Nordstrom Shoe Event

[aimeekitty]

just got back from Girls Drawing Girls/ Seychelles shoe art shoe show at NORDSTOM at The Grove, LA.
wow, the Grove was decorated so cute for the holidays!! I love Christmas decor!
(click me)



so... again, my shoes were cupcake shoes (click for pick)
some photos of the shoes at nordstrom (all by Girls Drawing Girls). everyone's shoes turned out really adorable!





... well, while standing around in all those shoes, for a lark, I asked if they had any in my size. (they did! O_O! ) Over the past year or so I've been looking really hard for a GOOD pair of black and/or red high-heel shoes. My previous attempts failed horribly... (in fact the ones I wore to NYAF hobbled me completely!!) but these are really comfy and look great on! They better actually work in the long run! but I think the red pair is definitely a winner.


some photos of the Grove



no, I did not eat the entire cream puff. but it was GOOOOD. (hey, I went to the gymn today, gimme a break!)


and then before leaving I stopped by the Grove Barnes n Nobles, and look what I found! (see the pink books on the bottom shelf? :) ) It's my first time seeing it in stores. Apparently according to friends, it's sold out in a few places... but I've yet to see it at all, so this was fun! :D

Comments

[little-teacup.livejournal.com]

Ah prettiness! That kind of Christmas decor really helps me get in the mood for the holidays :D

[dave-iii.livejournal.com]

That first photo really brought back memories... back when I was a kid, the Salvation Army would have a four piece brass band (in full dress uniform) playing Christmas carols while nodding pointedly at the donation bucket. Nowadays you get someone in civvies looking about as bored as possible, shaking a little bell.

The lit tree display likewise reminds me of "The Lighting of the Rich's Tree", a local department store (Comparable to Nordstrom's, actually) that would have a tree, several stories tall, set out in the parking lot. They would have a full chorus singing Chirstmas carols, and they would close the show every year with "O Night Divine"-- when they hit the high note near the end, all the lights on the tree would come one at once. "Spectacular" doesn't cover it. ^_^

Thank you, I know you weren't trying to, but those were some very nice memories. ^_^ And Yay Books! ^_^

[positivespace.livejournal.com]

Those kicks are pretty awesome! Any chance the leftovers are going to be offered online if they don't sell in store?

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

I have no idea! but I'm perfectly willing to do a pair for you(once I'm a bit caught up with stuff) if you provide the base shoe. (things like converse work really well for it)

[daitenshi-dream.livejournal.com]

scruffyrebel got me a copy for my birthday! I read it right away and loved it! I'm so happy for you that it's doing well. It's a wonderful book that deserve to fly off the shelves into the waiting hands of Japan-o-philes everywhere.

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

I'll have to thank scruffyrebel, too, then! :D thanks! :D I dont really know how well it's actually doing, but it seems to be doing well! Thanks for the support. :D

[padawansguide.livejournal.com]

That cream puff looks really good!

Congrats on having your book on the shelves! I got one for me and one for my Mom for Xmas! :-)

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

it was seriously yummy.

and thanks! :D

[hey-madeleine.livejournal.com]

Hi! Random fan dropping by!
I work in a small bookstore and we finally received your book!

Naturally I bought it right away! I Love it! :D

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

hahah, the charlton dance!! XD

oh, I'm so glad you liked it! :D thanks!

[dibei-chan.livejournal.com]

must visit the pwetty Grove with sibby sisters! =*w*=

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

do iiiiit

[resin-murder.livejournal.com]

I bought my copy of your book in our local comic store of Iceland. The clerk really liked it too, he was trying so hard to sell it to me, which was funny because I already had it at the register and was reaching for my wallet! Just thought you wanted to know that your work is all over the world now!

Wonderful book, by the way. I really enjoyed reading it. XD

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

man, thanks so much! <:D I really appreciate it! it makes me so happy to hear that people like it!

[zagzagael.livejournal.com]

What a thrill to see your book on the shelf, aimee!!!!

And the shoe project is very cool!

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

definitely! :D

[pariah164.livejournal.com]

The shooooes. *resists urge to drool*

Um, random/drive by fan here. I am so, so happy about your book! I just bought it today and I already read it twice. Seeing as I'm tall myself, around 6 foot 2... I can relate so much to some of the things you wrote about. I really should tell the story of the time I almost fell and killed a Chinese lady on a San Fransisco bus. @_@

Anyway, awesome book! The drawings were ADORABLE.

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

heeeey! :D wow, twice already! that's quite a compliment! Thanks so much dude! :D

yes, stories about falling on random ladies are YEAY.

[kittythepook.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to let you know I saw copies of Japan Ai on the shelf at my local Borders, in Blasdell NY (near Buffalo). I wanted to take a picture but I'd forgotten my camera. ^.^

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

awesome! :D thanks!

[theangrystar.livejournal.com]

Do you live near the grove? I keep seeing your posts about you going there, and I live near there. So it keeps crazying me out.

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

hey, no I'm about 30-60 min from there depending on traffic. but I go sometimes. :)

[jinyo.livejournal.com]

Wooo! you're on the bookshelves of a major national bookstore chain! You should do a signing or something...

I got my copies in the mail, and I read it as soon as I opened the box! I couldn't stop until I was done... despite having finals to study for. (If I fail I'm totally blaming you, =D)

Thanks to you, I learned that the woman on the label of the Arizona diet green tea I drink constantly is not in fact a geisha, but a TAYU. I picked up my drink, and I noticed "boy she sure does have a lot of hair sticks... HEY! Her obi ties in front! I'm... drinking whore tea!"
LOL

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

hahah WHORE TEA! XD!!!

yup, she's probably a head oiran. in most periods the head would be a tayu. so she's a classy prostitute. she can refuse people she finds distasteful and costs a lot. WOOO!

[slai.livejournal.com]

Hi Aimee,

That cream puff looks AWESOME 89!

I got your book from my comic book store last week 8D! I LOVED IT ♥! You're my otaku hero!

[persoconchii.livejournal.com]

i saw couple copies of your book in Barnes and Noble today!
its kinda funny sitting next to endless volumes of BLEACH and Naruto tho