Hello Kitty!

Log start: 10:30pm March 2nd 2009

People ask my why i'm mildly obsessed with Hello Kitty and why i own certain products such as Hello Kitty bandaids.
To tell you the truth, i don't even know why. I can only assume why hello kitty strikes me as a "WOW! かわいい!!!!!!!!" thing.

Remember back in the middle/high school days when shows like 7th Heaven was on WB11? I consider myself similar to matt camden in this sense. he grows up to sleep in his younger sisters room that's filled with Hello Kitty things :P

The story behind it is kinda odd, so if you've never watched 7th Heaven, you probably wouldn't understand it.

But here's a small synopsis from me: Guys in this world are all too set on standards portrayed by other people. ie: WOW YOU LIKE SOMETHING UN-MANLY, YOU'RE GAY! or YOU'RE A GIRL!
Let's face it, i've heard this all the time in grade and middle school. and "enjoying" something that's just a little on the feminine side does not exactly make you homosexual. take me for example! :D i'm straight but i still enjoy hello kitty. sometimes you just need to like something feminine to show that you're not a total homophobe or for that matter, a homosexual.

This post does sound like i'm very defensive about these kind of things, but i'm really not. I actually don't care. i look at my kids when i teach swimming and when they get a cut i put a hello kitty bandaid on them and they (girls especially) smile right away and want to get back into the pool. i know that us, as grown people, yearn to re-live the childhood days were all carefree. so next time you get a cut, why not treat yourself to a hello kitty bandaid! when you look at your bandaid, you'll think of happy things and won't remember that you idiotically hurt yourself! xD

HakoneDayDreamer, this post is for you Hello Kitty! LOL