well i am probably the only other person that plays popn regularly and is attending the Con so i can probably help you out with that.

Finally some good news.

I'll be looking forward to this and the TA tourney.  I'm practicing daily on my GBA.

If you want a SNES and TA cartridge to practice on until SC, I can hook you up.

Road Rebel.  I played it at 8 on the Break when I was home in NJ and it was very...  meh.

9 days till it starts ^_^

Yay. Also, I have no idea what I'm doing sleepwise

I got lodging, but need find a ride to/from portland.

Train?  That's what everyone else I know from Po is doing. xP

I'm not going this year because I'm savin' my money for my SM machine. :/

i dont have a place to sleep either
i plan to sleep during the bemani room party or whatever

carpooling = cheaper, probably more convenient

I know, but trying to organise a carpool a week before the con probably isn't the best strategy.

If I knew anyone who was driving up, I'd refer you to them. xP

Walk

Or bike.  I would seriously bike to Sakuracon if (a) I were going and (b) I was THAT poor.

Are there potentially any dorm-dwellers who will be picking up a badge on thursday that could potentially meet me at the con center and let me crash at the dorm til friday?

i am taking a bus and staying all three days :mykl:

i would let you crash at my house but we would still have to bus down there in the morn

I plan on doing the same, but if I can, but it would be cool to have a place to crash thursday so I don't have to wait in the lines on friday, or even have to travel all the way up to Seattle on friday.

hmmm ok this is what i am doing on friday.

1.  Wake up
2.  Wait until 11am
3.  Go to work and get my paycheck
4.  Get some money
and
5.  SAKURACON!!!

i can see if it would be ok to stay on thursday but i most likely have work so until i know my hours it is a little iffy

ANyone and everyone is welcome to crash at my pad on thursday, especially if you have a car.

Dammit, this isn't during spring break... I won't make it until probably 3:00.  Japanese and CS are serious business so I'm not willing to play hooky.

Luckily I'm doing my own contract this quarter for school, that means I'll only meet with my professor on tuesday.  I plan on heading up on thursday evening this year to get all set up.  I'll be sure to get my Pop'n tournament stuff all settled and whatnot.  I don't know how they have the tournament room set up this year.

i hope the turnout for the popn tourney is decent... like more than 4 people lol

I'll enter popn despite not having ever played it.

Good man.

I wouldn't mind crashing there on thursday :].

Jon, if you know, is there a bus that goes from the convention center to your place?