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^  Favorite fabric is this soft cuddly stuff called minky, because I love to make handmade plushies in my free time and the cuddlier the fabric, the better :)
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>  Going to a potluck tonight to celebrate new episodes of The Walking Dead starting up again
V  What dish would you make if you were going to a potluck?

^ Procrastinate
< Wants the same job that I want
> Thinking I gained a bunch of weight on vacation TT-TT
V Last Disney movie you watched?

^ I have many pet peeves!  But I'm at work, so the pet peeve I'm thinking about right now is how much I hate it when people come and stare over my shoulder and look at my computer screen while I'm trying to work.
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> Just got back from a week vacation, got to see Disney World and the Harry Potter theme park :)
V Favorite amusement park?

I'm staying at the Hilton, but read in some feedback from last year that parking at the Hilton was completely full by Friday.  I was wondering if you are allowed to keep your car overnight in the convention center's parking garage?

Do you charge by complexity or size? I forgot 'cuz now I was wondering if you'd make a plush-prop instead >.>

edit:: eg. a sword, dagger, book, blob

Both complexity and size factor into the price, you can always send me a reference picture of what you're looking for and I can let you know how much it would cost to make it :)

^ I don't follow many cosplayers, but I think this girl on DeviantArt is freaking amazing http://ryoko-demon.deviantart.com/
< Seems friendly and outgoing
>  I wanna cosplay as Ichigo from Tokyo Mew Mew but I'm not sure if anyone remembers her and would recognize the character ^^;
V The first anime or manga that you got into?

I'm thinking of putting together a female version of Brock costume, I sketched it out and think it would be super fun :3

Was wondering if you had an Espeon and Glaceon plushie up for sale?

Aw,  I haven't made a Glaceon yet but I totally had an Espeon! Sadly I gave it to another cosplayer recently,  could definitely make one though, if you wanted to commission one and pick up at Fanime.  Let me know if you're interested and I'll send you a private message with how much it would cost :)

Thank you!  This is very helpful :)

Also, I think this has been asked before but I don't think there's been an official answer, if you're doing a group registration, does everyone have to pay at once?  Or can people be added and pay later?

^ Either The Lion King or Nightmare Before Christmas, hard to choose between the two!
< Should post one of her drawings!
> Graduated from art school and STILL sucks at drawing!
V What, if anything, did you buy in the dealer's hall or artist alley at the last Fanime you attended?

Those are both really good suggestions!  I've definitely been thinking about making a Kyubey plushie :)

I was thinking about just bringing some of my plushies to the con with me and offering to let people buy them if they ask about them, does anyone know if this is against the rules of the convention?  I remember a couple years back, I cosplayed as Umbreon and was carrying around an Umbreon plushie that I had made, and one girl loved it so much that she asked if she could buy it from me when I was done cosplaying with it, lol  :)

Wow, that's really terrible, I'm sorry that happened to you :(

I've never stayed at the Marriott before but will definitely remember this if someone ever suggests it in the future.  The fact that the staff was so unhelpful and treated the situation with an attitude of "oh, it's just another person's lost stuff, who cares" is offensive to me, because I know how sentimental things can be and that they can't easily be replaced.  Shame on the Marriott for letting this situation happen!

^ Mexican food or Japanese food.  I know they're both totally different, but those are my two favorites, lol.
< Is making me super jealous!
> I've never been to Japan but desperately want to go someday.  My Japanese grandma whom I've lived with my whole life passed away last month, so now I'm even more determined to go to Japan and "visit my roots"
V What anime would you live in if you could?

That does help!  Thanks Ninja Star and Saki!  That's good to hear, I'm really excited for this year since it's my first time staying for the whole weekend and first time doing pre-reg  ^^

Awesome, thanks!  Has anyone waited in the pre-reg line on Friday before?  I'm curious to know if it's still a super-long death march or not, lol

No, my question was how long pre reg is open with that price before the price increases

That date has not been set yet. We had previous price breaks set, but are looking at extending them more. Long and short, can't really tell you yet.

Will we at least get a few days notice before the price goes up?  I'm a group leader and I want to make sure all my group members are paid up before the price change, so they don't yell at me for having to pay more lol :)

I really hope this event happens for Fanime 2013. 

At the very end of 2012 I lost my grandmother, who I have lived with my whole life and been close to.  She loved origami and made countless cranes and butterflies which are all over our house.  I would love to bring a few of her cranes for this ceremony, to remember her and also thank her for introducing me to Japanese culture, which is a huge part of who I am.

I'm also wondering about this, as I emailed Fanime Housing to ask some questions (as well as ask to be put on a waitlist) but haven't gotten a response yet.

If you wait to pick up your badge on friday, do you have to wait in the same line as people who are registering at con? 

This is my first year doing pre-reg, and I would love to avoid the 5 hour line I had to wait in to buy my badge last year ;;;-;;;

Ok I just walked into this on page 150-something ... what's going on?  lol


Ohhh, ok I see.


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< You said something in Japanese and I understood it!  Neat, lol
> I'm trying to learn Japanese :)
V Do you go to any other conventions besides fanime?