I'm very tempted to go to these AJAS meetings one day (when I stop struggling at uni work T_T). Would you guys tell me what these AJA meetings are like? Also, is it over run with males? ^^"

Imagine a bar. Except instead of loud jocks, it's full of loud nerds.

There are a handful of girls that pop up intermittently. Problem is they are escorted without exception or exemption.

We also have Jesus.

A couple of the hardcore members such as Ryan, Mappy, Barron and myself often appear as early as 4:30pm on the screening nights. Standard fare is talking rubbish for 90 minutes before migrating to the appropriate theater. Knowing a bit about computers will help you get into most conversations easily. Seeing as you know a bit about Skylines, you can get into conversations with me and that other guy with the pony tail who was interested in Shana whose name I never thought to ask.


...and then there's the actual screening. We play 8 shows back-to-back from 6pm to approx. 9:15pm. Expect the projector to fail at around the 8pm mark. It does the same thing every single week.

Standard theater rules apply here. STFU when the shows are playing, but general etiquette allows for discussion during the ED of a show. Uh, no eating. Ryan gets very angry when that happens. I remember the last time, I was the one who got lumped with removing the blood stains. Not fun. So please, don't eat.

Bazza wrote:Imagine a bar. Except instead of loud jocks, it's full of loud nerds.

There are a handful of girls that pop up intermittently. Problem is they are escorted without exception or exemption.

Last time I went to an anime club with all males, there was a lot of touching which I wasn't comfortable with but when there are girls there, they don't do that stuff so I'm just making sure.

Dunno what you mean by "escorted" but as long as these girls are there to prevent the guys from going all "male locker room" on each other, I'm fine.

Bazza wrote:
We also have Jesus.

A couple of the hardcore members such as Ryan, Mappy, Barron and myself often appear as early as 4:30pm on the screening nights. Standard fare is talking rubbish for 90 minutes before migrating to the appropriate theater. Knowing a bit about computers will help you get into most conversations easily. Seeing as you know a bit about Skylines, you can get into conversations with me and that other guy with the pony tail who was interested in Shana whose name I never thought to ask.


...and then there's the actual screening. We play 8 shows back-to-back from 6pm to approx. 9:15pm. Expect the projector to fail at around the 8pm mark. It does the same thing every single week.

Standard theater rules apply here. STFU when the shows are playing, but general etiquette allows for discussion during the ED of a show. Uh, no eating. Ryan gets very angry when that happens. I remember the last time, I was the one who got lumped with removing the blood stains. Not fun. So please, don't eat.

Jesus? Blood stains?

Sounds pretty cool, I'll definitely come to these meetings some time in the future. Seeing that most series are already at least a few episodes in, would I be totally lost?

~shinigami~ wrote:Last time I went to an anime club with all males, there was a lot of touching which I wasn't comfortable with but when there are girls there, they don't do that stuff so I'm just making sure.

Oh dear. There's a reason why fa­ggo­try wordfilters to handlungen einer schwuchtel. You'd better hope you're not absolutely adorable then.

Unless you're a girl, then you have nothing to worry about.

Yeah, Jesus and bloodstains. (mad) looks just like Jesus and Ryan likes guns and tools of torture and so on. Welcome to the club.

A few of our shows will be finishing soon, so you'll have something to watch right from the start. The shows that are only a few episodes in are fairly easy to catch up on, so you shouldn't have too much of a problem. If worse comes to worse, ask about the shows before/after the screening.

Note that the two people who posted before me are generally ignored at AJAS to the nth degree and fade away back into their primordial state. And I think Ras still ahsn't been forgivien for introducing them to AJAS. But Ras is alright.

Last Exile wrote:Note that the two people who posted before me are generally ignored at AJAS to the nth degree and fade away back into their primordial state. And I think Ras still ahsn't been forgivien for introducing them to AJAS. But Ras is alright.

I somehow think that more people at AJAS like me than they like you.

While I'm at it, I'd like to thank the guys at AJAS for putting up with me for over a year so far.

What kind of Anime clubs have you been too?

Yes, do explain.

Also, looking forward to seeing you there sometime. When you see me, you'll know me as "that strange guy behind the desk". Either that or some other bizzare term....

There is only one person (who shows up every now and again) that you must worry about. You will find out in due time....

Dhumahn wrote:[...]or some other bizzare term....

Hentai.

Dhumahn wrote:Yes, do explain.

Also, looking forward to seeing you there sometime. When you see me, you'll know me as "that strange guy behind the desk". Either that or some other bizzare term....

He's also the gawky looking guy who is usually holding a box of DVD's.

You'll recognise Bazza instantly, and I'm the guy who sits next to him, usually talking loudly with other people at AJAS. I also sometimes have my girlfriend or other random friends with me.

Phill wrote:

Dhumahn wrote:Yes, do explain.

Also, looking forward to seeing you there sometime. When you see me, you'll know me as "that strange guy behind the desk". Either that or some other bizzare term....

He's also the gawky looking guy who is usually holding a box of DVD's.

That is true. Having the largest legit collection in the club kinda makes me feel "special"

...that and my Primula pillow case (I still haven't bought a pillow for it yet).

Dhumahn wrote:...that and my Primula pillow case (I still haven't bought a pillow for it yet).

You don't need a pillow for it. >_>

I'm one of only two regular members who have ponytails. I also generally procrastinate at shaving. So look for the weird hairy guy with the bucket hat. Thats me.

