Bad Meet Ideas

[Anonymous No.8526247]

General thread to discuss bad meet ideas that comms have put forward. What was the idea, did it happen, and, if so, was it really as much of a train wreck as it could have been? Post your stories here!

(PS - pic stolen from reaction thread, thanks, anon-chan!)

[Anonymous No.8526273]

>>8526247
Oh hey, it's the macro I fixed lol.
Sorry, that shit trips me out sometimes, carry on.

[Anonymous No.8526281]

>>8526247
Bringing your pet rat to a meet is a bad idea

[Anonymous No.8526294]

>>8526247
That thread on rufflechat where girls want to bring their animals to a meet. That. That's a bad idea.

[Anonymous No.8526297]

That hello lolita LA meet at the abandoned zoo.

Cute idea since it's a park now, but it was dusty as hell and up at the top of a fucking huge hill. There were tons of people who because of their outfit or shoes had a REALLY hard time even fucking getting up there. I carried so much stuff since they couldn't, at one point I think I even had somebody's baby lol.

[Anonymous No.8526304]

>Fast food meets
>unofficial meets at cons that train wreck
>outdoor meets without checking weather
>meets at someone's house but the house is a disaster

[Anonymous No.8526314]

I'll be honest, I think a cgl meet is a bad idea. The only good thing about this board is that it's anonymous, not many lolita (or general) things are these days. It's known for negativity and I am pretty sure we all hate each other anyway. Do you really want to 1) out yourself as a seagull and 2) be around judgemental drama bitches who will judge everything you wear and do?

[Anonymous No.8526439]

>>8526314
The /cgl/ meet at AX was actually really fun

[Anonymous No.8526442]

Bowling alley and lasertag meets, we've had a girl trying to arrange meets at these places and I've always cringed at the thought

[Anonymous No.8526450]

>>8526442
unless it's a really dingy bowling alley I think a bowling meet sounds kinda fun...

[Anonymous No.8526458]

>>8526439
No, it was full of autistic fucks.

[Anonymous No.8526499]

>>8526458
wait, were there two? There were a lot of beta orbiters at the one we were at but largely chill.

[Anonymous No.8526541]

>>8526442
>>8526450
I went to a bowling meet up a couple years ago and it wasn't actually that bad.

[Anonymous No.8526590]

>>8526314
i don't hate people here. the type of seagulls who would come to a meetup aren't likely to be completely hateful and judgemental, either.

if my experience on /cgl/ was mostly negative, i would not visit as often as i do. the positives outweigh whatever shit happens by far.

besides, i have seen the worst seagulls can do and it's not that bad.

[Anonymous No.8526658]

1) an arts class (art supply stains)
2) wine tasting where there are a lot of strangers present (possibility of spilt wine is high)
3) chocolate making class (although they should be wearing aprons anyways if they're cooking)
4) hiking (someone actually tried planning this one)
5) gardening meet i.e. actually planting stuff

[Anonymous No.8526681]

>>8526297
Wasn't that meetup like 3 or 4 years ago? And they haven't had one there in a long time.

[Anonymous No.8526699]

As cute as ice skating sounds, for the people who can't skate it'll be shitty if they fall on their burando, and for the people who can it can get awkward being better than the majority.

[Anonymous No.8526748]

>>8526699
It normally works, because the experienced ones hold the hands of the noobs and it turns out really cute. Also, up here in Canada, most people can skate.

[Anonymous No.8526752]

>>8526658
I know the point of a meet up is to be with other people who wear Lolita in all your frilly glory, but couldn't you just wear normie clothes and do these types of meet ups? It sounds like a good idea to just get to know your comm face to face. See a different side of them?

[Anonymous No.8526764]

>>8526752
That's true but for some people they only really wear full cords at meets because work won't let them, they're shy, etc. That said I 100% agree that a meet up without it could be fun

[Anonymous No.8526769]

>>8526681
I wouldn't know about more recent ones, I'm not from LA. I just remember that being an awful idea.

There was one place to poop, too. Skeevy outdoor toilets in a concrete structure that barely qualified as a bathroom. Yeah put the brand on that sure

[Anonymous No.8526772]

>>8526752
I'd be down for doing that, but at that point it's an "outing with your friends" not a "lolita meetup."

[Anonymous No.8526777]

>>8526748
That's fair, but here in the UK it's not really a thing unfortunately

[Anonymous No.8526791]

Golden Corral meet. I refused to go.

[Anonymous No.8526814]

>>8526772
True.

[Anonymous No.8526816]

>>8526791
Omg that's horrible anon. That place is way over priced for its unsanitary environment too.

[Anonymous No.8526819]

>>8526752
anon who posted >>8526658 here. I think all of these would be fantastic ideas if you were just hanging out with your comm in normie clothes. In lolita, all of these are pretty impractical.

[Anonymous No.8526826]

I don't get beach meets. It's full of sand. I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere. And way too many seagulls.

[Anonymous No.8526835]

>>8526826
>beach meets
Are these actually a thing? Why?

[Anonymous No.8526857]

>>8526835
>>8526826
Brands make swimsuits and there are cute offbrand ones as well. I think a beach meet would be nice if people aren't wearing their dresses...And the beach doesn't look like shit.

