Birthdays at PAX East

littlelion2k

I am a solo attendee who will be turning 25 on March 8th. PAX East will also be the first convention of any kind I've ever attended. So, I was wondering if any veteran PAX attendees had any suggestions of cool or special things I could do at PAX for my birthday.

I'd also love to hear from other people who will be celebrating their birthdays at PAX- maybe we could do a meetup or white elephant/grab bag gift exchange!

zerzhul

Having had a PAX birthday in the past, I think PAX in its entirety is a pretty good birthday activity

DanQ

I got a friend who's coming with and her birthday is that Wednesday beforehand, so we will be doing something for her over the weekend. We usually end up making friends through the con and hanging out with other people. I'm sure a birthday friend would end up being appreciated by the group. If nothing else, I take birthdays seriously and always give people legit birthday cards. I dont want to spoil the surprise too much, but i was going to do something involving con goers for her card, but now that you brought it up, I can make up a few more cards and do the same for any other takers. 50 cents for a piece of cardboard is always worth it if it makes someone's day.

But yea, the con is enough of an event to qualify for awesome birthday festivities.

sassfactor4

My birthday is the monday before (3/2), so going to PAX is effectively my birthday event this year as well! I'm open to doing a gift exchange or some gaming + cake in tabletop.

littlelion2k

I got a friend who's coming with and her birthday is that Wednesday beforehand, so we will be doing something for her over the weekend. We usually end up making friends through the con and hanging out with other people. I'm sure a birthday friend would end up being appreciated by the group. If nothing else, I take birthdays seriously and always give people legit birthday cards. I dont want to spoil the surprise too much, but i was going to do something involving con goers for her card, but now that you brought it up, I can make up a few more cards and do the same for any other takers. 50 cents for a piece of cardboard is always worth it if it makes someone's day.

Oh my god, that's so sweet! Above and beyond the call of duty! Thank you!

and sassfactor, we should definitely try to get a birthday tabletop game going!

Fullbob

Hey it's my birthday too on march 8th Can't wait hehe, would be cool to get a tabletop game going, I love thoses too!

DanQ

seriously, anybody who wants a birthday card, send me a PM, or get a collective headcount going on here. So long as the number doesn't get out of hand, I can work it into my PAX shenanigans. Also, I was trying to get a nice sized game of pictionary going at one point. A birthday party game is as good a reason as any to make it happen. Just need to figure out a time that works with everyone's schedule.

Dragant

My birthday is the 26th of this month. Getting old, damn it.

nernerrynn

Mine is on the 5th, the day we leave to travel to Boston,

Solanales

nernerrynn wrote: »

Mine is on the 5th, the day we leave to travel to Boston,

Hah! Same exact situation here. We're celebrating with a nice dinner then heading to the Pokecrawl. Should be a blast!

TabooPhantasy

I'll be celebrating my 30th birthday at PAX this year since I won't have a chance to see any of my friends when my actual birthday arrives (March 28). Nothing says "Congratulations on getting old" like dressing up as a Pokemon and drinking like a fish with good friends in a city you don't live in!

fajraxo

I'll be celebrating my birthday on the 7th, so right in the middle of the PAX. Hopefully will be able to hit up some of the after-parties there.

cabsy

Mine is also on the 5th, so we'll be going on the Pokecrawl, but all of pax is my birthday basically. (I'm green y and I'll have a green mohawk! keep an eye out and say hi if you see me!)

TabooPhantasy

@cabsy I'm Green Y, too! We'll have to share a birthday drink!

Solanales

cabsy wrote: »

Mine is also on the 5th, so we'll be going on the Pokecrawl, but all of pax is my birthday basically. (I'm green y and I'll have a green mohawk! keep an eye out and say hi if you see me!)

Green X with a March 5th birthday as well so looks like I'll be challenging YOU sir at some point

Kiss Me GoodBye

My friend has a birthday on March 3rd so I was thinking using the Pokecrawl for him to celebrate haha

Kyuss

TabooPhantasy wrote: »

@cabsy I'm Green Y, too! We'll have to share a birthday drink!

My Pax buddy has a birthday on March 6th. Were on Pokecrawl team Green Y too.

