hello kitty...
Posted on: May 11, 2005 11:13 PM
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now, at 7-11, if you buy 77NT (about 3 dollars USD) worth of goods, you get one of these tiny magnets. im trying to collect them myself, but have a bit of a personal conflict; i had just made a stencil that i put up around town, of a hello kitty with dollar signs for eyes. but i have a horrible affection for collecting things, especially where hello kitty is involved. i don't know exactly how to explain it, but i've completely turned coat. 7-11 also just happened to be the first place i choose to put my stencil, so i feel as if they've planned the whole thing. of course this is ludicrous... but still... i feel pretty awful. its amazing how much i spend in 7-11 now. what begins as a trip for a single bottle of tea, turns into chocolate, biscuits, toys, newspapers, magazines... anything i think i could use... just to acquire another one of these damned magnets.
anyhow... i really wanted someone to translate the whole contest part for me, and post about it... but then the next challenge was released, and now i am completely distracted.
who do i interview? a taiwanese? someone important? should i try to get a hold of tsai ming liang? hou xiao hsien? a beetle-nut girl? im so overwhelmed... and i had so many plans for tomorrow too....
Posted by: james at May 12, 2005 10:06 AM
hello kitty makes me happy and gay!
normally i'm not gay at all, but when i see hello kitty i want to make love to men!
or at least hold hands with men!
Posted by: (not contestant) james at May 12, 2005 12:24 PM
nice! ask him how he got from repo man to mighty ducks...
and i've thought about interviewing joel, actually.... or lyova... but i haven't gotten a hold of either (or really tried that hard). anyhow... i'd feel like i'd be neglecting taiwan and the fact that i live here if i didn't interview a taiwanese...
Posted by: james at May 12, 2005 12:42 PM
also... if anyone sends me a nice mixed tape or cd, i will send them all my extra hello kitty magnets... i have a bunch. if two people send me something, i'll split them... and promise to visit 7-11 for several more. i still need 1985, 1993, 1991, 1989, 2003, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1997. i think the statistics of me finding them all without spending a fortune, is getting slim to none... i might have to start ebaying for the rest... maybe they will go on my amazon wishlist for my brithday later this month.
anyhow... im trying to devious a way to steal one of these patches
... i think its totally cool that they have the employees pin them on with big fat safety pins. maybe i should ask for a part time job. i wonder if i can get wireless in the stock room.
Posted by: james at May 12, 2005 12:53 PM
James, forget the magnets. What you need is this Hello Kitty tshirt! http://blacklava.net/site/02/b/index.html
Posted by: Emoticon at May 12, 2005 1:09 PM
nice... i dug your cameo adam. and .gif's are whole new reason to live. + +
Posted by: james at May 12, 2005 2:07 PM
You can totally turn this around on them: interview yourself!
Posted by: enjanerd at May 12, 2005 3:17 PM
This challenge is asking nay, begging, for a made-up interview with Mr. T.
Posted by: Craig at May 12, 2005 3:30 PM
My sister used to work for a company that published many fine Hello Kitty children's books (short on words-heavy on pictures of Hello Kitty)and at an event held by Sanrio she talked to the person in the Hello Kitty costume and was clued in to the official rules of conduct for Hello Kitty. Kitty can not talk, but she is allowed to dance, hug, and bow.
Posted by: gilly at May 13, 2005 4:15 AM
James: you should have linked a picture of George sporting that Hello Kitty surgical mask.
In fact, if you can get me one of those, I'd be more than happy to send you a mix.
Posted by: Luke at May 13, 2005 10:21 AM
Ah! James!
You take first turn to unveil the "Hello Cat"!!! I have produced many thoughts on this matter. Initially, it befalls me as a total shock and, dare I say, heart-attack material to see all these masculines that don the "Hello Cat" attire here, but now I am making acceptance of all these strangenesses. In my homelands, you will not dare to wear these things, because they will entitle you as a homosexualist or one with small manhood, but in Japan it is not so stigmal, because of variables in the mores. Also, they expand this beyond the notions of "Cat": I have seen on numerous occasions, the "Hello Mutton" rip-off, and today I caught glimpses of the "Hello Rabbit"! This exemplifies how that place is making my horizons fat, to understand the difference in worlds, to grasp the culture bash, to accept other mores...
Today, I love these "Hello Animal".... And I also love these pictures you make...
Lyova Lyubov
Posted by: Lyova Lyubov at May 13, 2005 1:15 PM
ha! i'd love to see pictures of these 'hello animals' if you have any...
and luke... send me a mix and i'll be sure to pack an extra hello kitty SARS mask for you.
and... sorry guys... mr. t was totally unavailable. maybe next time :)
Posted by: james at May 13, 2005 6:44 PM
this looks like my mom's wet dream.
i love that smiley little boy.
Posted by: laura at May 12, 2005 7:44 AM