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« on: September 01, 2004, 01:19:08 am »
Okay, I offered some of my own advice in a separate topic, but bringing it up was a slight divergence from the purpose of that thread, so I started a new one. Now, remember that this is just one person's advice, and therefore subject to bias, but I believe I can offer a lot of help for the first-timers out there. So, if you need help deciding what to bring for food, read on. :)


The Main Points

Here are the essentials I think everybody should consider.


1. - "Easy to eat"

Y'know, you can bring a whole cooler full of sandwich fixin's and paper plates and even potato salad, but if you're constantly in a hurry to get to the next event, you may end up living off of Twix bars and Mountain Dew the whole weekend.

You can avoid a lot of empty stomachs and stomachaches if you simply plan on being in a hurry throughout the three days. Granola bars are a godsend. If you're bringing sandwiches, consider pre-making a few of them, or buy some sandwich lunches at the grocery store. Fruit is wonderful because you can grab it and eat it on the go.

Anything you can cut a slice off of and eat immediately is also great. Cheese, crackers, peanut butter, and salami are some good choices.


2. - Nutrition, or just plain "not-getting-sick"

No one's going to want to listen to me talk about nutrition at an anime convention, what with all the Mountain Dew and Pixie Stix going around. ;) However, nobody likes getting sick. So let's talk about foods that will keep you energized without assaulting your stomach.

Think of it this way: What do you you usually eat? What are you used to digesting? Make a mental list. Then, pick out the nutritious and energy-replenishing foods out of your list. Those should be your most likely candidates.

If you're still not sure, here are a few things I think most people digest pretty easily:

crackers
bread
cheese
soft granola products
any grab-and-go breakfast bar
rice
soup (preferably the non-salty kind)
cold cuts
real fruit juice


3. - Drink fluids!!!

You would not BELIEVE how thirsty you can get by simply running around a hotel all day. BRING LOTS OF FLUIDS.

And no, I don't mean pop. Well... bring lots of pop. I don't intend to separate you from your precious Mountain Dew.  But don't count it as a real fluid, because it has too much sugar to be effective.

A tall glass of ice-cold milk or real fruit juice can taste so good after walking around for even three hours. Plan on drinking a lot. And just in case you run out, bring a plastic drinking bottle or three, so you have something to fill with water and put in the cooler when the other drinks start to run low.


4. - Bring a Cooler!

If you don't plan on buying any of your meals once you leave home, a cooler will be a very useful tool. Bring a medium-sized cooler if you can; large if you're feeding three or more people. A small one will only hold one meal, or a six-pack of pop, each.

Plan on replenishing the ice at least twice during the weekend. Hotels almost always have free ice dispensers on every floor. Filling a large cooler with ice is a two-person job. Just be sure you don't put it off until late at night, because by that time they're usually out of ice.




Further Planning

Would you like something a little more detailed than the above?  Perhaps you'd like to keep extra food on hand, and possibly something hot, as a (very effective) way to make new friends at the con? ;) Then read on for some more ideas.


Hot Food

You'd best decide early on whether you want to make any hot food. Sometimes it isn't worth the bother. However, having ramen or tea or even teriyaki chicken on hand can be quite a treat when you're tired and hungry.

Sometimes hotel rooms have coffee machines that can double as water heaters. These are very handy for instant soup cups and cup ramen. You can also make cocoa and cider and tea, naturally.

If you want something capable of more than hot water, bring a hotpot or something easy to use. Come prepared to clean it up, and DON'T pour greasy water or soup broth down the sink; it makes a horrible mess for the maids.


Meats

Naturally, meat needs to be kept colder than other foods. Cold cuts aren't really much of a worry as long as you have enough ice.

However, if you plan on taking cooked meats for use in a hotpot (or eaten with soup/ramen), it is best to get pre-cooked meat from Costco or something similar. Frozen meats can last for a little while in a cooler, but once they thaw they are very heat-sensitive, so plan on eating the last of the cooked meat by Sunday.



That's it for now. Have fun, but remember to EAT! And no, caffeine is not one of the major food groups. :P
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« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2004, 08:09:16 am »
Let me just add in (as a diet soda drinker) that it's really not the sugar that makes soda not "count" as liquid.  It's the caffine.  It's a diuretic (makes you pee more), so it can dry you out more.  

With that in mind, I most likely won't listen to my own advice and drink noting but Diet Vanilla Pepsi....