Joeynonsense

Mine is the 25th of february. But, i'm going to do some post birthday weekend celebrating at pax. Only thing is, i need to find parties.

littlelion2k

Joeynononsense, check out the PAX parties Facebook page here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/PAXEastParties

sedirox

Dragant wrote: »

My birthday is the 26th of this month. Getting old, damn it.

Same as me! I'm considering PAX to be an extension of my birthday celebrations. Especially since I'll be seeing some friends I haven't seen since September!

geeklie

I'll be turning 24 on the Monday before pax. Attending pax is sorta my bday present from a friend! And I'm hoping to buy some CAH expansions and I get to see my con friends again.

Krissta

TabooPhantasy wrote: »

I'll be celebrating my 30th birthday at PAX this year since I won't have a chance to see any of my friends when my actual birthday arrives (March 28). Nothing says "Congratulations on getting old" like dressing up as a Pokemon and drinking like a fish with good friends in a city you don't live in!

Totally not old! 30 was my favorite year!

Krissta

Friend we're traveling with is also turning 30 on the Saturday of PAX! YAAAAY!

Tonkafriend

Two years ago my birthday was the first day of PAX. I was so excited about PAX that I totally forgot it WAS my birthday until the facebook wishes started rolling in. Best birthday ever! Why not treat yourself to a pre-order that comes with a sweet T-shirt as a birthday gift? Have a great time!

littlelion2k

Ok, so it looks like there are quite a few people celebrating birthdays. Who's interested in a birthday meetup/game?

nernerrynn

littlelion2k wrote: »

Ok, so it looks like there are quite a few people celebrating birthdays. Who's interested in a birthday meetup/game?

Hey, that would be an awesome idea. I'd be down!

cabsy wrote: »

Mine is also on the 5th, so we'll be going on the Pokecrawl, but all of pax is my birthday basically. (I'm green y and I'll have a green mohawk! keep an eye out and say hi if you see me!)

Solanales wrote: »

nernerrynn wrote: »

Mine is on the 5th, the day we leave to travel to Boston,

Hah! Same exact situation here. We're celebrating with a nice dinner then heading to the Pokecrawl. Should be a blast!

Well I'm not going to Pokecrawl, (as far as I know anyways) But hopefully I can run into my birthday buddies over the weekend.

Solanales

nernerrynn wrote: »

Well I'm not going to Pokecrawl, (as far as I know anyways) But hopefully I can run into my birthday buddies over the weekend.

I'll be bouncing around all weekend with various members of my guild. There's 13 of us going total O_o... Anyways I'd be all for a birthday meetup if people were into it. Someone suggested it earlier, but maybe we could all find a time frame.

Kilonum

East 2011 my birthday fell on the Sunday. This year will be the second closest PAX has come to my birthday, with my birthday being the Friday after, so I've turned it into a 2 week vacation (week of followed by the week after)

littlelion2k

Great, it sounds like there's some interest in a birthday meetup! What days work best for everyone? I was thinking maybe Sunday morning.

Wolfiee

I turn 26 (please kill me) on the 5th! Having a whole weekend to celebrate should be fun

DanQ

Like, I said, I'd be down to help out. I should be going to the gearbox panel on Sunday morning though. Free starting at noon.

littlelion2k

So I've been talking to a lot of PAX attendees and it seems like there'd be some interest in a meetup of people who are celebrating their birthdays at or around PAX. I was thinking maybe a tabletop game- something festive! So far, most people seem to be available Sunday afternoon. How does that work for people?

kabal31082

Happy Birthday!!

While this is my first PAX (kind of a birthday present to myself since my birthday is next week on the 10th), I'm not too sure what there is to do for a birthday at the PAX event itself. Not sure how much traveling around the city you plan on doing, but there are certainly things that you could do for your birthday. If you don't mind traveling down to the Fenway park area, Jillian's might be worth checking out. It's a massive arcade, bowling and billiards. Always a good time, and shouldn't be too packed at this point in the year, since Red Sox season hasn't started yet. Plus there are a number of restaurants in the area.

littlelion2k

Ooh, that does sound fun! I'm not sure if I'm going to get the chance to go that far afield- I'vebooked myself pretty heavily at PAX. However, if you're interested in a birthday meetup/game, let me know!