{"id":195,"date":"2007-10-08T07:38:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-08T14:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=195"},"modified":"2007-10-08T07:38:00","modified_gmt":"2007-10-08T14:38:00","slug":"have-kawaii-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2007\/10\/have-kawaii-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Have a Kawaii Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I must confess: I love the cute!<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hamstertracker.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/RwkYjUR_UcI\/AAAAAAAAA2Y\/n2Gr5G54l0g\/s320\/hamsterpizza.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118649446501929410\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Hamster gets a hamster-sized pizza<\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><br \/>Photo from <\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hamstertracker.com\/\">HamsterTracker<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"> via <\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cuteoverload.com\/\">CuteOverload<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/toysrevil.blogspot.com\/2007\/10\/agi-agis-unusual-suspect-kajicubes.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/RwkZlUR_UdI\/AAAAAAAAA2g\/utxDv3AdrnQ\/s320\/monsterthing.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118650580373295570\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Fuzzy, horned monster thingy<\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><br \/>Photo from <\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/toysrevil.blogspot.com\/2007\/10\/agi-agis-unusual-suspect-kajicubes.html\">ToysREvil<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"> via <\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.notcot.org\/\">NotCot<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.elenis.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/RwkabkR_UeI\/AAAAAAAAA2o\/4QOlFKrqKBA\/s320\/farmcookies.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118651512381198818\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Farm cookies with cute piggies.<br \/>Order them at <\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.elenis.com\/\">Eleni&#8217;s<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>If you&#8217;re ever in Sausalito, Calif., you must go <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sausalitoferry.com\/\">here<\/a>. This store is packed with huge selection of cute novelty gifts. I got a tiny plastic horse plus a pig, cow and duck that were even smaller.  I think they were from the &#8220;50-cent choking hazards&#8221; department. I also got a miniature <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maneki_Neko\">lucky cat<\/a>, which was an excellent business investment for just 99 cents.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesegifts.com\/maneki_neko.asp\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/RwmtiER_UiI\/AAAAAAAAA3I\/QAqxMK8BblU\/s320\/luckycat_small_small.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118813252259631650\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">This isn&#8217;t my lucky cat, but it&#8217;s still cute. Available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesegifts.com\/maneki_neko.asp\">JapaneseGifts.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Separately, thank you to Moira of  <a href=\"http:\/\/dreamdogsart.typepad.com\/art\/\">Dog Art Today<\/a> for mentioning my <a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2007\/10\/thursday-book-club-isabella-she-wolf.html\">Isabella necklaces<\/a>. Even better, Moira pointed out a cute dog outfit in a painting I had posted. I didn&#8217;t even notice it! Discover her attention to detail by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/dreamdogsart.typepad.com\/art\/2007\/10\/wendy-brandes-q.html\">here<\/a>. Thanks also to the queen of cute, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fashionablycute.net\/wacky\/scary-shoes\/christian-louboutin-smiling-fish-shoes\/\">super-kawaii Olga<\/a>, for following in the piscine footsteps of eagle-eyed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.behindbigglasses.com\/?p=391\">Big Glasses Girl<\/a> and advertising my quest for <a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2007\/09\/fish-feet-i-want-them.html\">fish feet<\/a>. Anyone else like to take up my cause? <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I must confess: I love the cute! Hamster gets a hamster-sized pizzaPhoto from HamsterTracker via CuteOverload Fuzzy, horned monster thingyPhoto from ToysREvil via NotCot Farm cookies with cute piggies.Order them at Eleni&#8217;s. If you&#8217;re ever in Sausalito, Calif., you must go here. This store is packed with huge selection of cute novelty gifts. 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