I also quit a job because the boss wanted me to work on a Tuesday night and risked being murdered to bring mai imouto along. Which means I attend pretty much every week without fail (so to speak).

Phill wrote:

Dhumahn wrote:...that and my Primula pillow case (I still haven't bought a pillow for it yet).

You don't need a pillow for it. >_>

Yes I could hang it up (if I had the wall space, which is very limited as it is).

Dhumahn wrote:

Phill wrote:

Dhumahn wrote:...that and my Primula pillow case (I still haven't bought a pillow for it yet).

You don't need a pillow for it. >_>

Yes I could hang it up (if I had the wall space, which is very limited as it is).

Install a new wall somewhere then.

Or boot out my "resident diclonius" (then I could have my very own theatre).

Bazza wrote:

~shinigami~ wrote:Last time I went to an anime club with all males, there was a lot of touching which I wasn't comfortable with but when there are girls there, they don't do that stuff so I'm just making sure.

Oh dear. There's a reason why fa­ggo­try wordfilters to bazzatry. You'd better hope you're not absolutely adorable then.

Unless you're a girl, then you have nothing to worry about.

What do you mean?

Phill wrote:A few of our shows will be finishing soon, so you'll have something to watch right from the start. The shows that are only a few episodes in are fairly easy to catch up on, so you shouldn't have too much of a problem. If worse comes to worse, ask about the shows before/after the screening.

True, I guess I'll just catch up on them at home before I go to one of these meetings.

Last Exile wrote:Note that the two people who posted before me are generally ignored at AJAS to the nth degree and fade away back into their primordial state. And I think Ras still ahsn't been forgivien for introducing them to AJAS. But Ras is alright.

*awkward silence, doesn't know what to say*

Atory wrote:What kind of Anime clubs have you been too?

The ones run by all-boys where they resort to "male locker room" antics which included a lot of grabbing of places on the human body, in a totally non-gay way of course is what they say.

Dhumahn wrote:Yes, do explain.

Also, looking forward to seeing you there sometime. When you see me, you'll know me as "that strange guy behind the desk". Either that or some other bizzare term....

There is only one person (who shows up every now and again) that you must worry about. You will find out in due time....

I'm looking forward to meeting all the great anime fans at AJAS too. I don't think I'll be able to make it to any meetings any time soon though, lotsa assignments due and stuff that I'm way behind on.

I can assure you that at AJAS, you probably won't experience anything of any great horror, other than Bazza and the occasional appearance of Madman. All the really strange people are gone, now. Says he who is in denial about his age.

At least being in denial about your age is better than being in denial about your sexuality *looks at Raspberry*.

~shinigami~ wrote:What do you mean?

You'll find out in due time.

Didn't Madman get V&? I thought thats why he hasn't shown his face around for a while now. I even got him a "Congratulations on release from jail" cake -which believe me - was not easy to get.

Bazza wrote:
Didn't Madman get V&? I thought thats why he hasn't shown his face around for a while now. I even got him a "Congratulations on release from jail" cake -which believe me - was not easy to get.

No, he hasn't been V&. He's still roaming the streets.

Dhumahn wrote:

Bazza wrote:
Didn't Madman get V&? I thought thats why he hasn't shown his face around for a while now. I even got him a "Congratulations on release from jail" cake -which believe me - was not easy to get.

No, he hasn't been V&. He's still roaming the streets.

And Greg would know, he's Madman's cell mate.

Who's this Madman? At first, I thought you guys were talking about the company.

~shinigami~ wrote:Who's this Madman? At first, I thought you guys were talking about the company.

You don't want to know really. But you'll know who he is when he (eventually) rocks up to AJAS again. Bazza and I have a habit of cheering out his name when we see him.

Phill wrote:

Dhumahn wrote:

Bazza wrote:
Didn't Madman get V&? I thought thats why he hasn't shown his face around for a while now. I even got him a "Congratulations on release from jail" cake -which believe me - was not easy to get.

No, he hasn't been V&. He's still roaming the streets.

And Greg would know, he's Madman's cell mate.

The only difference between me and him is that I'm not into minderjährigen mädchen (I prefer goth-, maid- and trap- shows). I also like a dose of high-end ecchi from time to time.

Dhumahn wrote:trap- shows

~shinigami~ wrote:

Dhumahn wrote:trap- shows

A lot of people at AJAS like tarps.

Liking traps is almost a prerequisite for being a member.

Don't worry. You might not have any interest in them now but anime has an uncanny ability to make people question their sexuality. I started out as a fair-dinkum curves-loving pub-on-friday-night kind of bloke. Now look at me.

For example, the girl in my avatar is actually a guy.

Lets hope the powers that be decide to play Bible Black-ke in the near future, so you may experience the wonder that is Mako-chan.

Is the "girl" in your avatar Lelouch?


Nah, I real people have more power than anime in making you question yourself. Like this pic.

Massive eyebrows. And yes, it is Lulu.

Reminds me of the most "lolwut?" moment that happened to me last Thurday. I was walking to the Library while this Asian person walks out of the security office and I, with all my brain power, could not distinguish this person's gender. Face, clothes, body; nothing gave it away.

I thought that a girl in my Business Studies class was a guy for a good 6 months until I found out her name.

Phill wrote:I thought that a girl in my Business Studies class was a guy for a good 6 months until I found out her name.

Talk about awkward moments, huh?

Phill: Dude, check out the ass on that chick.
Girl: Um wtf? You chauvinist pig. *slaps*

~shinigami~ wrote:

Phill wrote:I thought that a girl in my Business Studies class was a guy for a good 6 months until I found out her name.

Talk about awkward moments, huh?

Phill: Dude, check out the Mama Cass on that chick.
Girl: Um wtf? You chauvinist pig. *slaps*

Good thing I didn't talk to her until I found out what gender she was, I was afraid of saying that very same thing.

Can I ask shinigami, where does your avatar come from??

I can't believe we did this much on a thread that was created just 2 1/2 hours ago.

Dhumahn wrote:Can I ask shinigami, where does your avatar come from??

I can't believe we did this much on a thread that was created just 2 1/2 hours ago.

I am a natural post hure, get me in the right mood and I'll help make a thread 20 pages long in a day.

Damn word filter. >_>

I think it's Minori from Lucky ☆Star. I haven't actually watched the anime.

~shinigami~ wrote:I think it's Minori from Lucky ☆Star. I haven't actually watched the anime.

You need to watch LS, it's pretty good.

It's nice to see the forum nice and lively.

I check in every 76.5 seconds all day and there was perhaps 2 posts for the entire 48 hour preceding shin's appearance. Then we get something in the order of 100 posts in 120 minutes.

Also, we desperately need the car talk in the gothloli thread split. I know you're reading this Mappy.

It's definitely on my "to watch" list. I'm currently following too many series by my standards, I'm already falling behind on uni work. =(

And remember, I'll be running around in "that" T-shirt soon...maybe I should get a real one and chase Ryan around with it

We need a section purely for talking about cars while we're at it. >_>

And welcome to my life, I have too much to do at TAFE to even think about watching anime at home. I had to tell my Wednesday lecturer that I'd probably be half-asleep in the morning due to AJAS the previous night.

Dhumahn wrote:And remember, I'll be running around in "that" T-shirt soon...maybe I should get a real one and chase Ryan around with it

"That" T-shirt? You guys and your crazy cryptic code words.

~shinigami~ wrote:

Dhumahn wrote:And remember, I'll be running around in "that" T-shirt soon...maybe I should get a real one and chase Ryan around with it

"That" T-shirt? You guys and your crazy cryptic code words.

You'll find out soon enough. It's good enough that Bazza and I will be shouting him a pizza for doing it.

Bazza wrote:Also, we desperately need the car talk in the gothloli thread split. I know you're reading this Mappy.

Considering a fair amount of Mappy Splits are conducted by me...

Just makes him seem omnipresent.

Atory wrote:

Bazza wrote:Also, we desperately need the car talk in the gothloli thread split. I know you're reading this Mappy.

Considering a fair amount of Mappy Splits are conducted by me...

You don't exist. Only Mappy splits threads.

That's the feeling I get with my absence from AJAS.

lol, but why is it called "Bazza Clones"?

Who are you again? Have you attended an AJAS meeting before?

~shinigami~ wrote:lol, but why is it called "Bazza Clones"?

There was a mention somewhere of Bazza Clones, either in this split, or in what remains of the thread this was split from.

~shinigami~ wrote:lol, but why is it called "Bazza Clones"?

Bazza wrote:Who are you again? Have you attended an AJAS meeting before?

I'm the guy that convinces the occasional female to tag along with me to AJAS. No wonder you don't remember me, the kind I bring along don't interest you, although they are warned to keep their distance.

What if people who wanna discuss cars dunno what the thread is about?

Atory wrote:

Bazza wrote:Who are you again? Have you attended an AJAS meeting before?

I'm the guy that convinces the occasional female to tag along with me to AJAS.

And they never come back.

~shinigami~ wrote:What if people who wanna discuss cars dunno what the thread is about?

They can start a new thread?

Yeah... drawing a blank. If I've met you before, you must not have been at any recent AJAS meetings otherwise I'm sure I'd remember you.

~shinigami~ wrote:What if people who wanna discuss cars dunno what the thread is about?

I fixed that.

Threads on this forum retain relevance?

Phill wrote:And they never come back.

Yuki's attended quite a bit but she heeded my warning to avoid Bazza.

Atory wrote:Threads on this forum retain relevance?

So...how about those goth-lolis...

Yes... I know many of those... I'll probably run or at least attend another meet-up soon.

Atory wrote:

Phill wrote:And they never come back.

Yuki's attended quite a bit but she heeded my warning to avoid Bazza.

Quite a bit in relation to...? Quite a bit in relation to how often Madman rocks up, or to how much Raspberry shows up?

I have a disgustingly large collection of ero-lolita, but I needn't post that here for the B& and the V&.

Bazza wrote:I have a disgustingly large collection of ero-lolita, but I needn't post that here for the B& and the V&.

You have a disgustingly large collection of a lot of things that can get you banned. >_>

Phill wrote:

Atory wrote:

Phill wrote:And they never come back.

Yuki's attended quite a bit but she heeded my warning to avoid Bazza.

Quite a bit in relation to...? Quite a bit in relation to how often Madman rocks up, or to how much Raspberry shows up?

She's been more often than either of them lately. Although she complains it's too cold to attend now.

Atory wrote:She's been more often than either of them lately. Although she complains it's too cold to attend now.

Fair enough, tell her to wear thicker clothes?

Shall I get an actual Japanese to attend next?

Atory wrote:Shall I get an actual Japanese to attend next?

If you feel the need to.

Are we free to leave early? Because I don't wanna be dead for my morning lectures. Hmm...I'm very tempted to check out these meetings.

