Quick Notes:

[cyrano]

1. An oldie but a goodie. Just because you have a camera at a public event does not entitle you to direct us lower forms of guest around because YOU ARE TAKING PICTURES!
I realize that you paid money to be here and want to be able to remember this special moment forever. But I paid money to be here and would like to have a special moment or two for my brain camera to remember forever.

2. The Edwardian Ball and the Edwardian World Fair are a tribute to Edward Gorey, and named for him. If you show up in a rough approximation of Edwardian dress, you will feel like an idiot.

3. I'm very glad I found somebody to go with. Yay for the car full of pretty women in flattering clothing.

4. Lee Press-On does not know me and I should not frighten him by greeting him as if we are old friends, even if I am pleased to see him.

Comments

[evilmagnus]

Lee Press-On does not know me and I should not frighten him by greeting him as if we are old friends, even if I am pleased to see him.

He does now. And so do his lawyers.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm just hoping he's accustomed to inappropriate intimacy.

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

He's a musician, which means he has a very visible public persona. If he can't handle being greeted on friendly terms by people he doesn't know, he's in the wrong line of work. I don't know exactly what happened, obviously, but if he wasn't gracious about the recognition that reflects more on him than on you.

[reluctantgenius.livejournal.com]

But he's a sensitive arteest. They are very fragile and can't handle crowds, strangers, or sunny weather.

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

From what I've read of Lee Press-On, that's pretty far from the case. :D

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Until he moved to Los Angeles, I'd have been uncertain of the 'sunny weather' part. But apparently he loves going to Disneyland. Where people often think he's an employee.

[evilmagnus]

Most lawyers are.

[reluctantgenius.livejournal.com]

1. Cameras have magic powers. Command Others is but a minor power compared to, say, Immune to Bullets.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

I so need to get me a camera. "Immune to Bullets" would be invaluable at work.

[reluctantgenius.livejournal.com]

It requires several Illusionist feats first.

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

Re: #2, I'm guessing that nobody cared much. Costumes are costumes, and there's not that huge a gap between the two. :)

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Nobody approached me and asked me to leave, at least. There were no dirty looks that I noticed. Cute salesgirls still chatted me up.
I think it was the adorable white fedora I found at Target yesterday afternoon.
(Oh oh--speaking of adorable. Somebody had bought a plain white cotton lab coat and drawn on the pencil and ink lines like in a Gorey drawing. The pockets, the belt, the shading lines and all. I hope somebody in our group got a picture.)

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

I hope so too, because that sounds *fantastic*.

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

Hey, I looked like Amelia Earhart, and no one kicked me out. They were laughing *with* me, dammit.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Of course they were--you're an American hero! Whereas I looked vaguely reminiscent of Senator Claghorn.