New York City

[geoviki]

You may have noticed I suddenly posted from NYC a few days ago. What that was all about was that the incomparable fabularasa and the irrepressibleravurian invited me on the spur of the moment to join them for Adventures in New York 1.0, and who was I to turn down something like that? But I'd also planned a short family ski vacation to Keystone Resort during the first part of that week, so it was a bit crazy there. Worth it, though.

Fab was there on business and had a large and deluxely fancy room in Times Square that she shared with us. When she wasn't doing the things she was supposed to be doing, she played tour guide. Instead of the typical touristy things, we went to places like Nat Sherman's Tobacco Shop on Fifth Avenue, the Jewish Museum, the JP Morgan Library, and various neighborhoods I'd never been to. One of my favorite things was simply sitting in our hotel and listening to both Fab and Rav read aloud their awesome stories and thinking the whole time, "Oh, they'll never believe me in the (future) nursing home when I tell all the other old ladies I did this."

I met up with kattiya too at Wizard Rock night at some bar in the East Village, but the opening band (which will remain unnamed) was less than stellar, it was hot as blazes inside, and she had somewhere else she needed to be, so we cut that short. She, by the way, is traveling to Mount Everest in a week with a film crew; OMG, how cool is that!

We did meet up Sunday with more fans at the brunch I mentioned in the last post (which turned out to be lunch in the end). The three of us were joined by amelia_eve, kattiya, titti, loony_moony, midnitemaraud_r and bethbethbeth. These people are some of the most dynamic and fun people in fandom, and we certainly covered the range of nationalities - English, Italian, Israeli, Thai, and some Americans. We then proceeded to a comic book store and a Japanese book store in search of yaoi. I found an original Japanese version of a chapter of "Please" by Miyamoto Kano, for the two of you who know what that is. Oh, and I picked up the first book of "From Eroica With Love" (Shezan will squee at that).

Fab had to go home then, leaving me in the clutches of Ravurian, who made good on his threat promise to take me shopping for new clothes (the word 'burkha' had been used earlier in the weekend, sadly, to describe one of my outfits.) We certainly kept two Macy's salesgals entertained, but I absolutely refused his suggestion to go to the foundation department for a bra fitting. There are some things simply too painful to contemplate---ladies, am I right?

So I am now back home, poorer in the pocketbook but much, much richer in experience. Thanks to everyone for making the trip so wonderful!

Comments

[cordelia_v]

I was so very, very sorry to have missed you, Viki! I mean, I hardly ever travel and the one time you're in NYC . . . Damn.

I wish I could have gone shopping with you, too. Because actually, Ravurian is right about the difference that a good bra can make. And that's something that needs to be fitted. You'd be surprised.

[ravurian]

I know, right? I think Viki thought I meant to hoik them up to her chin, much as I tried to explain otherwise. You should've seen the sheer panic!

Mind you, I wouldn't really know where to take her in New York; we would've stayed at Macys, I suppose. Here we'd be over to Rigby & Peller's like a shot - good enough for my mum and the Queen, good enough for anyone. Still, it begs the question: is a male internet friend really the person to take you to get your tits assayed? (Not that I would ever have put it quite like that in person, you understand.) Answers on a postcard.

It's a shame you were out of town. Maybe next time?

[cordelia_v]

Oh, next time for sure; I'd be very pleased to get together the next time you're in the city. And if Viki's there . . . well, perhaps I can persuade her to be fitted. It gives you a whole new profile, and her waist is slender enough that it could set that off nicely.

[geoviki.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know, I was so sad when Fab said you'd be gone. You should have just skipped your sister's wedding. I'm sure she wouldn't have minded, right?

I promised I'd go get fitted here. One of these days. Yes, I will.

[amelia-eve.livejournal.com]

It does make a huge difference. I live near one of the local meccas of bra fitting, The Town Shop, and I go there every few years to get redone. Sometimes I get lucky, too. For years, the best bra for me turned out to be a certain style of Bali that I could get from the catalogue for $20. The current "best" style is something Canadian that costs about $60, so I only have a couple of the "good" ones. It's like anything else, raw size is not the whole story -- you have to try different brands and styles to get the one that really does it, but what a difference. Bring a plain, solid color top when you go and see how the final candidates look under it, since that is how most people will be seeing you. You'll be able to really see the comparisons. And you want to go to the place with the most possible variety. Macy's would be OK, but Nordstrom would probably be better. (Victoria's Secret would be pointless, and you'd have an allergy attack from all their weird scented products.)

And sexy jeans and hoodies sound like a fun update. You do have a cute figure -- go with it!