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I have some waltz songs. Appropriate enough for Black and White ball? You decide that haha. I was just looking up songs that were in 3/4 time signature but I tried to pick out decent ones. Plus I tried to stick with anime/video game music

London 3 (live version) from Professor Layton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gusmpt5DTlk

Fragments of Memories (orchestral) from FF8 (i think this was suggested already not sure)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRsxl8pQGkc

Tieve's Theme from Vindictus (it's only piano though)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umPuJxBJD9A

Interrupted by Fireworks from FF7 (this isn't the original though)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElkrJSFuKc4

On the Other Side of the Mountain from FF7 (not original)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qchw8J1at8

To Zanarkand Orchestral Version from FF10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXLoBe5Ug6o

Zelda's Lullaby Orchestral from Zelda series
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EarfJqv-vSg

Roses and Wine from FF8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liNHJMOGCmc

Yuna's Determination from FF10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBFWEmPytr4

Treasured Memories from Kingdom Hearts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gYULbtfBrs

Always With Me (Orchestra) from Spirited Away
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JiUwIB-iSw

Futatabi from Spirited Away -pretty song :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU8c-Kc4KNA

Chihiro's Waltz from Spirited Away (same as futatabi kinda)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YfjXdbLjA4

B.T. from .Hack//
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad_L6D9mnj0

Yoru No Uta from Cardcaptors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ckd4ylcoA8

[Non-anime]

If My Heart Was a House by Owl City
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KubOgjfjL5g

Rainbow Connection cover by Sarah McLachlan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAEoPKwBJfo

I may be coming from the Davis/Sacramento area depending on my work schedule, but I may not drive back up. (I'm from San Jose, so if I'm not working I'll probably stay for the week.) I just wanted to post this up just to see if there's anyone interested, but don't depend on me ... yet :D

I can also drive around San Jose, depending on what part you are from.

Passengers pay for gas. More people = cheaper gas.

Estimated prices (if coming from Sacramento):
1 person = $30
2 people = $15 per person
3 people = $10 per person
4 people = $7 per person

PM me :D

Nevermind, I'm leaving May 24 (Tuesday) and going back up to Sacramento on June 2 (Thursday).

I can still give rides to people within the San Jose, depending on what part you're from. PM me if you're interested! I would just ask for a small donation like $2 or food xD

Oh my god it just figures that the forums would decide to stop e-mailing me when this thread updates right before THINGS ACTUALLY HAPPEN. I really hope I haven't missed my chance by being a week slow, ugh. I swear I thought I'd joined some mailing list too, and that didn't come through either? This year REALLY REALLY DOES NOT WANT ME TO GO TO CONS. -_-

While this submission thing might seem like a good idea, it really slows the whole process down even more after it already started ridiculously late. People running the show had trouble finding the time to even open registration, and now they have to find the time to review every single applicant's portfolio? If you're going to do something time-consuming like this in the future, you should really try to get the ball rolling with MUCH more advance.

I'm just so frustrated with this whole thing. I guess the whole thing's probably moot, since it's already been A WHOLE WEEK SINCE IT OPENED I should just give up on this con completely. So much for thinking I'd get to go experience a new con this year.

I agree with what tickyhead said. Don't take your anger out on the moderators, they have lives too. You should probably check your e-mail block list or something. I stopped getting e-mails from Fanime because I accidentally blocked the notification e-mail.

Submissions take a lot of time, but I think they are a good idea because I've seen artists sell works that are obviously from other artists. It's not really a "perfect" way to stop those from doing so, but at least it's a start. And just because you couldn't get an artist alley table doesn't mean you shouldn't go. Heck, I went one year without a pass and still had a great time hanging around the hallways and meeting people. Don't let artist alley signups get in the way of joining Fanime.

^ i would like to play that bar cutting game cuz (selfish plug) i won a dsi from one and i would like to try my luck again even though the chances are unlucky xD
< you cosplay ... AND THATS AWESOME
> i like yarn.
V where will you be for the majority of fanime? :D

I understand it's first come first serve, but isn't it unfair for the people who were waiting on the official link for 10 hours while the link was posted somewhere else?