Also, may hotels have policies about eating stuff not purched there in the common and con areas of the hotel.  I doubt they'll go around being the "granolla bar police," but it is something to look for.
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« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2004, 09:13:35 am »
water whats water i live off coke :P

nothing beat a fresh hot home cooked steak with a huge potaoto on the side :P

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« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2004, 09:23:57 am »
There's always the worst case scenario of just asking the hotel if there are any cheap places to eat at that are nearby.  I know a few places to go to just for such a thing (sadly, I only remember their location areas and not their address.)

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« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2004, 09:39:24 am »
i think the top ramen idea with the doffe machine as a hot water heater... that may just come in handy for people... lol
i wont have to worry to much since i go home every night... but either way im gunna live off ramen... its just to easy to cook at midnight...

i do know that somewhere on the park blocks is a little shop called the rice bowl... it may be chinese but its got some excelent steamed rice...

and if you wanna dine out... if you hopped on any bus in the city in any direction you would find a oriental food place... though i dont suggest trying it...
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« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2004, 12:08:32 pm »
Dr. Pepper feeds the soul!

ok, i guess this sorta confirms it. My friends wants to bring his mini fridge with us. You dont think that the hotel has some policy against that do you?
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« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2004, 12:31:09 pm »
I'm thinking about bringing a backpack so I can put in things like home made lunch and other goodies bought at the con. Making smoothie is good for your health as well. Rice ball, sausage and salad would be ideal for me. But as for you guys, buying eat-on-the-go packaged food at store the day before the con might be a good idea. That way you would also be able to share the morsel with your hungry friends as well.
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« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2004, 12:14:01 am »
Well sheesh, the idea of a hotel policy against outside food is certainly news to me. At Sakura Con, I've been carting whole coolers of food straight past hotel staff for four years in a row now.

Even if there were a policy, I seriously doubt anyone at the hotel would ever stop you. After all, if con-goers are willing to bring their own food to save money, chances are they would never eat anywhere within the hotel, since those places cost the most. :P

As for soda, I never knew caffeine itself was a pee-inducer. Well, most people know pop isn't a good thirst-quencher, anyway.

From most of the other responses, I'm worried whether anyone is going to take my advice... Ah well; if any of you want to live on pop and Pocky for the weekend, you can go ahead and learn the hard way. :roll:
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« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2004, 12:27:11 am »
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From most of the other responses, I'm worried whether anyone is going to take my advice... Ah well; if any of you want to live on pop and Pocky for the weekend, you can go ahead and learn the hard way. :roll:

oki this is about the third time ive heard the term pocky... and me being a newbie at the whole con experience... i must know

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« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2004, 05:54:25 am »
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From most of the other responses, I'm worried whether anyone is going to take my advice... Ah well; if any of you want to live on pop and Pocky for the weekend, you can go ahead and learn the hard way. :roll:

oki this is about the third time ive heard the term pocky... and me being a newbie at the whole con experience... i must know

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I'm sure you'll find out soon enough, but anyways.... http://www.animenation.com/import-snacks-pocky.html

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« Reply #10 on: September 02, 2004, 07:30:36 am »
oh my god pocky is only the graetest thing in the whole wide world (okies so maybe exagerated a bit but not much)
It's a stick busicuit (think kinda like a cookie) that is dipped in chocolate, chocolate and almonds, strawberry ..... alll sorts of things and the boxes are super nifty.



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« Reply #11 on: September 02, 2004, 08:26:10 am »
Another good (and cheap) thing to bring is fresh fruit. Apples, oranges, bananas, etc. are good snacks that require no preparation or refrigeration. I plan on bringing some of those and some Luna bars for snack stuff.

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« Reply #12 on: September 02, 2004, 11:51:45 am »
Pocky isn't exactly the delicacy we fans treat it as, but it's a tasty import snack food. The sticks dipped in chocolate (or whatever flavor) are kind of like soft pretzels with no salt.

It is called "Pocky" because it comes in boxes shaped like pockets. The regular size contains two packages of the sticks, so even though it's more expensive being an import, you get a lot of it per box. That makes it a pretty handy snack food for cons.
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« Reply #13 on: September 02, 2004, 12:49:12 pm »
wow... pocky sounds interesting... you have to forgive my ignorance... ive been living on the east coast my whole life... i think im gunna explore pocky while i wait for my costume to dry.
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« Reply #14 on: September 03, 2004, 08:56:34 am »
I dunno I never thought about food. I'm just going to arrive there and have fun for the next three days. Mwahahah all hail the Lord of RIVA!! the GOD SLAYER THE....

