[obakasan]

Okay. Hows about a gathering/meet and greet for us old folks at ACen. Despite that "average age" poll thread and all those "hookup"
threads I'm betting there are some of us with one foot in the grave who would like to get together for a bit of our own insanity. Prove that you don't have to be a teenybopper to be an anime fan!

So all you old farts out there let's hear what you think. Wanna try a gathering at ACen 13? Whereabouts? What day? What time? What shall we sing? Where did I put my glasses? Why am I here?

Just make sure your shuffleboard paddles meet the 4' rule!



(Note: it *will* be BYOM - Bring Your Own Metamucil)

[Voxx]

My apologies. I'm still old considering the ages at acen (I'm 20)

There there.

[wrexness]

Eh heh, still got about 6 years until I get there, buddy. ^^; *pat pat*

[kahad]

Well, I am almost there. I am 28.

[Scott]

I'll be 28 by this ACEN... almost to the big 30 too.

[Shay]

I'll be 31 at acen... but I'm IRT so I probably won't have time to do anything except work & sleep! (Us old people need sleep, right?)

[HaruHE]

Well, I don't feel so old anymore, I'll be 26 by the time Acen comes about, ah but I need to get rid of my stress greys. ;/

[wolverine33]

[quote name='Ska_Toranpetta ' date='Jan 8 2010, 09:19 PM' post='842614']
My apologies. I'm still old considering the ages at acen (I'm 20)

That's not old for acen, for your age group you still fit in with the younger crowd
better then other that are acturaly older.....

If i can go this year i'll see about going for this....

Later

[Kii]

-rubs Obaka's bunions-

Come on, pep-peps!
Come keep Obaka company!

[obakasan]

Kii, on Jan 10 2010, 11:27 AM, said:

-rubs Obaka's bunions-

Come on, pep-peps!
Come keep Obaka company!

Give them other old folks time Kii... slow readers you know...

I'm tempted to mention to you those aren't my *bunions* but it feels too good.

[xvszero]

I have a feeling limiting it to over 30s will be tough, maybe 25 and up would work better. After all, once a person hits 25 or so they are pretty much at that point (mentally) they will probably be at for a long, long time (barring life changing events like marriage, etc.)

As a 30 year old I'd be so down for an older peoplez meet up, but I'm not even sure if I'm going. I'm trying to save money lately and this sucker is expensive.

[obakasan]

I had been tepted to peg it to the Average Age poll thread and start at "23+"... but to me you'd still be a kid...

[rondo]

I know a few of us, myself included, typically hang out at the bar (Red Bar) in the evenings or in and around other gatherings. I would guess that many of those in that age range are probably staffers.

This post has been edited by rondo: 18 January 2010 - 09:14 AM

[Neko_master_Luna]

I'm 30 & not a staffer. I consider most a kid until they are 23, because when one turns 21 they want to go out & party like it's 1999, but after a few years of it, they grow up & realize it's no big deal to be able to drink. The only nice then at 30 for me, is taht I still get carded, lol!

[Voxx]

rondo, on Jan 18 2010, 09:12 AM, said:

I know a few of us, myself included, typically hang out at the bar (Red Bar) in the evenings or in and around other gatherings. I would guess that many of those in that age range are probably staffers.

A lot of the staffers actually aren't that age. You'll find a lot of people in that age range at panels and just around the convention. When I went to the Kaiju panel and Takahashi Miike Panel almost everyone there was around that age. =3 Just depends on where you go.

[Neko_master_Luna]

Oh yeah, my Best friend's Uncle always goes & he 40 something.

[HaruHE]

Well, if you make it a 25+ I'll definitely show, love bein' around folks my age who enjoy what I enjoy....Not often I see that.

[obakasan]

HaruHE, on Jan 18 2010, 11:26 AM, said:

Well, if you make it a 25+ I'll definitely show, love bein' around folks my age who enjoy what I enjoy....Not often I see that.

Well, you can sponsor/promote a 23-30 meet and greet for the "tweeners."

I had also considered setting the age higher, but then only about three people would show up... And I didn't want it getting confused with the AARP meeting.

