New York Anime Festival Quickie

[aimeekitty]

I'm back!
The photo above is the view from our hotel (technically in NJ).

note: I don't have time to catch up with LJ, and haven't had time to reply to email yet, so bear with me!

I'm super tired, but I had a really really great time. I'm so grateful I got to go. I have been to NY for over 10 years, and the convention, staff, gocomi and attendees were really nice. Panels went great.
The masquerade went really well, there were a lot of really awesome entries.

I got to see a lot of folks, even if briefly, but some (like Liz) I missed entirely! NYAF was so busy!

I had crepes and bagels ....saw lots of Christmas trees... YEAY!
and I saw Cyrano with KEVIN KLINE... I didn't have time to remove my Der Tod makeup before going to the play... so of course it was all the way down my face from bawling my eyes out by the end. (at least the makeup matched the dress I wore to the play??)
It was so great to finally see this performed, and with Kevin Kline no less... I've been a huge dribbling fan of Cyrano since high-school (I even badly animated some scenes of him back then... look! circa 1996 lame Cyrano by me!... funny, actually kinda looks like Kevin Kline!!)
anyway...

PANACHE!

on to scaring the mundanes in fancy NY department stores. (the cupcake scarf is from ShanaLogic and the black dress is Baby, The Stars Shine Bright... and I'm wearing my BTSSB Bunny Purse


one of my favorite things was being able to finish this outfit and wear it for NYAF. It's inspired by a BTSSB halloween dress, but I made it for Christmas, instead. While getting on the ferry to cross over to the convention center, a boy saw me and the following exchange resulted:

boy: are you in the circus?
me: No, I work in Macy's as a Christmas Elf.
boy: wow, really?
me: no. *SMILE*
boy: Your outfit is really weird.
me: thankyou.
boy: you're really tall.
me: thankyou! *SMILE*
LATER:
Boy: do you really work in Macy's?
me: no.
(he really seemed to think I worked at Macy's as a christmas elf! YES!!)


Sorry, had to be a goober and get a photo with the NYAF pillar. Forgive me. XD the burgundy jacket is Atelier Boz
This is the skirt fabric:


Poor Mitch was a good sport. He even wore a green sweater so we could be extra obnoxious. Doesn't seem like he minds being chaperone to a loli Christmas elf, huh?


lastly I'll leave you with a photo from an icecream parlor we went to... I'm a huge sucker for Christmas decorations, so going to NY during December was extra romantic for me.

Comments

[animeangel.livejournal.com]

It was so nice finally getting to meet you! *squee!*

Thank you so much for signing my book ^o^

[miss-jane.livejournal.com]

L M A O At the Christmas Elf situation! That's hilarious and adorable.

Your outfits are really awesome.

I'm so glad you had a great time :)! I can't wait to go back home (even though I wasn't born there ;D). EIGHT MORE DAYS!! :3.

[ajmeow.livejournal.com]

I love your hair! It's so damn cute!
I miss xmas on the east coast. ^__^

[shiro-usagi06.livejournal.com]

You look so adorable!! I can't wait for Christmas!!

[esques.livejournal.com]

You look SO CUTE! Love the photo of you and Mitch. And your skirt fabric is absolutely to die for. I even remember some of your Cyrano work from way back when, I think from your animation site?

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

hahaha XD it's so bad (Cyrano)

thanks dude. :D

[fatwetdog.livejournal.com]

Eee!! So cute! Hair especially supercute!

I can't believe I missed you! I suck! Well, I hope we get to meet up again soon!

(I think I used far too many exclamation points in this post)

[lberghol.livejournal.com]

Awww I'm SO glad you had fun! I'm so sorry I missed you!!! Perhaps next time..XD

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

omg, were you there? *____* sorry, I was so hectic at this con!

[lberghol.livejournal.com]

LOL! No worries dear! I wasn't at the con, I just live in the city ;) I did want to go and stop by to say hi but for some reason I thought you were comming to New York Comic Con (which is later in the year) and thus I had made other plans to be out of town for the weekend...I just don't pay attention ;)

[tacohime.livejournal.com]

I was happy to see you, even if only for a couple minutes each stretch, and thank you for the fancy Mara drawering in the cover! You look faaaabulous, dahlink!

That Mitch, he is even more handsome in person than in photos, too. *_* He looks so wholesome and boyish, like a good preppy 1960s Joe College guy who won the swimming trophy and helps old ladies across the street. He needs to tie a sweater about his neck and drive a two-seater MG sportscar. I could picture you in a bell-skirted swiss dot party dress and he in the sportcoat/pants he wore all weekend, as though dressed for a social occasion at the country club. He'd better give you a wrist corsage!

[kellyhime.livejournal.com]

Oh, Aimee, you look so adorable! I love your "elf" outfit and what a cute conversation! Glad to see that you are having so much fun!^___^

[ashbet]

Awwwwwwwwwww, yay!! You guys look so cute ^_^

And I *love* that Boz jacket, eeee!!!

-- A <3

P.S. Kira and I both adored "Japan Ai", and I'm taking the book to the UK with me to show it to Lucy! :D

[coda-leia.livejournal.com]

Wow ! guest of honor ! That's fantastic !
I love your outfit ! so cute !

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

I feel really honored to be a guest, seriously! I'm still kinda like, "why....???" :D
thanks a bunch!

[umiyuko.livejournal.com]

Ack, cute!! I love the muff!! You make a very cute Christmas elf!

And ooh, I love the city at Christmastime. I went to Chicago this year, and it was beautiful with the snow. I've never been to New York, but I want to go next December.

[slai.livejournal.com]

Hi Aimee,

Wow, you look adorable in that outfit 8D! It sounds like you had a blast!

If my comic book store doesn't have your book in this week, I'm going to Borders ;b!

[supinternets.livejournal.com]

I LOVE your outfits! And you and Mitch are adorable!

[ladyofthethread.livejournal.com]

It was nice to meet you! Your Christmas outfit was cute and thank you for signing the book! ^_^

[diviana.livejournal.com]

You look so ADORABLE!! <33 I love your costumes so much! It's good to hear taht you had fun! <333333