No, but this picture is the greatest thing I've ever seen in my life.

just when you think geordi cant be any more pimp

Just when I start to have faith in Generation Z, this con reminds me of why I pray the 2012 theory is true.

>>2309986
Is it really that bad? You'd think the Philly area would have enough people knowing what they're doing to pull off a decent con.

I think it's growing pains. That is, they've moved to a bigger location but that also brought in even MORE people. And obviously they will have to adjust to the new venue's rules.

>>2310000
Dunno, but I know enough people heard/saw enough of Tandokucon to know what NOT to do.

>>2309791
what exactly makes it, as you state, a clusterfuck?

I went yesterday. I just barely made it in. If I go again next year I'm pre-registering.

Ran out of badges for Saturday around 10 or 11 am, overcrowded, A LOT of children, moreso than usual, and with the came the usual with kids, running and screaming and glomping. There were several weddings going on as well and many people seemed annoyed at all the children running around when parents needed to keep them in check.

>>2310419
I think the "more children than usual" can be blamed on whatever exposure the con got at GameX a couple of weeks ago; suburbanite parents probably thinking "oh look it's an opportunity to get the kids out of my hair for the day with minimal effort on my part".

well, it was in King of Prussia

>>2310672
Excellent point is excellent. Although with the local transit authority on strike (lol our great benefits plan isn't great enough) having it in Philadelpha would have been pointless.

Not to mention it would be cost prohibitive to do so.

Saw Soni there she was a huge cunt to a lot of people

>>2310851

wtf is up with that bitch lately she was like that at youmacon too it's life she's got an undeserved superiority complex lately

>>2309842
OP pic is hilarious.

>>2310851
>>2310952
Really? Because I was with her for the majority of the night on Saturday and she wasn't a bitch to anyone. And before that, she was barely at the con because her and 4ng31 couldn't check in. Get your shit straight vendetta fag.

>>2310851

>>2310982
sup chris?

Youmacon was cool. I cosplayed for like.. 2 hours?

I've pretty much determined that I don't like cosplaying for more than 2 hours throughout the entire weekend. Its exhausting, I'd rather just let Chris take the spotlight with his costumes. Its pretty much fate that we'll never cosplay something huge together cause we can't be each other's spotters.

Also, I nerdraged a lot. A lot. There was a lot of fucking idiots at the con. And I can easily troll them. Chris is a fucking horrible influence on me, but damn, seriously, these people need a swift reality check and I'm more than happy to give it to them. I'm not going to lie, but crushing the dreams of some of these idiots feels real good. I'm terrible. D:

What else? I think Youmacon has the best game room set up I have ever seen in a con. Rock Band, Pump, DDR, DJ Hero (which I need to buy), a ton of console games, all free play. It was pretty boss. But that's where it ends, the rest of the con was meh, ESPECIALLY the dealer's room.

Chris and I did a photoshoot with SolarTempest Kevin in our Gay Catboys costumes, so maybe I'll post up pictures? Haha, when does that ever happen? Never. It'll be up on ACP since that's the only site I ever "update".

I'm seriously considering just deleting all of my cosplay profiles and strictly using my website whenever I get it up again. I think this is best cause there are just too many idiots in cos.com, acp, and coslab and all sorts of other random sites. I have full control of the content and if people care (???), they can email me to shoot the shit or something.

This entry is full of cynicism and anger. I'm sorry. I'm a bitter old fart now.

Also, I guess I should make this known for anyone interested, I'll be at Zenkaicon. Out of costume. Being a drunk old fart and making fun of Phillies fans when the Yankees win the World Series. Shit will be so wonderfully cashmonies.

>>2310985
>MaiWaifu.png
hmmm, meta trolls? on /cgl/?

>>2311008

That's fucked. I knew Chris was going to turn her into as much of a dick troll as he is. It's sad that she thinks she's just SO much higher than everyone else

thread needs less dramu and old farts bitching. post some pics

>>2311063
check that. pics go in >>2311034
bitching and drama can be contained in this thread. proceed.

>>2311031
No she was always like that. 4ng31 is only a dick to people who deserve it.

>>2310393
Too many people. Everywhere.

