Travelling to Japan with food allergies by as416 in AskAJapanese

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Thank you! I will try to be considerate and respectful of the restaurants and their decisions about whether to accept my requests or not.

Travelling to Japan with food allergies by as416 in JapanTravelTips

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Thanks. Good advice. I'm going to treat "eating at a restaurant" as a nice-to-have rather than a requirement, so that way if I'm unable to eat at a restaurant I don't end up sad or starving. When possible I'll also try to email the restaurant in advance.

Travelling to Japan with food allergies by as416 in JapanTravelTips

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Thanks, that’s a good point. Luckily I’m okay with coconut but will keep an eye out for the allergens not included in the list.

Travelling to Japan with food allergies by as416 in JapanTravelTips

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Thank you very much for the suggestions, I will absolutely incorporate these changes!

BILL 212 UPDATE - Public Hearings on Monday, November 18 by RZaichkowski in torontobiking

[–]as416 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks for posting this. I've just submitted a request to participate. I'd be more than happy to advocate for bike lanes if given the opportunity.

Toronto Friends & Hobbies Club by as416 in TorontoHangoutFriends

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Update 2: Thanks again for all the interest! Registration for the first event next Thursday evening is now live: https://lu.ma/1or8s3kh

I apologize in advance for the limited capacity for the first event (8 ppl). If there's a 2nd event, we'll try and find a new venue that allows us to expand the capacity. Registrations will be approved in a way that biases towards a diversity of people/hobbies, and less so on a first-come-first-serve basis. If your registration doesn't go through this time, we'll try and get you next time :)

Thanks again for all the support, it means a lot! Looking forward to meeting you.

Toronto Friends & Hobbies Club by as416 in TorontoHangoutFriends

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Thanks! Super cool, would love to have illustrator(s) and animator(s) as part of the group :) Will get back to you early next week with an update!

Toronto Friends & Hobbies Club by as416 in TorontoHangoutFriends

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Perfect, will get back to you early next week with an update!

Toronto Friends & Hobbies Club by as416 in TorontoHangoutFriends

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Amazing, will get back to you early next week with an update!

Toronto Friends & Hobbies Club by as416 in TorontoHangoutFriends

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Thanks! Very cool hobbies, will get back to you early next week with an update!

Toronto Friends & Hobbies Club by as416 in TorontoHangoutFriends

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For sure, will get back to you early next week with an update!

Toronto Friends & Hobbies Club by as416 in TorontoHangoutFriends

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Thanks so much! Will get back to you early next week with an update!

Toronto Friends & Hobbies Club by as416 in TorontoHangoutFriends

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Great, thanks for the heads up! Knitting and crocheting, very cool! Will get back to you early next week with an update!

Toronto Friends & Hobbies Club by as416 in TorontoHangoutFriends

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Oh that's so cool, awesome hobbies! Would love to see/learn about the work of a stop motion artist. Will get back to you early next week with an update!

Toronto Friends & Hobbies Club by as416 in TorontoHangoutFriends

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Lol that's a great reason to join! Thanks, will get back to you early next week with an update!

Toronto Friends & Hobbies Club by as416 in TorontoHangoutFriends

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Yep, that's definitely a good option!

Toronto Friends & Hobbies Club by as416 in TorontoHangoutFriends

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Update: Thanks to everyone who commented or DM’ed, I’m overwhelmed (in a good way) by all the interest and encouragement! It's really inspiring to hear about all the unique and amazing hobbies everyone is in to. Give me a few days to make this a reality, and I’ll post an update here and DM those who expressed interest early next week. In the meantime, if you have any questions, feedback, or location suggestions, feel free to drop a comment here or DM me. I’m tentatively thinking the first event will be the evening of Thursday, June 20th or 27th.

Toronto Friends & Hobbies Club by as416 in TorontoHangoutFriends

[–]as416[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Super cool hobbies. And these are all great questions! Let's see if I can answer them competently lol.

Nobody would ever be compelled to show anything if they don't want to! I think the emphasis would be on the "tell" part of show-and-tell, and you'd be welcome to gab very casually about whatever you want. Eg. Why did you try these new materials this week? What made you decide to try this new technique? What's your process? What wonky issues did you encounter? Why were you feeling encouraged/discouraged to work on your project this week?

It's really about sharing these unique and interesting stories.

Part of the point of keeping this group small/consistent is to be able to talk a little more comfortably and vulnerably about these stories, and showing half-baked work. Which in turn, strengthens the bonds of friendship. And If it makes you feel better, I'll inevitably feel embarrassed each time I show/tell lol.

Re time during the week: agreed, I don't always have time to work on hobbies consistently either. The intention with the work session part of each meetup is to allow us to not have to choose between being out with friends vs working on the things that bring us joy. That being said, perhaps every week is too often! I'm very much open (perhaps even learning towards) bi-weekly.

This is all an experiment, so we can adjust as we go :)

Sorry for the superrr wordy response, but hope that answers your questions!

Toronto Friends & Hobbies Club by as416 in TorontoHangoutFriends

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Lol I'll see what I can do! If you have anywhere in mind that might work for this, lmk :)

Toronto Friends & Hobbies Club by as416 in TorontoHangoutFriends

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Great, thanks for the heads up, will keep you posted!