[Anonymous No.8526860]

>>8526826
>>8526857
I think beach meetups are better for really close friends that all happen to be lolitas and want to go to the beach in cute bathing suits.

[Anonymous No.8526870]

My comm ALWAYS make the meets at McDonalds .
The excuse it's always they don't have enough money and "happy meal" is so kawaii.
but, wtf, we are a very pretty comm, ALL of us wear brand, we can afford it, but then do you go to McDonalds and take nasty photos. And always someone ends with stains in her dress.
WHY
Even just a cafe is cheap There are A LOT of alternatives. But no. Fast food and liquor store, then night party.
I'm done with this shit.

I even propose to go to a big park in our city; its so amazing and pretty, with rosals, duck pond, .... we can just make some macarons and cute food for eat, and bring tablecloth for sitting grass... Bute they just laugh at me and say "but you can stain with the grass???? are you crazy???"

they seems to forget the 10000 ketchup stains in their dresses

fuck off

[Anonymous No.8526882]

On my first meetup ever we went to a pizza place. I was so disappointed, but didn't dare to complain since it was my first time meeting everyone. Not only was it super awkward with all the lazy fat people in sweatpants around staring at us, I also cannot eat cheese so I had "garlic bread" which was pizza bottom with garlic and salt. Also, there were girls sitting in pretty brand, but it all looked like a children's birthday party.

[Anonymous No.8526892]

>>8526870
So make your own meet at a cute cafe and invite people, or just stop going to theirs. It sounds like you're the only person with the issue; if there are some girls of lesser means, it sounds like your comm is being nice and accommodating of their financial issues.

[Anonymous No.8526895]

>Chuck-e-Cheese meetup
Never again

[Anonymous No.8526913]

>>8526892
Not even that person, but are you seriously defending going to McDonalds as a meet? I'm sorry but unless everyone in the comm is in their earliest teens and wearing pastel sweet I don't see why you'd ever go there over making some fucking sandwiches to eat in the park. That's cheaper too if you want to be "accomodating of their financial issues" (nevermind she said all of them wear brand, so they are probably not that poor).

[Anonymous No.8526931]

>>8526826
>full of sand
>rough
>irritating
>too many seagulls
>did you mean, this board

[Anonymous No.8526945]

>>8526870
>>8526892
>>8526913
There are exactly 17 person in our comm; we're between 22-35 years old, and all we have job, decent payed the least.
At first time, 5 years ago, we made very cool meetups; there wasnt need to be expensive, and we had a great time (and photos). But this last year and half...I think they just became lazy.

[Anonymous No.8526962]

>>8526913
Why does McDick's as the meet location matter? Aren't you going to a meet to have fun and wear the fashion? Or do you need to be able to hold a teacup with your pinky out to enable your roleplay?

[Anonymous No.8526968]

>>8526962
I wouldn't meet there with anyone. It's not my age nor social group really.
It's especially ridiculous though when you're wearing clothing inspired by historic rich folk that comes with a decent price tag.

[Anonymous No.8526972]

>>8526442
Agreeing with >>8526450 and >>8526541
Bowling's usually pretty fun! So's minigolf.

But I'm with you on laser tag. I can just imagine the drama when the sweaty sensor vest leaves marks on someone's brand.

[Anonymous No.8526979]

>>8526658
I feel like a hiking meet, if it was more of a nature walk with wide, established trails, wouldn't be too bad. No worse than going to a zoo in lolita. But actual hiking through the kind of narrow paths you generally get? Yeah, no. All those layers, you'd probably get a bunch of ticks from skirts brushing against plants.

But the others are all just messy as hell.

[Anonymous No.8526984]

>>8526826
Hi Anakin.

[Anonymous No.8526985]

>>8526826
A-anakin is that you?

[Anonymous No.8526992]

>>8526892
>>8526962

[Anonymous No.8527030]

>>8526892
>>8526962
I can't believe there's ppl defending McDonalds as a place to have a meet.

If you can't afford to make sandwiches or buy drinks and have a potluck at a park, and can only do fast food, then you need to reconsider your life choices and gtfo of the fashion since even BL will be too expensive if you are think like this.

[Anonymous No.8527236]

>>8527030
Agreed. Not every meet up need to be a full Victorian/themed affair but Mickey D's isn't a place that I would meet a friend at or wear a cute normie dress to, let alone show up in lolita. It would be funny for a gag photoshoot, once, maybe.

[Anonymous No.8527304]

>>8527030
I wouldn't mind bringing fast food to park meet-up but actually holding the meet up at MD is kinda lame.

[Anonymous No.8527331]

>>8527304
I wouldn't mind something like panda express or taco bell at a potluck but actually having the place is what my issue comes in cause it's tacky as fuck.

[Anonymous No.8527372]

>>8527304
Wearing fancy dress to hang out at a McDonalds? I'd be afraid of my clothes/wig smelling like gross food.

[Anonymous No.8527374]

>>8526972
Minigolf is fun as long as you don't go in tall platform heels. Been there, done that. It was a horrible idea.

