So, like, I've never really liked Hello Kitty. I've always preferred other the other Sanrio characters; my favorite when I was a kid was Keroppi and Pochacco, in middle school it was Chococat and Batz-maru, and right now I think I'm liking the Tenorikumas (a group of coffee making... raccoon-squirrelbears?) But yea, I never liked Hello Kitty. She was always so deceptive with that blank, non-smiling coy face of hers. And what's blowing my mind is that I've seen entire Hello Kitty stores here in Taiwan, with almost every item imaginable with her face stamped on it. Cups, towels, shirts, clocks, car seats, baby bottles, drawers, shoes, underwear... also I must sadly admit that I've entered every single one that I've seen. But only to gape at the ridiculousness that is Hello Kitty! (And also to try to find some Totoro items, because some stores do carry them.)

But THIS. This takes the cake, literally.

A Hello Kitty-themed wedding?? I weep for the couple's unborn children, because they will be wearing Hello Kitty diapers and bibs and eating Hello Kitty-shaped food from Hello Kitty plates. Seriously, having costumed cartoon characters at a wedding... it's just tacky.

On a lighter note, enjoy Hello Kitty Hell, a blog about a guy who married a charming woman who unfortunately has a nasty obsession with Hello Kitty. Heh.