COLOUR BOX: OBSESSION OF THE WEEK

ALL HAIL KITTY

My slight(!) obsession with a certain cartoon cat is truly getting out of hand.
I first started by trying to keep it cool and quirky so I still have that edge but it has officially crossed over to my daily life.

Was never a fan as a child, when it was let's say more appropriate.

It has become a cult like following. Mariah Carey famously has a Hello Kitty room in one of her mansions.

There are all kinds of versions of this kitty from Darth Kitty to Robocop Kitty.
There is even a Hello Kitty (((vviibbrraattoorr))) which is marketed as a "personal massage wand". Yup.

I myself have a shelf, a corner of the shelf! Dedicated to it and it is ever growing. And no I don't have the above tool. Tsk.

Here are some random facts about this Kitty

Hello Kitty's favorite snack is her mum's apple pie, ideally "served with honey vanilla ice cream topped with cookie crunch," according to Hello Kitty Hello Everything
Hello Kitty's favorite bedtime story is Mysterious Forest.
An inside source reveals that employees of the Sanrio store in New York's Times Square must address the company mascot, "Hello, Hello Kitty," and under no circumstances just, "Hello, Kitty."
Five couples get married each year at Tokyo's Sanrio theme park Puroland.
Sociologists note that Hello Kitty has both benefited from and helped fuel a cultural shift in Japan during the past generation that has encouraged greater spending and relaxation.
In 1984, UNICEF named Hello Kitty children's ambassador of the organization's American arm. In 1994, she became ambassador of the Japanese branch as well.