I don’t feel like typing in Japanese today. WAaaaaAay too tired.
I made this bento today from inspiration from bentocorner.com and cookingcute.com.

The hardest thing for me is DECIDING what to make, since I have so many things I can do! I can do fried tofu, curry, sandwiches, wraps, pasta, sushi, onigiri (my bro and sis love these), noodles, left overs, etc. I want to make spam musubi and the “weiner” flower this week, and have materials for all of these things!

I decided to make it totally breakfast for this bento, since my sister and brother have been having lunch really early since its SOL week. I made my brother and sister’s lunches a little bit different.

[BROTHER]
Grape Jelly and Cream Cheese Pancake Sandwiches
Ritz Crackers
Cheese Log (the kind with nuts on the outside) slice
Egg Chick
Jello Chocolate Pudding
Rice Crackers
Vitamin Watter Essential

[SISTER]
Strawberry Jam and Cream Cheese Pancake Sandwiches
Ritz Crackers (only 2)
Cheese Log (the kind with nuts on the outside) slice
Egg Chick
Star Kiwi and Star Apple and Blueberry “salad”
Korean Bakery Bread with Yellow filling (either lemon or custard, I’m yet to find out. My sister doesn’t like red bean paste, so no mochi or dorayaki for her!)
Vitamin Watter Focus

I successfully boiled eggs by myself! It was the first time i did it by myself start to finish and i was worried that when i started peeling them that they would be liquidy inside. The first chick is jaggedy (ariel) and the second chick the yolk got cracked cause i forced the peppercorn eyes in too far (ate it) and the third chick is a rebel emo chick with only half jaggedy shell cause i got impatient after peelin’ all those eggs and i just ripped it (matt).

I’ll have to see what my sister and brother think. They loved yesterday’s curry (I’m STILL jealous). It must be weird to not have an asian-ish bento. I don’t know what to do!

WHAT?! What the heck was up with the Grey’s Anatomy Season Finale!? Was Christina crying because of happiness or sadness? And what the HELL is up with Meredith. She fights so hard for Derek and then when she gets him, she’s like… maybe I don’t want you. Like she has anything better to do! It was a random change of heart too, for no reason. And then when she DOES want Derek, he says that he flirted with another woman and that it was the hilight of his week. Wtf. Anyways “Derek” and “Meredith” are both NOT cute. I hate that they’re the lead roles because it makes my life feel so insignifigant, like I could have been a tv/movie star, but I don’t know the right people or something.

X_X
And i hope george doesnt try to have sex w/ meredith vicariously through her half sister. T_T

 I’m SUCH A NERD! At least I can talk to Dan’s mom about it…

クレアチブになった！妹のお弁当の一番上のＣｏｎｔａｉｎｅｒを見つけた!　それから、弟のため妹の弁当作った、妹のため私の弁当を作った。妹は弟に比べて信頼できるから。　カレー作った！兄弟がうらやましい！妹の下Ｃｏｎｔａｉｎｅｒに特別な果物サレダ作った！星のようなイチゴ、ブルベリー、オレンジとブレベリの味ヨゴット入れた。美味しそう！！弟の弁当に最後のどら焼き入れた。ライスクラカーとバイトミン・ワターも。

I got creative! I found my sister’s bento’s top container, so I used my sisters bento for my brother and my bento for my sister (my sister’s more trustworthy). I made Curry, and I’m so Jealous of them! (none left over for me) In my sister’s bottom container I put a special fruit salad. Starry Strawberries, Blueberries, Oranges, and Blueberry yogurt. It looks SO good. I put the last Dorayaki in my brother’s bento. Both got Vitamin Water and rice crackers too.

また怠け者だわ。
ふりかけ・ラメン、マンゴ、チキン・ナガット、だいふくモチしか入れなかった。動物クーキとジェリとＶｉｔａｍｉｎ　Ｗａｔｅｒも。
でも、可愛いみたいね？（弟のためにちょっと可愛すぎると思う）　～＿～ 妹はこのラメンが大好きって、また作った。明日カレーかサンドウイチ作るかも。カレーとご飯は小さい弁当に入れにくいだよ！妹の弁当はＤｉｖｉｄｅｒがあるけど弟がないから。クレアチブにしなくちゃ。

I was lazy again.
I only made Furikake Ramen, Mango Slices, Chicken Nuggets, and Mochi.　I also put in Animal Crackers, Jelly, and Vitamin Water though. But, it looks cute, right? Maybe a little too cute for my brother…　My sister said she loved this ramen, so I made it again. Tomorrow I’ll either make curry or a sandwich probably. But putting the curry and the rice together is so hard! My sisters bentos have dividers, but my brother’s doesn’t. So, I have to be creative.