[Anonymous No.8527375]

>>8527030
I'm more confused that the girl hasn't just made her own damn meet yet. If she hates what her comm does so much, she should make a meet. If her comm likes meeting at the local garbage dump then that's their thing, they're comfortable doing it, whatever. She hates it? She should make her own meet.

[Anonymous No.8527386]

>>8526870
just remind them the more they got mcdonalds the fatter they're gonna get and then their brand wont fit anymore

[Anonymous No.8527395]

>>8526273
Just gunna say Lin Lin > Mana. Stop fetshising ugly crossdressers pls

[Anonymous No.8527528]

>>8526458
i think there were a lot of autists who werent from cgl, but velociraptor and beanie and some other people who might have been trips were cool

[Anonymous No.8527606]

>>8526892
Hm
Have you perchance hosted any Micky D meetups lately, anon?

[Anonymous No.8527608]

>>8526962
Murica. hurr hurr guffaw

[Anonymous No.8527654]

>>8526458
prime example lol

[Anonymous No.8528084]

>>8526962
Can you really not see how tacky that is?

[Anonymous No.8528092]

>>8527395
Never.

[Anonymous No.8528112]

>>8526442
I agree because I detest bowling: wearing shoes hundreds of other people have already worn, trying to find the correct ball because the family up the end have hoarded them all and having to find the attention span to stick with the whole game. It's just not for me.

[Anonymous No.8528118]

>>8528084
Can you really not see how tacky it is to go out in lolita, period?

[Anonymous No.8528119]

>>8527395
You wash your filthy mouth.

[Anonymous No.8528148]

Every meet that is held in my community I'm pretty sure lots of people are familiar with the MCC) are always ridiculously boring and shitty

It usually consists of meeting up in a park with any cosplay you have (no theme is set) when people arrive its legit just stand around and do nothing. Meet hosts never organise anything and I end up leaving within 30 minutes

[Anonymous No.8528150]

>>8528148
Organize a better meet up then.

[Anonymous No.8528201]

>>8526314
Every /cgl/ meet I've been to has been awesome. AX, Otakon, Acen, D*C.

[Anonymous No.8529750]

Just saw someone on CoF talk about a feminist meet they were at and thought of this thread. What the fuck? What does that entail, just sitting around and patting each other on the back for being so feminist?

[Anonymous No.8530205]

I'm an archer and regularly go to the shooting range to practice shooting my bow. I've already mentioned it to the guys who work at the shop since were pretty good friends and they really want to host an archery meetup there. I'd like to try it and have photos be taken of us shoot bow but i'm still really iffy about it because of the reaction and possible harassment we'll get from the old white republican men there and the wanna be cartel members.
Anyone hosted a shooting range meetup? Any advice? Thoughts?

[Anonymous No.8530225]

>>8530205
Maybe find an archery club that's open to the meet instead of a generalised range? They might let you book time when it'd be just your group.

[Anonymous No.8530238]

>>8526658
I agree, however, the wine tasting meet might not be too bad because with people being of age to consume alcohol,people are bound to be careful about possible spills. My concern is that wine tasting usually involves spitting out the wine which I think will cause more problems than actually consuming it (and they give out small amounts anyway - I'm not too worried about people getting tipsy).

I'm still planning on hosting one for a lolita friend's 21st because another friend of mine who owns the local winery have been begging me to pay a visit and there's the convenience of a tea room in the same town.

[Anonymous No.8530246]

A girl in our comm hosted a picnic in 96 degree weather. Then took everyone to her crazy apartment. Trainwreck.

[archer-chan No.8530362]

>>8530225
They said they would gladly close the archery range for the meetup but the range is right next to the gun range too and theres no archery clubs here that aren't full of assholes and really biased people. I've looked.

[Anonymous No.8530371]

>>8530362
Well that blows. On all points.

[Anonymous No.8530725]

>>8526777
Really? Also UK and I've had lots of fun at skating meets, i'm not that great a skater but we all tend to stick together and help each other skate around like >>8526748
Plus hot chocolate and cake afterwards

[Anonymous No.8530732]

>>8530725
>i'm not that great a skater

That's what I mean when I say it's not really a thing in the UK, we don't have a skating culture if you get what I mean? Anyways, in my experience of ice skating meets there's always a bunch of people with bad attitudes because a few girls will be better than them, and when they fall they can't seem to laugh it off, instead talking about how they're ruining their brand, but I guess that might just be internal problems with my comm.

[Anonymous No.8533129]

this was posted to the comm page as an idea

[Anonymous No.8533145]

>>8533129
i like it

[Anonymous No.8533336]

>>8533129
Shades of Dash con.

[Anonymous No.8533383]

>>8533129
>>8533145
>I like it
Imagine what's lurking below those balls. There's a reason they closed down McDonald ballpits back in the early 2000's. Plus all the germs off those things.

[Anonymous No.8533489]

>>8526699 Melbourne just recently held a ice skating meet we had around 150 people it went great everyone had fun

>>8526826
And beach meets always go down well here seeing it gets so hot you cant really do anything else, the only down side is when the weebs or the slutty girls come in tiny bikini's trying to pick up guys.

