i hope that your mom is ok, and i'm sorry to 
hear about her illness and the cancellation of 
your japan trip.  on your other note, i thought 
that i had seen a couple on anime choas last 
week:

http://www.animechaos.com/

not sure whether they're still there or not, but 
it's worth a check (i remember he had a front 
shot of her up that was at a really cool 
angle).  hope that helps,

haruna