Adventures in Bentomaking: Sanrio
Bento boxes are the Japanese version of lunch boxes. The difference is the greater emphasis on esthetics and creativity in the box itself and especially in its contents. On our side of the pond, we are content to throw a sandwich, a small bag of chips, and maybe a piece of fruit into a plastic bag and call it lunch. Not so in Japan!
Japanese housewives and other bento makers use large and small cookie cutters and punches to make various edible garnishes to be assembled with the food. Some items are prepared in decorative shaped molds. And yes, in Japan and elsewhere, you can get your own Sanrio-licensed Hello Kitty bento boxes, as well as Hello Kitty cookie cutters, punches, molds, and other kitchen utensils.
Hello Kitty Bento
It’s cherry blossom viewing season in Japan and so my wife wants to make a picnic and go view the cherry blossoms. Then Hello Kitty Hell struck with a link left in the last post that showed photos of various Hello Kitty bento creations…
Crafting with Cat Hair: Cute Handicrafts to Make with Your Cat [Paperback]
Got fur balls?
Are your favorite sweaters covered with cat hair? Do you love to make quirky and one-of-a-kind crafting projects? If so, then it’s time to throw away your lint roller and curl up with your kitty! Crafting with Cat Hair shows readers how to transform stray clumps of fur into soft and adorable handicrafts. From kitty tote bags and finger puppets to fluffy cat toys, picture frames, and more, these projects are cat-friendly, eco-friendly, and require no special equipment or training. You can make most of these projects in under an hour—with a little help, of course, from your feline friends!
Hello Kitty Wedding Dress
Even worse than people asking me to be a Hello Kitty wedding planner is the thought that one day I will have to hear about the concrete plans for my own Hello Kitty wedding. I make every attempt not to write anything about Hello Kitty wedding related stuff because it inevitable leads to trouble. When my wife and I got married, her Hello Kitty fanaticism had yet to kick in, and not having a Hello Kitty wedding is something that she feels is missing from her life. Our Hello Kitty wedding would, of course, include a minimum of at least one Hello Kitty wedding dress (it’s common for the bride in Japan to change into three or four different dresses during the wedding ceremony)…
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Tags: bento, Hello Kitty, Japan, Sanrio
Perhaps I may suggest to FPS Russia that he do a video segment on Hello Kitty armaments!
Fred Thompson @fredthompson
Obama snubs Netanyahu, then announces Letterman appearance. I’m guessing that night’s list’ll be “Top 10 Worst Ways to Treat an Ally”. #tcot
cats belong in the barn>LOL
And then there is Hello Kitty’s evil doppelgänger,
Heil Kitty!
@ The Osprey:
I’ve always been a fan of Mark Steyn, he’s my favorite stand in for Rush. This however is more than his usual witty commentary, it approaches genius.
OMG. I have died and gone to Hello Kitty Heaven!
I loved Hello Kitty when I was a teen and didn’t have much money to buy any of it. Now, they have so much more stuff! OMG! I might have to get one of those lunch box thingies!
@ Kirly:
http://www.sanrio.com/product/hello_kitty_lunch_bag_sakura
Rancher wrote:
I noticed that immediately also. It just pisses me off more and more.
I don’t know how much of this was reported in the states but last Saturday, Moslems protested in Sydney against the film. Their protest turned violent with several police officers hurt and taken to hospital. A young Jordanian mother snapped photos of her 4 year old son as he waved a sign reading “behead all those who insult the prophet”. The Australian reaction was swift and harsh. The department of human services was sent to investigate the mother (who claimed that although she is university educated and been in Australia for 2 years, she did not know what behead meant) and charges have been laid against those who were violent. In the meantime, a protest was scheduled in Melbourne for today. Police and politicians warned that there would be no tolerance for violence although local Islamic leaders condemned the violence of last week. As the week progressed, a counter protest was planned. On Thursday, the organizers of the Pro-Islamic rally, canceled the event and Islamic leaders urged their people not to show up. How did it all turn out?
Like this.
Although the organizers blamed the police, media and politicians for inciting the community and taking away their right to protest, I believe that they have grossly overrestimated the people’s tolerance towards their Islamic rage. When faced with opposition, they slunk off.