[Anonymous No.8533515]

>>8528118
Tacky isn't really the word I would use...

[Anonymous No.8533772]

>>8526590
I openly tell people in my comm I read cgl, but I do it discretely, only if I see the person seems nice and would understand. I have both met gulls and converted into gulls,and is the best.

As long as you keep your feet in the ground and not start ranting as I would in cgl, it is alright.
>Never speak as if you were in cgl, that is completely embarrasing behavior

[Anonymous No.8533780]

I would love to host a trampoline park meet. The idea of lolitas flying through the air, as if floating on their frills, is hilarious and cute to me. But it is sadly against the rules of the park to have "loose or voluminous clothing" that can get caught on any fixtures, so lolita's out.

Polite sage, because it was probably a bad idea to begin with.

[Anonymous No.8533795]

>>8533780
were doing a cosplay one next week

[Anonymous No.8533798]

>>8526895
lol how you get in there?
i thought people couldnt get in unless they had someone under 18 with them.of course as a lolita one of yous were sure to be passing?

[Anonymous No.8533808]

>>8533383
thats the thing thats keeping me from wanting one in our home.while i did like the idea, that thought keeps in the back of my mind.i think someone got bit by a spider in one.

[Anonymous No.8533811]

>>8526870
Ew. What about the people who refuse to eat garbage? If I were in your comm I guess I'd never be going to meets.

[Anonymous No.8533813]

>>8526314
everyone of yous would be posted to the ita thread for some bs reason

[Anonymous No.8533820]

>>8529750
they probably just eat each other out and talk about killing men

[Anonymous No.8533921]

>>8533808
All them urban legends back in the day about kids finding used needles and condoms and everything else in ball pits. My parents never let me near them at McDonalds, especially the outside ones, because they worried about snakes and dirty diapers and who knew what else.

[Anonymous No.8534482]

>>8526962
You don't think it's strange that a group of adults wearing affluent looking clothing decide to all meet up and hang out at McDonalds? It doesn't sound fun or appealing whatsoever. Who decides to go visit a friend and think it would be so nice to have a dining experience with them at ~McD's~? If you were tight on cash you'd do a potluck. It's weird as hell.

[Anonymous No.8534670]

When I was studying in a different part of the country, the local comm organised a picnic. The organisation was already messy, and it was said to rain on top of that. Because of the rain, they suggested having a picnic inside the main hall of the train station. Just... on the floor. In a boring station hall. Where every single traveler has to walk.

>>8530205
I've been wanting to try an archery meet! But don't you have to wear a chest protection piece? (No idea what it's called, I've never shot a bow in my life.) Aren't you afraid it'll stain your brand, especially if it's loaned equipment with other people's sweat on it?

[Anonymous No.8534687]

>mfw all the suggetions sound like terrible ideas
>oh wait it's just because I live in az and anything outside even in winter is sweat death
I just need to move far far away already

[Anonymous No.8534689]

>>8534687
>living in Fascizona

get out of there before they make it illegal to import from China or something equally ridiculous

[Anonymous No.8534748]

>>8534689
The political ads tho. They all show like Mexicans in trucks with bandanas and guns, and then Sherrif Joe comes on like "these men could be stealing your highway beautification jobs!"

[Anonymous No.8534825]

Once a girl planned a Holiday Shopping Meet in my comm, with an itinerary of: Nordstrom Rack, Ross, and other discount stores.
Meanwhile up the street 3 blocks there's a large, fancy shopping mall and an actual Nordstrom.

Needless to say, I didn't go.

[Anonymous No.8534849]

>>8526826
Don't forget all the saltwater. So much salt.

[Anonymous No.8534907]

>>8526294
Bringing many different strange pets to the same place is a recipe for disaster even when NOT wearing lolita.

[Anonymous No.8534910]

>>8526442
I think bowling meets are fun! It's a way to have a game that everyone can play at once (sometimes in different lanes but still) and it still leaves time to talk with people when it isn't your turn. Plus it really isn't strenuous or anything so it's not really cumbersome wearing lolita doing it.

[Anonymous No.8535657]

>>8534687
I'm going to Arizona at the end of October for a concert, what's the weather like at that time of year?

[Anonymous No.8535821]

>>8533780
That sounds cute and fun to me too

[Anonymous No.8535824]

>>8535657
The weather in October is gorgeous out here, starts dropping to the 70's during the day by the end of the month.

What concert are you planning to come out here for?

[Anonymous No.8535914]

>>8535824
Monster Mash in Tempe for Halloween. Looking forward to it.

[Anonymous No.8536094]

>>8535657
You're still gonna be hot, mang. Especially in lolita.
Just wear layers, it gets pretty unpredictable. Enjoy sunny AZ, though!

[Anonymous No.8536178]

>>8536094
It's an all day, outdoor concert. No way in hell am I wearing lolita to this thing, although I did think about it for a while.

[Anonymous No.8536263]

>>8526699
As someone who has never seen snow, I confirm it would be a disaster for me to skate in brand.
>>8533129
Great... dirty diaper city and all kinds of kid soilings on brand. Disgusting.
>>8534687
I know your pain, the Sonoran and Mojave are practically sisters. Keep cool fellow desert lolita, I wish you plenty of breeze and cooling rains.

