[mordion]

iamthemurderer, you could be me posting. It can be tough to find people our age to talk to if you don't want to hear about their kid's potty training. I was going to go to last year's but lost track of time.
Last week I had a near brush with parent-talk: I had found two neo-natal kittens in my garage and found a home for them. Then I was asking how they were, and the new owner started to tell me about how she is litterbox training them. When she started to describe their poops, I had to get out of that conversation! I love those kittens and I'm happy they're growing up, but I am still too young to talk about a good BM.

[S1NN3R]

Many of the older people (including myself) tried to meet up but only a small group showed BEFORE last call, thus not a real big turnout. The key to a promising turnout would be to have it earlier. Personaly I would rather have it on Friday night, but well see when it becomes closer.

[MetalGravy]

I'm interested. I'll be...28 *hangs head* by the next ACen, and it'd be nice to meet some non-hyper con-goers.

[Isamu]

Just let me know when and where and I will try to be there.

[mens_pocky06]

I'll be 22 by next Acen. Depending on what else is in my schedule, I shall try to make this.

[IAmTheMurderer]

mordion, on Oct 1 2008, 02:13 PM, said:

iamthemurderer, you could be me posting. It can be tough to find people our age to talk to if you don't want to hear about their kid's potty training. I was going to go to last year's but lost track of time.
Last week I had a near brush with parent-talk: I had found two neo-natal kittens in my garage and found a home for them. Then I was asking how they were, and the new owner started to tell me about how she is litterbox training them. When she started to describe their poops, I had to get out of that conversation! I love those kittens and I'm happy they're growing up, but I am still too young to talk about a good BM.

Haha, I could probably handle talking about kitty BM's over toddler BMs. XD
I'm just not a kid person. And typically, if you find a lady my age (I'll be 28 as well, MetalGravy, I'll bring us a pair of rocking chairs X3), she's deep in the forest of childcare and child raising. Since I don't have children myself, we end up not having any common interests.
Back when I was on the dating scene, I can't tell you the number of guys with kids who apparently didn't understand it when I said I wasn't looking for a step-parent relationship. It was like they were out to prove that their child was special and that I would love them.

[Isamu]

I can understand where you are coming from as I am in my thirties and not looking to have kids. It seems like down here the women start having kids fresh out of high school.

[Chiba1800]

This could be potentially cool, count me in as one more body for good times and older, if not more mature, people

[LADY SAKURA]

im up for it as well as my best friend David who will be 23 and ill be 27 next month YAY im an oldie

where was i when this thread started? i dont remember ive been looking for this for the longest and i feel the same way about making friends my age and majority of my friends are with kids and when the conversation starts about child birth i walk away cause i dont relate. so it would be great to be around someone without kids
ive not had no problem with being around my younger counterparts but their energy is way higher than mine
it would be nice to have a meetup like this every once in a while before Con but i know how hard it is with us old folks and our busy lifestyles and some of you guys live outside of chicago.
ill be glad to get together for this

[IAmTheMurderer]

SakuraGaijin, on Oct 11 2008, 04:18 AM, said:

ive not had no problem with being around my younger counterparts but their energy is way higher than mine

I love the younger kids, haha. I'm always amused by the expressions when they realized your age, if they don't guess it offhand first.
My husband recently started back to college at the age of 29 and turned 30 shortly in to his first semester. During one of his freshmen english classes, he mentioned in a group how I had helped him on a report. "You have a wife?!?! But you're too young for that." So he had a fun game of asking them how old they thought he was.
Everyone thought he was their age, 18-19 or so. My husband got a real ego boost. XD

[FlyingElf]

Last year didn't happen most likely cause the person who was "organizing" it is pretty much a failure in that department. Which is why I never bothered to look into it last year cause I knew it wouldn't happen. But yeah, if someone wants to organize something for this year I'll pop my head in assuming I don't have other plans at the time. Just remember the most important part of event planning is communication...make sure people know exactly when and where it is.

