USA San Francisco 2025 Sunday Feb 1st

I can't make it this Sunday

 

@fluffmaster and I will be there!

 

For next month...
October 22 is the day of a local mini con >.<
What about October 28th, the next Saturday after that?

 

I am also unable to attend this time. I might only be able to make a meet up rarely, but I'm really glad to be on the list and getting the schedule so hopefully a date will dovetail for me eventually. thanks for putting the effort into coordinating everything

 

I'll be there on Sunday! Thank you again for organizing it!

 

Heck yeah we did! Can't wait for the October one!

Maybe we could do it a week earlier, on the 15th?

 

Completely forgot that if you don't visit the thread, the forum doesn't send updates. But I was busy all this month anyway. Winter is difficult since I work retail (they like black us out most of November and December ) but I'd do my best!

 

Hi everyone~ I've been out of the BJD realm for almost a decade but have found myself newly re-immersed in it! Luckily, I moved from East Bay to SF since I last went to a meet up (2011, I think?). Looking forward to meeting the community in the Bay Area in the next month or so!

 

Yoooo it'll be fun to meet you at a future meet!
I also see a fellow DoD fan so that makes me super hype! Welcome back to the scene

 

Ahhh! I used to have the Tender Elf Yen... In one of my more recent moves, I seemed to have misplaced him and a modded Husky Head, all from the early 2000s. I'm devastated because I think they both ended up at the Salvation Army or Goodwill in East Bay.

Not sure if any of my dolls will be home by the October meetup, but happy to pop by to say hi regardless! And thanks for the warm welcome back

 

Oh noooo! D: I'd be devastated oml....
Maybe you'll be able to reunite with those sculpts some day
Anything could happen to my other dolls but I'd never be as distraught as I'd be for my Dream of Doll

Of course dude! Even if you're unable to bring any, it's always fun to meet new doll people! I look forward to it!

 

Yay~ Really stoked to see people's dolls and chat with everyone! I live somewhat around Embarcadero. so I'm looking forward to being able to walk to a meetup, especially after my car got wrecked by a truck recently. ^^

 

OOF that's a whole other doozy
Makes it simple that it's a closeby meet for sure. I hope that doesn't keep you in car trouble for long though Dx it sounds like a huge hassle.
I think you'll have a grand time at a meet! All the meets have had lots of fun chatter that we get lost in until we realize hours have gone by without us noticing x3

 

That sounds amazing~ I'm so stoked! I'm glad SF-Bay Area has a consistent monthly meet up! Is it usually the same group of people or are there occasionally newcomers like myself?

 

We've been going consistently since around June and it's been mostly the same general group of people with a few others showing up a few times if they're available. So, a bit of both so far? Seems like there's been at least one new person at each meet o:

 

Wow, there are that many BJD honbyists here! 0.0 I shouldn’t be surprised, but I am!

The one meet I went to a decade ago and found on DOA only had 3, 4 people show up? For some reason, I kinda was expecting that! Glad to hear there are more now!

 

Heck yeah!
The two meets I went to back in 2016 had like 10-15 people each? I remember the regulars at those considered them surprisingly big meets, and I believe some of them are the same people! I haven't been to any again until this year so if the regular meets keep happening, I could see it growing like before. I really like being part of this community.

 

I'm so excited! Can't wait for the dates to be confirmed - Hopefully it's more towards the end of the month, but from what I gleaned seems like most people are leaning towards mid-October (which I'll try to make!)

 

Wow, that’s amazing!! I think I’ve only gone to a smaller gathering in GGP before, was just a handful of people, but everyone was so nice! I’m glad we switch up locations every now and then too, hope to explore more parts of the city and Bay with the BJD community

 

I don't think I'll be able to attend a meet this month as my Sundays ended up pretty full >.< if its on the 15th or the 29th I might be able to squeeze in.
I really hope you guys can figure out a day to meet cuz a Halloween themed meet sounds hard to pass up!

 

I'll try to make it to November!
(It was 97 degrees here today It'll be cooler by November... at least I hope lol... but I was really missing that San Francisco weather!)

 

It’s been 85+ every day since Thursday in SF, and I’ve been hiding at home since then. It’s only now around 60 outside, think the weather is finally dropping back to average, thank god!

 

Oops, forgot to visit the thread for a while and didn't get updates!

I'm out of town for this month and November, but I hope we can have a winter holiday meet in December!

 

Hi!! I’ll be there with Zens

Hope it doesn’t get canceled!

 

I'll be there! I'll probably just bring my little Pipos cat this time, though.

 

So just a heads up that the Sunday protest against APEC (there are many planned) happens to be meeting at the Harry Bridges Plaza at noon and then marching in the direction of Moscone Center, so we may see more traffic and police than usual.

 

Wow so I'm currently standing at the entrance to Embarcadero Center by Justin Herman Plaza (or whatever it's called now) and uh. Yeah.

 

I’m on my way over, wow that looks super busy…

 

I just woke up (thanks, jet-lag!) and my body cannot be convinced that it isn't 4am so I'm not going to make it.

 

I think I’m in the right location, seems the crowds have dissipated. I’m in a white tee with an old black dog and a dark blue telescope bag

 

It was so nice to meet you and Featherfire IRL today!! I loved how chill it was and can’t wait to see the photos you all took of everyone

 

Wish I coulda come to the November meet but life got me busy. I look forward to joining at a December meet if I'm able to! It'll be great to meet any new people again!

 

Huh… hi! I used to frequent (and run) meets over a decade ago and I’m feeling nostalgic (and also have a ton of new dolls since then). I wonder if anyone from when I was running around SF meets is still here.

 

Hi, hi! I haven't been to a physical meeting since 2019, and yet, I finally logged back into DoA and discovered that there's a doll meet in the works for January 2024. What an awesome way to start off the New Year!

 

Would it be okay if I came by with freebies for the community? I have a bunch of MSD-sized clothes/accessories and some furniture I would love to just give it all to someone who will appreciate it. I don't have the time to put it up for sale and can throw some photos of the things in here if that's all right! My only caveat is that it ALL has to go, so one person can take the lot and divvy it up amongst others and that's fine with me.

 

January's coming up. Any idea when we're targeting for the meet?

 

I would also like to know when the next meet is, this would be my first time attending!

 

I'll be driving home from SoCal the weekend of the 6th so my vote is for later in the month

 

I won't be able to make January, unfortunately... my roommate is having surgery so January is going to be a busy month around here.

 

@Featherfire I wish your roommate best of luck with healing!

 

We've got a business trip starting on the 28th, so we might not make it if it's the fourth Sunday.

 

How many people usually show up and for how long do the meets usually last? This will be my first time joining yall if I can manage to go!

 

There's a slim chance I'll be in town depending on what date gets picked, so I'm replying as a heads up and to keep this thread in my notifs XD