[Anonymous No.8536768]

>>8535657
it's really lovely. march, april and october are like the only decent months

[Anonymous No.8539325]

>>8526314
Logically, why would a super salty bitch of a seagull come to a meet? Likely they want to stay behind their computer screen, hiding behind their anonymity and insecurities. Sure we all get sandy at times but i'm sure most of us are halfway decent people unless we have a specific vendetta we need to vent about- which gets called out on right away. We're all like-minded for the most part. Wouldn't you want to meet someone who thinks a bit like you. I'm personally not ashamed that i lurk and occasionally post here because who gives a flying fuck. most of us do in silence anyway. Even the mods of comms comment back about comm drama that was raised here. Unless your comm explictly says "No CGL posting" or whatever... do as you please. just don't be purposefully hurtful. plus, no comm can really control that anyway.

[Anonymous No.8539329]

>>8526590
agreed so much!

[Anonymous No.8539345]

>>8526699
Went to an ice skating meet on my first ever meet in my local comm....i can't skate, was dressed relatively ita-like, cried a bit afraid of falling..eh.... if i could skate like the others i would have had fun. cool part was they didn't make fun of me for not being able to skate and having just put together my first outfirt. 4 years later i still can't skate but my style is on point.... crap i just did a personal rant.

TL;DR Ice skating meets aren't so bad.

[Anonymous No.8539360]

>>8526870
I agree with >>8526892
Make your own meets. I wouldn't go to fast food places like that even in real life. not my thing. Sometimes people get caught in the routine. "Well this meet worked let's just do it again" and money can be an issue. i used to cater towards lolita buddies with lower budgets but i realized i'm happier spending what i am comfortable with and being happy at my meet than to sit at dunkin doughnuts with them when i really want starbucks or some swanky cafe. Protip: People who spend like you often think like you and you'll have a greater chance of getting along with them. It's like a Brand obsessed person hanging out with a replica obsessed person..... it doesn't work because they don't see eye to eye (ignoring the morality of it). Wouldn't you rather hang out with people who will drop $50 on a great meal with you, no questions asked than to drag a $9 budgeted chick who is balancing school and her part time job and would really rather spend $5 over the $9 she set aside. In short, don't' hang out with them.

[Anonymous No.8539467]

>>8539360
>rather be alone with overpriced shit coffee than "deal" with those who have to work hard and budget
You sound like a snobby bitch.

[Anonymous No.8539818]

>>8539360
>>8539467
Uh.. I think you're just picking at what they're saying to justify your opinion that they're a snobby bitch.

It's really obvious that what she's saying is that it isn't her thing to dress up and then go to a place like Dunkin Doughnuts (or McDonalds) because the people she's with are trying to budget money or don't want to spend money.

If you're going to dress up fancy, it seems kinda pointless to go to a place like that and there's nothing wrong with creating meets for people who don't mind 'upgrading' to a Starbucks at the very least.

If you don't want to go to a meet where everyone is happy with going to a fast food place in their frillies then there's nothing wrong with organizing a meet for people who want to go somewhere fancy and don't mind putting down the money to do so.

They've got nothing against people budgeting or those who simply can't afford it, but if all a comm is doing is going to McDonald's (which was the original issue) then what's the point of continuing to go to those meets if you don't want to be there in the first place? If the comm gets upset at the very idea of changing their love of McDonalds in their dresses then there's nothing for it, you're probably going to stop hanging out with them and find new lolitas to meet with that have the same kind of ideas as you.

>tl;dr not wanting to go to crappy meets in places you don't like because your comm refuses to eat anything but Happy Meals and instead organizing your own meets to more expensive places (by comparison) doesn't make you a snobby bitch

[Anonymous No.8541429]

>>8539467
Nope no snobby. i'm practical. when i was in college i wanted to budget. now i make $80K, i want to enjoy what i work hard for. i never said $9 dunkin doughnuts chick is a bad chick. that used to be me. i just don't always want to hang out with my 18 year old self. i'm sure you don't want to hang out with old you or weeaboo you. I'm being honest with myself. with that said, i have friends who can drop 1K on a meet, i probably can't do that more than once a year or just preferably not. they don't hang out with me often but they do hang out with me. and we all hang out with everyone on every financial tier. just not as often. it's life. i don't hang out with my friends who have children that much, why? I don't have kids yet and it just doesn't always work out. same with college friends, they are busy studying and i work. different types of busy.

[Anonymous No.8541433]

>>8539818
thanks anon. this was my point exactly.

[Anonymous No.8541440]

>>8534748
You have to be joking

[Anonymous No.8543811]

>>8541429

>have the sentence structure capabilities of a 5th grader
>college educated

Anon. Let's be real here. You dropped out of school and you're sucking old man dick for your money.

[Anonymous No.8543844]

>>8543811
Could be an engineer or compsci type.

[Anonymous No.8543848]

>>8543844
Even they would have to pass ninth grade English.

[Anonymous No.8543886]

>>8543848
The standards for ninth grade english are way lower than that. That mess is pretty good for an engineer/comp sci type.

