I guess I need to say a belated Happy Birthday too.
I've kept forgetting to mention it until now, but kitee is flying to Anime Expo in Los Angeles in a few hours because one of her friends invited her to go with her this year. I actually wasn't that jealous, because AX is know for heat, crowds (100000+ people in 2016 versus 23000 for Seattle's Sakuracon), and the combination of the two (outdoor lineups for some things, etc.) until I looked at this year's artist lineup for the two AniSong concerts:
http://www.anime-expo.org/anisong-world-matsuri-2017/