me: If we had 4 fingers, last year would have been a big deal
dennis: You’re right. *pretends to break my thumb off with sound effects kishhh ahhhh!*

Last Wednesday I was lucky enough to join Virgin America on their inaugural flight from San Francisco to Orange County. Check out this video for some highlights including spray tanning, makeovers, and Branson’s little kissy for Justine.

They were serving Veev açaí spirit for almost 12 hours, from the gateway at the airport, on the plane, at the tarmac in OC, and at the party. That’s a lotta booze! I really liked the Eau de Veev, which included 2 ounces VeeV Açaí Spirit, 1 lemon slice, 1 lime slice, 1 orange slice & 3 ounces tonic, shaken together.

The party was at Laguna Beach which was beautiful at night. It was such a smooth launch and I had a fantastic time. Check out Justine’s photos & post for more.

I love Virgin America.

A few weeks ago I posted the first set cupcake shirts, and here are some more. Aren’t they adorable? You totally want one You can purchase any of these shirts on my etsy page, (or paypal me the $$ directly at karen [at] karenism [dot] com)

I’ve added Catapus in new colors for both guys and gals.

Thanks for your support!

Urban egg hunt on Youtube. Justine & I decided to hide some little treasures around the city for Easter. They were all gone the next day, so I’m sure they all found happy homes.

In related Easter news, this made me esploder:

The Wizard of Peeps diorama. Given my lifelong obsession with peeps & The Wizard of Oz, I am tempted to ask the creator to marry me. So much peep love.

And here is the first video I put on the internet (lovingly made with Jumpcut in 2006):

Peep experiment on Youtube

Hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday.

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Tom and I have been working together for the past few weeks and we’re finally ready to show off our creation. Behold the adorableness of Sugar Fiends!

This American Apparel cranberry vneck tshirt features an adorable zombie cupcake, complete with brain frosting and a drooling desire for braaaaainnns. The little zombie hungrily stares at your sweet, juicy cranium from his comfortable spot over your heart.

Instantly fall in love with this innocent cat-octopus-cupcake. He lives on the bottom left corner of a light blue American Apparel sheer jersey cap sleeve raglan. The bold orange color really makes him pop. His name is Catapus and he’s looking for a happy home.

They are designed by Robot Octopus aka Tom. He is a great artist who I’ve known for a long time. I’m very excited to be collaborating with Tom on this project, not only because he is wonderfully gifted but he’s also as sweet as these cupcakes.

More pics of the shirts here. You can order either (or both!) of these shirts below. We made a tiny run of these shirts so get one while they’re still available. I have some other colors that I will release in the coming weeks. Thanks for your support!

Sugar Fiends

Zombie Cupcake: cranberry vneck - xsmall $30.00 Zombie Cupcake: cranberry vneck - small $30.00 Zombie Cupcake: cranberry vneck - medium $30.00 Zombie Cupcake: cranberry vneck - large $30.00 Zombie Cupcake: cranberry vneck - xlarge $30.00 Catapus: blue raglan - small $25.00 Catapus: blue raglan - medium $25.00 Catapus: blue raglan - large $25.00 Catapus: blue raglan - xlarge $25.00

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Blue Raglan measurements from shoulder to shoulder (including cap sleeves)
S – 15.75”
M - 16”
L - 16.25”
XL - 16.5”

Cranberry vneck measurements from shoulder to shoulder
XS - 15″
S – 16.5”
M - 18”
L - 20.5”
XL - 21.25”

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Cornification IRL on Youtube

Jake went on vacation for a few days, and came back to find his desk protected (perhaps infested…) by unicorns.

Cornify is the #1 unicorn and rainbow service worldwide, giving websites sparkle around the world.  I think Yoko & Justin should start a brick and mortar Cornify business.  They obviously have the skillzzz.

Like cornify, but meatier.

bacolicio.us

a delicious treat from Yoko

I stopped by the bacon yogurt celebration a few weeks ago. The stuff is tasty.

Doc Pop’s Bacon Yogurt on Youtube

Only 2 more days to eat the delicious Bacon, maple, cereal yogurt at YoCup. Try it before it’s gone! If you don’t live in San Francisco, just add the ingredients to some plain yogurt, and it’s almost the same experience.

Speaking of bacon and dessert, Heather Lynch took the grand prize at BaconCamp for her Maker’s Mark Ice Cream with a Maple Caramel Swirl and Candied Bacon Bits. I didn’t make it out to to the event (yes, it was my baby, but so it goes), and I’m hoping Heather will make another batch soon so I can taste it. Yum!

photo by Edrabbit

BTW BaconCamp kicked major ass. 40+ presentations, 9 prizes, 300+ people, $1500+ raised for AHA. I am thoroughly pleased. Expect another BaconCampSF in a few months. Check out the blog for more details about the past event, and some photos on flickr.

I, unfortunately, wasn’t around to capture the move from Brickhouse to Sansome, so here’s a video of our move from Jumpcut to Brickhouse.

I will miss:
the ridiculous amount of space
the nice Brickhouse coffee & Cafe Centro folks
working near some dear friends
stopping by Whole Foods on my way home

I’m looking forward to:
working near some other dear friends
Hot financial district people (aka fai deee hotties)
new food places
proximity to ChinaTown, with all it’s weird Asian treats
the view

One book closed, another opens.

Wow, I can’t believe it’s been more than a month since I thought about organizing BaconCamp. It’s a little more than a week away, and I can’t wait. Everyone has been so supportive and helpful. I’m feeling and appreciating all the love.

Don’t forget to get your ticket early.
BaconCamp San Francisco
when: March 21, 2009 1pm-5pm
where: 500 3rd Street, Suite 510
cost: $0-20 donations - proceeds go to American Heart Association

Vanessa and I made this video to help you learn all about bacon:

We are still looking for more submissions for dishes and art so please tell your friends and sign up today. Sign up by Monday, March 16th so that we can guarantee you a spot and make sure you have what you need to shine.
You only have 4 days left! We’ll have a few open slots for presentations the day of, but you want to sign.

Need a little inspiration?Check out this post for ideas and suggestions of what you could present for BaconCamp

Scott also put together this great video of bacon memes:

BaconCamp - The Internet Bacon Meme in 60 Seconds from Bac'n.com on Vimeo.

Hope to see you guys there!