Saturday, March 29, 2008

1 week until ChibiCon2008!

Oh dear god, I'm not allowed to sleep this week. For the love of god, spread the word of mouth. We want to be the biggest event on campus this weekend! (Or any weekend for that matter.)
Too tired to update, must keep making schedules.... U_U

Saturday, March 15, 2008

w00t Spring Break!

I hope everyone is well and enjoying Spring Break, at least at MSU. Just to put it out there, me and a few of the members are going to be hanging out with the other clubs since we have some free time. BCC's anime club meetings are on Wednesdays around noonish, and the BCC Game club is on thursdays around noon. *Rutger's Magic the Gathering Club meets on Fridays around six, but I believe they are on spring break while we are. We're going next week.*

(For my gaming friends, this means we can play magic on tuesdays, thursdays and fridays. ^_^)

Ah, as you enjoy this break, we'll be running around buying stuff for chibicon and making sure everything doesnt catch on fire.

submit your fan generated works, your favorite amvs, and the boxes of brownie mixes you'll never make.

be good, don't drink and drive. drink, then play limbo.

>_< Japan Club does not endorse drinking. Be good, and wait till your 21 to have your sake.

Monday, March 10, 2008

=^_^=

On behalf of Japan Club, thanks to everyone who showed up at Mitsuwa this weekend! We are so happy everyone could make it in the rain, even though some of us got soaked. U_U Words can't describe this weekend. It rocked my mismatching striped socks.

Thanks to all of our members who stuffed themselves in themselves in the cars during the rain. Thanks to all our drivers risking it in the rain. Special thanks to jeannie for not killing me for forgetting to give her directions.

It was great to hang out with Rutgers, Bergen Community College, and the Fashion Institute. Seriously, I haven't stopped smiling since. Oh that and this weekend Brawl came out. *Snake, I'm on my way! Just you wait Kirby, your neck is so snapped....*

I'd like to announce the fact that we are going up for our bill this Wednesday. There's a meeting at noon, and if that goes well there will be a meeting at 3:30 with the rest of the SGA to get our money.

Soon enough the flyers will be uploaded and emailed, along with a tentative schedule that I've been able to draw up so far.

We'll be needing a staff list soon, so anyone directly involved needs to give me a name, t-shirt size, and what they do to contribute at ChibiCon. (We are more than happy to give you a chance, but no free rides.)

This weekend was teh delicious.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Mitsuwa trip is drawing near...

  • This Sat. is our semesterly Mitsuwa trip. This one happens to be a special one, since other clubs will be meeting us there. We will be meeting with BCC, Rugters, and F.I.T.'s anime clubs.

  • We'll be meeting in front of the Red Hawk Diner at 11:45am, sat, march 8th. We should have enough cars to carpool everyone, as long as you've told us your coming. If your not sure, please tell us. We don't want to have to leave anyone behind. U_U

  • This weekend we'll be doing programming and schedules and what nots. If you have any ideas for panels or anything, now is the time to tell us.

  • By the way, thank you to everyone who has been helping out in the library. We're actually building up quite a collection.

  • There are new pix on facebook, Luis took quite a bit of phots from the last two meetings and our last event.

Friday, February 29, 2008

ugh... we need money

Alright peoples, we're down to one month, more or less, or ChibiCon2008. The problem is money. Now we need to go and buy stuff. First off, let me make a list of stuff that would be lovely id donated:

Prizes: dvds, t-shirts, etcs cool stuff you dont need or have space for. like the two copies of the same dvd you have

Food stuffs: plastic ware, spoons knives the whole bit. Not to mention any of those cake mixes your moms been hoarding but never using. Non perishable items like coffee, sugar, hot chocolate packets, tea...

Blank DVD cds for us to burn with. We're starting to make our library.

We plan to hopefully have two bake sales before ChibiCon.

Hopefully, other clubs can help us buy stuffs or donate prizes.

We are also looking for any businesses or organizations that want cheap advertising. TokyoJam is set to come out that week, so we are hoping that local businesses will help us fund out event and get some business out of it too.

Tentative prices:
full page = $50
half page = $25
quarter page= $15
eighth page= $10

TokyoJam will be a full color magazine to be available for ChibiCon2008, an event reaching many many people.

We are collecting a pool of funds to help us buy stuff. The SGA will reimburse the money once all the paperwork is done. Anyone who could help us by letting us borrow money would be a great help.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

yay for planning

We are laying things down for ChibiCon2008. One of the newer things we are trying is going to be the maid cafe. Food, beverage, and a few other things are going to be at the cafe. Here's a nice tentative list.

  • Food
    • Candies, such as gummies and pocky
    • baked goods, such as cupcakes and cookies
    • fruit, washed and cut, such as apples, bananas and good stuff
    • maybe cold sandwiches, like bagels, and ham and cheese. probably prewrapped.
  • Beverages
    • Water
    • Tea
    • Coffee
    • Sodas
    • Juice boxes
    • those wonderful japanese drinks that go pop...
  • Stuff
    • T-shirts
    • glow sticks
    • disposable cams?
    • maybe trinkets, like cat ears and bells?
The maid cafe might be just a stand behind the counter thing, it really depends on how many maids we get. If your interested in working at the maid cafe, email us. Remember, if your part of staff, you get a free ChibiCon t-shirt. *and maybe a cupcake* ^_^

Saturday, February 9, 2008

The date is official!

April 5th is the day for ChibiCon 2008!

We are really looking to make ChibiCon big this year, and so we would like to invite every club, organization, and school within the 50 mile radius. And farther if your willing to come. Anyone who enjoys anime, manga, or just Japan in general should attend. Find us on Facebook or the website.

If you would like to run a panel or workshop, send us an email. We'd like all ideas submitted by March 1st so we have enough time to prepare.

Right now there is talk of a maid cafe and a projector for the showings. ^_^

Want a free tshirt? Join our staff team.

In other news, elections were had. I am the new vice president and Abdul our new treasurer. ^_^ - quel