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Word. If you need a self-esteem boost, two good options are:
1) go to a gay bar and reject people all night long
2) go to an anime con
it's funny
people stereotype anime con-goers as disgusting, neckbearded cheetobreathers and standard-less hambeasts
and while those people certainly do exist
if you are decently attractive, and have adequate social skills and actually pay attention to your appearance and hygiene
well
in the land of the blind
the one-eyed man is king
i tell people i met my girlfriend at an an anime con and they're like "oh jeez... i guess if you really love her it doesn't matter what she looks like, right?"
Not sure if it was actually less scary than the furry convention or not.
i have never been intimidated by an anime con
I have been anti-intimidated. My confidence shot up through the roof while I was at Comic-Con. Just me, my buddy, and the fucking world as our oyster.
...I WANT TO GO BACK DAMMIT! WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE ONLY ONCE A YEAR WHY CAN'T WE STAY FOREVER
this is actually really typical of a lot of shy nerdy folk
it's almost like a "what happens in vegas..." type mindset
and also you feel amongst "your own people" so a lot of your social inhibitions drop
it's an interesting phenomenon that i have enjoyed in people fairly consistently.
That was pretty much it. I was amongst people who...Maybe not got me, but at least got some of the things that helped define me.
It was...Wow. There is nothing greater than a good convention. I want to find something smaller and more local, though. Comic-Con was a little too big at times.
Nothing to make you twitchy like someone spending an hour trying to get into your digital pants and then finally giving up and saying "Oh by the way I'm a dude." before they log out.
Nothing to make you twitchy like someone spending an hour trying to get into your digital pants and then finally giving up and saying "Oh by the way I'm a dude." before they log out.
It annoys me that I will never have that comfort reaction.
You guys don't know how lucky you are that such a place exists that you feel you belong.
Cherish it.
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Mojo_JojoWe are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourseRegistered Userregular
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We don't really have cons like you yanks do over here but last Saturday I saw some anime-types: Morbidly obese girl with cat ears devouring a much smaller individual also wearing cat ears; Guy who might have been good looking dressed possibly as a minor Naruto character shouting all of the attack names and hitting people; mid-thirties man in a metal t-shirt who I think was just on the prowl; and another half dozen more non-descript types just with minor symbols of anime-love on their person (mainly t-shirts, a few props).
I know I shouldn't find it more offensive than a gang on drunk scrotes, but somehow I did. I also wanted to make a hide and follow them, possibly venturing out in a Louis Theroux-esque manner to try and understand their social complexities.
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Also how tall are you? In the pictures you look reasonably sized, but I could swear their was a picture up here not that long ago in which this tall guy absolutely dwarfed you. o_O
We don't really have cons like you yanks do over here but last Saturday I saw some anime-types: Morbidly obese girl with cat ears devouring a much smaller individual also wearing cat ears; Guy who might have been good looking dressed possibly as a minor Naruto character shouting all of the attack names and hitting people; mid-thirties man in a metal t-shirt who I think was just on the prowl; and another half dozen more non-descript types just with minor symbols of anime-love on their person (mainly t-shirts, a few props).
I know I shouldn't find it more offensive than a gang on drunk scrotes, but somehow I did. I also wanted to make a hide and follow them, possibly venturing out in a Louis Theroux-esque manner to try and understand their social complexities.
a few years ago my brother and i were sitting outside the convention hall taking a breather
and my brother pointed out some dude who was walking up to a group of girls, gingerly asking if he could take a picture of one of them
and my brother started making sociological observations in a hushed british accent
It annoys me that I will never have that comfort reaction.
You guys don't know how lucky you are that such a place exists that you feel you belong.
Cherish it.
I belong where I choose to.
I feel comfortable in a wide variety of different social circles, subcultures, etc.
because I choose that to be so
and thus it is
^ What he said, except I can't actually pull it off.
It's as much about finding people you get as it is about finding people who get you. I'm not big into the music or indie art scenes, for instance, but I know what it's like to have raw pure creative passion moving through you, and to put your heart and soul into something, even if it's some crazy toilet seat monster or something(I actually saw that, once). So I can feel, in many ways, at home with these kind of people despite being part of a completely different subculture.
We don't really have cons like you yanks do over here but last Saturday I saw some anime-types: Morbidly obese girl with cat ears devouring a much smaller individual also wearing cat ears; Guy who might have been good looking dressed possibly as a minor Naruto character shouting all of the attack names and hitting people; mid-thirties man in a metal t-shirt who I think was just on the prowl; and another half dozen more non-descript types just with minor symbols of anime-love on their person (mainly t-shirts, a few props).
I know I shouldn't find it more offensive than a gang on drunk scrotes, but somehow I did. I also wanted to make a hide and follow them, possibly venturing out in a Louis Theroux-esque manner to try and understand their social complexities.
a few years ago my brother and i were sitting outside the convention hall taking a breather
and my brother pointed out some dude who was walking up to a group of girls, gingerly asking if he could take a picture of one of them
and my brother started making sociological observations in a hushed british accent
like a nature documentary narrator
so i joined in
we are terrible people
I've not done that in a while. Not since we were in Poland in some goth club which may have been called the Jazz Cafe. Good fun, and some weird behaviour (Which was either some fine wingmanning or a very odd social dynamic of girl thieving)
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We don't really have cons like you yanks do over here but last Saturday I saw some anime-types: Morbidly obese girl with cat ears devouring a much smaller individual also wearing cat ears; Guy who might have been good looking dressed possibly as a minor Naruto character shouting all of the attack names and hitting people; mid-thirties man in a metal t-shirt who I think was just on the prowl; and another half dozen more non-descript types just with minor symbols of anime-love on their person (mainly t-shirts, a few props).
I know I shouldn't find it more offensive than a gang on drunk scrotes, but somehow I did. I also wanted to make a hide and follow them, possibly venturing out in a Louis Theroux-esque manner to try and understand their social complexities.
a few years ago my brother and i were sitting outside the convention hall taking a breather
and my brother pointed out some dude who was walking up to a group of girls, gingerly asking if he could take a picture of one of them
and my brother started making sociological observations in a hushed british accent
like a nature documentary narrator
so i joined in
we are terrible people
I do that. But I can't do accents.
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There has never been a human being who has "gotten" me. I don't even get me. I'm just kind of here and there.
I've also kind of lost my sense of passion now that I'm no longer living in constant anger.
Not everyone can fit themselves into typical social structures.
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Mojo_JojoWe are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourseRegistered Userregular
edited August 2009
Blarg. I need to enter my passport details because of some changes in continental europe's security protocols. I should most likely run home and do that now because otherwise I'll just forget and then not get to see my girlfriend next weekend.
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1) go to a gay bar and reject people all night long
2) go to an anime con
I don't really belong to any culture, so no matter where I am it's like I just got dropped into a foreign country where they eat dogs.
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You are dancing with a pretty girl.
It was weird; dude was persistent.
it's funny
people stereotype anime con-goers as disgusting, neckbearded cheetobreathers and standard-less hambeasts
and while those people certainly do exist
if you are decently attractive, and have adequate social skills and actually pay attention to your appearance and hygiene
well
in the land of the blind
the one-eyed man is king
i tell people i met my girlfriend at an an anime con and they're like "oh jeez... i guess if you really love her it doesn't matter what she looks like, right?"
and i'm like
uh
welp
That was pretty much it. I was amongst people who...Maybe not got me, but at least got some of the things that helped define me.
It was...Wow. There is nothing greater than a good convention. I want to find something smaller and more local, though. Comic-Con was a little too big at times.
I've only had this happen in RP sessions.
Nothing to make you twitchy like someone spending an hour trying to get into your digital pants and then finally giving up and saying "Oh by the way I'm a dude." before they log out.
Digital Chastity prevents Strokes.
wait.
What were you saying the other day? Now I know how you know.
but keeps you from being stroked
You guys don't know how lucky you are that such a place exists that you feel you belong.
Cherish it.
I know I shouldn't find it more offensive than a gang on drunk scrotes, but somehow I did. I also wanted to make a hide and follow them, possibly venturing out in a Louis Theroux-esque manner to try and understand their social complexities.
Also how tall are you? In the pictures you look reasonably sized, but I could swear their was a picture up here not that long ago in which this tall guy absolutely dwarfed you. o_O
I belong where I choose to.
I feel comfortable in a wide variety of different social circles, subcultures, etc.
because I choose that to be so
and thus it is
PAX?
a few years ago my brother and i were sitting outside the convention hall taking a breather
and my brother pointed out some dude who was walking up to a group of girls, gingerly asking if he could take a picture of one of them
and my brother started making sociological observations in a hushed british accent
like a nature documentary narrator
so i joined in
we are terrible people
Don't forget to check out my H/A thread.
Nope. I'm a dabbler. I dabble in things. Half the time I buy games it's because I want to know what the hell you people are talking about.
I think you artificially separate yourself from people
this is coming from a guy so emotionally detached and disconnected from others i was once labeled a sociopath
so
honestly you can simply choose to be comfortable and be part of a group
it is a choice
an element of yourself you need to overcome
if you want to
^ What he said, except I can't actually pull it off.
It's as much about finding people you get as it is about finding people who get you. I'm not big into the music or indie art scenes, for instance, but I know what it's like to have raw pure creative passion moving through you, and to put your heart and soul into something, even if it's some crazy toilet seat monster or something(I actually saw that, once). So I can feel, in many ways, at home with these kind of people despite being part of a completely different subculture.
It really looks like I'm just chillin
you look like you are comforting that girl
...and then trying to steal first base
Or somebody is stretchuring you off because you've put out your back.
I have to pack tomorrow. WHEE.
I do that. But I can't do accents.
I've also kind of lost my sense of passion now that I'm no longer living in constant anger.
Not everyone can fit themselves into typical social structures.
but you can try
if you lack the motivation to attempt and resign yourself to your disconnection
well
that's on you, mate
But what really topped it for me was he had a Paper Mache model of Ryuk with him.
I think I get you pretty well.
Come on, man, hug me.
Why do you think I attend conventions?
Because they're fucking awesome?