[CanadianEd]

OKAY MY PLANS FOR NEXT WEEK ARE STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE

The date is December 28th, 2006!

I'll probably be working until 6pm, so keeping a bit of time to set up in mind I'm thinking to have people show up at... 7:30 to 8-ish?

You all know where I live! But in case you've all forgotten it is at:

210 Victoria Street, at the northwest corner of Victoria and Shuter!
220 is the hotel, but my apartment shares the same main entrance! You enter the hotel on the left and the apartments on the right. So, on the right it is.

Apartment 618!

If you get lost you can call me at 416-880-8889!

Does anybody mind having to chip in a bit for booze? The drinks should be a lot more interesting that way!

oh yeah, and post a reply if you're showing up so I can figure out how much food and booze to prepare

[aerisdead]

Ed I won't be able to make this one, but we'll see about something early in the new year, hopefully. My plans for next week are still kind of... Up in the air.

GOOD NEWS THOUGH

Gamerama fixed my PS2 by today! I was able to trade games to pay off the cost of the repair ($70) too! I haven't really tried it out very hard (slightly scared) but It at least boots games now. Might consider finding out how annoying/expensive it is to fit a hard drive so I don't have to wear this lazer out too...
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[Lestrade]

Ed, I'll be there. Is it BYOB then? I have no problems bringing my own hooch.

Aerisdead, un-up-air your plans@ :-(
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[CanadianEd]

[Lestrade]

Ed! I'm sorry to do this, but a family thing has come up and I can't commit to Friday. I'm really sorry to bail out after saying I'd be there, but I hope you'll understand.
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[CanadianEd]

Oh. That's too bad. It's okay though, don't worry about it.

Though, uh, any chance I can borrow your wiimote for the evening anyway? x_x

[skonrad]

Hey Guys, I don't know if I'm fer real staying here forever but I'm staying here at least until June or July because I have to work on bad movies some more.

HOPE YOU ALL HAD A JOYFUL BOXING DAY!!

And a merry day before New Years.

[Lestrade]

Sorry, Ed, I didn't see your post!

Happy New Year's everyone! We watched the countdown at city hall on CityTV while, you know, it was happening five minutes away. We got to at least see the glow of the fireworks off the buildings nearby!
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[Equalix]

Hey guys, Ive been without this thing... called the internet. Well, Im back.
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muh.

[aerisdead]

LETS ARRANGE TO MEET UP IN FEBRUARY

Thursday 22nd?
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[Lestrade]

Okay! You beat me to it. Thursday the 22nd works perfectly fine for me. Are we meeting at someone's place or hitting an arcade or something?
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[skonrad]

I miss non-earthquake prone Toronto :(((.

[aerisdead]

Actually, does anyone want to do anything on the 13th? I'm going to be at a real loose end.
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[Lestrade]

I could make the 13th. Anyone else or do I just look lonely here?!
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[aerisdead]

Maybe you and me are the only ones left ;_;
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[Lestrade]

I swear I didn't kill 'em, I just roughed 'em up a bit.
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[Lestrade]

Soooo... is it just you and I, Aerisdead? I could bring some sock puppets to represent everyone else, I suppose. You know, pretend it's a party.
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[aerisdead]

I guess it is just you and me ;_;

I don't know what we could do, now!
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[colour_thief]

Hey guys what going on?

I could probably do something on the 13th.

[Lestrade]

Well, okay, options:

1) Meet somewhere, like the shitty arcade on Yonge, and whatnot
2) Head to someone's place
3) Get piss-drunk in an alley and rough up some cops

I'd be happy to have you guys over tomorrow if you don't want to meet outside somewhere. A lot warmer at my place, and I'm pretty well set-up already (Wii, 360, PS2, Super Famicom, DS, etc.). Just bring controllers and games, and we can hang out.

What do you think?
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[colour_thief]

Any of that sounds good to me.

Should I bring my Guitar Hero controller and/or the original game? And we should totally Konamiize the meet up somehow... Does anyone have a Contra or a Gradius or something else multiplayer? There's definitely a drinking game in there somewhere. I'll have to stop by the shops after work and see what I can find.

[Lestrade]

I have a GH guitar and a copy of GH2, so bring #1 and another guitar if you like.

