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• 09:46 Ok, time for a shameless plug: The AbSmall customer appreciation free shipping thing is ON! tinyurl.com/65mbop
• 15:06 How many hospital visiting rules did we just break? Try all of them.

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Customer Appreciation Weekend!

This Thursday- Sunday we are running a FREE SHIPPING sale. Seriously. Free shipping. On everything. Go nuts!
It's been a good year, and it's all thanks to you. Thank you!!
(Free first class mail in the US & Canada, discounted rates for the rest of the world.)
Last one to the shop's a rotten egg!

My favorite mirror indeed!

One of the few treats I snagged at Felt Club. I'm so thrilled with my Berkley Illustration goodies!

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• 09:23 Trying to catch up on email, trying not to think of the dirty house, and this is my 400th post? Exciting.
• 09:57 Just fell down the Google Analytics rabbit hole. There goes an hour.
• 13:15 Trying my best to not require a 2 hour nap today. What the heck happened to my energy levels?
• 16:02 I just tweaked the metatags for all my sites. The old ones were really bad! I'm amazed I ever got any traffic with them. */nerd out!

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• 18:21 I just got to hold a French Bulldog puppy! I love eet!

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• 09:50 Help! Urban Dictionary has a very, very wrong definiton of "Chickenpants"- and it's the top thing when you search Google! is.gd/8s3H
• 09:51 Vote it down, please! tinyurl.com/5p9tcb
• 10:59 The Rabbit Bites/ Chickenpants collab. video is on the front page of www.salon.com/ RIGHT NOW! Watch it! Buzz it up! Etc!
• 12:35 Going to list some new CPs today, but first, pugs must be walked! Well, one pug must be walked. Right.Now!
• 18:42 To the waiter @ Islands: asking us if we're ok every 15 seconds will not increase your tip or make up for lukewarm fries.

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Rabbit Bites + Chickenpants = A new video!

My very first video collaboration ever...and it's on Salon.com right now! (Yes...the front page!)

Here's the permalink, too, for alas, these things do not last.
This collaboration has been in the works for some time...proof that good things take time. (Wait...is that a saying? Hmmm.)
I hope you enjoy it!

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• 11:15 I called the pug "the sweetest pea", Dan heard "the Swedish Fiend". I like his version better.
• 11:50 Finally updated my blog. Still catching up on internetty things. is.gd/8k8W
• 13:05 Inbox is still packed to bursting, but I am computered out! Off to play a bit of Animal Crossing.

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In lieu of a whole Felt Club recap

Which is quite, quite over due, may I share with you this fantastic photo taken by the lovely Sweater Surgery?

She put up a nice little post mentioning us, too.
Speaking of awesome:
Check it out!

The Queen of Gem Sweaters & Ab Small Plushies
Originally uploaded by absolutely small

Here's the utterly amazing Leslie Hall holding two Absolutely Small plushies! Not only was she great live, she was really, really nice. (And liked my work. Whoa!)
This photo actually isn't at Felt Club at all. It was taken at GR2 the night before.

James Kochalka, Claire Chambers, and G. Pete Chickenpants
Originally uploaded by absolutely small

It's James Kochalka, me, and G.Pete Chickenpants.
So, there's the highlights, chickadees. All the rest of the photos are up on Flickr now, but I have yet to upload the videos anywhere. (Singing and dancing, y'all.)

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• 08:56 There's no milk for my coffee. It tastes like sadness, now. I'm going to have to go grocery shopping, aren't I?
• 11:01 Check it out! It's me & James Kochalka & a Chickenpants!is.gd/8a7I
• 14:45 Just dropped my darling baby ancient sewing machine off at the repair place. Trying not to freak out.
• 18:24 Waiting for my turn to play Animal Crossing for Wii. It's very, very similar to Animal Crossing for Game Cube.
• 18:25 Did I mention yet how much I loved Felt Club? THIS MUCH: www.flickr.com/photos/smallchick/3043007192/
• 21:01 I so want one of these: is.gd/8eO9

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• 11:11 I'm back! Catching up on all the email that piled up over the weekend. Howdy to all the new Twitter followers! Thanks!
• 20:44 iPhoto and I are not on speaking terms. Any other Mac aps out there to manage photos? Lots and lots of photos? (19,500+)

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• 08:42 I'm dragging my feet, not wanting to leave Los Angeles.
• 14:29 I think that cold I kicked into submission so I could do Felt Club just kicked itself back to life & brought its friends.

