Happy Birthday, Hello Kitty!!!

November 1st marked the 35th birthday of Hello Kitty (from kitty to COUGAR, no?) and in honor of my favorite childhood memory (not to mention my guiltiest adulthood pleasure), I dedicate this post to her! To celebrate all things Hello Kitty, the Three Apples Exhibit is taking place at artspace Royal T in Culver City, CA. The verbage "Three Apples" refers to the fact that Kitty weighs as much as 3 apples. And a Sanrio aficionado recently told me that Hello Kitty is 5 apples tall! The metric system should take notes! We should just start weighing and measuring everything in apples! Anyway, at the exhibit, you can pretty much browse the genius works of Ikuko Shimuzu and Yuko Yamaguchi, the creators of Hello Kitty (AND MY GODS) as well as the works of others, such as Tokidoki's Simone Legno and Tarina Tarantino who have been inspired by the famous white feline. I heard that on opening day of the exhibit, they had a fun-filled day long schedule of Hello Kitty events- including a Hello Kitty pancake and waffle brunch, a meet-n-greet with Yamaguchi herself, a Hello Kitty jewelry workshop (SIGH), a HK sushi/bento box workshop (OHHHH), a HK Happy Hour for the +21's, a HK Karaoke dance party (HEAVEN), as well as a photo op with Hello Kitty herself (BEYOND). I would have pretty much given part of my left lung to go to this, but being that I live in Chicago, it was a NO-GO. BALLS! Regardless, if you happen to be on the west coast, the exhibit goes until November 15th. Holla! Oh, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BABY GIRL!