So who usually turns up? Atory, Bazza and Phil; I'm guessing you guys are regulars. It'd be great to meet you guys. ^_^

I'm concerned it may scar them too much.

~shinigami~ wrote:So who usually turns up? Atory, Bazza and Phil; I'm guessing you guys are regulars. It'd be great to meet you guys. ^_^

I'm a regular at times... When I have a lot of Uni work I'm absent... seems to be too often lately.

Phill wrote:

Atory wrote:Shall I get an actual Japanese to attend next?

If you feel the need to.

This is turning into one of my "don't tempt me" moments.

Atory wrote:Shall I get an actual Japanese to attend next?

Picture a pile of weea­boo nerds fawning all over the poor thing.

Yeah, no.


Yes you can leave early if you wish. Just don't do it during the climax of a show or you will get shot.

Scar them? What exactly happens at these AJAS meetings? ^^"

~shinigami~ wrote:Are we free to leave early? Because I don't wanna be dead for my morning lectures. Hmm...I'm very tempted to check out these meetings.

So who usually turns up? Atory, Bazza and Phil; I'm guessing you guys are regulars. It'd be great to meet you guys. ^_^

You can leave any time you like, just make sure it's in the credits of a show so you don't annoy anyone.

Normally we have around 20 people (correct me if I'm wrong someone) rock up, some times up to around 30. Most people there are friendly and talkative, but you get the odd couple who like to keep to themselves the whole night.

And then you get the occasional weirdo like that guy who kept changing seats last week with the coke in his hand the entire meeting. Was he drunk or stoned or something?

Bazza wrote:And then you get the occasional weirdo like that guy who kept changing seats last week with the coke in his hand the entire meeting. Was he drunk or stoned or something?

Oh man, that sounds pretty funny.

If he comes back, we may decide to evict him without notice (he was a very annoying person).

Has anyone ever been properly evicted/excluded from AJAS before? It would make a rather interesting anecdote I reckon.

Some people have got close.
I think I was threated with that once.

Atory wrote:Some people have got close.
I think I was threated with that once.

What for? If you don't mind my asking...

I'm not sure myself... I only had one comment in the discussion and it wasn't much but somehow I was targeted.

Atory wrote:Some people have got close.
I think I was threated with that once.

You were? When was this?

Ages ago... When I was a new mod.

Bazza wrote:And then you get the occasional weirdo like that guy who kept changing seats last week with the coke in his hand the entire meeting. Was he drunk or stoned or something?

I was annoyed by him, too. I think it was the constant getting up and walking in and out of the room, often walking in front of the screen, in between the changing of seats, that annoyed me.
He also mumbled to himself a lot, which meant I felt no compulsion to make contact with him and find out wtf he was doing....

Atory wrote:Ages ago... When I was a new mod.

Hmmmm....

That's what I get for befriending Pirate Man.

Now things are starting to make sense.

Not to newbies like me. ^^"

Pirate Man is a member that gets on the nerves of others quite easily as he often tries to do so for fun.

Atory wrote:Pirate Man is a member that gets on the nerves of others quite easily as he often tries to do so for fun.

I see...hmm...I hope he doesn't try anything with me.

What the hell happened in the last few hours...

Man, let the guy make his own impression when he comes. Don't scare him off or taint/prejudice him. It's not what we're about and it's not something to be proud of. We're supposed to be about providing an environment for people to watch anime where they can feel safe and be in the company of other decent anime fans.

Putting people off, scaring women or looking down on others - that's nothing to laugh about.

Now can we just be civil?

shinigami, hope you come soon and that you enjoy what you see. We're not the most sociable or attractive bunch of people but we're decent and harmless enough once you get to know us.

That said, I know and understand why Atory prefers to attend UniSAGA rather that AJAS these days. Thankfully a resident Yoda in Mappy exists.

Last Exile wrote:What the hell happened in the last few hours...

Man, let the guy make his own impression when he comes. Don't scare him off or taint/prejudice him. It's not what we're about and it's not something to be proud of. We're supposed to be about providing an environment for people to watch anime where they can feel safe and be in the company of other decent anime fans.

Putting people off, scaring women or looking down on others - that's nothing to laugh about.

Now can we just be civil?

shinigami, hope you come soon and that you enjoy what you see. We're not the most sociable or attractive bunch of people but we're decent and harmless enough once you get to know us.

That said, I know and understand why Atory prefers to attend UniSAGA rather that AJAS these days. Thankfully a resident Yoda in Mappy exists.

I'm definitely interested in coming and I can't wait to meet the people of AJAS. I'm sure I can't come this week though or next week for that matter. Maybe in 3 weeks time? Gosh, that sounds like a pretty long time. =(

A prime example of Last Exile taking things too serious

Who said I prefer UniSAGA over AJAS? I enjoy both equally, the only difference is that UniSAGA is my child and I have to be there to look after it.
If you want to blame anyone for my absence blame the ones who made my Documentary course be Wednesday mornings.

That may be a decent time to come actually. That's around when series will be ending and new ones will be on the way.

Well Atory, I think people have come to appreciate that as one of my best and worst qualities. Furthermore, I know your studies take priority and that you do well in them, pity that the timing in the week isn't always good.

Good News: Only 2 days of contact hours a week
Bad News: Those days are Tuesday and Wednesday

Atory wrote:Good News: Only 2 days of contact hours a week
Bad News: Those days are Tuesday and Wednesday

WOW, you are friggin lucky man.

I have 5 days of contact hours and most of them go 9am-5pm.