Source: have comp sci degree.

[Anonymous No.8543940]

I did not go to this one, but there are tales of a disastrous river rafting meet up where several girls fell into the water and apparently damn near drowned. I'm fairly certain at least one girl wore a dress and didn't bring anything else.

[Anonymous No.8543960]

>>8543848

If you don't use the skills after a while though, it tends to deteriorate.

Source: that happened to me. My writing used to be semi-decent. Went into a non-english field, stopped writing except reports and histories, and my non-science writing is absolute shite now.

[Anonymous No.8545862]

>>8526294
My dog looks like a small teddy bear and doesn't shed so I'm good, but you know some bitch would bring a cat or something that isn't potty trained

[Anonymous No.8546004]

>Lets have a gothic lolita-themed meet!
>it can be a picnic!
>we'll have it in a cemetery!
>oh whoops it's going to be 106F in the shade on the day of the meet guys, I'm canceling it
>but what if we had an ero lolita meetup instead?

This comm, man.

[Anonymous No.8546105]

>>8543811
Nope i work in healthcare. Also, if you noticed the time of my posts, i'm just getting off work exhausted from a double shift. I have no reason to fake my career as an anon. I won't willingly tell people i know about how much i make but what do i care on the net. I highly doubt that my sentence structure is 5th grader level at all. I typically rush what i want to say so i can get it off my chest and move on but if i gave you a perfect paragraph each time then you would claim me to be a starving writer or journalist. Look for all the faults you like, my point stands. people are happier hanging out with those that understand them. Whether it be money, life structure or careers. I'm sure a bunch of painters would be bored to death talking to me about bacteria as i would with brush strokes. But i sure as hell would want to have a few people like that in my circle to see occasionally. Creative sorts are really inspiring. Cheers to less cynicism in your day!

[Anonymous No.8546522]

>>8527372
Trust me, I work at a fast food place and i come home with the smell embedded in my uniform. I would never have a meet up there in fear of my clothes smelling like it too

[Anonymous No.8546904]

>>8543811

Health care workers are overworked and exhausted because of all the entitled fatty chans who've eaten themselves into beetus. I've seen MDs who can't string a decent sentence together.

If your parents pay for all of your shit and you spend all day on tumblr, then you have no excuse.

[Anonymous No.8548181]

>>8546904
You understand, thank you. People come to the hospital and act like it is their new hotel while we spend hours testing and waiting on them just to diagnose them with a general cold. If you come in with Chest pain or shortness of breath BAM overnight stay. yeah maybe lay off the burritos with extra sour cream. Even so, most people are appreciative. it makes the long hours worth it......Back to bad meetup ideas.... Anything earlier than 11am. People work late! Unless it's at a con or a specific morning only event, please don't host a "happy hour" meet at 11am. just my personal opinion.

[Anonymous No.8548196]

Ita meetups. Just asking for someone to get offended because they actually dress like that OR get all tumblr like "u meenie eleitists!"

[Anonymous No.8548286]

>>8526752
I've tried suggesting this to my comm because they've planned a lot of meets where frills just weren't practical (crafting meets etc) and gotten bitten for it, or even saying maybe to wear toned down or ditching the pettis for the time being. Granted someone also bitched and posted to one of the Tumblr confession/secrets type places about how my bf didn't come dressed in lolita/jfash to a meet (he didn't come to the meet, he came to the park the meet was at to take pictures of the landscape while I was at the meet and we crossed paths a few times). I have a feeling its just one really bitchy cluster of girls spreading this "we are TRUE lolitas" hype so eh, let em get clay on their skirts.

[Anonymous No.8548305]

>>8533383
>closed down McDonald ballpits back in the early 2000's.
w-what
>googles it
oh jesus my mcdonalds still has one but its also insanely out of date inside the actual restaurant so I had no idea.

[Anonymous No.8548318]

>>8526281
So is bringing your pet cockroach.


PDX comm, did that girl ever do it again? I've never gotten to meet her in person, is she as hyper IRL as she is online? Is she even in the comm anymore?

[Anonymous No.8549681]

>>8533780
>>8535821
as someone who has owned a trampoline, it's a bad idea because the trampoline itself can rub off blackness onto your socks and clothes.

[Anonymous No.8551730]

>>8549681
The trampoline park I was looking at includes a special pair of (mandatory) socks in their ticket price. They apparently reduce static and improve grip or something? So that wouldn't have been an issue.

But their other rules, sadly, are. So it isn't happening.

[Anonymous No.8551746]

>>8526297
>a baby at a meet

Also a bad idea

[Anonymous No.8551809]

>>8526699
happened to me. Luckily I wasn't wearing brand though...
>meet at a winter festival, there is an ice rink
>we go on
>most people aren't really good, just one other girl and kind of me, took lessons as a kid so I do alright
>we're all skating around and holding hands, all adorable
>suddenly
>random child flies in front of me
>try to veer out of way
>another child is there
>fall flat on face, petticoats splayed all over the ice
>SOMEONE WAS TAKING PICTURES OF US SKATING AND GOT A PICTURE OF MY FALL
>a million people asking if I'm alright
>not sure if I should be mortified or laugh my ass off

[Anonymous No.8551874]

>>8526826
Not like you, you are everything nice and smooth

[Anonymous No.8551888]

>>8526699
I went to an ice-skating meet once, and it was tons of fun even though I could barely skate. I wore a cheap off-brand JSK and held onto a more experienced girl and it went just fine.