[xvszero]

Neko_master_Luna, on Jan 18 2010, 10:51 AM, said:

I'm 30 & not a staffer. I consider most a kid until they are 23, because when one turns 21 they want to go out & party like it's 1999, but after a few years of it, they grow up & realize it's no big deal to be able to drink. The only nice then at 30 for me, is taht I still get carded, lol!

I don't really drink so I don't get carded, but I work right next to a high school and people always think I'm a student there. I guess were I a female it would be flattering, but I don't think that works quite the same way for guys.

[HaruHE]

Lmfao, AARP meeting...Oh Obaka you just made my day with that comment. XD Seriously.

[xvszero]

I'm also not much of a drinker and most of these older people meet-ups tend to take place at bars. At which I feel like a fish out of water unless it is a punk rock bar or something like that. Why are there never older people coffee house meet-ups?!

[obakasan]

Actually I'd rather NOT have it involve alcohol in any way. I'm so danged tired of "adult" meetup groups whose whole universe seems to revolve around the availability of booze.

And yes I have tried various"adult" beverages. About the only thing that I like is good well-aged Austrian or German wines. Late pick Beerenauslese (essentially raisins) , or the Trokenbeerenauslese (essentially moldy raisins) dessert-types. Like velvet on the throat. A good thimble-full will last me a looooong time. And you ain't gonna find them at the local dive.

[Scott]

obakasan, on Jan 18 2010, 02:32 PM, said:

Actually I'd rather NOT have it involve alcohol in any way. I'm so danged tired of "adult" meetup groups whose whole universe seems to revolve around the availability of booze.

And yes I have tried various"adult" beverages. About the only thing that I like is good well-aged Austrian or German wines. Late pick Beerenauslese (essentially raisins) , or the Trokenbeerenauslese (essentially moldy raisins) dessert-types. Like velvet on the throat. A good thimble-full will last me a looooong time. And you ain't gonna find them at the local dive.

I don't drink either except for once every few years. If I'm going to drink something, it would be Shochu. ( http://en.wikipedia....h%C5%8Dch%C5%AB ). It's pretty strong, but that's the point, right?

I can't stand beer.

[xvszero]

Well, if there is some kind of non-alcoholic older people meet-up I'd be pretty interested, even if I don't end up going to the actual convention. I feel like I have sort of hit that 30-something IT employee wall where when I actually stop to look at my life, I'm scared by how unintentionally non-social I have become. I go to work and sit in front of a computer alone, I come home and sit in front of a computer or a video game alone, I to go work again, I come home again, and on weekends I take it easy and barely get out and when I do get out it's the same old group of friends over and over. Don't get me wrong, my friends are all awesome, but they actually manage to be even BIGGER homebodies than me, so when we hang out we tend to just sit around playing video games, because no one ever wants to go out and meet anyone. Nor do we actually have many ideas on how to meet anyone, if we did want to, since we have no interest in bars and clubs.

And time moves faster when you get older. Not trying to scare any of the younger crowd reading this, but you get caught up in this or that and next thing you know weeks and months and years are flying by. And one day you wake up and go HOLY MOTHER F, I'M 30? WH... BU... HOW? WHEN? I JUST FINISHED COLLEGE LIKE A YEAR AGO? But the calender says it was 8 years ago.

Essentially, without fully realizing how it happened, I have gone years and years without meeting much of anyone new. (Or dating much, for that matter, since dating requires meeting. My last date was about a year ago.) And now I'm at 30 and thinking uh oh, is this my life now?

And then you start questioning exactly what the difference between you and the creepy anti-social guy living in his mom's basement is. You used to be a fairly social (if very shy) person and used to know how to talk to new people face to face. But now? A bit out of practice. No, I don't think I'm actually creepy, but I sure have a hard time finding surface differences between my life and a creepy guy's life looking in from the outside.

So yeah, long story short, I need to get outside and meet IRL human beings.

(Yes, I accidentally borrowed my life from a Douglas Coupland novel. It's not my fault he nails everything perfectly.)

