Meet Lolcats CEO Ben Huh

That’s right…Ben Huh will be in NYC ktown this coming Tuesday, June 9th! Hosted by the Asian American Writers’ Workshop, Ben Huh will be talking about his online and publishing success.

Here’s a quick bio from the event website:

Ben Huh is the mastermind behind the Lolcats phenomenon. As the CEO of Pet Holdings, he runs I Can Has Cheezeburger? and grew it into the global purveyor of absurd cat humor that we know and love today. The book based on the site I Can Has Cheezburger?: A LOLcat Colleckshun has spent thirteen weeks on the New York Times‘ paperback best-seller list. Allergic to cats himself, Ben’s ability to pick which memes to popularize has made him a cultural icon. Pet Holdings now includes the popular Failblog, Pundit Kitchen, and Engrish Funny among its repertoire.

I love Failblog, and I Can Has Cheezeburger? is just so randomly entertaining. I think Ben Huh’s story is really interesting and inspiring. Afterall, how many people can say that they started a cultural phenomenon? It just takes a simple, genius idea to create an empire. Props to him.

And thanks to Warren for letting me know about this great event. He currently works at the Asian American Writers’ Workshop. Check out the event flyer featuring his beautiful cat: 

They’re located at:

16 West 32nd Street, 10th Floor 
(btwn Broadway & 5th Avenue)

And yea, admission is $15…kinda pricey but I think I’m still going to go! The Asian American Writers’ Workshop also holds other public events and workshops throughout the year. Visit their website for more info! 

I’ll leave you with my absolute favorite pic from I Can Has Cheezeburger?:

ABDC III

Will it be Quest…or Beat Freaks? For once, these two crews are both SO talented.

My favorite of America’s Best Dance Crew was Beat Freaks. I love that they’re a girl crew that can represent and dance as well as the boys. Every performance, they brought something new to the table. But their routine on the most recent episode was…not up to par. Overall, they’re the most consistent crew.

Quest crew had a lot of buzz about them too. They always had the sickest tricks, but lacked a bit in their routines. Then the most recent episode…they were ON POINT. Even the judges gave them a standing ovation.

I have no idea who will win. This is def the best season in ABDC history. As for my vote…

BEAT FREAKS. (Girl’s Rule!)

NEW Tokidoki for Hello Kitty online now!

The second line of Tokidoki for Hello Kitty is available for purchase off the official tokidoki site. So cute! I think this second line is much better than the first

Tokidoki Sample Sale Price List

Hey guys,

I just got back home from the sample sale! Tons of great stuff at VERY discounted prices. For those of you who haven’t made it out there yet, I took some pictures on my phone of the price list and available items. I will post them up as soon as I eat dinner! Check back later

**EDIT

So I stopped by around 4pm and it wasn’t too busy. They had so many bags in a variety of prints:

Sorriso Hobo

Magia Belt Bag

More backpacks

LeSportSac

The majority of the sale is bags and just a few jewelery items (none of the good pieces). Same with the clothing. I think they only had one t-shirt design available. Here’s a list of the inventory:

Tokidoki Price List

BAGS		Retail	Now
	Bacio Mini	$138	$55
	Magia Belt Bag	$158	$60
	SorrisoHobo	$158	$60
	Graziosa Sm. Messenger	$178	$75
	Carezza Handbag	$184	$75
	Amica Tote	$210	$80
	Creativa Messenger	$248	$95
	Abbraccio Backpack	$248	$95
T-Shirts	Men’s & Women’s	$33	$20
Hats	Women’s	$35	$25
	Men’s	$45	$30
Earrings	Logo	$30	$15
	Nana Star	$36	$20
	Adiosstar Charm	$36	$20
Necklaces	Vinile Red	$36	$20
	Storm Cloud	$36	$20
	Skull Logo Chain	$36	$25
	Nana Star	$40	$25
	Killer Candy	$42	$25
	Diamond Chain	$42	$25
	Pirata Pendant	$45	$25
	Punk Pin	$75	$30
And More	Key Chain	$25	$15
	Gun Dog Tag	$25	$20
	Belt Buckles	$45	$30
	Heart & xbones Bracelet	$55	$30

Artist in Residence for LeSportSac Price List

	Retail	Now
Field Trip Duffle	$75	$25
Runaway Duffle	$106	$30
Compulsive Shopper Tote	$128	$35
3 Day Weekender	$146	$40
Sleepaway Backpack	$128	$25

And here is the very cute bag I got! Donutella was the deciding factor.

Carezza Handbag

Donutella

Good luck shopping!

Tokidoki Sample Sale NYC

Woohoo. Sample sale TOMORROW! First ever in NYC for toki doki stuff:

January 22nd-25th, 2009

Thurdsay: 12noon – 7pm
Friday: 8am – 7pm
Saturday & Sunday: 8am – 7pm

Metropolitan Pavilion
123 West 18th Street
(6-7 Avenues) 4 Floor

Wholesale prices & Below Wholesale Prices

Sample & stock sale.The first-ever tokidoki sample sale! Over 10,000 treasures from the tokidoki bag collection. Handbags, totes, backpacks, messenger bags, belt bags and more. Come experience the cute and playful yet sexy and sophisticated world that is tokidoki! 60% to 80% off current and past collections. All sales final. No exchanges or refunds.

Thanks to tokidoki blog for spreading the word.

I am definitely going tomorrow. Be sure to get there early since sample sales tend to have long lines! I’ll probably stop by around 4pm, some random hour. Let’s hope most people are stuck at their full-time jobs.