[Kagayaki]

I think it would be a nice idea. I kind of understand that us older folks are busy, and that's probably why organizing the gathering would be difficult. But, I can kind of relate to being with people my age. When my older sister was my age, she already married and had kids only two years afterward. Another one of my older sisters had babies when she was 21. I'll be 24 in June '09. And a lot of adults my age are already thinking about marriage and kids, and I'm just thinking of where I wanna eat this evening. And I can kind of relate to the younger kids, too--I'm still in that 'my parents are LAME' phase. However, lots of younger otaku say 'blah blah, I hate cheerleaders, blah blah, popular people suck' and it gets annoying.

[diab soule]

ill be 26, most of the people i will be with are over 21. lets do this.

[Kankokujin]

IAmTheMurderer, on Aug 5 2008, 09:27 AM, said:

I know last year, I read some murmurings on this but I'm not sure if it ever happened.
Basically, I'm interested in doing or attending a 21+ gathering at Acen 2009. I'll be 28 come ACen '09 and I find every year it gets harder and harder to make friends with similar interests to mine.
I'd like to have some more buddies to go to conventions with, do cosplays with and hang out in general.
Would any of you old folks be interested in a gathering like this?

It sounds like a good idea. I feel the same way about finding people with similar interests. So where and what would we do?

[doubled]

Kankokujin, on Oct 29 2008, 06:30 PM, said:

It sounds like a good idea. I feel the same way about finding people with similar interests. So where and what would we do?

eat pizza and get wasted.

[HaruHE]

21+? Totally, I'm down for that as I've been looking to go some place where I could meet folks who enjoy what I do, but not leave with a migraine and even less want to get up the next day for work. Just be warned, if it's booze, don't expect me to tank easily, also expect jokes if I end up reaching that level as I love to be a comedian.

[Kankokujin]

Okay so where and when?

[mordion]

well what time is last call at the hotel bar?

[Isamu]

Last call at the red bar in the Hyatt is 1a.m. .

[mordion]

so meeting before then shouldn't be hard

[nouseforaname]

A bar? Weird enough, I've never been to one. At least not while I'm off age. I don't drink so I wouldn't go.

[IAmTheMurderer]

nouseforaname, on Nov 11 2008, 03:47 PM, said:

A bar? Weird enough, I've never been to one. At least not while I'm off age. I don't drink so I wouldn't go.

Eh, I don't drink either, save a frilly froo-froo mixed drink. I like mudslides but that's because I like chocolate anything. XD
But I'd be all for some pizza. Gawd, I love pizza.

[nouseforaname]

I'd probably go to see people or some crap. I'm not a huge fan of pizza but if it's there, I'll try it out.

[Kankokujin]

So 1 am at the Hyatt? Which one are we talking about here?

[diab soule]

Kankokujin, on Nov 12 2008, 08:05 AM, said:

So 1 am at the Hyatt? Which one are we talking about here?

which hyatt?? the one the convention is at id assume

[droopy172]

hi everyone just wondering if you guys all met up or not? I love meeting new people and i've loved anime since i was a kid and most of my friends aren't very big fans of anime so its hard to find someone to talk nerdy to lol.

[S1NN3R]

the actual meet isn't untill the con bet i'm sure we can set up a pre-meet

[MissMandyLynne]

this sounds really fun! - so as long as somebody keeps me posted and people actually show up then im all for it - but answer me this... if 22 is dust and 24 is ancient then what the hell am I at 23?

[Kankokujin]

MissMandyLynne, on Nov 14 2008, 11:09 PM, said:

this sounds really fun! - so as long as somebody keeps me posted and people actually show up then im all for it - but answer me this... if 22 is dust and 24 is ancient then what the hell am I at 23?

Ancient dust? But that makes me ancient though T-T.

Anyway, if it's not too much trouble, can anyone PM me if we get an exact date? It's just in case I forget to check this thread. I appreciate it in advance.

This post has been edited by Kankokujin: 18 November 2008 - 12:22 AM

[MissMandyLynne]

Kankokujin, on Nov 18 2008, 01:20 AM, said:

Ancient dust? But that makes me ancient though T-T.

Anyway, if it's not too much trouble, can anyone PM me if we get an exact date? It's just in case I forget to check this thread. I appreciate it in advance.

actually can somebody do this for me too? - i know ill forget to check this thread - ive done it before for past meet-ups - dont really wanna miss another one