Picspam of DOOM: San Francisco and Azkatraz

[mijan]

There are two sections of photos that I'll post today.  You see, this trip to San Francisco was two-fold in purpose for me.  Of course, there was the Azkatraz/fandom/SQUEE! stuff, but also, this was my honeymoon.  The first two days, I spent touring San Francisco with my lovely wife, fiona_fawkes , and seeing the sights of San Francisco.  By the way, she's usually holding the camera... hence the shortage of pics of us together.  *sad*

So, the first half of this is me and Fi (mostly me, because she's the woman with the camera), being touristy and gooberish around San Francisco.  If this bores you, freely skip to the fandom part.  However, this IS my journal, so I do want to document what I did and saw for my own memory.  Fair?

Anyway...

Welcome to the Casto District!



This is where we stayed:



The view from our room was gorgeous:







Us, on Coit Tower and Telegraph Hill.  I was holding the camera.  Seriously, it was so bright up there that day, I was having a hard time keeping my eyes from squinting.  That HURT, but at least my facial expression wasn't too weird.  And my darling Fi looked lovely.  Having hair that can be tied back is a definite bonus in a city as windy as San Francisco:



Chinatown *NOMZ*:



That's just wong:





Teh BRIDGE.  I love this bridge.  I don't know why I love it so much, but I do.  Engineer's perogative.  Allow me my minor obsession.  And what did I say about wind and hair?



*swoons*:



I wanted to climb up and sit astride the cross section of cable.  Fi told me no.  A very resounding no.  DAMMIT.  Oh, and what did I mention about the wind and hair?  But GAH... BRIDGE-GASM:



These pathways, behind the Presidio and just east of the Bridge, were magical.  The trees smelled amazing, and the overhang of foliage was dark and rich, and flowers blanketed the slopes.  Perfect location for a Star Trek fanfic... seeing as that little nature preserve/park would be located RIGHT BEHIND STARFLEET FUCKING ACADEMY OMG:



Crissy Field and the Presidio, snapshot from above, future site of OMG STARFLEET ACADEMY (my geek is showing):



Fuck the wind.  This might be my favourite picture of myself EVER.  Also, this is the sign located at the edge of the Presidio and Crissy Field.  Look at what it says.  I guess the inner dreamer in me - the one who believes that magic exists, and the one is 100% certain that mankind will travel across the galaxy and that someday something like Starfleet will come to be - is totally smitten with this.  I treasure this photo for so many reasons:



And at the other end of the field.  Just READ.  I could really imagine someday that an organization dedicated to travelling to the stars and beyond could take root here:



My first step into the waters of the west coast.  Also, note the biceps, motherfuckers.  Not even flexing.  Note the chest: 30% tits, 70% pecs.  No joke.  Can I just get rid of the tits and keep the pecs, please?  FEAR ME:



I know I'm short, but seriously, this oversized houseplant is REALL Y THAT BIG:



We took an Alcatraz cruise.  Fine dining, live piano music, and... OMG UP-CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH TEH BRIDGE!!!



*dies*



We got a lovely Navy guy to take this photo for us.  (Yes, an actual picture of us together.):



Went to a fetish ball one night.  I like this look on me:




After the convention, we went to the Japanese Tea Gardens with some fandomers, but I'm going to keep the pictures of me alone in this section, so as not to burden the "omg gimme fandom photos, you attention-whoring Gryffindor!" crowd from getting bristly.

Outside the Japanese tea gardens, I proved that I am a goober:



Very much a goober, apparently:



*headdesk*  Yes, I'm an uber-goober:




Out of place in the story, but in keeping with the "I'm a goober" theme, I slid down the railing at the subway station.  I am a goober:




Back in the Japanese Tea Gardens, one of the precious but few pics of us together.  Sadly, the camera clicked at an awkward moment, and I was making a face.  Oh well:




I had so much fun in San Francisco with my wife.  Hun, next time, we need someone to snap more pictures of us together.


And the second part, of course... FANDOM!  OMG I love you guys so much.  If anyone wants me to take their picture down, or not use a screen name, please let me know.  Also, if anyone HAS PICS with me or my close friends (especially Fi), please share?  Anyway, on with the fandom fun!

And first... these three ladies together in one place (red_rahl, lizardspots , and glockgal ), I swear, brings cuteness to a critical threshold, threatening to create a singularity, ripping the very fabric of time and space with absolute cuteness overload:


(I die of squee for the three of you, you know that.)


Me with a gaggle of  fellow slash-crazed perverts that I miss dearly between conventions:



(Ladies, if you don't mind me posting your screen names, please let me know.)