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• 07:46 OK, that's it for playing around on Twitter till I get back from Felt Club. I mean it!
• 14:54 In Buttonwillow, I saw two guys in red Halliburton jumpsuits. Odd.
• 17:03 Ok, I'm officially in Hollywood. Why am I so nervous?
• 18:36 I feel like quite the rube. We sure don't have tourist traps like his where I come from, no siree!

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• 08:17 Leaving for Felt Club tomorrow. I think this deserves an "OMG!!1!!"
• 08:44 Just looked at the vendor lineup for Felt Club. How the heck am I supposed to keep any money I make when a ton of my favorites are there?
• 08:44 Also: *honored*!! to be in the mix.
• 15:41 OK, iPhoto '08. You had better start talking to Photoshop right now. Hey, don't you ghost yourself! Are you listening to me?
• 16:14 I have to stop lolling around on Flickr. But, look, I uploaded some new guys! www.flickr.com/photos/smallchick/
• 17:40 I can't believe it, but I'm going to go play some Super Paper Mario. Where did this pocket of free time come from & what am I forgetting?
• 19:29 Trying to pick up some last minute display items.

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A few new creatures for Felt Club

I had to take a few quick shots of my new batch of plushies. They're all going with me to Felt Club this Sunday. If you're in the Los Angeles area, I hope you can make it. It's this Sunday the 16th, and this link tells you all you need to know about how to get there.
I kind of hate the thought of them just going to their new homes and possibly not leaving an internet trace, so here they are!

From left to right: Davis, Marty, Penny. (Penny's my favorite!)

L to R: Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Bringer, Sammykins, Isobel, Mardi Gras.
You can see a few more pictures of the new guys at my Flickr, too.
And if you're in the LA area, please stop by and say hi! I'd love to meet you.

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• 07:59 Figuring out TweetDeck when I should be attaching faces to plushies...
• 15:49 I'm guessing that "We're all out of eyes" is not a phrase you hear in every office. In my studio it's a real threat, though.
• 15:59 Commenting on www.theneedle.org/ and eating Ritz instead of trimming fuzzy faces. (Toy, not human)
• 18:17 Waiting for Indian food to go. Hoping something strong and spicy will knock out my cold.

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• 07:31 I can't believe it...I may actually be able to attend a Giant Robot opening! James Kochalka, no less!
• 07:52 Things I've broken trying to get ready for Felt Club: iDvd, Apple laptop, 3 sewing mach. needles, MY SEWING MACHINE, bank account, sanity.
• 12:12 Trying not to be struck down by this very painful sore throat. Must...resist!
• 15:34 ugh. It IS a cold. poo!
• 20:56 All sorts of faux-plant animal adornments spread out on the studio floor so I can see them...and the pug is NOT pleased. Bark! BARK!

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• 08:13 How have I lived with out this? tinyurl.com/2dlllb
• 09:13 Trying to put together a Chickenpants dvd for Felt Club.
• 19:05 This is the first time I've come up for air (computer) all day. Serious plushing going on here.

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• 08:05 Leaving for Felt Club in 5 days. OMG. Quick...make stuff!!
• 08:18 Just a note: the Ab Small Etsy shop will be pretty much emptied out for the show. tinyurl.com/5sb4gj
• 11:41 This is serious. tinyurl.com/3dw9jj
• 11:41 Also: I think I may be that little duckling.
• 14:41 Sewing machine needles broken today: 2. Mood: 0.
• 16:38 Finally posted the Chickenpants Limited for Oct. & Nov.! www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17144687
• 21:03 Just got mistaken for being my brother's mom. AGAIN. Good grief, I'm only in my twenties!!

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The (very late) Chickenpants Limiteds for October & November

Hi everyone!
I can't believe it, but there are only 5 days left before I leave for Felt Club! Eep! So it's pretty much full tilt chaos over here, as you can imagine.
I should be plushing, but I had to share with you the very, very belated release of:
CHICKENPANTS LIMITED OCTOBER 08 - NUZZLE!

and...
CHICKENPANTS LIMITED NOVEMBER 08 - KISMET!

These two are the first to feature a glossy finish (as opposed to our usual luster finish). I really like the way it makes colors looks so saturated. What do you think of it?

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• 08:18 I want to finish my coffee...but the pug wants to go on a walk RIGHT. NOW.
• 16:48 Listening to NPR- National Puglet Radio. On KPUG.

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• 08:08 Up early and in Chico. The weirdness of it all!
• 15:23 Just spent altogether too much time & money at the fabric store. But, I'm inspired.

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• 08:26 I've had the FoTC song "Cheer up, Murray" stuck in my head for two days.
• 08:47 Wow...I am totally hopeless with this AdWords thing.
• 12:34 Almost all packed up for Craftland. One giant box is not enough...that's a lot of plush!
• 14:40 Dude! I just packed up 17 lbs of plushies for Craftland. They only weigh a few ounces each, so that gives you some idea of the sheer mass.
• 21:26 At line @ the post office. Next- party!

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• 08:23 I love the smell of fresh Twitter followers in the morning! Can I get you some coffee? Or a hackneyed phrase? I have plenty of both!
• 11:54 Thinking. And cutting out lots of Chickenpants Babies. I'm multitasking.
• 14:25 This is what happens when you don't keep a close eye on your Netflix queue- Mad Love and Confessions of a Superhero. Nnngh.
• 15:34 Just got new backers & bags in the mail- now I can release the very very late October Chickenpants Limited!
• 16:52 Heading out to Chinese food- little brother just got a job!
• 18:23 That was some lame Chinese food. But I liked the uncomfortable bright orange benches.

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• 10:04 After much agony, part two of the Chickenpants movie is up! Hooray! tinyurl.com/tc53j
• 10:11 DANG IT! Ok, try this address: tinyurl.com/5oxpol
• 14:49 Taking a break to watch some Daily Show and drink hot chocolate.

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It's done at last!!

The new Chickenpants movie is UP! It's part two of the Legend of Chickenpants, our ninja vs. pirate epic.
Doggelor strikes back!

I hope you enjoy it!
And here's the link in case the video above isn't working for some reason.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ojy4AM_GhjI.

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• 08:32 Trying to get Google Adwords to work. I think marketing may not be my strong suit.
• 08:57 Filled with indignation for the persecution of a fellow plush artist by a big, ugly company. *insert yelling!*
• 12:26 Trying to get the new Chickenpants movie to upload, eating lunch, going over what I'm going to send to Craftland...it's not all going well.
• 15:35 Why did iMovie and YouTube decide to gang up on me today? How did they get in cahoots with each other, anyway?
• 16:53 At last! The new Chickenpants stop motion movie is up! tinyurl.com/6yqwfj Watch eet!

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• 08:24 Can't wait to get back in the studio today. I have a cloud of 10 lbs of polyfill behind me, and it's distracting.
• 09:52 Arm wrestling Photoshop for dominance. Photoshop's winning.
• 15:12 Eating rather terrible sugar free cookies as a pause between packing up a million CP Babies and sewing more pink stuff.

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• 16:13 Boy howdy, that was a good nap.

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• 23:29 In my Auntie's living room, watching tv for the first time in months.

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• 10:19 TRYING to get this STUPID awful camera to UPLOAD and having PROBLEMS and drinking COFFEE!
• 18:31 At the eye doctor. My glasses broke!

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