I remember when I made the mistake of attempting university full-time. That would be about the time I suffered the first of my nervous breakdowns....

I'm only doing 3 courses now... Used to do 4 but found I wasn't getting any sleep.

Woo for 34 contact hours a week. <_<; (Not including work outside of that)

Okay, who let Bazza make first contact to a newbie?

Shinigami, welcome to AJAS. Feel free to rock up any time you want while the screening is happening and leave whenever you feel like it. We hold a vote for every show at the end of it's 5th episode to determine if it should stay on the playlist.

As far as I can remember, I have only ejected one person from an AJAS meeting because they didn't want to acknowledge the "No food in the theatre" rule. If I find out about member being touched in an inappropriate fashion during an AJAS session the offender should consider breathing to be a privilege and not a right.

Well apparently Shinigami knows Bazza, White.

Hi, welcome again, I turn up on rare occasions as my Taekwondo classes clashes with AJAS sessions sadly ( I train on Tuesdays and Thursdays with the occasional Saturday Mornings) But I will try to arrange to attend AJAS sometime in the next few weeks now that I'm better and all, and if my head instructor would allow me to do so.

also I must apologize, I initally thought you was a male at first because of your knowing Bazza. sorry!

I had never met shinigami before last night.

I assumed shinigami was a guy. Am I incorrect?

I've never met a girl who drives a Skyline and knows her way around the tuner scene...

Geez, 100 posts long and we're still in a complete conundrum....

shinigami is going to be AJAS folk lore at this rate.

Well, just to throw another spanner into the works...

Who's Mr. Black?!

Mr. Black!

Well Im confused now, is shinigami a girl or boy? there has been somethings shinigami said that made me think oh shinigami's a boy, and then other things... mind clairfying that for us, shinigami?

Well his tastes made me think shinigami was a guy. I didn't get any female vibes.

Perhaps shinigami is the one who will restore order to The Force. Because Bazza certainly did the opposite.

Well, shinigami's tastes sound like a guy's, but if you look at the way shinigami is expressing itself on the forum (the language used), you could say that it could be a girl. Maybe this could be the person who could keep even Ryan in check.

>The ones run by all-boys where they resort to "male locker room" antics which included a lot of grabbing of places on the >human body, in a totally non-gay way of course is what they say.

>male locker room
>homosexuell

Doesn't quite work if shinigami is female.

Mappy wrote:I remember when I made the mistake of attempting university full-time. That would be about the time I suffered the first of my nervous breakdowns....

Atory wrote:I'm only doing 3 courses now... Used to do 4 but found I wasn't getting any sleep.

It's nice that you guys get a choice. I just turn up and it's like "Hey! Do all these subjects. Oi! No electives!!!".

Xenesis wrote:Woo for 34 contact hours a week. <_<; (Not including work outside of that)

Another zombie I see. I never thought I could function on so little sleep.

Ryan White wrote:Okay, who let Bazza make first contact to a newbie?

Shinigami, welcome to AJAS. Feel free to rock up any time you want while the screening is happening and leave whenever you feel like it. We hold a vote for every show at the end of it's 5th episode to determine if it should stay on the playlist.

As far as I can remember, I have only ejected one person from an AJAS meeting because they didn't want to acknowledge the "No food in the theatre" rule. If I find out about member being touched in an inappropriate fashion during an AJAS session the offender should consider breathing to be a privilege and not a right.

Thanks for the warm welcome. You guys make it hard to resist. ^_^

I must get my procrastination tamed though, I've gotten no work done today. I got home and just watched Code Geass ep5 and Macross Frontier ep5 and now I've gotten a grand total of ) work done. -_-

IceLee wrote:Well apparently Shinigami knows Bazza, White.

Hi, welcome again, I turn up on rare occasions as my Taekwondo classes clashes with AJAS sessions sadly ( I train on Tuesdays and Thursdays with the occasional Saturday Mornings) But I will try to arrange to attend AJAS sometime in the next few weeks now that I'm better and all, and if my head instructor would allow me to do so.

also I must apologize, I initally thought you was a male at first because of your knowing Bazza. sorry!

You do Taekwondo? I do Taekwondo. Where do you train?

Bazza wrote:

I've never met a girl who drives a Skyline and knows her way around the tuner scene...

I've seen plenty and it's amazing (get ready for the generalisation), girls who are into japanese cars are usually really pretty.

Last Exile wrote:Geez, 100 posts long and we're still in a complete conundrum....

shinigami is going to be AJAS folk lore at this rate.

Well, just to throw another spanner into the works...

Who's Mr. Black?!

Mr. Black!

My. Black? huh? *scratches head*

Last Exile wrote:Well his tastes made me think shinigami was a guy. I didn't get any female vibes.

Perhaps shinigami is the one who will restore order to The Force. Because Bazza certainly did the opposite.

Dhumahn wrote:Well, shinigami's tastes sound like a guy's, but if you look at the way shinigami is expressing itself on the forum (the language used), you could say that it could be a girl. Maybe this could be the person who could keep even Ryan in check.

Bazza wrote:>The ones run by all-boys where they resort to "male locker room" antics which included a lot of grabbing of places on the >human body, in a totally non-gay way of course is what they say.

>male locker room
>homosexuell

Doesn't quite work if shinigami is female.

Lol, thanks Dhumahn. "itself"? I am androgynous. ^^"

Isn't there a rule about how "there are no girls on the internet/everybody's a guy until proven otherwise"?

~shinigami~ wrote:Isn't there a rule about how "there are no girls on the internet/everybody's a guy until proven otherwise"?

Well, I'm trying to prove it right now, aren't I ??

There's one rule and one quote applicable.

1. All internet users are to be considered men unless proven otherwise by issuance of timestamped brüste."

"The internet. Where men are men, women are men and children are FBI."




Also, remember what I said about a lack of decent Skylines in my part of town. There's only one female owned Skyline in the area and it falls under the stupid ricer category.

Bazza wrote:

There's one rule and one quote applicable.

1. All internet users are to be considered men unless proven otherwise by issuance of timestamped bits."

"The internet. Where men are men, women are men and children are FBI."

OFT.

After some of the gorgeous women I've seen play 'The War', I know assuming that sometimes backfire. Thank God for Ventrilo to remove all doubt.

~shinigami~ wrote:OFT.

eh??

Dhumahn wrote:

~shinigami~ wrote:OFT.

eh??

Another classic moment brought to you by Ras. Think he's about 8 keys shy of the Q button there.

I just wanted to fit in...

Yep, I do Taekwondo, at the moment I train at West Lakes Shore, behind the Bartley Tavern (formerly known as the legtrap) with Rutten Taekwondo. Previously, before I joined Rutten Taekwondo, I trained with Rhee but it was a bit too far for me to get to the centres easily, especially when my grandfather got sick with emphysema as he used to give me lifts to the taekwondo centres in woodville and port adelaide as most buses to (or close enough to) where I used to live doesn't run after 7pm, and there were issues with my old regional instructor such as not liking the fact that I'm deaf or that I need to lipread people.

So there you go!

~shinigami~ wrote:I just wanted to fit in...

Believe me, you're doing pretty damn well so far. You've caused a titan of a thread, you've stimulated the most interest/discussion in ages and you're honest. Besides, if White is already on the defensive for you to ward away those who would taint you. I'd say you're doing somthing right.

IceLee wrote:Yep, I do Taekwondo, at the moment I train at West Lakes Shore, behind the Bartley Tavern (formerly known as the legtrap) with Rutten Taekwondo. Previously, before I joined Rutten Taekwondo, I trained with Rhee but it was a bit too far for me to get to the centres easily, especially when my grandfather got sick with emphysema as he used to give me lifts to the taekwondo centres in woodville and port adelaide as most buses to (or close enough to) where I used to live doesn't run after 7pm, and there were issues with my old regional instructor such as not liking the fact that I'm deaf or that I need to lipread people.

So there you go!

Whoa, going through all that, you must be really dedicated to Taekwondo. Good on ya!

Last Exile wrote:

~shinigami~ wrote:I just wanted to fit in...

Believe me, you're doing pretty damn well so far. You've caused a titan of a thread, you've stimulated the most interest/discussion in ages and you're honest. Besides, if White is already on the defensive for you to ward away those who would taint you. I'd say you're doing somthing right.

Awww...thanks. Man, too bad I won't be able to join you guys for epic big screen anime for a while. Have fun tonight, guys.

Thanks! Where do you train if I may ask?

Bazza wrote:Skyline ... the stupid ricer category.

As opposed to?

IceLee wrote:Thanks! Where do you train if I may ask?

I used to train back in Sydney but stopped for about 3 years to concentrate on studies and cause i was a tad lazy but now I started again at Lee's in the city.

edible_hat wrote:

Bazza wrote:Skyline ... the stupid ricer category.

As opposed to?

The people who are normal and do not sport blödsinnig looking modifications and actually respect other people on the road and also respect themselves by not behaving like morons.

~shinigami~ wrote:The people who are normal and do not sport blödsinnig looking modifications and actually respect other people on the road and also respect themselves by not behaving like morons.

Those don't exist. At least not in the western suburbs. Or nothern suburbs. Or eastern suburbs. Or the CBD. I think there's one in the southern suburbs but I've only heard about it, haven't seen it for myself.

Remember, this is Adelaide, where a recent report said the only difference between our roads and those in Bahgdad is that we have less gunfire (although after what happened last weekend, that seems to be changing...)

Sure they exist. I'm one of them. Despite having every tosspot in his hektik VK Calais try to drag me from the lights I still consider myself to be a decent and respectable driver. I always make sure to obey the KEEP CLEAR signs near street lights and I always let the bus in and I most times wave pedestrians across any predefined crossing I approach.

I will however admit to doing the odd stupid thing such as speeding or popping a doughie or something, but I tend to do those when the only person I can injure is myself. It's really tempting traveling down RAAF road with those truck-friendly round-a-bouts at 2Am in the morning after a heavy downpour.

That being said, people like me are few and far between within the entire city. The average speed for traffic flow down Salisbury Highway is about 65-70kph. I was trundling along at exactly 58kph and had more or less every single car pass me at much, much more then +2kph.

I must be a freak or something, I don't speed.

The only fun thing I like to do is accelerate as fast as I can to the speed limit.

~shinigami~ wrote:I must be a freak or something, I don't speed.

The only fun thing I like to do is accelerate as fast as I can to the speed limit.

One of my mates likes to do that.

~shinigami~ wrote:I must be a freak or something, I don't speed.

The only fun thing I like to do is accelerate as fast as I can to the speed limit.

It's legal, there's nothing wrong with that.

Last Exile wrote:It's legal, there's nothing wrong with that.

You can still get done for

Dangerous driving,
Creating excess noise via throttle,
Deliberately breaking traction of one or more drive wheels - I've seen people done for that because the tyre slipped on the fat white line.

There's nothing like being overtaken on the freeway doing 110 km/hr by someone who's doing like...150?

...

Idiots.

I remember, a good decade ago, my old man getting booked doing 180kph just outside Forbes in NSW. Suffice to say, for the rest of that trip he set the cruise control to 100kph and only ever went over that to pass trucks....

And suffice to say this ain't got nothing to do with AJAS meetings or anime, so....

On topic, if shinigami comes the meeting after the next one he has 2 series at episode 1 to look forward to.

If he comes to the next meeting and then the following one, he'll see the start of three new series.

We can't guarantee QUALITY, though.

Yes, we NEVER guarrantee quality.

Last Exile wrote:On topic, if shinigami comes the meeting after the next one he has 2 series at episode 1 to look forward to.

That's good to hear. Has it been decided what series will you guys be starting?

Mappy wrote:If he comes to the next meeting and then the following one, he'll see the start of three new series.

We can't guarantee QUALITY, though.

Dhumahn wrote:Yes, we NEVER guarrantee quality.

lol...but quality is in the eye of the beholder...maybe...dotdotdot

Ah, he doesn't get it.

"QUALITY" means the opposite of quality. Like, "Man, thats some QUALITY anime right there."

Bazza wrote:Ah, he doesn't get it.

"QUALITY" means the opposite of quality. Like, "Man, thats some QUALITY anime right there."

Or the advert I see on buses: something + something = QUALITY.

We've had our share of train wrecks over the years, too.

And we've had some absolute gems.

Like Saint October.

QUALITY programming right there folks.

Beyond The Clouds - now that was divine.

So I actually went to the AJAS meeting tonight.

So who was who?

Anyways, it was nice but you guys must be tough or something but watching that many episodes in a row was like a marathon. I wish there was more discussion or talk though.

You weren't that asian-looking person that was there before the meeting?

and yes, it is a marathon, but a lot of us are used to it, and can do playlists that are much longer.

I have personal playlists of 26 episodes, each from a different show. My power level is escaping, here.... Must suppress. Must suppress....

Anyways, we do hang around a bit after the meetings, and talk a bit before. Don't be scared to jump right in. I'm the gnarly, overweight old guy of the group. You should be able to spot me straight away.

I was the overweight guy in the Holden jacket with short blondish hair.

I'm the only guy at AJAS with brown skin. Anyone could figure out who I am.

Chat to us next time, mate. Don't be shy. We're quite harmless, especially me.

Last Exile wrote:We're quite harmless, especially me.

Yeah, thats what you said the last time.

I don't like cleaning up blood. Do your own damn dirty work.

I don't think so...

Like White would let me live if I did that.

Dhumahn wrote:You weren't that asian-looking person that was there before the meeting?

Yes, I was that asian person, I'm surprised that I'm the only asian there though. Asians like anime.

Mappy wrote:
Anyways, we do hang around a bit after the meetings, and talk a bit before. Don't be scared to jump right in. I'm the gnarly, overweight old guy of the group. You should be able to spot me straight away.

I couldn't really hang around though, it was 9:30pm and I have uni the next day, with work due.

Bazza wrote:I was the overweight guy in the Holden jacket with short blondish hair.

I didn't see anyone like that.

And why are you wearing a Holden jacket?

Last Exile wrote:I'm the only guy at AJAS with brown skin. Anyone could figure out who I am.

Chat to us next time, mate. Don't be shy. We're quite harmless, especially me.

Were you the one who was arguing with the other dude when Ryan was making an announcement about some charity event?

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Anyways, I enjoyed it. Will come again...perhaps next semester, unless you guys still hold meetings in the holidays coz I have eneough work to last me till mid-year holidays.

Yep, mandatory argument between the two Ryans. If we don't have one at some point, the universe begins to derail. Compulsory part of the space-time continuum.

I did think you were the Asian. We used to have several. But Psike and Stormy had to go back. -_-

Last Exile wrote:

I did think you were the Asian. We used to have several. But Psike and Stormy had to go back. -_-

Was is coz of the androgyny of my posts?

No, because you were a face I hadn't seen before, you looked clean and in shape. And because Yuki is the only other Asian and she's female.

Do chat next time, you seem like a decent guy.

Last Exile wrote:No, because you were a face I hadn't seen before, you looked clean and in shape. And because Yuki is the only other Asian and she's female.

I was joking btw.

Last Exile wrote:
Do chat next time, you seem like a decent guy.

Thanks, i will next time. Alas, next time will be a long time from now though. Does AJAS have meetings during mid-year holidays?

If I remember correctly, AJAS continues through holidays in the year and only stops for the Christmas Holidays.

I thought I knew who you were, but I wasn't sure and didn't want to call out your forum handle just in case it wasn't you.

Me and Bazza hang around each other most of the time at AJAS. He's got long hair that is usually tied up in a ponytail, wears a bucket hat 24/7, and usually has a jacket with a checkered-like pattern on it. I've recently had my hair cut, so it's really short, I always have a blue school bag with me, and most of the time I am wearing a black/brown jumper.

Phill wrote:If I remember correctly, AJAS continues through holidays in the year and only stops for the Christmas Holidays.

I thought I knew who you were, but I wasn't sure and didn't want to call out your forum handle just in case it wasn't you.