The link was posted on the official website first. Then it was posted on other sites after being released

"This entry was posted on Friday, March 25th, 2011 at 9:24 pm"
? ? ?

oh that's weird. there was a bunch of people on facebook and the person that posted the link supposedly got it from fanime.com. i'm not sure where. but yeah ... now i don't know @_@ hahah

I understand it's first come first serve, but isn't it unfair for the people who were waiting on the official link for 10 hours while the link was posted somewhere else?

The link was posted on the official website first. Then it was posted on other sites after being released

what exactly do we need to know for AA registration?

Hands Down ... in my pants

Rebecca Black - Friday

It's not even Friday.

I kind of stole this from the Japanese Club at UC Davis :P

Maybe you can have a "1000 Cranes" station. Everyone can make a donation for an origami paper and Fanime perople will teach them to make a paper crane. Then, we can donate the cranes and money to a relief fund of some sort. There might be some little kids that might want to keep the crane, but as long as we get the donation money we shouldn't really "regulate" who takes the cranes home.

It also doesn't really matter how much people donate, but I'm guessing if someone pays like a penny per paper you're not going to make "profit" for the relief. I would suggest having plain paper that would be a minimum of 5 cents and prettier origami paper can be 50 cents or $1 or whatever you want to do. Of course, 100% of the profit will go to the tsunami relief.

You can also start advertising now and ask people to bring cranes to Fanime ^_^

Sound good? :]

Just to credit them ... I stole the idea from here:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=146992852031211

[try]

The FAQ says we will try to give a 2 week notification, but at this point I do not think that will happen. I am certain that you would all think it ridiculous to delay launch to fulfill this notification period. As soon as we have a date that we will go up, we will let you all know. I anticipate such a notification to go out 24 to 72 hours before launch. We will try our best to let you know beforehand. However, things are always in flux, so just stay informed.

Any rough ballpark ideas (especially since now there's a strong possibility there's only a day's notice)? I'm sure I'm not the only one who's concerned about getting a flight out there, which I reaaaaaaally don't want to book unless I get a table to help recoup the losses. Sorry if I'm being a drag or whatever, but the prices go up by a lot the closer it is to the date =\

You have to have your registration # when you register for an AA table. So, either way, you should at least purchase a registration # ... or you can just wait until AA registration comes up and buy a Fanime pass as soon as possible right after (since it's all online xD). Just pray that you get a table as soon as registrations come up >_<; but, from what I remember, not all AA tables will be booked within a day, so don't worry too much :]

Oh gawd. From what I hear, some parts of my hometown (Santa Clara county) are banned from selling Happy Meals until they reach certain nutritional guidelines (and I'm not sure what they are.) Speaking as someone that practically grew up on McDonalds (like ... at LEAST once a week) and isn't 243824732749832 pounds overweight ... McDonalds isn't FULLY to blame. Let's admit, there are a lot of things on the McDonalds menu that aren't healthy, but they also offer healthy alternations for Happy Meals like apple dippers and milk instead of a cheeseburger and a soda. And the toy? C'mon, you're allowed to buy the toy WITHOUT the meal. You shouldn't hold McDonalds responsible because your child is fat and spoiled. DON'T GIVE INTO YOUR KID, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT MAKES THE DECISIONS, NOT YOU ... until that point in adolescence when they realize they can say no back to their parents :P But anyways, I think it's all a matter of parenting, McDonalds is just another one of those "challenges" in your parenting skills.

Aren't FULLY? You mean, aren't to blame at all. If someone goes into a supermarket and buys bleach... and the person drinks it and dies, is it the supermarkets fault or the person that bought it? If a parent goes to the supermarket, and buys dog food, and feed it to their child for a year... is it the supermarkets fault or is it the parents? OH WOWS LOGIC!

Mm I can kind of see where you're going with that, but it's kind of different with McDonalds. It's not a company trying to sell us bleach to drink or another company trying to sell us dog food for our kids. McDonald's main target is us and they try to sell us food even knowing that it's bad for your health. Of course, speaking in defense of McDonalds, now they display their nutritional facts and, as I mentioned before, have healthier alternatives and menu items. It's like ... it's not McDonalds fault that parents have bad parenting skills and give into their children's demands. But, it's McDonalds fault for making their food very unhealthy ... which was resolved with the healthy alternatives option. So, yeahh ... in a sense, I agree and disagree with you @_@ haha either way, there is a lot more emphasis on blaming the parents than on the company itself. It's like ... there's lots of "bad" in this world, but it's a matter of whether you choose to give into them or not. In the end, the only thing you can blame is yourself.

K, I don't know how I ended all "philosophical" ... and contradicted myself >_<; hahahahah!

I thought Katy showed a lot more skin that I "approved," so I'm a bit uneasy about it .____.

But, I remember reading a comment somewhere on Youtube. A mom said her son watched the video, and all the son could comment on was how pretty Katy's eyes were.

^made my day.
^future "perfect boyfriend"
^maybe adults just think differently.

Oh gawd. From what I hear, some parts of my hometown (Santa Clara county) are banned from selling Happy Meals until they reach certain nutritional guidelines (and I'm not sure what they are.) Speaking as someone that practically grew up on McDonalds (like ... at LEAST once a week) and isn't 243824732749832 pounds overweight ... McDonalds isn't FULLY to blame. Let's admit, there are a lot of things on the McDonalds menu that aren't healthy, but they also offer healthy alternations for Happy Meals like apple dippers and milk instead of a cheeseburger and a soda. And the toy? C'mon, you're allowed to buy the toy WITHOUT the meal. You shouldn't hold McDonalds responsible because your child is fat and spoiled. DON'T GIVE INTO YOUR KID, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT MAKES THE DECISIONS, NOT YOU ... until that point in adolescence when they realize they can say no back to their parents :P But anyways, I think it's all a matter of parenting, McDonalds is just another one of those "challenges" in your parenting skills.

I am really dissapointed in the lack of information available on the website itself. I have been checking back for weeks waiting for information as to what I'll need for AA to come up. Being that it will be my first year at the convention, I did not know if I needed to pre-reg before I can apply for a badge, do I need some sort of permit? Etc. So I go to buy my badge just in case.

Then I come to the forums to see people's feedback on the convention. I had only heard good things about how it is run in the past from others. I do not like visiting convention forums very often but I was curious as to some of the feedback that I might find on it, and find the AA thread. Upon which I see the "We'll be up really soon! Btw, hope you got your permits and stuff!" posts and my heart sinks. I find it quite unprofessional to only supply information on a forum that only a select number of people who know to look for it to see. I had thought the whole reason a convention would have a website was to put the information on it, as is the trend with every other convention I have been to.  I have sent my mail off today, (2 weeks to get there, 3-4 weeks to get back to me since I am out of country) and will probably not get them in time if the con's version of "soon" is in the next week or two. I hope I will be able to receive a refund on my registration should I not qualify to apply for a table in the absence of this permit.

I'm sorry to hear that and I agree with the lack of information that the website provides, but it has always been like that in the past (although, it wouldn't hurt to put stuff like seller's permits, age requirements, etc on the website *hint hint* haha). I was once in your boat and I didn't find out about the seller's permit or whatnot until after they posted the application online. You shouldn't worry too much though,  even with my "disadvantage" I was still able to sign up for a table. AA tables go quickly, but it's not like they're gone in a week. And what did you send in the mail? Your registration? You can probably talk to registration and ask if they e-mail you your registration # or whatnot. Fanime can deal with special cases like yours (btw, I'm not an official Fanime personal, so if backfires, sorry for giving you the wrong info @_@)

Should we already have a paid registration before renting out an AA table? Or is it possible to rent an AA table and register later?

i won't be able to go to this staff meeting or any other staff meetings unless they're on saturday (i'm from sacramento/davis and i have work on sundays) :( is there any way i can still be on the staff?

question ... which marriott? o.o like city and address

Hi guys! I have a 13" Kirara plush and it's pretty much just sitting in the corner of my room so I would like to sell it and make a little bit of cash since I'm a starving college student ^_^;;

The tag attached to her is folded but other than that there's no other signs of use. This is ~$35.00 new but I'm selling it for $15.

I live in Davis, CA so you can pick it up there or I can ship it to you which will cost a shit-load of money -____-;;

THANKS

I think that if group registration is brought back there should be some changes made. For instance group badges can be picked up on Thursday alongside those that pre-registered. (kind of like "cheating the system" ... if you miss the pre-registration date you can sign up for the group registration in order to pick up badges on thursday).

^ however, i see some disadvantages in that too.

i also believe that group registration shouldn't be brought back unless there's is some group discount.