>>2310851

Katie called her out on that journal entry:

I know the younger kids at the con might be embarrassing and basically make the community look retarded as a whole, but honestly, Sonz, it makes me sad that Chris has rubbed off on you to the point where you would be rude to their faces... These kids are social outcasts and cons are pretty much one of the only places where they can be themselves and not be judged and ostracized like they probably are in high school on a daily bases... So why do you want to be the person at the CON judging them and mocking them like the bitches and bullies who probably do so nearly every day outside of cons? It reflects poorly on you, and I KNOW you're a nice girl. :( Don't let the weeaboos irritate you. They're just there to have fun, just like you. And if cons aren't fun anymore for you because of them, then let them have it, because clearly, you've matured to the point of moving on.

And then Soni replied:

Oh I'm not rude to kids who are clearly just giant weeaboos, running around acting like well... kids. I'm rude to the people who break the very basic rules of social upbringing, the superrrrrr basic. The kinds that pile into elevators to go down one floor when the elevator system is all fucked up, the kinds who would rather jump in instead of letting a handicapped person on the elevator who actually needs it. I rip into people if they have been hogging a certain video game instead of letting other people play, I rip into people who are running down a crowded hallway and bump into me. Chris actually sometime needs to keep me on a leash from saying something stupid, like the one dude who decided to hang out with us at the bar, drinking a tea. Oh man, I wanted to troll him so bad and Chris told me not to, so I didn't. The dude was alright, a little awkward, but alright enough to approach a group of strangers to talk about his family's history of alcoholism...

Pssh, weeaboos don't bother me unless they do something really geeky in front of me and I start laughing at the ridiculousness of the situation, but I'd never actually go up to them and say something because it bothered me, cause it doesn't 99.9% of the time.

>>2311198

Who's Katie?

>>2311202
How bored is she that she has to "troll" people at cons?

>>2311223

It's pretty fun...you should try it sometime.

>>2311202
Who the fuck made her the boss? Is she staff? All her self posting must make her feel some poorly place self confidence.

>>2311223

I don't think its a matter of trolling people, its the fact that a lot of congoers are mindless idiots and eventually that'll make anyone sane crack. I think Soni's starting to crack, she has been in the scene for a long time now.

>>2311229

It's really not, and if you have that little in your life that you would take pleasure out of "LOL IRL TROLLING" then you have some serious problems and should probably do something more constructive than going to an anime convention

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWbppOn9dd0&feature=player_embedded

Its the other thread summed up in a youtube video.

>>2310982

Is that you, Vicious? Tell us the real story since 4ng31 is being an idiot.

>>2311235
Or she could just do the mature thing: ignoring them and going about her business? Just a thought.

>>2311231
What?
I don't see why she would need to be staff or in a position of power to be allowed to have an opinion about the way people behave at a con. It sounds to me like the same complaints any normal person would have about con goers; I don't know when it happened but it seems like the younger attendees think that the con is their personal playground/sanctuary, that they are not going to be eld accountable for their actions in any way. It's bullshit like having elevator parties and screaming memes in the halls, that is the kind of thing that's jus unnecessary.

>>2311263

FUCKING THIS.

>>2311235
>>2311229
Honestly, I used to be like that. Then I grew up and realized that "trolling IRL" is just another way of saying "being rude and immature to others." It doesn't matter who starts it - be the bigger person and don't waste your time trying to mess with people "for the lulz." Telling someone off for being completely irresponsible is one thing, but going out of your way to "troll" is entirely another, and either she's mixing up her terminology or she's being a complete moron.

>>2311263

I appreciate what you're trying to do, but a lot of the people you just described are the ones posting in this thread.

Shame, I used to think there were good trolls here...

>>2311273

Reading comprehension's a bitch, isn't it?

>>2311253
What story? I hung out with them on Saturday night. They did KiNg and I's photos and then we all had dinner together. The only drama that occurred was with the fucking retarded waiter we had. I have no idea wtf you guys are talking about.

GOOD ZENKAICON THREAD

>>2311034

DRAMA ZENKAICON THREAD

>>2309791

CHOOSE YOUR DESTINY

>>2311277

Just shut the fuck up Chris. We get it, LOL U AND SONI ARE THE SUPER TROLL TEAM.

Ok. Congrats. It has really propelled you forward in life

>>2311289

...and I should shut up...why?