[Anonymous No.8551909]

>>8551746
>Baby at a meet
Also a good idea

[Anonymous No.8551912]

>>8551746
>>8551909

[Anonymous No.8551964]

>>8548318

I don't recall anyone in the PDX comm having a cockroach, let alone bringing it to a meet, but I also have the comm muted on FB because of the sheer amount of bumfuck stupid that goes on in it.

[Anonymous No.8552492]

>>8543811
>projecting this hard.

[Anonymous No.8552702]

>>8526294
>>8526297
Bringing your pet to a zoo meet up is the intersection of these two.
Spoiler: you get kicked out

[Anonymous No.8552804]

What is with all of these shitty meet ups? Don't your comms do picnics, or tea, or botanical garden walks?

[Anonymous No.8552840]

>>8526450
I went to a bowling meet and it was probably one of the best meets I've ever been to

[Anonymous No.8552856]

not necessarily a bad idea, but horrible choice of venue, my comm always goes to the shittiest place for tea in the whole city.

there are 4 really nice places in my city and one meh one. the meh one is in this hotel that one of the older girls in the comm likes, they also have a chocolate bar that is alright, she has her birthday there every single year.

anyways, this tea place is really bad.
>only 3 kinds of tea, really basic green, english breakfast and earl grey
>tastes like twinnings
>$40 for shit tea and some sweets
>recently held my own meet up at this amazing place that does 'fairy tale tea'
>full courses for $35
>swan cream puffs
>alice in wonderland themed cookies
>50 kinds of tea including a special blend for birthdays

seriously, i hate our comm's shit taste in tea places.

[Anonymous No.8552911]

An easter egg hunt at a local park meant for 5 year olds...

[Anonymous No.8552982]

>>8552804
I've tried at least a dozen times to try to have a garden/picnic meet up.
>my comm is full a shithead itas
>and fucking teenagers
>tfw no decent lolita comm within driving distance.

[Anonymous No.8553046]

>>8530362
>>8530205
>reaction and possible harassment we'll get from the old white republican men there and the wanna be cartel members
>full of assholes and really biased people

My gun range is nothing but right wing white guys/girls and everyone is really friendly and easy to get along with
I get that you'd get a lot of surprised and confused looks/reactions, but is your area that bad?

[Anonymous No.8553092]

>>8548181
>while we spend hours testing and waiting on them just to diagnose them with a general cold
This pisses me off to no end

>Rugby game two years ago
>get a cleat to the face while making a tackle
>cut is deep enough to get stitches
>wait in the emergency room with a cloth to my head while endless streams of natives (canada btw) before me vaguely explain why their kid should get more cough medicine and that they have a headache

[Anonymous No.8554339]

>>8551964
It happened at a meet at that Christmas/candy shop themed place they've been at a few times. She just straight up pulled a cockroach out of her purse and started letting it crawl around on her blouse while they were eating. Then of course it ended up on here and BtB and everyone was asspatting her for being bullied. I can't remember her name, its been a while, but last time I was active in the comm it was an unending thing of proposed meet - she throws a fit over something - someone tells her its not an issue - she finds another thing to cry over.

>lets go to the public gardens!
>no i can't afford that its too expensive
>its literally free
>I HAVE TO RIDE THE BUS ITS NOT FREE
>its fuckin $5 round trip

>lets go to a karaoke bar
>thats ageist not all of us are old enough to drink
>you're allowed in, you just can only drink soda/water
>BUT SODA COSTS MONEY

It was bizarre because judging from her pictures, she at least owns one decent looking dress and a ton of accessories, which even if they're replica or Claires shit I assume they cost more than $5.

[Anonymous No.8554372]

>>8553046
Different anon but I've had some trouble at my range from the older guys. They don't seem to get a lot of women there and I've had everything from just annoying vague sexist stuff (apparently if a woman is carrying an ammo bag it automatically is a purse and 'does not belong') to someone chastising my bf because apparently women shouldn't try to shoot a rifle on their own, he should be literally holding me in place because I am a delicate lady (I am six foot and 180lbs), to two guys laughing and mocking me because a hot shell bounced off a post and landed in my scarf and left a welt on my neck (because dumb women and their scarves when its below freezing in the mountains right guys)

[Anonymous No.8558050]

>>8526895
I'd like to go to one, but that's mostly because I like arcade games.

[Anonymous No.8558071]

>>8530205
I'd say just talk to the range owners and try to set up a private time, if that's possible. Worst case, find a person who owns land and go their privacy rather than a public place.

I think strange looks are to be expected anywhere you go in public, honestly, but I would not think it to be particularly bad at a gun range in my area. Old people honestly tend to be more receptive of lolita in my area and the great many gun owners I know who are my age tend to just mind their own business.

