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HELLO KITTY BIRTHDAY PARTY AT MR BLACK HOLLYWOOD CLUB. VIP TABLES, GLAMOROUS MAKEUP, BEST LOS ANGELES NIGHTLIFE.

Posted by La Carmina on September 14, 2011

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This year, I had the best birthday to date… a Hello Kitty party at Los Angeles’ glammest nightclub! Huge hugs for Luke and Lenora, who collaborated with me on the event.

And thanks to LA Weekly for featuring my bash in a slideshow, titled La Carmina’s Super Cute Birthday @ Mr. Black LA.

It’s my birthday, and I’ll pile on the makeup if I want to. Glitter, gems, gloss. Two layers of eyelashes.

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Seba took the same approach to his hair. Forceful spikes and loads of hairspray.

Doesn’t he look like Cloud from Final Fantasy?

Earlier that day, we made our usual pilgrimage to Toni and Guy, where they styled my hair into a Hello Kitty hair bow. My red dress is by our friend Ako, designer of Blablahospital.

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Outside the club (Bardot Hollywood), I met the incomparable Jeff Paice — who made an accessory inspired by my kitty, Basil Farrow!

Ladies of the night: Lenora Claire, La Carmina, Melissa Brown.

Thank you to everyone who came, and got down with dressing up for the theme.

So many creative interpretations of Hello Kitty.

We had VIP table, with a vodka bottle.

Mr Black is infamous for its bare-butt servers. For my birthday, this fellow affixed a Kitty-tattoo!

Yes, my hair is crimped.

So good to see friends, old and new.

Wild things.

A joy to be reunited with Clint Catalyst and Zoetica Ebb.

Thank you to Shannon Cottrell for photographing La Carmina’s birthday for LA Weekly.

Funny story… at first, we didn’t recognize our friend in the middle! Can you guess who it is? Hint: we hung out at the alternative New Year’s party in LA.

What’s the best birthday party you’ve ever thrown, or attended? Wish you were at mine? Maybe next year!

Song of the Day: Air Supply – Making Love Out of Nothing At All (why not? It’s a karaoke favorite for me.)

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USA ANIME CONVENTIONS, COMIC-CONS, MANGA VENDORS, OTAKU CULTURE & COSPLAY CONTESTS: ANI-JAM FRESNO, CALIFORNIA.

Posted by La Carmina on September 11, 2011

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La Carmina and Seba wind up in the most random of places. This year, we were in LA, Hong Kong, Macau, Italy and Tokyo. And now, we can add Fresno to the list.

Strike a superhero pose: we were guests of honor at Ani-Jam anime convention in California!

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Seba wears an h.NAOTO top, Strange Freak silver rings, RJ 1959 bracelet and Algonquins bag. As for the nerd glasses… seems like someone is secretly otaku.

I’m wearing an h.NAOTO tank top, and some of my favorite accessories: spider ring, Monomania bone necklace, Yohji Yamamoto bracelet.

Ani-Jam put us in a humongous room at the Radisson Hotel. One colossal bed and two flat-screen TVs. Even the room service portions were monstrous.

A lobby fit for a Rococo prince.

The convention had a laid-back, friendly vibe. Young people dressed in cosplay, selling Jpop goods.

It was a pleasure to meet all of you who came to support us!

Listed as guests of honor in the brochure.

Pop quiz: Which one of us is wearing a wig?

The first day, I had a panel and autograph session.

I spoke about my work and answered questions from the audience.

Videos of my Scottish Fold cat, Basil Farrow, are always a big hit.

Signing autographs with my cute Rilakkuma bear pen.

Thanks to those who brought gifts! You’re all so sweet and welcoming.

With Miss Hannah Minx, another guest at the comic con.

The organizers took us to dinner at a steakhouse, and we had a raucous time drinking red wine and discussing Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals.

We can’t thank Ani-Jam enough for flying us in and taking such good care of us! The Fresno con is refreshingly free of stress — it’s a place where you can simply hang, enjoy the events and meet new friends. You should consider swinging by next year (perhaps we’ll be there again).