Anime Expo 2012 - We're Here!

Greetings from Los Angeles, CA -- home of gorgeous blue skies, lovely beaches and of course, Anime Expo! After one year of planning (and procrastinating!), Christine and I are finally here :) and with two completed costumes as well.  The last couple of weeks have been hellish, and the 2.5 hour wait for badges today was absolutely brutal (though at least the weather was beautiful, and we're not in the 100 degree Texas summer heat wave) but we are excited to go on another cosplay adventure together! Stay tuned for more updates, pictures and musings about our times here at AX 2012.  Anime Expo, here we come!

a dash of adventure

wow...looks like christine and i are going through a terrible fun drought >___< that has to be remedied quickly


to be fair, grad school/working life is an adventure all by itself, but i do miss the exotic travel, cosplay prep and late night girl talks =\ wonder when that's going to pick up again... A-kon yeah? :D


well, on the adventure front, i've had some fun :) but cosplay has hit a stand still.  no worries, i still plan on whipping out at least!!! Tifa for A-kon *crosses fingers*


so, for your enjoyment, i've included pictures of my spontaneous trip to chicago to meet people i've never met and a place i've never seen.  i didn't visit millenium park, see the bean, tour navy pier, gaze over the skyline from hancock observatory or even eat deep dish pizza (so fail on that one :P) but i toured northwestern university and made some new friends :) i call that a good time ^__^

Chicago O'Hare Airport :)

Chicago!

Navy Pier

Chicago...from across Lake Michigan

Alice Millar Chapel

Northwestern University

Senior Tradition: paint rocks along Lake Michigan

obviously, i will have to go back to chicago again...for the deep dish pizza :P

the happiest place on earth :)

DISNEYLAND! weeeeeeeeeee! on one of the most busiest park days of the year, my sister, Jerry and I decided we wanted to go to Disneyland.  Regardless of the crazy lines at 6am! and all day long on each ride, ridiculously expensive food (we brought our own), huge crowds, chilly weather and tired feet, I had the best time :) i'm such a little kid hehe


it's been 15 years since i've gone and it'll probably be another 15 before i ever go back (not to mention to replace the hole the ticket burned in my pocket), but despite mass commercialism, Disney has a special gift for capturing the magic and wonder and fantasy of childhood :D

Ah~  I've never been to Disneyland (I think)  I feel like my childhood was deprived XD...  Road trip :3?

6am

7am lines - park opens at 8am ><

tomorrowland - home of the astro blaster and space mountain

Big Thunder Mountain

Tangled

Finding Nemo

Matterhorn Bobsled

Storybook Garden  That looks kind of scary to walk in to XD;

Disney California Adventure

Ferris wheels are scary...lol

the most amazing water show  So pretty!

world of color :)

A truly magical place