Perhaps others should learn from this example.
In my opinion, its a matter of time before Australia develops its own EDL.
The Japanese are some strange folk…
Macker wrote:
Too late… http://www.google.com.bo/search?q=hello+kitty+guns&hl=es-419&prmd=imvnsa&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=Mc9eUOznDO-60QG6u4CAAg&sqi=2&ved=0CB0QsAQ&biw=995&bih=450
@ Kirly:
How long did it take after you posted did you order the Hello Kitty lunch bag? 8)
@ Mike C.:
I only saw pix. Went over to the Videos link and didn’t see anything there.
@ 10 Lost: Muslims are a detriment to Australia.
@ 9 Bob in Breckenridge: Yah i thought the O flag looked like blood smears, but I kind of thought of it as the middle class clawing and scraping their hands bloody and Obama looks for ways to force them into poverty.
Macker wrote:
I doubt the decorated weapons shoot any differently than ordinary ones, so no need for specialized vids…
But here’s a good article, from “TGoP” (that would be my wife) at GCP -- “How I taught Myself to Shoot Left-Handed” by Winston Groom….
http://gardenandgun.com/article/how-i-taught-myself-shoot-left-handed
If you don’t recognize the name, Google it -- you do know his work.
“Garden & Gun” is a pretty neat publication, in the old Southern style. The younger daughter got the wife a subscription to it last Christmas. Not that we’re in that social class, mind you…
@ Rancher:
The Guys at DoD should have fun with one! It made a certain Cheeto’s lovin’ blogger apoplectic!:)
Again from TGoP, we have Bourbon Heritage Month…
http://kybourbontrail.com/index.php/news-article/10_ways_to_celebrate_bourbon_heritage_month/
‘Course, this one needs music…
This is big news and yet I’ve only heard about it now. Why is the MSM and Blogosphere so quiet about it?
And by the way, TGop loved the cat hair crafts book…. We can usually get enough in a week to knit several more cats.
BTW, I’m still getting nothing but black screens with start buttons in them on the music vids -- no titles or anything else. Anybody else getting that?
Rasmussen: Romney & Obama tied at 46%
@ Mike C.:
it’s all good on this end
do the links work for yah http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oPa-bRKtsc&NR=1&feature=endscreen
mawskrat wrote:
Hmm. It’s only on this blog, too. Things elsewhere are normal.
Yippee! Yesterday we (Vienna) had our own anti-anti-Islam-video demonstration !
So, Arabs are protesting in Vienna in front of the US-embassy with mostly in Arabic written signs (says something about integration) to protest a video wich was made in the U.S.A. by a private citizen. Makes no sense, does it ?
(..and about half of the 700 protesters were Austrian lefties who allied whith Arabs with al Qaeda flags)
Mooch Tells Congressional Black Caucus Voting For Barack Is The “Sit-In Of Our Day”…
Now, back when our great-grandparents were riding that Underground Railroad
The Obama’s are insane. Insane with hate and racism and arrogance. His ancestors had nothing to do with the Underground Railroad; mine did.
For anyone interested Countdown To Looking Glass full movie is YouTube.
I remember seeing this in the early 80′s when it came out on HBO. Didn’t really hold my attention much then since it’s basically a drama centering around a fictional cable news channel doing ’round the clock reporting on a crisis in the middle-east centering on the U.S. & Soviet Union. In other words lots of fictional news reporting & archive footage & not too many big explosions (until the end) & car chases. I mean it wasn’t The Day After.
Revisited this last night & all I have to say is wow, very chilling & gripping & this movie has a lot of similarities even now on our situation over there, holds up quite well.
Plus Newt Gingrich ! Yep, Newt Gingrich is in this movie….no not through archive footage, he actually plays in this movie! He makes two appearances in two interview segments.
Watching the Fast and Furious hearings, a total and complete white wash….
doriangrey wrote:
Yes, infuriating. Blows my mind too that our GOP dominated House cleared Maxine Waters on ethics charges.
