I’m still buried by my deadline. Panicking actually. I’m way behind with no time to spare. Why is it always like this!? Eep!

***EDIT****** I wrote this entry on the 26th. Today is the 31st and I delivered all my book samples and crochet patterns yesterday! YAY!!*********

I stayed up all night working and slept from about 9:30am – 2pm. Kinda weird. Made me really rushed to make the post office after shooting pics when I woke up, but I kinda like sleeping on the couch with the dogs!

Here’s a few snaps from the past few days. Enjoy! xo

I put a ruffle on this version of the salad scarf, and I love it. I want to make a cowl/neckwarmer that’s just layers of ruffley lettuce!

Go check out Shrinkle’s photo heavy blog entry about the Hello Kitty 35th Anniversary Opening Party!!!

My favorites are from when we went to eat at Swinger’s afteward, and Shrinkle’s man Kevin took out his camera, and Hairy and I just instincutally started making poo faces, and Kevin said we were the worst models ever.

On Saturday, Hairy and I went to Palo Alto to support my BFF Manda as she led the dance in Palo Alto for Thrill the World.

Hairy and I refuse to dance (I need to be inebriated to even jump up and down to Cyndi Lauper), so I tried to take video, but then my arms got tired!! Hahaha.

Thrill the World, Palo Alto, CA, 2009 from Twinkie Chan on Vimeo.

That dude with the ponytail and track pants is going to be Manda’s new husband, so, Dude with Ponytail and Track Pants, if you ever read this, please contact me and I will connect you to your wife. You have the sweet dance moves that all the ladies desire.

Aaand a few cute items to share! Click pics to go to the pages!

Cute pin!

Cute shirt! (and girl, but she doesn’t come with it.)

Another cute shirt I totally want!

Ok, bye!! Back to work on my book and samples!!!!! This is the last week I have, and it will be a furious next few days. EEEEEEP!!!

Hairy and I drove down to L.A. on Thursday and made it just in time to stand in line to get into the VIP party for Hello Kitty’s 35th Anniversary at Royal-T. Then we woke up the next morning and drove right back home to make it for Hairy’s 5pm tattoo appointment!

Here’s a little news clip about the event. Fox 11 gathered up a bunch of us, and I thought it was just to take a picture. Turns out, they wanted girls as background for their TV snippet. I was able to hide behind other people quite a bit. Shrinkle claims to have tried to hide behind me, but I was clearly hiding behind her….!!!

Here’s a pic of me and, I believe, Melissa (correct me if I’m wrong!) from this article on BlackBook Mag.

I thought it was kinda funny that rando press people would snap pics of you on their little point-and-shoots. I guess you get funky photos like this then!

I’d stayed up until like 6 in the morning to make myself a Hello Kitty purse (felted). I had no time to think about what I was going to wear, threw some crap into my bag at the last minute, and decided I needed at least ONE Hello Kitty accessory!! I will probably do a blog giveaway with it later after November 14th (we will be going back to LA for the Hello Kitty Fashion Event…which is open to the public!).

This is me in front of the Hello Kitty airstream, decorated inside by Cynthia Rowley!

I’m holding up a CuteAndNast.com sticker cuz I didn’t know what to do with my hands. CLICK HERE to read their post about the event!!!

Also check out BubblePunch’s photos!!! Um, their dresses were both handmade by themselves and TO DIE FOR!!!

I’ve decided I need a pair of blinged-out “formal” glasses for fancy photo-heavy occasions!!! I feel so dowdy compared to everyone else’s fabulousness!!! I will cut the other 21 or so photos click if you want to see more!

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Hairy and I are back from Margaret’s wedding in Houston, and also we just picked up the doggies from their kennel in Petaluma today.

The weather in Houston was gorgeous and not-hot and perfect!! Then we came home and it POURED today here!

First up: I did not wear a wig in the ceremony. I brought the short wig, but after the out-of-towner dinner at Maggiano’s and a chat with the bride, we decided that half the people who’d be at the wedding already saw me with pink hair, and it would be super duper even more weird if I showed up with a little black fro.

You are going to kill me, but Hairy and I never remembered to bring our camera anywhere!!! You will have to wait to see the actual wedding photos from the photographer, if Margaret ever sends them to me. I managed to get this blurry snap in the bathroom with my phone:

I wore a little hair-thing by thehoneycomb on Etsy.

I must have an enormous head, because the fascinator did not look as big on my head as it does on the model’s head!!!! I am now a fan of her stuff!!! The style is a bit more “romantic” than my every day wear, but it was perfect for the occasion and not too expensive.

I don’t have a full-outfit shot from the wedding, but I do have a pre-outfit shot. I tell everyone that the most unattractive thing you could ever wear is NUDE-colored SPANX. I don’t like wearing thongs, and when I was telling my mom a year or so ago that I was going to a formal function with a slinky dress, she donated her new pair of unused SPANX to me. They are really disturbing, but they hide the panty line!

However, I noticed in the car, after I put my dress on, that I could see THE LEG LINE!!!! I was kind of disgusted with myself at that point, but everyone assured me that they couldn’t really see it…..

Anyway, the ceremony was really short and really sweet. I made my speech/toast and all was well. I feel like I have a go-to format for giving wedding toasts now:

1) Say hello and introduce yourself.

2) Congratulate the bride and groom.

3) If nobody knows who the heck you are, briefly explain how you know the bride/broom or both. Pepper with humor if appropriate.

4) This time I included a brief story of how they met, because I thought it was very sweet.

5) Choose something quirky about the bride/broom to share, or choose a favorite memory or anecdote.

6) Relate this quirky thing or anecdote back to marriage/happiness/new life, etc.

7) Cheers!

The wedding cake was tres leches and it was YUMMMMMMMY. Also the bride’s mom got a little tipsy and danced her little tushy off on the dance floor. It was awesome. We had dinner at a place called Ragin’ Cajun, ate pie at House of Pies, wandered around the Galleria, and watched Zombieland.

All in all, good trip. I am generally not moved by weddings, but, considering everything I know about my friend, I am so so so so so so so soooooo happy for her and her new life.