug 2013, 19:07
Eh I'll probably just suffer through. Technically gata are flip flops. Just made of wood XD

Now I just need to decide if I want to bring my bokken or not. Probably not. I will make threatening gestures with my fan instead!
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: Lines on 09 Aug 2013, 16:40
I'll have my bokken!

Also I am never prereging ever again. Long line was LONG. And HOT.

Also what's the plan tomorrow? I need to know a time so I can make sure not to plan something during it...
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: nekowafer on 09 Aug 2013, 16:49
Chris and I won't even be awake until noonish, FYI.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: bainidhe_dub on 09 Aug 2013, 17:03
Okay, so... 1pm? 2pm? Where should we meet that won't be so mobbed you can't find anyone even if you know them?
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: nekowafer on 09 Aug 2013, 17:45
2 sounds better. And I had picked out a shaded area (assuming it all looks the same as I remember it...) and posted about it earlier. I'm thinking a random spot, as opposed to a restaurant or anything, would make things easier.

Got it! Let's meet at the little shaded area across the street from the World Trade Center. There are a couple benches there, but there shouldn't be a ton of people sitting around. Someone can wear a silly hat so we can recognize each other.

The WTC is at 401 E Pratt St, by the way, and you'd be crossing Pratt and sitting in front of the M&T Bank and whatever little cafe is there nowadays.

If that works for everyone?
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: Lines on 10 Aug 2013, 04:52
I guess so? I'll call if I get lost.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: Carl-E on 10 Aug 2013, 04:59
Pics, guys!  Don't forget to take some, and post 'em so the rest of us can regret not makin' it...
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: nekowafer on 10 Aug 2013, 06:56
I know the area pretty well so any of you can call me if you get lost. I can always come find you if need be.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: bainidhe_dub on 10 Aug 2013, 16:00
Photographic proof! We also saw GM but lost him before we remembered to take a picture.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/q71/s720x720/1157494_10101996437584928_392823263_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: GarandMarine on 10 Aug 2013, 20:22
GM limped away back to his hotel room for pain killers.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: Lines on 10 Aug 2013, 20:43
It was nice meeting all of you!
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: Masterpiece on 11 Aug 2013, 06:39
Three badass chicks
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: nekowafer on 11 Aug 2013, 07:51
It was nice meeting you guys too! Chris says the same even though he was basically silent the whole time.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: Lines on 11 Aug 2013, 18:42
Not gonna lie, it was adorable how he perked up when we mentioned Unicorn.
Title: Re: Otakon QC Meet Up
Post by: nekowafer on 12 Aug 2013, 12:17
Yeah, you can tell he has a thing for her. So cute.