(Too heavy for an anime forum? Ah ha.)

This post has been edited by xvszero: 18 January 2010 - 10:05 PM

[Scott]

xvszero, on Jan 18 2010, 09:56 PM, said:

I feel like I have sort of hit that 30-something IT employee wall... I go to work and sit in front of a computer alone, I come home and sit in front of a computer or a video game alone, I to go work again, I come home again, and on weekends I take it easy and barely get out and when I do get out it's the same old group of friends over and over.

Ah, I know that well. One of the big negatives of being a software developer. At least with my current work situation, I have a few people to converse with. The job before that...... I could seriously go the whole work day without talking to anyone without much difficulty.

Another problem is I want to work on my own side projects/ideas (in software/websites/etc), but I keep fighting with myself about doing even more of the same work after work (albeit my own ideas/goals).

xvszero, on Jan 18 2010, 09:56 PM, said:

Don't get me wrong, my friends are all awesome, but they actually manage to be even BIGGER homebodies than me, so when we hang out we tend to just sit around playing video games, because no one ever wants to go out and meet anyone. Nor do we actually have many ideas on how to meet anyone, if we did want to, since we have no interest in bars and clubs.

I have to say that Halo 1/2/3/ODST co-op is pretty hard to beat on the fun scale. It rarely gets old.

[xvszero]

Well yeah I talk to co-workers and there are some cool guys, and my boss is erm... well, very talkative, so it's a very loud atmosphere for an IT building in some ways. But still, it's the same 5 or 6 guys (no females) day in and day out. And we support a couple of the businesses on the street so I talk to people from those businesses at times, but since I'm a developer and not desktop support and the likes, I don't get out of my building often.

And yeah, gaming with the friends is cool and all but I really need to get out and meet some new people someday. I'm going to be an old cat man! And I'm (partially) allergic to cats!

[Neko_master_Luna]

Whoa, it sounds like Grandma's Boy in here. What's with the grey berd attitude? You don't have to drink to have agood time, but meeting in a bar makes it comfortable for every one & keeps the kiddies out.

[Scott]

Neko_master_Luna, on Jan 19 2010, 12:21 AM, said:

Whoa, it sounds like Grandma's Boy in here. What's with the grey berd attitude? You don't have to drink to have agood time, but meeting in a bar makes it comfortable for every one & keeps the kiddies out.

Haha, well... I think his post is basically about finding a woman/wife.

[rondo]

I tend to like bars, and in particular, the Red Bar at the Hyatt. Plenty of people come by there and do not drink. Some people drink, some don't..it is not a big deal (get a coke, order some grub). They provide a nice open atmosphere and besides, there is no coffee house at the con. Also, there are the TVs..and some of us will also be watching NHL/NBA playoffs =P.

For myself, I tend to enjoy gathering at bars/taverns much more than at coffee houses. Establishments of Java (and not the code) just doesn't do it for me...they feel too stuck up, are relatively too quiet, and overall just seem to not provide a fun environment to get together.

This post has been edited by rondo: 19 January 2010 - 09:26 AM

[xvszero]

Hmm, I think some of us age less gracefully than others. I know I'm still (relatively) young, but I'm so far past wanting noise and action when I go out. My mind just can't process that anymore, it all kind of turns into a crazy, incomprehensible blur. Music shows are an exception, but I find myself more and more gravitating to live indie/acoustic stuff than punk rock/metal nowadays, not because I prefer it per se, but because it's more relaxing. I don't really mind the alcohol, and sitting in the hole in the wall bars which are quiet enough to talk without practically screaming are ok. Those seem kind of rare though.

BUT... I guess this is probably not a common sentiment on a forum for a huge and busy convention, ha ha.

Scott, on Jan 19 2010, 06:15 AM, said:

Haha, well... I think his post is basically about finding a woman/wife.

Nah not really. More just about breaking out of the rut that it took me a long time to realize I was even in. It applies to every aspect of my life, not just my (current lack of) dating life.

This post has been edited by xvszero: 19 January 2010 - 10:34 AM