What's the deal with Hello Kitty?

First let me start off by saying that I'm not a big Hello Kitty fan, I just don't quite understand the appeal of the little cat. Nothing against those who just go ga-ga over her, but it just seems a little strange to me.

I do have a question though regarding the Hello Kitty products. I've always considered her to be aimed at little girls, and that older girls started liking her because she was trendy. As a result you can find adult sizes for Hello Kitty shirts, socks... and panties. Yes, panties. I was in a department store a few days ago and saw something that made me do a double-take; a Hello Kitty thong. Heck, I even saw a Hello Kitty g-sting.

Here's the thing though, I wasn't in the women's section, I was walking through the girls section!! Yes, they make racy Hello Kitty undies for little girls. Don't believe me? I happen to have a phone with a camera in it:




These were a small size, about what a 10-yr old girl would wear. So tell me, WHY?!

The Bathrobe and the Balcony

I thought you might like a few more details about the photo set I put up on the site today. :)

My roommate and I went on a trip recently and as always she brought her camera along. She had me prancing around the room half naked so she could snap some pics and I saw her get that "look" in her eye, you know the one, the one where she wants me to do something she's not sure I'll do.

It was in the middle of the day in a business hotel that has a center courtyard and all the rooms have a balcony facing this courtyard. Seeing this opportunity she dared me to go outside on the balcony and strip for the camera. You all know I like a dare, and I figured it would be safe since it was the middle of the day after all, so I grabbed a bathrobe and headed outside.

First I peeked around of course to see what was going on, and as I suspected almost all the rooms had their curtains closed. However, on close inspection I found at least two rooms in easy viewing distance with guys sitting at their desks working on a laptop. I figured what the heck, turned around and opened up the robe. I was too embarrassed to check back at those windows to see if the guys were watching or not, but I hope I gave them a little bit of a distraction from their work that afternoon. :)