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« Reply #15 on: April 11, 2005, 12:47:40 pm »
i just came from sakura con and they guy i was sharing a room with had tons and tones of food, browny bites, and sodas, juices. the sodas and juices were in the cooler and thats all you need but here i got a hint for you all but if you want me to tell you it you have to contact me in private i dont want to get flame by people or staff of the con. looking forward to it^_^

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« Reply #16 on: April 11, 2005, 05:23:33 pm »
those really good tips, i tried to perpare for the last k but buy beef jerky and gramcrakers that look like dog treats for you brother whos dressed as gau, don't count i learned the hard way, my mom dropped off and ice chess fill with pop, salami, pudding and nesle browni candy bars, it was like you can have some salami after you finish you candy bar, i might recomend, plan for at least one decent-ish non-snack food meal a day
i',m defintly gonna get some fruit , jucie and mabe some chocomilk next time, and some cold chicken would be good, for me it gets hard spending $$ on food when i start thinking "hey if i don't i can buy that sword" or" an expensive bottle of choco milk or heyi can get 2..2! orngeish vitnam :shock: es drinks!
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« Reply #17 on: April 11, 2005, 08:37:34 pm »
... at sakuracon i lived off of relish packets, water fountains, and random cosplayers left over charity food ...

Now that its over i feal so bad... my digestion system is so messed up!

when i go to kumoricon i know im going to have a big jug of OJ and my small rice cooker.


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« Reply #18 on: April 11, 2005, 09:02:38 pm »
For all the people who are going to bring a cooler....WE ARE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE LYODD CENTER THEY HAVE RESTURAUNTS AND OTHER STUFF...i have made my pointy thing...i think... well anyway if u cant bring a cooler the mall works.

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« Reply #19 on: April 11, 2005, 09:04:42 pm »
N_C's awsome way of saving money:
Go to a safeway and buy Bread. Peanut Butter. Jelly. Deli Meats. And Veggies (Perferably Cucumbers. Go good with ranch. Hidden Valley. ;))
:D Tada! Look you've got ALL the food yer gonna need for the Con.
(PS. Go to Asain store and buy POCKY. ;3 Just for the sake of it.)
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« Reply #20 on: April 11, 2005, 09:29:48 pm »
all my money is going to the con., the cosplay, and the hotelroom...

so i dono where the food works into the place...

-.-' but ill find it some how...

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« Reply #21 on: April 11, 2005, 09:32:03 pm »
I just buy food from any resturants or fast foods nearby.....although this time. I couldnt' really do that as my wallet was stolen >_<.  as for this year kumori...its near lloyd center.....so I'll go make them happy for the weekend.
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« Reply #22 on: April 11, 2005, 09:36:44 pm »
well looking at the location i gess its going to be around alot of good places...

altho it will be my 1st time in Portland OR so i hope i dont get lost -.-'

Food will never be a prob at conventions beacuse the best things in life are free! ALSO anime freeks like myself shair food with other anime freeks!

(i let this guy dressed up as cloud have some nachos and 1/2 of my small Pizza cuz he was nice to me) :D

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« Reply #23 on: April 11, 2005, 09:39:55 pm »
I'll be like "OHMIGAWSH ITS JAN KUROTAKI!" And all the knowagleableblelblebelbe... o--o;... Cosplayers would be like "WOAH?! WHERE?!" And I'd steal their Frys or whatever. xDD Ahahah.
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« Reply #24 on: April 11, 2005, 09:41:02 pm »
I did two things at the last con.
I set aside a small amount of money in case I was in need of food and I made a couple of sandwiches beforehand.

Try bringing food that you can make with just warm water.  Those coffee makers in the hotel can be useful if used correctly.   :wink:

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« Reply #25 on: April 11, 2005, 09:41:56 pm »
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I'll be like "OHMIGAWSH ITS JAN KUROTAKI!" And all the knowagleableblelblebelbe... o--o;... Cosplayers would be like "WOAH?! WHERE?!" And I'd steal their Frys or whatever. xDD Ahahah.
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I think a better saying would be maybe "OMG!! those two male j rock cosplayers are making out!!!! O_o"........which happen in a sakura con cosplay skit....
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« Reply #26 on: April 11, 2005, 09:42:56 pm »
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altho it will be my 1st time in Portland OR so i hope i dont get lost -.-'

If you can find a couple of landmarks to work with and can remember what side of the river you're on, you should be good to go.

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« Reply #27 on: April 11, 2005, 09:43:58 pm »
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I'll be like "OHMIGAWSH ITS JAN KUROTAKI!" And all the knowagleableblelblebelbe... o--o;... Cosplayers would be like "WOAH?! WHERE?!" And I'd steal their Frys or whatever. xDD Ahahah.
"Where is she?"
O__O; "UM. -starts speakin' spanish- Heheh." -runs off-
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I think a better saying would be maybe "OMG!! those two male j rock cosplayers are making out!!!! O_o"........which happen in a sakura con cosplay skit....

I would like. Get out a video camera, and start filming. xDD Oh god. -dies-
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« Reply #28 on: April 11, 2005, 09:44:06 pm »
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I'll be like "OHMIGAWSH ITS JAN KUROTAKI!" And all the knowagleableblelblebelbe... o--o;... Cosplayers would be like "WOAH?! WHERE?!" And I'd steal their Frys or whatever. xDD Ahahah.
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« Reply #29 on: April 11, 2005, 09:46:10 pm »
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I'll be like "OHMIGAWSH ITS JAN KUROTAKI!" And all the knowagleableblelblebelbe... o--o;... Cosplayers would be like "WOAH?! WHERE?!" And I'd steal their Frys or whatever. xDD Ahahah.
"Where is she?"
O__O; "UM. -starts speakin' spanish- Heheh." -runs off-
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I think a better saying would be maybe "OMG!! those two male j rock cosplayers are making out!!!! O_o"........which happen in a sakura con cosplay skit....

I would like. Get out a video camera, and start filming. xDD Oh god. -dies-
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what they kissed... DAMN ME BEING IN THE GREEN ROOM!!!

i was in the SakuraCon cosplay skit

i was in the Dandilions DnD RP skit! i was duct tape boy -.-' they dudent give me any lines... they just made me drop dead and turn into a pekachu...

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« Reply #30 on: April 11, 2005, 09:49:17 pm »
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Quote from: "Neko_Chan"
I'll be like "OHMIGAWSH ITS JAN KUROTAKI!" And all the knowagleableblelblebelbe... o--o;... Cosplayers would be like "WOAH?! WHERE?!" And I'd steal their Frys or whatever. xDD Ahahah.
"Where is she?"
O__O; "UM. -starts speakin' spanish- Heheh." -runs off-
;3


I think a better saying would be maybe "OMG!! those two male j rock cosplayers are making out!!!! O_o"........which happen in a sakura con cosplay skit....

I would like. Get out a video camera, and start filming. xDD Oh god. -dies-
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how about I mentioned that two of my cosplay ideas are gay or from a shouen ai?  And then I got like a funny yaoi skit idea from no where(at least...it seems funny to me).
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« Reply #31 on: April 12, 2005, 10:42:34 am »
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I'll be like "OHMIGAWSH ITS JAN KUROTAKI!" And all the knowagleableblelblebelbe... o--o;... Cosplayers would be like "WOAH?! WHERE?!" And I'd steal their Frys or whatever. xDD Ahahah.
"Where is she?"
O__O; "UM. -starts speakin' spanish- Heheh." -runs off-
;3


I think a better saying would be maybe "OMG!! those two male j rock cosplayers are making out!!!! O_o"........which happen in a sakura con cosplay skit....

I would like. Get out a video camera, and start filming. xDD Oh god. -dies-
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how about I mentioned that two of my cosplay ideas are gay or from a shouen ai?  And then I got like a funny yaoi skit idea from no where(at least...it seems funny to me).

Ohhh. Of you ned any random Fangirls in that Skit, I proudly will put my life on the line! ;3

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« Reply #32 on: April 13, 2005, 01:27:13 pm »
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altho it will be my 1st time in Portland OR so i hope i dont get lost -.-'


look for a Roger Smith or Kiba that will be me

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« Reply #33 on: April 13, 2005, 01:45:44 pm »
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Ohhh. Of you ned any random Fangirls in that Skit, I proudly will put my life on the line! ;3


in that skit idea....likely won't happen as I dun think the other two people are interested(actually..it may still be possible if I do some cast shuffling).  Generally, at this point, I just looking for people to do a skit with.  from there its, "who do we have?" and "what can we do?" more or less.
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« Reply #34 on: April 13, 2005, 02:56:46 pm »
Um, y'know, this topic is starting to go on a tangeant... Why don't you create a new thread? After all, it would suit your needs better than this old "food" thread of mine. :P
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Food planning 101 - tips for packing con meals
« Reply #35 on: April 13, 2005, 04:20:50 pm »
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Um, y'know, this topic is starting to go on a tangeant... Why don't you create a new thread? After all, it would suit your needs better than this old "food" thread of mine. :P


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« Reply #36 on: April 13, 2005, 04:36:43 pm »
yeah i think we did

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« Reply #37 on: April 13, 2005, 05:18:45 pm »
if u buy subway or something put it in tupperware conbags are not to good with keeping a sandwich from being smoshed

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« Reply #38 on: April 13, 2005, 05:54:16 pm »
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if u buy subway or something put it in tupperware conbags are not to good with keeping a sandwich from being smoshed

And if you bought stuff, getting your merch all saucy. xD Mmm. Meatballs.

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« Reply #39 on: April 14, 2005, 12:46:39 am »
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Um, y'know, this topic is starting to go on a tangeant... Why don't you create a new thread? After all, it would suit your needs better than this old "food" thread of mine. :P

Also, if we're planning our food this far ahead of time, it would get moldy be the time the Con happens.

Sorry, the thought crossed my mind as I read this.  I think I'm tired again.  ><

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« Reply #40 on: April 14, 2005, 01:02:35 am »
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Quote from: "Radien"
Um, y'know, this topic is starting to go on a tangeant... Why don't you create a new thread? After all, it would suit your needs better than this old "food" thread of mine. :P

Also, if we're planning our food this far ahead of time, it would get moldy be the time the Con happens.

Sorry, the thought crossed my mind as I read this.  I think I'm tired again.  ><


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« Reply #41 on: April 14, 2005, 01:20:48 am »
kurimono:

Hey, no problem.  I was just a little confused there for a moment. ;)

zenix:

Subway? If you're going to buy sandwiches ahead of time, I wouldn't suggest Subway. They're good, but they get soggy really quickly. Or... are you suggesting buying them while at the con, but getting a foot-long, and saving half for later?... I suppose that'd be a good plan, if you really like sub sandwiches.... and I do! ;)

I used to try to buy food in bulk and share the costs with friends...I'm pretty sure that's my Boy Scout training at work there. These days I bring just my own -- all I really do is pack tons and tons of cereal & bread products, fruit, and peanut butter. It's fairly healthy (as long as you don't go by Atkin's diet standards :roll:), it fills me up real fast, and when I get tired of it I just go out to eat. Eating out once or twice over the weekend isn't too bad.
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« Reply #42 on: April 14, 2005, 02:10:16 am »
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kurimono:

Hey, no problem.  I was just a little confused there for a moment. ;)

zenix:

Subway? If you're going to buy sandwiches ahead of time, I wouldn't suggest Subway. They're good, but they get soggy really quickly. Or... are you suggesting buying them while at the con, but getting a foot-long, and saving half for later?... I suppose that'd be a good plan, if you really like sub sandwiches.... and I do! ;)


yeah that was the idea was but it didnt hold up so well would of been fine if we had eaten the other half earlyer in the day

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« Reply #43 on: April 14, 2005, 02:16:40 pm »
ramen! the food of con goers, lol
that and water

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« Reply #44 on: April 14, 2005, 03:39:16 pm »
I live 8 blocks away from the con *SCORE* and here's some restaurants that are pretty close:

Koji-relatively priced great japanese food. bento for under 8 dollars at lunchtime that even fills up my 6 foot girl self :D

Yuki-expensiver japanese food and a HUGE sushi menu

Sushiland- that's right. sushiland. conveyer belt sushi from 1$ on up :D i highly recomend the seared salmon and seared albacore toro, but that's just because i'm a puss when it comes to the raw stuff :D

Panda Express-chineseish place that's pretty ok. kind of like mall food :D

Nothing but noodles-self explanitory.

Anyone know of any other places that are less than 10 blocks from the con?

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Re: Restaurants Near the Con
« Reply #45 on: April 14, 2005, 03:44:29 pm »
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I live 8 blocks away from the con *SCORE* and here's some restaurants that are pretty close:

Koji-relatively priced great japanese food. bento for under 8 dollars at lunchtime that even fills up my 6 foot girl self :D

Yuki-expensiver japanese food and a HUGE sushi menu

Sushiland- that's right. sushiland. conveyer belt sushi from 1$ on up :D i highly recomend the seared salmon and seared albacore toro, but that's just because i'm a puss when it comes to the raw stuff :D

Panda Express-chineseish place that's pretty ok. kind of like mall food :D

Nothing but noodles-self explanitory.

Anyone know of any other places that are less than 10 blocks from the con?

-pb-


............Thank you for posting that, lol
i now have a full arsenal of japanese resturants at my desposale, mu hoo ha ha!

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