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Archive for July, 2003
SHAMELESS PLUG POST!
39 years ago
Here are a bunch of events at AFO4 featuring Wasabi folks and folks we all know…
ALL WEEKEND LONG
Wasabi Anime’s Convention Scavenger Hunt: AFO4
We’ve done it for JACON, MetroCon, YasumiCon… and now Anime Festival Orlando. Stop by the Wasabi Anime Info Table at the convention (starting Friday evening) to get your form and start playing. Spend the weekend collecting items and answers to win prizes. Winner(s) to be announced at the AFO4 Closing Ceremonies on Sunday. Sponsored in part by Anime Pavilion.
FRIDAY EVENTS
Transformers Panel
- Hosts: Tom Croom & Joey Snackpants, Esq.
- 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm in Video C
Come discuss the universe of robots pretending to be other things. Topics include the upcoming series “Transformers: Energon”, the new Transformers PS2 game, and why Beast Wars still sucks.
Con Docs 101
- Host: David Violence
- 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm in the AMV Room
Join renegade filmmaker David Violence as he discusses the art of filming cosplayers and fanboys in the wild. A cross between Kevin Smith & Michael Moore with a touch of Lenny Bruce, be aware that Mr. Violence’s humor isn’t for everyone and may be found offensive by some people. Viewer discression is advised.
SATURDAY EVENTS
8 Simple Rules for Convention Cosplay
- Hosts: Chris “Gecko” Petrie & Tom Croom
- 11:00 am – 12:00 pm in Panel Room B
Come and enjoy a candid and humorous look at the world of Cosplay as Tom & Gecko share the rules that EVERYONE should know for successful convention cosplaying. Bring your pen, paper, and a sense of humor.
Sponsored in part by CosBunnies.com.
Off The Beaten Path
- Host: Daryl Surat
- 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm in Video C
Known for first coining the phrase “Your Favorite Anime Sucks!” (adopted as a battle cry by Joey Snackpants, Daryl takes us on a journey into the obscure and lesser known anime out there. Tired of seeing the same Cartoon Network reruns? This is your chance to find something new.
Wasabi Anime 2nd Anniversary Party
- Host: Wasabi Anime Staff
- 10:00 PM til whenever… location in the convention hotel
Wasabi Anime of Florida invites it’s members and supporters to celebrate our second year anniversary. Entrance into the party is BADGE ACCESS ONLY and requires your Wasabi Anime I.D. to get in. Food, drinks, and even some Para Para Paradise will be had. (If you have a Wasabi Anime I.D. already, stop by the Wasabi Table for your access laminate for the party.)
SUNDAY EVENTS
Big Effin’ Robots
- Hosts: Ken Nabbe, Tom Croom, & Erik Reiss
- 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm in Panel Room B
Voltron, Giant Robo, the Big O, Superion, Escaflowne, and a random Gundam all get in a fight… who wins? Come talk about this sub-genre of anime that DOESN’T feature magical girls or collecting small monsters.
OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF
Wasabi Anime of Florida Info Table
We will, like at other conventions, have an information table set up at AFO4 to answer questions about the club and also to serve as the “home base” for the scavenger hunt. You can also sign up for the club and get your (optional) Wasabi Anime I.D. there!
Wasabi Anime of Florida T-Shirts
By popular demand! Stop by the Koneko Studios/Athena Chan’s Anime table in the dealer’s room all weekend. Athena will be selling Wasabi Anime’s popular t-shirts INCLUDING the “Tom Croom… the Bill Gates of Fandom” shirts. (50% of all profits from the “Tom Croom…” shirts will be donated to Give Kids The World and features the artwork of Cowkitty Studios.)
I should have stayed a Star Trek Geek… they’re less vicious
09 years ago
by Tom
in LiveJournal
So I get a call tonight from Roy at MetroCon. He informs me that I have some “interesting” responses to a thread in my LiveJournal. It turns out someone has taken the thread I started featuring the two Final Fantasy Cosplayers from MetroCon and did some “ghetto photoshopping” to make it look like they were topless. (I’d seen better work on faked Britney Spears pics.)
The pic was removed with a retraction statement about how tasteless it was.
Then I check my e-mail and it’s got two love letters in it:
The first from Maboroshi very curtly telling me to remove the thread. No “hi” or “how’s life”. It was almost kind of rude which is very unlike him. I wrote back saying that the offending pic in the thread had been removed.
The second was from Aaron “Squall” McKnight who told me not only did he not appreciate the pics, but he also threatened legal action if they weren’t removed. For fuck’s sake, doesn’t anyone just “ask” things anymore, or is it always “threats”? Since the pic was already gone, I found no need to remove the e-mail.
I decided to research into it all a little more, though. While digging around for opinions on the situation from the girls in the pic (through mutual friends) I found out that one of them hadn’t even seen my LiveJournal yet. Supposedly, she had a great attitude about it and could “care less” about the thread. Note: the fake nudie pic is a whole different scenario; when she learned about it and that I had removed it she did say “thanks.”
During this time, I also got an IM from Mr. Squall. We talked at length about how much nicer it is when people just ask and not order. He seems like good people, and was merely trying to come to the aid of his ex-girlfriend’s honor (the blond one in the pic.) After much discussion, the following accord was reached:
Wasabi Anime: Would making the thread “friends only” solve the issue in your eyes? Hence taking it out of public view?
The Blue Paradox: I would definately appreciate it.
Wasabi Anime: Consider it done.
See how easy that was?
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So what did we learn from all this?
1. Asking is better than ordering. Happy people do happy things.
2. You should never photoshop girls in bikinis into being nude unless (a.) you can actually use photoshop and (b.) they are Britney Spears.
3. Waaaaaaaay too many people read my LiveJournal out there. Hence I need to try to be at least a little more entertaining.
lice…in japan….sucks
09 years ago
by Tom
in LiveJournal
From an IM conversation I had a few moments ago:
amy hearts japan: yo
Wasabi Anime: She lives!
Wasabi Anime: How are you?
amy hearts japan: 
good
amy hearts japan: im leaving for the airport in like 20 miunutes
Wasabi Anime: Wow… I’ve never been IMd from Japan before.
Wasabi Anime: You excited about coming home?
amy hearts japan: oh…well, i wanna stay..but, i wana get home
amy hearts japan: lice…in japan….sucks
Amy’s coming back to America. Let’s wish her a happy (and safe) flight.
I just had to…
109 years ago
by Tom
in LiveJournal
Post this.
Comment away.
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Transformers: Energon
39 years ago
Thanks kell_dragon for the heads up…
Looks like there’s another Transformers show on the horizon. Details are sketchy, but from what I’ve heard it sounds like it could suck as bad as Armada. 
At least Ravage is a cat again:
We shall see…
Of course, there’s the anniversary edition Prime (not an Energon fig… buy fucking awesome):
Speaking of 15 minutes of fame…
159 years ago
by Tom
in LiveJournal
Wow… looks like my sorry ass made it into this month’s NewType magazine. See where playing with Transformer game systems at the ripe old age of 29 will get you?
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Looks like Dade was right… it’s getting to be that you can’t turn your head without hearing “Wasabi”… as shown here…
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(kudos to the boys at Sushi for getting mentioned, too.)
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Of course… NONE of this would have happened without JACO‘s kick ass convention. Thanks again Mr. Snackpants.
YASUMICON report later or tomorrow… it was a blast