My wife and her sister, in their Prison-Break Ball costumes, which Fi made herself:




The most adorable picture of red_rahl (BJ, I don't know what LJ doesn't like about your screen name, but it's doing something funny to the LJ cuts), one of the most adorable people in the known universe, getting down with her bad-ass Hufflepuff self:



[Bad username or site: son_of_darkness" @ livejournal.com]  and melusinahp, looking awesome as always:



At a post-con get-together dinner, we had a large group and went to a restaurant in the Casto district.  Good food, prettier scenery.  These two absolutely lovely young gay men joined us, and damn they were the cutest things EVER.  Seriously.  Sadly, I don't have ANY PICTURES OF THEM!!!  *flails*  Come on, did ANYONE get pictures???

Anyway, from that dinner, me and another H/D shipper:


(She had a dream fulfilled when one of the lovely gay men stuck out his otherwise-trim and toned stomach to look like a fake baby belly.  It was hilarious.)



Last day, the Japanese Tea Garden with a bunch of fandom friends (tavi_b , scarlet_malfoy , and... goddammit, I can't remember your screen name, hun! ) eerisedda , kriken and Kriken's boy-toy (does he have a screen name?) showed up later.  First, outside the Garden (with Fi behind the camera):



And on a beautiful half-circle bridge inside the garden:



We were supposed to be posed, but then my phone rang, and tavi_b  and hopehavoc  started snogging, and Fi snapped the picture anyway.  I am actually highly amused by this snapshot:



And finally, a pic of Fi and me together!



It was a blast, guys.  I have some more pics on my laptop, but my laptop is currently at home, and I... am not.  :p

And yes, I still owe a post about Wicked.  :D



ETA:  I don't know what the hell is going on, but LJ  seems to be inserting tags to end LJ  cuts in the most insane places, for no apparent reason.  So if the cuts seem strange, please let me know, and I'll try AGAIN to go back and fix them.   I've already tried SEVEN times.

Comments

[vampireanneke.livejournal.com]

That half circle bidge is a pain to get to the top of. Lots of fun to be had, and your not a goober, just a kid at heart.

[yaycoffee.livejournal.com]

Y'all are so adorable! That looks like a superfun trip! One day... one day I WILL make it out to a con. I'm always so jealous from the pics and stories.

[cedarrapidsgirl.livejournal.com]

I squee! cause it looks like sooo much fun. I'm not into HP, but to each their own fandom, I say. I am living vicarious through you. And now I am an Enterprise fangirl. Yeah. Glad you had a good time!

[hopehavoc.livejournal.com]

I am so totally snagging those pics of Tavi and I.

That is...if it's okay with you. Kinda defeats the purpose of a "snag" really but...I prefer to be polite about it.

-Hope Havoc aka Bellatonks the Suicidal SlytherPuff

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Go ahead! They're yours for the snagging!

[fiona-fawkes.livejournal.com]

I need to get your email address, I actually have a LOT of pictures of the two of you.

[annephoenix.livejournal.com]

I am sooooooooo jealous!!!

Can I just say you are looking Great! Fresh and happy - it made me happy :D

[coffeejunkii.livejournal.com]

awesome pics!! both the touristy ones and the fandom ones came out really well :). i really like the ones you took of the signs at the bridge promenade--those are some wonderful quotes. would you mind taking my name off of that one pic, though? especially since the post isn't locked. thank you!

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Oops! I'd meant to f-lock the post! I'll take your name off anyway. Please forgive me!!!

[mijan.livejournal.com]

And lo... I thought about it... and decided to leave it unlocked for now anyway... mostly because there are people from the convention that I've meant to friend, but I know I haven't friended yet, and can't remember who some of them are! This is a chance for them to find me, I guess. But I've removed your name, if that helps.

[nuclearsugars.livejournal.com]

Adorable pictures, I'm so glad you were able to enjoy SF while you were here! :D

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Indeed we did! It's such a wonderful city. I'd go back again in a heartbeat.

[meredyth-13.livejournal.com]

You stayed at the Inn? OMG! How did we not end up talking about this? C and I stayed there the last time we were in SF, and I loved it. The boys were great - they practically saved my life when C ended up in hospital with a serious cardiac condition. I had been planning to pop back up there and say hi at some point, but it just didn't happen.

Isn't it just the best place?

These are gorgeous pics, honey. And you are insanely photogenic.

:D

[mijan.livejournal.com]

OMG you stayed there? It was amazing! Which room did you stay in? We were in the one with the private bathroom up next to the kitchen on the second floor. Lovely view. And doesn't the guy have the sweetest accent? And he cooks so well! I loved the muffins. It was wonderful. We want to stay there next time we visit San Francisco, which I hope won't be too far in the future.

