Posts Tagged ‘Friday’
What am I sappy frog blogging?
May 1, 2015
Kermit the Frog’s distant live-action cousin has just been discovered in the jungles of Costa Rica. The new species, Diane’s Bare-hearted Glassfrog (Hyalinobatrachium dianae), is most remarkable for its translucent underbelly (hence the name “glassfrog”) and its bulging white eyes, which look just like Kermit’s!
The frog evaded discovery as long as it did because of its remote location in the tropical Caribbean foothills of Costa Rica and because its mating call sounds just like an insect’s call – the scientists who discovered the frog described its call as “a single tonal long metallic whistle-like note.”
Brian Kubicki, Stanley Salazar and Robert Puschendorf discovered the frog living between 400m and 800m up in the mountains. Kubicki, the senior scientists, named it after his mother, Janet Diane Kubicki.
Credit boredpanda
What am I sappy cat blogging?
April 24, 2015Hello Kitty Dim Sum Restaurant in Hong Kong
If you love dumplings as much as you love Hello Kitty, it’s time to book a flight: the first Hello Kitty dim sum restaurant in the world is now open in Hong Kong.
Hello Kitty Chunanoki opened in Yaumatei on April 16 and fans waited for hours to snag one of the 80 seats so they could enjoy some of the 37 Hello Kitty dim sum options. Every part of the restaurant is themed, from the tables, glass chandeliers, to the wall artwork. Even the chopstick holders are shaped in the form of Hello Kitty’s iconic hair bow.
For devoted fans, Hello Kitty decor simply isn’t enough, sometimes you just want to eat her face. I say that in the most adoring of ways. The restaurant serves traditional dim sum items, all with a Hello Kitty twist. Rice and noodle dishes come family-style in the shape of her head, while traditional dim sum options like custard-filled steamed buns and pork bao are irresistible when adorned with Hello Kitty’s wide-eyed expression.
Cuteness knows no bounds when you open up the lid of a bamboo steamer and see steaming Hello Kitty manju staring back at you. Even the popular dim sum dish har gow gets the Hello Kitty treatment. The thinly wrapped plump shrimp dumplings somehow taste even better when embellished with tiny pink edible bows.
The restaurant will only be open for a 2-3 month trial period so Hello Kitty fans will have to act fast to get their kawaii dim sum fix. Check out the video above for an up close look at the interior and unabashed kitty-adorableness.
Images via Jetsoclub and Kotaku
Credit: Jenn Fujikawa
And Cynthia Moore
What am I sappy porcupine blogging?
April 10, 2015
Lancelot , a North American Porcupine, is a recent addition to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s live animal program. He is round and cute, but hardly cuddly. And he drives a car!
What am I sappy cat blogging?
April 4, 2015
This is Hobbes, backlit by early morning light.
It looks as if he has grabbed the brass ring.
Hobbes is one of the three super models I am privileged to live with.
What am I sappy sea lion blogging?
March 27, 2015
You have probably seen this, but it is worth another look. The pelicans are for you, Sweet Patootie!
What am I sappy cat blogging?
March 13, 2015
Need some extra cuteness for your hot chocolate this winter season? How about a cat paw? Or even better, a whole cat? The Yawahada Marshmallow Shop creates adorable cat-themed marshmallows modeled after a cat named Hirokichi. (Depending on your vantage point, these can either be taken as uber-cute or a cruel image of a cat drowning.)
The marshmallows come with a vanilla coating and chocolate ears and paws to create its likeness. The cat-shaped sweets, which can be ordered online, go great even with tea or coffee, says the shop owners. With New York getting it’s very own cat café, we see a bright future for the marshmallows.
Re-blogged with thanks to Spoon and Tamago.
What am I sappy cat blogging?
February 20, 2015
Noodle and Tinker
Murphy
Cmdr. Sam Vimes “helping” me quilt
Hobbes – new from Zappos
Dedicated to my fuzzy companions – past, present and future.
Gunsmoke and Knitting 