[JawdyBawdy]

Every year, my group stays the night at my house on Thursday and finishes the details on cosplays xD, Saturday we all get together for dinner at Giordano's before the rave, and we always stop at Mitsuwa on the ride home :3

[Soy Sauce]

My tradition:

>Enter ACen
>Be Awesome
>Watch or Perform in Masquerade
>???
>Dennys!

[MatsuriHino]

There's this Mexican restaurant near the convention. I forget the name but it's right next to a liquor store. I'll try to find out but I just realized my team and I have been going there 3 years straight at some point during convention weekend. They have the BIGGEST house burrito that is amazingly good.

[Kent]

MatsuriHino, on 08 April 2012 - 10:17 PM, said:

There's this Mexican restaurant near the convention. I forget the name but it's right next to a liquor store. I'll try to find out but I just realized my team and I have been going there 3 years straight at some point during convention weekend. They have the BIGGEST house burrito that is amazingly good.

Salitre Mexican restaurant and yes they are good. It's almost a guarantee that we're going there again.

[Kii]

Oh, yeah.It's also a tradition for me to eat copious amounts of breakfast sausage at the Denny's down the street.I mean, it happens every year.That's what a tradition is, right?

[Hunk(RE)]

We would walk to McDonald's pretend we were in a invisible car, get food.. ( however I heard they won't serve people not in. Car this year at the drive through ) , and then walk to the gas station for energy drinks on Thursday night..

[DarkMimi]

I think I've gathered up a few traditions for ACEN since i started going a few years back, not that I ever thought about it seriously until now.

*Attend on Thursday (new one) for Meet n' Greets
*Cosplay Current Obsession
*Lunch at Denny's on Saturday (totally gonna replace with Steak n' Shake this year)
*Plan Ahead of Time for Everything (end up changing half my plans to suit the weekend)
*Mess Around on the DDR Arcades

[DioxideIL]

This will be only my second Acen, but I intend to do two things I also did last time:

1 - One Monster Import
2 - Breakfast at Denny's

[MatsuriHino]

Kii, on 11 April 2012 - 07:09 PM, said:

Oh, yeah.It's also a tradition for me to eat copious amounts of breakfast sausage at the Denny's down the street.I mean, it happens every year.That's what a tradition is, right?

This. This I shall try and incorporate this year.

[Kii]

DarkMimi, on 11 April 2012 - 09:45 PM, said:

*Lunch at Denny's on Saturday (totally gonna replace with Steak n' Shake this year)

There's a Steak and Shake nearby?Like...within walking distance?WHERE?

MatsuriHino, on 11 April 2012 - 10:22 PM, said:

This. This I shall try and incorporate this year.

Make sure you are in cosplay and look exceedingly tired and fall asleep in the booth a few times.Part of the experience.

[kahad]

I have several things I do every year before ACEN.

Library run: I have a 8 - 9 hour train ride ahead of me, so I make a trip to the local library for some reading material. I usually get some manga, a Lovecraft book, and a computer book. I'll be making the run Wednesday.

Wal-mart run: Hit the local Wal-mart for some snacks to eat while on the train. Also get batteries for the CD player. Must get pocky!!!

Cleaning spree: Do not want to leave the apartment a mess. Usually done the Wednesday before ACEN.

Lunch: I usually get lunch at the McDonald's at Union Station.

This post has been edited by kahad: 13 April 2012 - 06:45 AM

[chainedbyroses]

Kii, on 12 April 2012 - 12:26 AM, said:

There's a Steak and Shake nearby?Like...within walking distance?WHERE?

It's on Touhy and Mannheim -- about 2.5 miles north of the convention area.

[KirbyFanOne]

kahad, on 13 April 2012 - 06:44 AM, said:

Wal-mart run: Hit the local Wal-mart for some snacks to eat while on the train. Also get batteries for the CD player. Must get pocky!!!

People still use CD players? Holy crap, I'm definitely a 90's kid if I remember those things.

[Visadin the insane]

I remember CD players, back in the 90's for we did a drive to disny world from chicago, i was packing a Sony diskman (i very screwing great diskman that didn't skip and had memory to remember the song it stoped on, i cried when it broke) with a big case of CD's from downloaded music iligally since it was the 90's wried al, and mainsteam music from that time, my game boy color with a bunch of games, from zelda LA to mario DX, along with a bunch of battories.

[mmy-sama]

Every year on sunday, after most everyone else Is gone, I walk around the hotel and reflect upon my experiences that year.

[Kasumisty]

I have several:
1) Go to Mitsuwa, H-mart or Sea Ranch before the con, to stock up on snacks/sushi

2) Saturday night pizza party

3) Bunnypalooza

4) Plan to go to a bunch of panels and things but only make it to a few at most

5) Wait until it's really late to get in line for the Sat. night dance and then when I finally get in, leave after like 20 minutes (ok it's not on purpose, but I end up doing this every year)

6) Wander around the dealer's room for hours and then end up only buying 1-2 small things

7) Visit with people I know who run a table in AA (and talk about how we should meet up sometimes during the rest of the year since we live close together, then inadvertently never actually do it! Another one that's not on purpose but seems to happen every year...someday we will actually meet up!)

Jeff, on 12 February 2012 - 01:49 PM, said:

I need more people for 4 AM Sunday morning Apples to Apples.

Where? I know some people who would be interested!)

This post has been edited by Kasumisty: 19 April 2012 - 08:07 PM

[Jeff]

In the board games room!