And my god, what happened to C? :(

Actually, strange as this may sound... I thought Fi was about ready to drag me to the hospital... for a similar reason. I've got some minor cardiovascular issues, and I was having palpitations and chest pains for a fair part of the week. No idea why. But I refused to let it get in the way of my vacation, much to Fi's frustration.

And... I am NOT photogenic. At least, I didn't think I was. I usually hate pictures of me. I'm glad I finally have a few that look good. But... I'm glad you think they came out well! *blushes*

[oldenuf2nb.livejournal.com]

Lovely pics, hon. And we owe you some, too!

*oh, and we haz pics of lovely gay boys...we'll add them to the pics of the lobby abduction!*

[mijan.livejournal.com]

OMG PLEASE send pics of lovely gay boys! And... by any chance, do you have any photos of me with your lovely daughter? I just want a visible momento of possibly to most beautiful woman (lovely both in appearance AND sweet personality) I've ever had the pleasure to meet.

I also plan to upload some more pics soon, too.

[supasass.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous picturesm hun. The picture of you all on the cool bridge was gorgeous, and the trees in San Fran are so lovely!

[fleurdeliser.livejournal.com]

You two are too cute. I'm glad you had such a wonderful time. ♥!

GET IN TOUCH

[digideus.livejournal.com]

I have heard some stuff recently that makes me wonder about where it came from. It involves you and "Certain Others" (god, how OBVIOUS can I be!)

:) digideusatgeemaildotcom

[multiclassgeek.livejournal.com]

Dammit, your pics are making me flashback to my own San Francisco trip in '04, and now I want to go back... Sounds like an absolute blast!

Though next time you're in the UK, you have to check out some of *our* bridges... you'll love 'em :)

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Oh hun, I DID. Remember? I was at Sectus, and I stayed for more than an extra week to explore. I LOVED ENGLAND. It was beautiful. :)

And... you can always come to the US and visit us! We've got a guest room! But... Kansas City probably isn't as interesting as San Francisco.

[sidara.livejournal.com]

dude. i'm kind of impressed you got some sun while you were here. because it's still overcast, windy and 50 :D but it looks like you guys had a FANTASTIC time! not gonna lie, i love my city and the bay area to death. it's always great to see people enjoy sf.

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Oh gosh, yes... we had GORGEOUS weather. Fi got a sunburn. I just tan. But yeah, it was amazing. So amazing. I'd move there in a heartbeat. Seriously. ♥

[scarah2.livejournal.com]

Your pics are so wonderful!

I have some you pics that are not of you or Fi (sadly :( ) but you may enjoy them anyway.

(Sorry lurkers, they are friend locked, but if you are cool which I know that you are, add me and I will add you back.)

http://scarah2.livejournal.com/306908.html

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I already saw yours! Didn't I comment? *looks* EGADS! I didn't! Bad Mijan!

*hugs*

How are you doing, post-con?

[melusinahp.livejournal.com]

Ah ha ha! Kye looks like such a good little boy in that photo. Images lie! ;P

These are all awesome. Can it really all have happened such a short while ago?

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Yes, Kye looks like such a good little bad boy. ;)

And OMG, why must it be over? I miss you guys so much already! *clings* It was so good to see you.

[rubymiene.livejournal.com]

::squints:: That looks like supes_ in the garden with you.

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Oh, I think you're right! :D

[georgeodowd.livejournal.com]

ahaha I was standing right in front of that sphinx statue yesterday! Guess I was a little off with my timing, huh. :P

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, just a little bit. Just imagine me at the statue, being a goober. :D

[grey-hunter.livejournal.com]

Hm but I'm missing the picture where you pin down Arnold Schwarzenegger. XD

But jokes aside, looks like you had a blast. Your pics always make me miss these things more than I usually am. :)

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Meh, Schwartz wasn't photogenic enough for me to post that picture. Small potatoes. ;)

And... yeah, I had a blast. You need to come to one of these conventions eventually!

[flamewarrior.livejournal.com]

Wonderful pics! Thank you so much for sharing these! ♥

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Thanks for taking the time to check them out! :)

[blue-hobbit.livejournal.com]

Awesome pictures, looks like you had so much fun. And you make a great Harry btw :)

[mijan.livejournal.com]

I make a great Harry? *grins* Thanks! I love costuming. I make a good Frodo, too. I'd love to cosplay as Bones, actually... but the biggest flaw in that plan is that I'm too short. But yeah, cosplay is lots of fun. And so was the whole vacation. :D