>>2311282
>like the one dude who decided to hang out with us at the bar, drinking a tea. Oh man, I wanted to troll him so bad and Chris told me not to, so I didn't. The dude was alright, a little awkward, but alright enough to approach a group of strangers to talk about his family's history of alcoholism...

Yes, because someone who drinks tea at a bar and is socially awkward totally deserves to be trolled. That wasn't even in the same group as any of the other people you mentioned.

Chris and Sonnya think anyone who doesn't have the same opinion as them is an "idiot worth trolling," so don't even try to use the excuse that they only do it to people who deserve it.

>>2311285
Since when do you know them and chill with them? Bad idea.

>>2311295

Because it just makes you and your girlfriend look kind of terrible. You sound like a fucking idiot, and you've been dragging her down with you for months. You somehow think it makes you so much better than everybody because you can be "edgy" as an IRLTROLL but to people with half a brain it makes you look pathetic and slow.

People tell you to shut up because you're not succeeding in pissing people off, you're just succeeding in making people feel embarrassed for you.

>>2311299

LOL...so you encourage people invading your personal space while amongst friends in an isolated situation?

>>2311308

Do you make fun of people in wheelchairs too? Because I mean, how DARE they potentially be handicapped?

>>2311300
All the tripfags know each other. They all have giant, nasty orgies at cons dontcha know.

>>2311307

Pro-Tip here chief...I don't give a single fuck what ANYONE on this site thinks about me. This site is full of weeaboo's and shitty costumers...I am here for the single purpose of annoying people like you...

..and obviously I'm pretty good at it cause you retards eat it up! XD

>>2311308
No, but I don't encourage being a complete asshole to them, let alone thinking it's a good idea or that they deserve it. Civility is a wonderful concept. You should try it sometime. It's amazing what a few calm words can do.

>>2311311
soni is seriously dating this guy?

>>2311314
You'd think she'd look for someone better than her exes, but her taste is lacking.

>>2311311
It's laughable to think that your internet tough guy retorts are annoying anyone. No, keep making an ass out of yourself. It's entertaining :)

This thread.

>>2311314
Yep. I just sit back and lol at him, though. He's amusing.

This. No seriously, if you think your attitude makes me people like you and want to be like you, you're wrong. Take your ego trip somewhere else.

>>2311313

So...you have no idea what happened at that event on that night...how can you say we/me/she/us were being "complete assholes"?

O wait, you can't...

Next?

>>2311311

So why don't you just...not come to /cgl/?

In 5 years when everyone you know has moved on from costuming, you can continue to sit here with your folder full of croagunk pictures trying to make 16 year olds feel worse about themselves than most of them do.

It must rock to be perfect

>>2311316
I dunno, I think it reveals that maybe she actually is a terrible person. having a douche boyfriend who supports her in being a douche as well gives her an excuse to not keep herself in check.

For those of us who have been in the con scene since our early teenage years, we all acted like that unless we had someone to guide us otherwise. Been in the scene for ten years now and con attendees have not changed. We change.

Don't like it? Leave. It's not that hard. If all you have to say about a con is terrible things and just bitch about the attendees or the convention itself, then why go? Sure, I've become disillusioned and jaded over the years, but never would I find that kind of behavior appropriate. Sure, make snarky comments to your friends, but there's no reason to ruin someone elses' con experience because you aren't enjoying it yourself. Unless someone says or does something physically to you, what right do you have to say or do anything to them?

Let the kids have their fun. Let them be geeky and nerdy. Geek on geek bullies are just more pathetic than normal bullies.

>>2310851
Pro-trolling, sis! 11/10 because I'm technically supposed to be banned, but too many people messaging me this shit had me hunt down for a proxy to reply to this bullshit statement. I'll even write down a timeline for you!

