Fandom wank meetup

World-Con 2009

2008-11-19T20:57:11Z

I realize this is way early, but I was wondering if anyone else was planning on going to World-Con next year. If so, I think it would be awesome to have a Fandom Wank party. It would be cool to see how many FWers there are out there.

Post and let me know so I can see if it's worth grabbing a room.

Yaoi-Con

2007-10-04T16:41:29Z

October 26-28 in San Mateo, California.

Anyone else going? Share your thoughts, please.

fw_meetup @ 2007-08-30T23:16:00

2007-08-31T04:22:05Z

A teensy bit late, but if any F_Wers are going to be at Dragon*Con, drop a comment.

Don't suppose there's anyone in Cincinnati?

2007-07-07T14:46:36Z

I'm going to be at a conference from tomorrow night to Wednesday afternoon, at the Duke Energy Center. (Who names these places?)

I'd love to meet up for dinner or something to keep me from sitting in my hotel room watching basic cable all evening.

(I likely won't have Internet access starting from about 2:00 on the 8th, so if you're reading this later than that, thanks, but I probably won't get your message.)

Anyone here going to Anime North in Toronto? Come to our HILLBILLY HOEDOWN

2007-05-25T00:15:27Z

Of course, it's Thursday evening, so anyone going to Anime North may all ready BE at Anime North. On the off chance you're gonna be there, and are reading this, you are CORDIALLY INVITED to a room party my husband and I are throwing Saturday night!
It's at the Radisson, which is the hotel across the street from the Doubletree, AN's main hotel. I don't know which room it's in because... we haven't gotten our room yet. Which is why you need to hunt down one of the flyers pictured below, which some time tomorrow will show up with the actual room number written down. You can come by our table at the "Nomonoichi" flea market Friday night, as we'll have party flyers there to hand out, not to mention FREE post cards advertising my web comic as well as lots and lots of cool old anime stuff for sale-- now's your chance to fill those holes in your 80s phonebook manga collection! You may also wheedle an invite from my husband Friday or Saturday before the party at any of his panels-- "Totally Lame Anime", "I Heart the 70s" or Anime Hell.

We'll have drinks, real southern junk food and free comics as door prizes! Please come, because I don't wanna have to take home all those Moon Pies. HEE HAW

Fanime Wank-Con 2007

2007-05-13T01:34:30Z

Anyone going to be there?

Those motherfuckin' snakes

2006-08-16T10:55:12Z

Meant to post this earlier in the week, but... would any wankas in the NYC metro area (if you're out there) want to meet up for a little Snakes on a Plane once it opens?

Since someone mentioned it...

2005-11-17T20:54:27Z

Goblet of Fire opens tomorrow!

Anyone in MD planning to see it? I'd love to get some snark together to combat the squealing teenies.

BOSTON!

2005-04-10T23:33:13Z

Hey all,

Coming to Boston on the 28th. Anyone around for some baked beans and BoSox?

Boskone?

2005-02-02T01:15:06Z

If anyone at F_W is going to be at Boskone in Boston next month, I'd love to meet up in the con suite. It's always weirdly fun to meet people from online.

anime weekend atlanta

2004-09-16T16:26:22Z

rachelthedemon's post over in fandom_wank reminded me: I plan to be at AWA in Atlanta next weekend. Anybody else planning to be there?

Saturday I'll be wearing black, and attempting Miho's (of Megatokyo) hairstyle, even with my hip length hair. Sunday I'll be attempting odango. Look for me!

Miami Is Nice, So We'll Say it Thrice...

2004-08-24T20:56:10Z

If anyone's in or near the Miami/ Ft Lauderdale area, a few LJ and F_W people are getting together at night on Sunday, September 5 for dinner, drinks and possible karaoke. Any locals interested should send me ~~lewd incriminating photographs of themselves~~ e-mail or leave me a comment here.

Don't worry if you can't make it to this one, we all get together fairly regularly anyway.

NY/NJ and those nearby...

2004-08-18T21:20:22Z

Just out of curiosity, would those in the area like to try to organize a end-of-summer picnic on Central Park's Great Lawn with a game of Quidditch?