Not really, they’re all in cahoots & slap each other on the backs when it comes to dipping hands in cookie jars.
John Difool wrote:
The corruption is utterly beyond mind boggling…
@ doriangrey:
Her case was clear cut & should have resulted in her being booted from the House, carried out in handcuffs. They allowed her to pass the blame to her own grandson who will do the time instead…..maybe or maybe not.
Mike C. wrote:
that happens to me on occassion here. sometimes it fixes itself but almost never. i usually have to reboot.
btw, hello kitty motherload at amazon.
2nd btw, sunday lecture is in headlines. shouldn’t it be on the main page? i was all alone over there.
John Difool wrote:
Well, in the “Operation Fast and Furious” cover-up, they have named their scapegoat “deputy assistant attorney general Jason Weinstein” and their back-up scapegoat, ” Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer”.
Just as I had predicted back when writing this
@ African Moondog:
more info
Camp Bastion attack could be U.S. Marine Corps Harrier fleet’s ground zero
As already explained, the recent Taliban attack on Camp Bastion, that cost the U.S. the worst air loss to enemy fire in one day since the Vietnam War, almost wiped out the entire U.S. Marine Harrier force in Afghanistan: besides killing two Marines, including the Commanding Officer of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 211, six AV-8B+ aircraft were destroyed and two more severly injured.
Since the VMA-211 “Avengers” had deployed to Afghanistan with 10 airframes, only two Harriers survived the insurgent attack in one of the strategical airbases in Afghanistan (aircraft that were immediately returned to the U.S.).
In other words, in a matter of a hours, the U.S., that had moved VMA-211 from Kandahar to Camp Bastion on Jul.1 to have the planes closer to where the troops need support, not only lost one of its most valuable CAS (Close Air Support) platforms in Afghanistan, but also about 1/15th of the entire American Jump Jet fleet.
New Thread.
@ Rodan:
bout time
Relating to the discussion of Fast & Furious,
Obama is a congenital liar.
He claimed on Univision that F&F began under Bush.
He knows that it was not. Operation Wide Receiver
was under Bush & it was a very different operation.
The Mexican Government & Military was involved.
It was not a good idea either since they lost track
of guns, but they pulled the plug.
Cat goes to vet for flea bath, gets euthanized.
And where ist the new thread ?
@ doriangrey:
I have certain words of contempt for Maxine Waters and certain others of her ilk…but I can’t print them here, so I’ll say once again: [Deleted]
Guggi wrote:
The new thread is below this old thread. The newest new thread was deleated.
Somebody has been celebrating Bourbon Heritage Month…
Evening Guggi.
retro is always in fashion
@ Moe Katz:
Well, that story puts a damper on my day.
@ Mike C.:
Calo wrote:
waves hi, Calo
and thanks
@ Calo:
Awful for the owner, one never imagines anything like that happening at the vet’s office….
@ Moe Katz:
Being in the flea hellhole breeding grounds of the United States, I’m gonna ask a stoopid question, not that it negates the Vet’s negligence.
Why take the cat to the vet for a flea bath/dip good for 1 week when you can administer Frontline at home to the cat and obtain the same results in 12 hours that are effective for 30 days?
Calo wrote:
Makes sense to me.
Another thing you have to do is to clean up the fleas and flea eggs in your home. Infested pets shed both. If you don’t, the fleas will not only hop back onto your cat or dog, but also bite your feet and ankles. Fleas prefer to bite animals rather than humans, but if you’re walking through their bailiwick, they’ll get you too.
@ Calo:
The only reason I can think of the owner taking the cat to the vet for a flea bath is if (and yes Louisiana can be a flea hell-hole too) is the cat was so infested with fleas that before you could even start the Frontline you need to get rid of the massive amount of fleas on the cats body first and then start with the Frontline.
(Had a friend whose dog actually died because there were so many fleas on it…they had no idea the dog was so infested with fleas since the dog was an outside dog..lesson learned for sure).
@ Lily:
That would be my guess, too.
@ 1389AD:
Yes have battled fleas before..always spray the yard too …my husband is on top of keeping the yard flea free and we have no problem with fleas. But it is something you have to stay on top of.