Anyone going to Westercon in Seattle? Want to help me throw a party?

[hazelchaz]

Photos online:
LASFS/Aftermeetings part 467: Coral Cafe (19-Apr-2012) et seq.
LASFS/Aftermeetings part 469: Coral Cafe (26-Apr-2012)
LASFS/Aftermeetings part 473: Coral Cafe (31-May-2012)
LASFS Meetings/Aftermeetings part 470 (03-May-2012)
LASFS/Aftermeetings part 471: Coral Cafe (10/11-May-2012)
LASFS/Aftermeetings part 472: Coral Cafe (17/18-May-2012)
LASFS/Aftermeetings part 474: Coral Cafe (07/08-Jun-2012)

Unite against the War on Women, Rally/March (28-Apr-2012) Part 1 et seq.
Renaissance Faire with Lynn & Maria (29-Apr-2012) Part 1 et seq.
Laramie Project (05-May-2012)
Gaslight Gathering 2 part 1: Friday (11-May-2012)
Gaslight Gathering 2 part 2: Saturday (12-May-2012) et seq.
Gaslight Gathering 2 part 5: Sunday (13-May-2012) et seq.
FanimeCon 2012 part 1: Arriving Thursday (24-May-2012)
FanimeCon 2012 part 2: Friday (25-May-2012) et seq.
Baycon 2012 part 1: Remembering Kathryn (25-May-2012) et seq.
FanimeCon 2012 part 5: Late Friday Night (26-May-2012)
FanimeCon 2012 part 6: Saturday (26-May-2012) et seq.
FanimeCon 2012 part 11: Sunday (27-May-2012) et seq.
FanimeCon 2012 part 15: Monday (28-May-2012) et seq.
FanimeCon 2012 part 18: Tuesday (29-May-2012)
Gallifrey 2013 part 1: Committee Meeting (02-Jun-2012) et seq.
Jarod and Kawarazaki the Turbulent (08-Jun-2012)
Anime Los Angeles 9 part 1: Chair team meeting (09-Jun-2012)
AM^2 2012 part 1: Friday in Anaheim (15-Jun-2012) et seq.

So here's what I'm doing this weekend.

• Thursday 5:00 pm, Northwest Ballroom, Closing Ceremonies.
• Thursday night, upstairs somewhere, Taco Party and aloha shirt photo project.
• Friday 3:30 pm, Cascade 13, Our Guests of Honor Build a Spaceship.
• Friday, 6:00 pm, Cascade 2, Cosplay: What is it, anyway?
• Saturday, 12:00 pm, Cascade 5, Kaffee Klatsch.
• Saturday, 3:00 pm, Cascade 2, Creating a Convention.
• Sunday, 11:00 am, Cacade 13, Fans Behaving Badly.
• Sunday, 12:00 pm, Cascade 13, Roving conventions: Selecting sites with your travel budget.
• Sunday, 4:00 pm, Northwest Ballroom, Opening Ceremonies.

Regarding Thursday -- My plan for Wednesday afternoon and evening is to hit the ground running with my shopping, and get the meat started in the crockpots that night. Thursday, finish buying anything else that needs to be picked up especially anything we forgot the night before. I'm bringing just about all of my aloha shirts, which we'll use to decorate the room and also have them available for people to pose in, for the Aloha Shirt Photo Project.

Here are my planning and shopping notes so far...

Doubletree Hotel, 18740 International Blvd, 206-246-8600.
Safeway, 4011 S. 164th St., Seattle WA 98188, 206-244-2567. Open 24 hours. Butcher dept. open 7-7 Wednesday, 7-6 Thursday, but they have stewing chunks of pork and beef in their display case all the time.
Cash and Carry (Smart and Final sister), 230 Andover Park E., Tukwila WA 98188, 206-246-6017. Open 8-5 on the holiday, 7-7 m-s, 8-5 su.
Costco, 400 Costco Dr #150, Tukwila WA, 206-575-9191. Closed Wednesday. Open 10-8:30 Thursday.
Trader Joe's, 15868 1st St., Burnien WA, 206-901-9339. Open 8-5 Wednesday, 8-9 Thursday.
Goodwill, 1174 Andover Park West, Tukwila, WA, 206-575-4944. Open until 6 Wednesday, until 8:30 Thursday.
Goodwill, 1031 SW 128th St., Burien, WA, 206-957-1020. Open until 6 pm Wednesday, 9 pm Thursday.
Home Depot Southcenter #4705, 6810 S 180th St, Tukwila, WA 98188, 206-575-9200. Wednesday hours unknown. Open until 10 pm Thursday.

Shopping list:

1. Beef.
2. Pork.
3. Two onions (1 1/2 for the meat, 1/2 for garnish).
4. Tomato (chop for garnish).
5. Limes (wedges).
6. Cheese - get 2 lbs. shredded cheese at Costco or Cash and Carry?
7. Soyrizo - Trader Joe's.
8. Black beans - Trader Joe's.
9. Salsa - Trader Joe's.
10. Guacamole - Trader Joe's.
11. Sour cream.
12. Limeade.
13. Cilantro.
14. Tortillas. Costco? Cash and Carry?
15. Soda. (Hospitality has Sprite and various Shasta flavors, but not Tiki Punch.)
16. Bottled water. Chibi size?
17. Skyhooks. Home Depot? 30x.
18. Wire coathangers, 30x. Wendy Wiseman has 25.
19. Small dishes for garnish, or compartmented platter.
20. Beef broth, 28-32 oz.
21. 2 TB cornmeal.
22. 2 TB Vegetable oil.
23. Cutting board.
24. Crockpots. 2x large, 2x small. (Beef, pork, soy chorizo, black beans.) Courtesy Bobbie and Meghan.
25. Ice chests, 2. (Regular and diet.) Courtesy Bobbie.
26. Rice cooker. (Check with Hospitaliy.)
27. Tortilla chips. (Check with Hospitality.)
28. Napkins. (Check with Hospitality.)
29. Pitchers, 3x. (Check with Hospitality.)
30. Dish soap. (Check with Hospitality.)
31. Blue tape. (Check with Program.)
    
    Prep and pack at home:
32. Paper plates/boats. packed.
33. Black papper, cayenne pepper, chili powder, coriander, cumin, garlic, red pepper, salt, seasoning salt. packed.
34. Hot sauce: Tapatío. packed.
35. Rice. packed.
36. Crockpot liners. packed.
37. Ladles, and spoons for the garnishes. packed.
38. Plastic bags. packed.
39. About six ancho chiles, chop.
40. Extension cords. Two 3-way will pack in less space than a power strip.
41. Signs for food. Signs for drinks, including iced tea. Signs for party.
42. Photos for decorations. Captions for same. Squeals issues.
43. Vest.
44. Shopping bags.
45. Ribbons, camera.
46. Sponge, bus tub?

Approximate budget breakdown:
$40 meat
$60 drinks
$50 other food items
$50 Miscellaneous expenses

Comments

[catgod018.livejournal.com]

def not going to seattle, but have you ever been to/planned on attending ComiKaze? my friends and i were thinking about picking that one up, but we don't know much about it. suggestions?

[hazelchaz]

I've never been, sorry. When is it?

[catgod018.livejournal.com]

Sept 15-16, at the LA Convention Center. Can't recall if that conflicts with PMX or not.

http://comikazeexpo.com/

[catgod018.livejournal.com]

that's weird. i put the web address for the site and it marked my comment spam :| sorry about that. but yeah, sept. 15-16.

[hazelchaz]

PMX is in November, so it's not a conflict.

However, we've scheduled an animelosangeles meeting that weekend, so if I go it would only be for Sunday.