Hello Maneki Neko

One of the popular Japanese icons, that has become a cultural world phenomena is the cartoon character Hello Kitty. Who is said to have been based off of the traditional Lucky Cat the Maneki Neko. As you can see Hello Kitty does look very similar to the Maneki Neko

They have even made a Hello Kitty Lucky Cat

Hello Kitty is the ultimate representation of cute. People have become so obsessed with her cuteness they have made a large array of products, and institutions dedicated to her. There is even a Hello Kitty themed amusement park "Sanrio Puroland" in Japan, an airline "Eva Air Hello Kitty" which is all Hello Kitty themed, and a restaurant "Hello Kitty Sweets" in Taipei Taiwan. The restaurant serves Hello Kitty themed food, the waitresses are dressed as cats, and the entire inside is PINK. 

There is nothing out there that you couldn't find Hello Kitty themed. Maybe a few things, like maybe condoms. But I actually just looked for some and found some...of course they are really cute and look like lollipops 

I'm assuming they aren't official "Hello Kitty"

Maybe you want to emasculate your boyfriend some more and offer him some Hello Kitty boxer briefs.

Oh and they also have toilet paper

Oh and vibrators

Oh and in case you want to kill someone while putting a smile on their face.

 While driving in your Hello Kitty car.

My favorite by far is the Hello Kitty jewelry and the Hello Kitty toaster.

Whatever your Hello Kitty poison that little kitty face and cute bow will always tickle your Hello Kitty bone/boner.

OBEY HELLO KITTY

Portrait With My Sister Kate

For my Mom's 51st Birthday, which is coming up soon my sister and I were thinking of getting professional portraits done together and sending them to her in Afghanistan. Since our mom's favorite color is green we were thinking either we could wear green, or have them do black and white photographs with touches of green. Since the photography place we are going to iSmile doesn't have any examples of sisters posing together, I had to search google for ideas. 

For the touches of green, I was thinking green accessories:

Whatever we do decide, so long as its green, my mom will love it. 

Here is a really good program where you can buy a cup of coffee for a soldier in the middle east.

Cup Of Joe For A Joe

My mom and her friend Rita

Can't wait for her to be home

PEACOCK

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When I first heard "Peacock" by Katy Perry I thought wowww, I will never like this song, it's dumb. But after I listened to it a few times, I found it very amusing to listen to. I seem to have become a little Katy Perry obsessed, since I recently bought her new album. My favorite songs so far off of the album "Teenage Dream" (besides E.T.) are: T.G.I.F., Peacock, Hummingbird Heartbeat, and Circle the Drain. The other songs are pretty good as well, per usual there is always a few sad songs on her albums, from "One of the Boys"  she had "Thinking of You" which is a beautiful but sad song. This album has "The One That Got Away",  "Pearl" and "Not Like the Movies". The album also features 2 remixes, one of  "Teenage Dream" and "California Gurls" . I have been a fan of her since she "(I) Kissed a Girl" and hope she keeps coming out with more.

And if they do make a video for the song, I think the choreography that the choreographer Sheryl Murakami has already come up with would be perfect for the song.

Rolling Stone gave Teenage Dream 3 out of 5 stars, USA Today gave it 3 out of 4 stars. Whatever the star rating, she is my new girl crush, and will be blaring from my car speakers well into the summer months. Her music may be saccharine sweet, but what the hell, zero calories.

Guilty Pleasures

There are several things that I enjoy that I don't really tell people about:

Musicals. e.g. The Sound of Music, Phantom of the Opera, CATS, The King & I, Easter Parade

Can I say that video makes me want a spandex suit.

Popping the seed pods of the Jewelweed. They explode, it's fun.

 Pulling pieces of fur off of my rabbit (don't worry only fur that is coming out anyway). I call it "pulling" I know how creative

Ripping off my cuticles when I'm stressed or bored

I'm not that intense

Gardening, like an old lady

Feeding birds, I have 9 bird feeders (5 seed, 2 suet, 2 hummingbird), and 2 squirrel feeders. I have contemplated making my own suet, which only the truly crazy bird people do. Haven't crossed the line into bird feeding madness...yet.

My chair is green

 Singing in the car. HARDCORE. there is usually steering wheel drumming involved.

I wish I looked that good while doing it, and Asian

Taking found objects. One time I took a persons bumper/headlight. After I watched them drunkenly hit a fire hydrant and drive away, but then they came back looking for their bumper, and I had already taken it and was laughing my ass off watching them trying to find it.

Reading Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Fantasy. I can only read/enjoy books with a female protagonist. 

Mercy Thompson, one of the best female paranormal characters. Plus she's a VW mechanic.

 Rubbing my feet when I'm sleeping

Anime. Gasp. I'm not a crazy animaniac though, only good/weird ones.

FLCL

 Ugly Colors. Chartreuse and Orange.

Horrible 80's movies. Legend, Labyrinth, Conan, Interview with the Vampire, Lost Boys, The NeverEnding Story, The Page Master, Return to Oz etc.

Yeah that's Tom Cruise with a Unicorn