10 AM - Wake up, check out of Motel 6, go to Wawa, get breakfast.
11 AM - Get to hotel, notice gigantic line outside, thank the gods we're not on that line, give up on the idea of buying a badge since they were sold out anyways. Find out the reason behind the long ass line, eat said Wawa breakfast, take video of awesome Diego Brando cosplayer. Try to check in, get denied.
12 AM - Get to the mall where I proceeded to buy underwear, tea from Teavana, go into way too expensive stores so I can cry at night about being poor, and put on a flawless 2.5 karat diamond engagement ring that cost 76,000 USD, cry some more.
3PM - Finally check in, go upstairs, wind down, eat sweets, SEXUAL RELATIONS, bum around.
5 PM - Go meet up with Vicious and her bf to do a photoshoot with his Raw Shark and her emo OC character. Make fun of Chris and I'm a pro-reflector.
6 PM - Get dinner with Vicious, her BF, my BF, friend and /b/lackula.
8 PM - Finally get checks, fight with waiter over the shitty service, /b/lackula nearly gets security called on him. I proceed to get a manager and get a 75 dollar dinner voucher for the trouble.
9 PM - Say goodbye to Vicious and her bf, go up to the room and play DJ Hero with friend and Chris. I start homework.
11 PM - Go down to con center, sneak past security (what with no badges), play DJ Hero, Beatles Rock Band and Rock Band 2. Talk to some people we find. 12 PM - GO TO SLEEP CAUSE WE ARE OLD PEOPLE.

Goddamn, I hate people like you for your bullshit statements.

Now I'm going back to be being banned, proceed.

>>2311325

What is so laughable about you is that you think you're this god-tier master troll. You dodge legit questions thrown at you while trying to scrounge up some witty retort that usually relies on "u weren't there, LOL, u don't know me, OK WHO'S NEXT?".

>>2311336
why do you keep responding to him if you just know he's going to give a dumbass reply. seriously, this isn't that difficult.

>>2311333
>so I can cry at night about being poor
>crying about being poor during a con, which generally costs money

lol priorities

>>2311331

THIS. Thank you Jessie

>>2311333
knew it was only a matter of time before you came back here. whatever happened to quitting cgl
? hm? no?

>>2311331

LOL...o the irony...don't you think you should be a little more careful?

>>2311336

And which legit question would that be...?

>>2311333

>3PM - Finally check in, go upstairs, wind down, eat sweets, SEXUAL RELATIONS, bum around.

Wow, nothing is sacred anymore, huh?

>>2311343

King of Prussia Mall has a lot of designer stores, she was probably talking about those stores, considering she mentioned a 76,000 dollar ring.

>>2311331
Fucking signed. If you're such high & might adults, then try acting like it for a change.

>>2310851
She must have been! I mean this random anon post, completely credible.

jealous fatty etc. etc.

>>2311353
I'm saying that if you're at a con, carrying on with your already expensive hobbies, you have no right to weep about being "poor," unless you have a boyfriend/sugar daddy--

oh wait

>>2311360
When did this thread become about Jessie?

ITT: People butthurt for having been removed from Soni's LJ friend's list.

>>2311366
She has people left on her LJ list?

>>2311359

In what world is one night at a hotel for 100 dollars, no con badge, and a 2 hour bus/car ride is expensive?

Oh, I forgot where I was for a second.

>>2311370
Someone clearly missed my implication that cosplay is a fucking money pit of a hobby. If you're "poor" or "broke," cosplay and cons are a waste. Save your money for essentials if you're going to piss and moan about not being able to afford the things you want.

>>2311386
There's no use trying to reason with you. She was crying about the expensive clothes and the expensive ring, if she was crying about being poor, she'd be crying about not being able to afford food or anything else. Obviously things can't be that bad if she's able to go to all these cons a year, way to overthink her statements.

>>2311386
And you clearly missed that whole 76 thousand dollar thing. Your trolling failed, try harder.

>>2311396
>Obviously things can't be that bad if she's able to go to all these cons a year

Exactly my point. She was over-exaggerating.

>>2311401

Let me guess, you wouldn't figuratively cry over not being able to afford a 76 thousand dollar ring?

>>2311405
>I was cut from her LJ BAWWWW

>>2311404
No. What do I need a ring that expensive for?

Oh who cares. Soni and Chris will end up moving in together, have sex for months, be happy for a point in time, but then realize when they're around each other 24/7 that they're both selfish assholes. They'll start to fight more and realize that lust isn't enough. They'll break up and talk shit about each other constantly here, to which we can ALL enjoy

>Actually she has no job and her boyfriend pays for all of that stuff. Her family pays for her education and then she cries about them not buying her stuff.

Oh you couldn't be more wrong about her crying over her family not buying her stuff. But yea, her boyfriend supports her for the stuff they do together, and her family pays for her very cheap college education.