As for Konami... uh, I have lots of Silent Hill, and some MGS and Castlevania. I only have the Contra demo, but I guess we could play that? Oh! My PSX-based NES emulator might have some classic Contra on it. We could play that two-player for sure, if it's on there. Oh and I do have some DDR! (I think I only have one pad right now, though.)

We'll need to take photos/video for FKW! I can only take photos, so if you have a video-enabled camera, please bring it!

Do you remember how to get to my place? Do you have any Super Famicom games? If you have any GameCube stuff that would be appropriate, we could play that on the Wii.

What say you, Aerisdead? Think Konami!
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[aerisdead]

Ach, is this for the 22nd or the 13th? turns out I'm better if we stick with the original plan.
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[colour_thief]

I can make the 13th or 22nd. And...

[Lestrade]

Ooooookay, I'm getting confused here. Let's just stick with the 22nd, then. Colour_Thief, I'll PM you directions before then.

EDIT: I'm home because I didn't feel well (don't worry, it's nothing contagious). Thus, I am somewhat bored. If anyone still wants to pop by today, that's fine by me. Just give me a call/send me an email and let me know.
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[colour_thief]

Oh hey, I did end up going to Gamarama. While I didn't score any Konami games, I was able to get God Hand and Ico used for $20 each. Ico for $20!!

...So far I'm liking God Hand more though.

[aerisdead]

Okay, so I'm fairly set to do something on Thursday; nothing should come up last minute. I suggest we GUITAR HERO SHIT UP.

I have 2 guitars and both games, people could come to mine but I'm northerly and I rarely leave the house so I'll put it to the floor where anyone wants to go - if no one else sez "my place is ideal" we can go to mine.

I can also bring Wii controllers (3!) and Wii games other folks might not have (Play, Wario Ware, etc.)

Let's rock!
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[Lestrade]

I thought we were doing this at my place? I will correct that; we are doing this at my place. The 22nd. Like, commit, people; I have better things to do than to wait around for people to make up their minds. I will restate: I have GH2 and a guitar, so we only need one more guitar for mutiplay, and a copy of GH1 would be nice.

We will play Wii as well. (We'll have to make a Colour_Thief Mii if he doesn't already have one.) If anyone has a second Classic Controller, bring that too. Bring booze too, if you want it (I do!).

Don't forget, C_T, I have that copy of Ibara that you're welcome to jam on. It would be interesting to see that crack-addled puzzle-and-shooter brain of yours go to work.
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[colour_thief]

Committing.

If I bring Guiness will you guys drink it? I love the stuff but I'll bring something else if you prefer.

And Mat, since I have Guitar Hero 1 and a guitar, I can complete the set for maximum rockage. It sounds like you've got a load of Wii stuff to bring already so don't worry about these... I've got them covered.

Somebody wake up Ed!

[aerisdead]

I have committed. I'll bring some Wii stuff - I have a classic controller and several Wii controllers so I can bring those, and a few games.
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[Lestrade]

ROCKING and ROLLING guys. This sounds like it will be fun. I don't know what kind of more-than-two-player Xbox 360 games I have (Doom? Halo 2?) but if you want to bring any 360 pads over, Aerisdead, that would be cool. I have two of my own.

Guinness is good! I will provide something else as well for a little variety. Maybe with the promise of booze, we can convince Equalix to come.
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[colour_thief]

So! Tonight, eh?

What time are you expecting us Lestrade?
(And where do you live again??)

[Lestrade]

Yes, tonight! I've PMed you directions, Colour_Thief. I assume you remember where to find me, Aerisdead, but if not, let me know.

All y'all are welcome at 6:00pm. I don't really care how late you stay, as long as I get some semblance of sleep (it's Friday tomorrow anyway, fuck it).
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[aerisdead]

Yeah, I've forgotten/lost your exact address/buzzer code. I remember exactly where you are but I don't want to walk in the wrong door, as it were.

What time is good for you, btw, man?
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[Lestrade]

I PMed you the information. As above, I'll be available from 6pm onward.

See you then!
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[Lestrade]

Thanks for coming over, guys; it was fun.
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[aerisdead]

We talked about Iron Chef for about an hour and a half!
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[Lestrade]

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[aerisdead]

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[aerisdead]

Double Post, for some reason.
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[colour_thief]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtskkgBQdCE