Bento Mania

Domo wants to be a cowboy...and you can be his cowgirl!

So I went to the dollar store and found some bear clothes and thought...this might fit my Domo...so now Domo-chan is a pretty fairy princess!

I have to admit I'm done. If I come up with something creative then I'll post it. In the meantime, please enjoy my latest obsession...Domo-kun and Domo-chan

I'll be posting some of the pictures from my Travels with Domos and some of the cosplay outfits I'll be making for Domos.

So I've been making bentos...nothing fancy mainly repeats of favorite meals from the archives. Today I thought I'd post something to peaceful to calm you and warm your heart this season. Blessings

A few days ago I recieved final confirmation that I was officially in graduation status for my Associate's Degree. I am also pleased to report that in my final term I made the Dean's List again! Since I responded that I would not be at the graduation ceramony, they will mail my dipolma to me and it should be here around Christmas/Solstice time. Does anybody know if my 3.51 average qualifies me as an honors graduate? All honor cords are supposed to be included with my diploma. YAY ME!

Two DJs in Montreal Canada pranked Gov. Palin. Have a listen

YAY! I'm FINALLY FINISHED! Just finished my finals about an hour ago! It's cold (41 degrees) and raining tonight so I'm going to brew myself a pot of tea and go dive into that stack of books that's been growing beside my bed that I've been lamenting over.

October 28 is graduation day...20 years (this past May) after I graduated from high school I'm finally getting my Associate's Degree. . I've got less than 2 weeks left before I graduate and I'm knee deep in finals. I've completed and turned in one paper, have to make corrections and resubmit a second paper. I've got a review this week and one final next week and then it's back to bento pictures!

And where the HELL is the Tshirt?!

After seeing this I'm getting my mat back out and starting over again

1. Leaving my apartment just in time to see gas being delivered to the gas station up the street.
2. Having 1/2 a tank of gas left and being able to debate about getting gas while continuing on to my destination.
3. Returning to the station 1 1/2 hour later and discovering shorter lines.
4. Only having to wait in line for 15 minutes and being able to fill my tank up with less than $20.
5. Since my husband is gone for the next two weeks, I can probably make this tank of gas last until the middle of next week.
6. Grocery store within walking distance.
7. Cool weather = not having to run the AC.

There are traffic cops directing the flow of traffic into 2 of the local gas stations that just got gas. Average wait time 10-15 minutes. On the news they are talking about how people have run out of gas waiting in line to get gas. One lady talked about praying on the way to the gas station and praying that they have gas once you get there. I am blessed today because Goddess Fortuna (Lady Luck) smiled on my husband as he was able to fill up the tank 2 days ago. But today we're already down by 1/4 a tank. I remember having to sit in line while my parents got gas back in the days of the Carter administration. We obviously didn't learn the lesson back then or we might have had more alternatives in place so we wouldn't have to go to war in Iraq or see these things repeat. So as I contemplate what I'm supposed to learn from this and how I can improve my own fuel ecconomy, I'll be praying that once my car hits half a tank there will be gas available for everyone.

Just got a pretty neat story in my inbox about Ray Sorensen (nicknamed 'Bubba') a guy out in Iowa who for the last 10 years has been painting various season on a 10 ton rock by Memorial Day weekend to thank soldiers and veterans for their service. He doesn't do it for political or religious reasons...he just wants to say thanks. What a lovely practice in gratitude. Thank you Bubba.

Figured I'd get started on the update since I've got eleven pictures to get up here. Today's bento needed to be quick because Gothiphine had to ride the bus. I usually take her to school but all of the gas stations within a 10 mile radius of my apartment were out of gas so we were worried we wouldn't make it until they got more in....anyway lunch today was egg salad & cucumber with garlic/herb cream cheese sammies, tomato bisque soup, cup o fruit, and a couple of Newman-Os in the Hello Kitty head (raspberry tea in the other container)

Okay so I've been really slack about updating my lj, but it was all for a good reason...ANIME WEEKEND ATLANTA planning. I coordinated with in town parents and out of town friends again this year and though things went more smoothly this time around, with me being in the FINAL term of my journey to my Associate's Degree (33 days left!) I didn't get to the uploading of bento. So over the next few days I'll get to that.
This year was super special because I got to participate as a panalist talking about what else?! Bento! I worked with Natakiya from Bento Anarchy and I have to say it SOOOO MUCH FUN! I've already started thinking of some new panels and I'm writing down some new ideas for next year's bento panel as well. Oh and I FINALLY got to go to the Lolita Tea Party on Sunday and had a wonderful time with other loli ladies! I can't wait to join the ATL Lolitas for their next meetup! Here's a few pictures from the tea party:
Here I am with emiko

Here are (most of) the lovely ladies I sat with for tea:

And if you're interested in seeing the 429 other pictures we took over the 3 days of AWA they can be found at My AWA 14 flickr page. I haven't added the character names or series they came from so that will take me a while...now back to the bento!

Not feeling so great about school, Gothiphine needed a little pep today. Since I'm not feeling well, all I could think to do was put a sticker on her banana that says "I'm always at your side." Veggie shumai, mini crab cakes and stir fried veggies:
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