>>2311467
replacing =/= repairing r-tard

>>2311467

Her dad didn't replace her laptop, she had it repaired.

ARE YOU PEOPLE LISTENING TO YOURSELVES?

YOU ARE ARGUING ABOUT A TRIPFAG'S LAPTOP

HOLY DICK

>>2311467
You just keep shooting yourself in the foot. She had the laptop she bought repaired since it was still under warranty.

So people don't forget since you decided to delete your absolutely worthless and baseless post:

>>2311467
>Yes, bitching about her daddy not replacing her laptop because she wants a new one isn't selfish at all.

I think this is the first time a troll has actually been so embarrassed, they deleted their post.

I told you all there were no good trolls anymore...

>>2311361

Sad I missed whatever this is talking about.
My comment was a general comment. But I bet you think this song is about you. That's fine. You can "threaten" me all you like.

Here is a picture of me at the first anime convention I ever went to. I had been going to sci-fi cons for a few years, but this was the first con I truly felt at home at.

You will rarely ever see me smile like this in photos. If you do see one, it was caught when I wasn't paying attention. I was 15. Edward was my favorite character at the time. I was the most obnoxious person you had ever met at the convention. I spent the whole weekend doing cartwheels on the main floor and spouting off Edward phrases. I would wear my goggles to high school around my neck and people called me "Ed" all the time. It was the only convention I truly had FUN at.

I was an outcast. A geek. A nerd. I didn't care. I loved it. My friends were my true friends. They loved the same things that I loved.

cont below-

I still love being a geek. I embrace it. I like that I can tell you which prison cell Princess Leia is in and that I know all the words to the Earthworm Jim theme song. It makes me interesting. All the things those people said to me in high school never meant anything.

Me telling another geek or nerd that they do not deserve civility because of them being the same thing I am would make me a hypocrite. Before I started going to conventions, when I was in middle school, no one would even talk to me. My nose was always in a Star Wars book or I was organizing my Pokemon cards. I would have given anything to know someone who cared about or even liked the same things as me. Shit,I would have settled for someone who even KNEW the same things I did. I remember trying to explain to people what "anime" was.

I cannot deprive them of the things I longed for as a child.

You want to say shit to your friends or online, fine. There's no reason or excuse to ruin their good time if they aren't doing anything to you. That's the only point I'm trying to make.
And for your records: The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning.

I didn't see any literary adversaries there.

>>2311835
>>2311842

>>2311842
>>2311835

You want a cookie or something?

>>2311877

Sure, but I can get it myself. You don't know what kind I like.

>>2311835
>>2311842
That was beautiful.

>>2311835
>>2311842

I love you Jessie. Just thought you'd like to know.

>>2311333
>play DJ Hero, Beatles Rock Band and Rock Band 2.

You fucking casual

I must have been gone from this board for longer than I thought... how did Soni get banned?

>>2311835
>>2311842

I appreciate your sentiment. However, I hope you agree that "kids will be kids" only goes so far. Being a spaz is fine; annoying perhaps, but nothing to get your knickers in a bundle over. Being rude and inconsiderate, though, should not be excused, kids or not.

>>2312198
I heard someone say she made a bet that she'd stay off here for a month. they didn't say why though.

guess she lost.

>>2311877

She proves you to be an asshole and that's your retort? God you are SUCH an asshole

>>2311640
i'm pretty sure someone deleted their posts in one of the recent miyu threads. or maybe it was an ai-honey thread. eh, they're all the same

>>2312210
you expect an asshole not to act like an asshole? you expect the impossible.

>>2312200

She made a promise to someone. Probably to her boyfriend.

>>2311877

0/10

face it chris you got owned

>>2311842
>civility

Fine, if cons should be a place where everyone is CIVIL to each other, then that means: No glomping without permission, no running into people and breaking their props, no pulling people's wigs off to see if it's "real", no talking behind people's backs, no DRAMA.

But see, anime fans and cosplayers are INCAPABLE of being civil. I'm pretty sure you in your glorious adolescent geekdom as you so wordily described it had times where you made people feel uncomfortable, or annoyed, or bored by your nonstop banter. The CIVIL thing to do would be to take others' feelings into account and, before you rattle off the lyrics to your favorite theme song, THINK "Maybe they're not interested. Maybe I'm wasting their time and they'd like to move on with their day. Maybe I'm preventing them from enjoying the con as much as I'm enjoying it."