[Anonymous No.8558268]

So is a gun shooting meet a bad idea? I legitimately like shooting and think it would be nice to have some other girl friends to shoot with. Obviously it would be a more casual meet.

[Anonymous No.8558537]

>>8558268
Theres this place near me that is a 'tactical simulator' that I really want to go to with some friends. Its kind of like a cross between police training and that laser simulator scene from Men In Black. No mess, all indoor, and its booked in groups so there's no one else but the workers there.

[Anonymous No.8558547]

>>8554339
I can see the karaoke bar thing, I'm in the comm but not old enough to drink. But I can see having a meet there every once in a while

[Anonymous No.8559126]

>>8558537
>>8558268
I think they're great ideas, personally.

[Anonymous No.8559134]

>>8559126
The is a great idea if you want to potentially ruin your dress thanks to shell ejections and and overall grimy environment...

[Anonymous No.8559150]

>>8558268
It's pretty much this >>8559134
Not so much ruining dresses from hot shells but you'll be getting carbon and bits of lead from all the time explosions that is shooting. You might want to have it be a non Lolita meet just so people are in comfortable clothes they don't mind anything happening to. If people are fine with the carbon a lead (which aren't really that bad as long as you are washing/cleaning your clothes) go for it. It'll be fun. Even the most stubborn anti gun type can have fun once they learn safety and get behind one.

[Anonymous No.8559151]

>>8559134
Thats why it would be a more casual meet. Maybe wear a cheaper dress or just dress normal. I've actually worn a bodyline coord shooting before and my dress ended up fine but I know there's still that potential risk

[Anonymous No.8559161]

>>8548318
She's actually on probation from the comm because she was calling random other members "racist" "sexist" "transphobic" etc etc and constantly demanded mod intervention. But she's friends with one of the mods who keeps bringing her to meets.

[Anonymous No.8559182]

>>8559134
A lady should have an outfit for every occasion.

https://hollandandholland.com/product-category/ladies/

[Anonymous No.8559278]

>>8551746
Agree. I have to hear screaming children at my job, I don't want to deal with one at a meet.

[Anonymous No.8559285]

>>8552856
That nicer place sounds heavenly though!

[Anonymous No.8559288]

>>8559134
>>8559150
This is >>8558537, the place I'm talking about doesn't use fully operational guns and ammo. I think theirs are real guns modified (the weight/feel is very realistic) but they have a sort of combo airsoft/laser thing so it will register as shooting on target while giving it a bit of recoil to add to the simulation. No mess, no shells, there isn't even dust in there. Its on a sort of stage platform with screens surrounding it that the simulation is projected on. Its also in a very nice area with some good restaurants so I kind of want to plan out a lunch afterwards there.

[Anonymous No.8559294]

>>8559161
Wow. Well uh, I guess that's good, though I can probably guess which mod it is.

[Anonymous No.8559296]

>>8559288
Hmm, go for it. Maybe do real guns at a later meet if people feel like it.

[Anonymous No.8559968]

>>8527395
>ugly
Eat shit

[Anonymous No.8560141]

>>8526962
are you the person who planned that shitty meetup? KEK

[Anonymous No.8560205]

>>8554339

fucking christ that's disgusting. probably a health and safety violation, too.

why is it that every time I hear about the PDX comm, it's about some nasty crazy person?

[Anonymous No.8561025]

>>8560205
Because Portland is 85% nasty crazy people.

[Anonymous No.8561037]

>>8561025
True
It's not just the comm, Portland is a weird place in general

[Anonymous No.8561563]

>>8560205
>>8561025
>>8561037
Confirmed. Luckily, the majority of people who actually go to meets are usually somewhat sane, it's the vocal people on facebook who make us look bad.

Also, a combo of people born in the area trying to KeEp It WeIrD or people moving in looking to be complete weirdos. Not just lolitas, everyone in the city.

[Anonymous No.8564364]

There's a few pretty annoying people in the PDX comm but I just avoid those people; most of everyone else is at least nice. I don't see how it's much different than any other comm

[Anonymous No.8565856]

>>8561563
As an outsider to this city I cannot even explain the weirdness I have experienced since moving in. I have been stuck in traffic behind a man wearing a fez who was driving a motorized pipe organ. I have almost hit a man with my car, because he was base jumping off the steep hill behind my house and parachuting down the road. These are actual things that happened in Portland and I barely ever go into the city unless I can help it.

[Anonymous No.8566700]

>>8551746
>>8551909
If you know the baby, like it's a meetup for close friends, totally cool.

If it's random people meeting up, even if you ask permission people are going to say "it's fine" then bitch about it afterwards.

Lolita meetups are for fun and escaping daily life - leave the baby at home.

[Anonymous No.8567527]

>>8565856
welcome to portland :)

[Anonymous No.8567591]

>>8566700
The only time I've seen kids at a meet successfully handled is when its at something public like a zoo or park, and the whole family comes and then branches off to do their thing while mom gets her lolita time. You literally only see them long enough to say they're cute or whatever and then off they go to have fun. The mom in my comm who did it this way would spend a little time with us, but could easily dip out if her family needed her and would spend a decent amount of time with the kids once she got her hour or so of peace.