Bento Mania

Like a Domo Cowboy!

2009-03-31T02:53:39Z

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

Domo Madness

2009-03-28T03:32:43Z

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!

After 4 years of taking bento pictures....

2009-03-26T22:13:29Z

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.

The mystery of Star Wars revealed!

2009-01-18T17:39:14Z

Something to warm your heart

2008-12-11T22:34:50Z

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

Final confirmation

2008-11-18T13:27:53Z

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!

YES WE CAN!! Now let's get to work!

2008-11-05T13:36:46Z

Show our girls one vote can make a difference

2008-11-03T17:56:55Z

Palin gets pranked

2008-11-02T20:17:34Z

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

Phew! Now to catch up on some other stuff

2008-10-25T01:27:38Z

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.

So close....

2008-10-17T11:56:09Z

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!

How did I miss this one?!

2008-10-03T22:29:37Z

And where the HELL is the Tshirt?!

Just in case you haven't....

2008-10-03T11:34:32Z

No more excuses

2008-09-30T14:51:55Z

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

Blessings

2008-09-29T00:39:34Z

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.

Praying to feed our addiction

2008-09-27T12:41:59Z

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.

If the only prayer you ever say in your whole life is "thank you," that would suffice

2008-09-26T16:07:10Z

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.

Bentos

2008-09-26T01:05:15Z

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)

Anime Weekend Atlanta 14

2008-09-25T19:49:32Z

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!

Bentos = Love

2008-09-10T14:13:02Z

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:

Our local Super H Mart does a pretty good job with sushi/sashimi so we brought home leftovers. Gothiphine put this one together and took the picture:

And just enough leftovers in the fridge to put a bento together for the Hubster: BBQed Ribs,veggies and extra bbq sauce in the small container, rice, and grapes:

Blast from the past

2008-09-09T23:19:57Z

Here's a couple of bentos from last week that didn't get posted:
Salad with ranch dressing, apple ritter with extra glaze and blueberries, Cheese Quesdilla with green onions, tomato (fresh from my garden), guacamole, salsa and a mint to kill the onion breath. Iced green tea in the thermos...

Unagi and Spicy crab with iced white tea:

What to eat on a rainy day

2008-09-09T13:28:46Z

Butternut Squash soup, Salad and a homemade whole wheat biscuit is just the thing to take the dreariness out of a rainy day stuck inside:

Hubster isn't too fond of the soup so he gets the stuffed baked potato (ham, swiss and broccoli), salad with dressing, and a few blueberries for munching later.:

Have you heard?

2008-09-04T22:34:48Z

There's a new exhibition that will be touring starting in November featuring some of the treasures from King Tutankhamun's tomb. While you can only see his death mask if you travel to Egypt, you can go to this exhibit and see his canopic coffinette:

Since they haven't done anything like this since the 70s (which was imortalized by Steve Martin's SNL song "King Tut") it would definately be worth driving to see if you can. Go to kingtut.org for more details.

Laws of Ma'at~I speak words of good intent

2008-08-28T20:23:27Z

On Monday I had to take my husband to the airport once again so loading Lil' Bear and the dog in the car I headed out on that rainy night. As I left the airport I realized that I had gotten on to 85S rather than 85N so I dutifully drove down to the nearest exit to make the turn around I am very familiar with. Unfortunately, there are some Georgia drivers that do not do so well driving in the rain and I had the misfortune of having an encounter with one of them. First, the driver realizing she was about to miss her exit cut across traffic and narrowly misses side swiping me. Fortuna (Goddess of Good Luck) was on my side since I was able to swerve into the next lane to avoid her. Unfortunately, I had to get back into the lane behind her in order to make the left turn to get back on the correct part of the highway. As we sat waiting for an 18-wheeler to complete its turn, she decided that she was too far up so she backed up...right into me. Dog barking in the front seat, kid crying in the back and no one hurt (a blessing) I get out in the rain to assess the damage. I'm furious and the first thing out of my mouth is "what is going on with you that you nearly side swipe me and now back into me?!" She apologizes and tells me she just dropped her boyfriend off at the airport and he's on his way to Iraq. I see there's no damage to my car so I took a deep breath and said "well I'm a military wife and my husband has been to Iraq twice. We can't fall apart because they're gone. If they have to worry about us it distracts them from the mission and could get them killed. Time to put on your big girl panties and get it together! Be more careful."
I really could have cursed her out...I really wanted to at that point but I didn't and I'm really proud of myself considering how angry I was by that time. As I drove home I lamented not finding out her name or her soldier's name so I could add them to my Goddess offering bowl but in the end it doesn't matter. I believe she was put into my path because she needed to hear those slightly gruff words from an 'old military wife' telling her to snap out of it and carry on. And just for good measure I added her to my Goddess offereing bowl anyway...Goddess knows who she is even if I don't.

For my cat loving friends

2008-08-24T21:46:57Z

I'm sure you've probably seen this one before but I thought it was a riot!