Me and Bazza hang around each other most of the time at AJAS. He's got long hair that is usually tied up in a ponytail, wears a bucket hat 24/7, and usually has a jacket with a checkered-like pattern on it. I've recently had my hair cut, so it's really short, I always have a blue school bag with me, and most of the time I am wearing a black/brown jumper.

Alrighty, I'll make sure to look out for you guys and other forum ppl next time I go.

~shinigami~ wrote:
Were you the one who was arguing with the other dude when Ryan was making an announcement about some charity event?

You have this slightly skewed. Michael Barron, the club's secretary was the person making the announcement. I was the person telling Mendes to shut up or leave and if he thinks of talking back to me again when asked to be quiet for an announcement he can feel free to amend his behaviour.

Maybe, rather than trying to explain our individual attributes, we just post pictures of ourselves.



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Ryan White wrote:

~shinigami~ wrote:
Were you the one who was arguing with the other dude when Ryan was making an announcement about some charity event?

You have this slightly skewed. Michael Barron, the club's secretary was the person making the announcement. I was the person telling Mendes to shut up or leave and if he thinks of talking back to me again when asked to be quiet for an announcement he can feel free to amend his behaviour.

Oh sorry for mixing it up. ^^"

Here's my gorgeous face.

Here's my gorgeous face improved.

I don't do photos.

dnt forget the two regular girls. kristen and karina and they are awsome girls!!!!

and theres me, the occasional girl.... blame taekwondo. I'm regularly seen at UniSAGA though.

Heres me

Where can I park? All i can think of at the moment is parking on Victoria Drive then taking a big walk up to the building(s)... Sorry, but I don't know that part of the campus, or the surrounding area much...

The road that is directly behind the Adelaide Uni Campus, flanked by the Torrens on the other side, would be your best bet.

Or, if you want your car to still be there when you get back... there is an underground carpark on North Terrace right in front of the uni building. It costs a flat $5 to park there but you can stay as long as you want and there is a decent chance your car will remain there.



Although in all honesty you may as well catch a bus, assuming there's a half decent service near your place of residence of course. I may just be getting spoiled by the O-Bahn, but its just so much easier walking + bussing to AJAS than driving through Adelaide, which I actually quite strongly dislike doing, as there is no room for doridori or hektik skids.

If you don't know what busses service your local area me and Rasberry will gladly assist you. The Admet website is quite useless.

Stolen? How likely is that? My car has a kill switch so I'm 99% sure it wont be going far... and I'm not too eager to give up my precious money... unless it's worth it?

Otherwise I could probably catch a bus easily. I wouldn't mind driving though, as it would only be about a minute and a half of actually driving in the city.

You car is in mortal danger from Bazza.

You live in Modbury. Catch the O-Bahn. It's faster, cheaper and less stressful than driving.

You may even run into me and Phill. We both trek back to Redwood Park every week.

The J1/2/3 and M44 routes depart the stop outside the hospital at 15 minute intervals, making the return trip quite painless. You can catch just about any city-bound bus from T.T.P and get put within walking distance to AJAS.

consider it done...

But I wont be able to come this week hopefully next week

And the army of Bazzania continues to grow.

We don't know that. As far as any of us are aware he/she has absolutely normal interests.

Don't go grouping people in with me just because I reply to a post they made on the forum. Seriously, the joke expired a long time ago. It's just getting stupid now.

In any case, Sufferes, which buses will you be taking? For the record, Phill and I use the 541/J3 route. I can show you the stops required if you so desire.

I starting to feel worried about the noob's safety....

Bazza wrote:In any case, Sufferes, which buses will you be taking? For the record, Phill and I use the 541/J3 route. I can show you the stops required if you so desire.

Errrr.... I dunno, I don't really catch public transport often but I should be able to figure it out sometime. Otherwise I'll ask

Dhumahn wrote:I'm starting to feel worried about the noob's safety....

Lol I should be fine...

should be...

I live walking distance from Tea Tree Plaza and I catch any bus from the Interchange that goes to the city via the O-bahn. Easy said, easy done. J- and 54- buses are your best bet to and from, although the 271 can also get you to your destinations albeit with a longer trip.

I live within walking distance of bus stops on Kelly Road and *EDIT: Macintyre* Road, so I'm most willing to catch buses from there. Or I could go park at the Plaza or Paradise interchange and catch a bus from there, but there is still the potential worry over my car...

What times do the buses from the Plaza leave?

You'd be on the 506 route then. I lived just down the hill opposite the primary school for a while.

506 departs Paradise interchange at 9:50 and 10:20pm. You'll want the 9:35 or 10:05 J1G buses from zone I2 outside the Royal Adelaide Hospital. It takes all of 2 minutes to walk from AJAS to the hospital.

Cheers Thanks everyone for your help!

The only problem for me concerning coming next week is how many assignments I have... If I can get a large amount done on the weekend it should be okay but motivation for this kind of thing isn't my strength can anyone offer any words of wisdom?

Also, where does everyone congregate before the session? I've never been to this campus before, so I'm worried I'm not going to be able to find the room or is finding the room straightforward?

ps Sorry Shinigami for hijacking the thread...

Bazza wrote:

Simply walk down the lane in the above image inbetween the two buildings. You'll see a verandah-esque structure with glass walls on your right side. We'll be inside those glass walls.

And then we move from there to whichever room we've booked for the month, at about 5.30-5.45pm.

Always remember that for future reference.

Argh, it looks like I can't come this week either I was looking forward to it, too...

Edit: As you may or may not have noticed, I'm not there this week either. I'm turning into a hikikomori...