But no. No, by your own admission you were obnoxious and hyper and geeky. You were unable to tell how your behavior affected other people. And this is still the problem with cons. Everyone says it's fine to let people have their fun as long as it doesn't bother others. But there will ALWAYS be annoying people. And the CIVIL thing to do would be to tell them honestly so they can recognize their own problems and work on fixing them. Not letting them brew in their own insular otaku-ness with their kindred lemmings, where "everything is ok, because these people are like me!" That's the kind of rationalization that leads to erotic pedo incest fanfic and adult diaper fetish communities. And you don't want to encourage THAT, now do you?

>>2312354
>honestly

want to emphasize this. I mostly agree, but there is a huge difference between being honest, and being rude. being "brutally honest" does not entitle you to be a stuck-up jerk or to toss insults.

>>2312354

no need to remove your trip soni, doesn't make it any less transparent you're trying to mask being as huge a douche as your boyfriend with being "realistic"

>>2312354
>>somebody somewhere was a shithead SO I CAN BE A SHITHEAD TOO

You sad, sad fuck.

>>2312362
Soni's not the only one who'd rather do something proactive then let her con be ruined by hyper immature misfits and uptight assholes like you "thinking of the children".

If she was being a vindictive bitch and trolling people, then I'll say she was a bitch. But I wasn't there and neither were you, so why do you get to call her a douche? Can I call you a douche for bawwing about defending the poor widdle awkward anime-loving geeks? Do you think they're going to grow into mature, fair, well-adjusted congoers like you, who obviously have the patience of a saint and never ever think to question the antics of the younger, insaner generation? Douche.

>>2312378
I heard on the internet that someone might have been an asshole! So I want to rush to the defense of whatever strangers they might have been harassing! I don't need to know the details, just point me in the right direction! I'm useful, I can be an asshole back!

>>2312403
Hello, Soni. You are, in fact, a douche. In the unlikely even you're not Soni? You're still a douche. And being proud of it makes you an even BIGGER douche.

And bear in mind that when I say 'douche', I do mean it literally. You are a bag of warm fluid that is both unnecessary and harmful to those who deal with you.

>>2312418
Alright, let's open this up for discussion. Who's a douche, and who is not? What are the qualifications for being a douche? Are some criteria more important than others?

When we've exhausted the topic, let's move on. Or rather, move back to earlier discussion of the proper way to deal with the annoying, the boring, and the inappropriate antics that occur at every convention. I'm sure you have a well thought-out opinion on the subject that you'd love to share with the whole group. In fact, this is a topic that the whole group should able to contribute to.

Remember everyone, be honest. Express your true feelings. This /is/ Anon on the internet, and if we can't be honest here, then how will we ever build trust?

>>2312451
Go to bed. Nothing's going to change until you do.

>>2312354
>>2312403

Wisdom.

>>2312470
hi soni

>>2312472
As if only Soni wished people behaved themselves at cons.

I think there is a fine line between being someone like Jessie was describing herself, and just being a general annoyance.

ITT : butthurt weeaboo's claim self-post in defense

bump for soni and chris being cunts

>>2313151
Well I mean if their a friend of a slut like Vicious Soni and Chris must be lowering their standards.

>>2313274

lol wat?

>>2313276
see
>>2311333

>> 5 PM - Go meet up with Vicious and her bf to do a photoshoot with his Raw Shark and her emo OC character. Make fun of Chris and I'm a pro-reflector.
6 PM - Get dinner with Vicious, her BF, my BF, friend and /b/lackula.

Who the fuck would be friends with someone like her, she needs to get the fuck out of my fandoms.

>>2313283
>>2313274
lol is this a simmering vendetta or something? AFAIC Vicious has been behaving herself as of late. It would be different if she was going around shoring for attention but as of late she's been keeping to herself I would say.

>>2313292
Hi Vish

>>2313301
>>I have nothing intelligent to use as a reply so I will wrongly assume that the person I am replying to is the subject of our disagreement.

bump for drama

Wow, I never thought that Soni was a douche before I read her commentary in this thread. I feel ashamed to have defended her in the past.

>>2313828
>Judging people from what they read on 4chan