Prerequisites: The ability to move safely in general space, change speeds/pathways, and throw for accuracy, offensive and defensive tactics. It's a good idea if the players have either read, been to the movie or at least have heard about the Harry Potter game.

Materials Needed: 1 Nerf Soccer Ball (Quaffle), 4-8 Gator Skin Balls (Bludger), 1 Bouncy ball or Z ball (Snitch), 3-6 Hula Hoops (goals), 2 different colored pinnies/flags/shirts for each team/player, 1 different colored pinnie/flags/shirts for the seeker on each team (they should stand out from their teammates)

Rules:

1. To begin the game, players are assigned their positions.

a. Seeker-this is one to two people (depending upon your class size), who when the "Snitch" is released, tries to get it and score 150 points for their team.

b. Chaser-there are 3-4 Chasers per team. They are the players who use the "Quaffle" and throw it through one of the hoops and score 10 points for their team.

c. "Beater" (or taggers)-there are 3-4 Beaters per team. These are the players that use the Bludger and try to tag Chasers and the Seeker out. The Beaters play a defensive strategy.

2. The game begins with a Chaser from each team standing in the center circle (like a jump ball in basketball). The Quaffle (soccer ball) is tossed into the air and the center Chaser's try to hit the Quaffle to another player on their own team. They may not catch their own tip.

3. The Seeker and Beaters are positioned on their side of the playing area awaiting the tip.

4. The Chaser can continue to run with the Quaffle until tagged with a Bludger. Once tagged, they must stop moving and pass the Quaffle to another teammate.

5. Seekers and Beaters never handle the Quaffle, only Chasers. Chasers are the only players that can score 10 points for their team by throwing it through one of the 3 hoops (hanging from a basketball net/apparatus)at the end of their playing area (similar to a goal in football).

6. If the Quaffle is dropped, the other team gets possession. If a goal is scored, players return to the center for a new tip off.

7. At some point in the game, the referee will release the Snitch. This is when the Seekers come into play. They are the only players that can go for the Snitch.

8. Beaters can try to stop the Seeker by tagging them with a Bludger. If a Seeker gets tagged must change positions and exchange their pinnie with a teammate.

9. The Snitch needs to be moving as much as possible. If it stops rolling or bouncing without being picked up it goes back to the referee.

10. The first team's Seeker to get the Snitch gets 20 points for their team (different from the book). The game continues until one team gets 150 points.

Suggestions:

Because neither the book or the movie explain all the rules, players should be given an opportunity to suggest modifications for improvement of the game. Allow time for debriefing during the game or immediately after.

Variations:

1. Use one boy and one girl from each team to be the Seeker. When the referee releases the Snitch, the ref will call "boy! or "girl!". This means that only the boy or girl Seeker may go after the Snitch.

2. Use only one set of hula hoops hanging at one end of your play area. Then the rule is that after a team takes a shot at the goal, if it's not made, the Quaffle must be passed back to area midline before another shot can be taken at the goal.

3. Have 1 blocker be allowed in front of their goal.

4. Vary the type of Snitch thrown out onto the playing area. For example, one time throw the bouncy ball, the next time throw a Z ball.

5. Allow a chaser to take only 5 steps with the Quaffle. After 5 steps they must pass the ball to a teammate.

6. Use brooms! The Quaffle must be passed around using a broom and sweep the ball into the goal.

For slightly damp Charley survivors...

2004-08-15T06:49:54Z

Florida people! I know there's a few of you from the Land of Gators and Toxic Waste round these parts; I'm nestled in ~~Hell's Armpit~~ Gainesville, and would love to share my pain, snark, and deliciously stinky town/region with other masochists.

fw_meetup @ 2004-08-14T15:25:00

2004-08-14T22:32:48Z

Although the idea of a roomful of bitter snarkers should be terrifying, it can't be worse than an average English dept. faculty tea, right?

So Los Angeles, anyone out there up for Hot wings at Hooters?

EDIT: YAY! Alright, what times are good for you? I'm unavailable Saturday nights, but otherwise my schedule is pretty flexible. *gets discount pass from Hooters*