弁当だよ！
兄弟に作って上げた。
5/16のお弁当
『のりラメン』にんじんとのりは鳥味ラメン入れた
『おにぎり』　ご飯、ライットＧｍａｒｔのり、野菜味ふりかけ、おにぎりモルッドで作った
『ほかの』　たこチップ、桜みたいにんじん、どら焼き、メロン・ラムネ、りんご、果プリン
弁当の写真をとらなくちゃったけど、自分で作ったオニギリの写真をとった！
兄弟の友達はうらやましかっただわ！

5/16 Bento
{Nori Ramen} Carrots and Nori in Chicken Flavored Ramen (I drained the broth)
{Onigiri} Rice, Light Seaweed made in Grandmart, Vegetable Flavored Furikake, An Onigiri Mold
{Others} Octopus Chips, Sakura Blossom Carrots, Dorayaki, Melon Ramune, Fuji Apples, Fruit Pudding.
I forgot to take a picture of the Bento, but I did take a picture of the Onigiri that I made.
All of my siblings’ friends were jealous!

5/17のお弁当
ギョザとオニギリ！
弟のオニギリはふりかけだけけど、妹のオニギリは特べつだな！入れたものは中国の豚肉！それに小さいすしも作った。
見られる？
（妹は弟に比べてやさしいですから）

５月１７日の夕食はとんかつでした!

Gyoza and Onigiri! My brother’s Onigiri is only furikake, but I put MuShi Pork in my sister’s Onigiri and made her little MuShi Pork Sushi (can you see them?) because she’s nicer to me than my brother. Juice box, custard bun, fruit pudding, and octopus chips. Cute little sauce containers!!
Dinner was Tonkatsu and Stir Fry Lo-mein (I didn’t have chicken broth, so the noodles were a little bland).

5/18のお弁当
今日私は眠かったから、早く弁当を作った。
焼きそば、焼き卵、マンゴ、cracker、おにぎり、ラムネしかじゅんびしなかった。
卵の上、ライオンのような顔を作ってみたけど。。。
この写真は妹の。

Today I was really lazy, so I made the lunches really quickly.
I made yakisoba (2.5 packs with only one pack of sauce. My brother and sister LOVE yakisoba and have been asking for it all week!), fried a little egg and tried to make a lion face out of it. LIKE here: http://www.bentocorner.com/roller/page/bentoblog?entry=lion_yakisoba_bento
T_T. I also put melon slices and crackers, with the last onigiri-s and ramune-s. This is a picture of my sister’s bento since I was too lazy to un-tie my brother’s. I bought this bento for her for her birthday or christmas. I forget.

My first C of my UVA career!
I don’t know whether to be happy because I can be jaded now or sad because of my GPA. My GPA this semester is higher than last semester, even though I didn’t get any Cs last semester.
Oh well. I was sick so often and didnt go to class and wrote the paper at last minute and only studied 45 minutes for the final–this is lucky! I didn’t really try hard this semester and devoted all my time to tv series on the computer. (-__-). Don’t worry, I’ll get super great grades next semester because I’ll only be taking 12, not 18 like I did for the past two (that was the TRUE mistake, and the true reason why my grades are less than desireable)
3.129 + 3.218 = 3.174
Not fair. I’ll never be able to recover my GPA because I only have 4 semesters. Can we average in my NVCC and GMU grades (4.0) ?! I had a 3.4 before that stupid PLIR class. I just should have withdrawn. Me and my stupid principles….

とにかく I’ve made お弁当 for my sister and brother the past two days and so far the reviews have been good! I’ll post pictures and recipes soon. (i forgot to take pictures of the first bento because my camera was packed away).

In the financial world, I have been: declined for GATE loan, declined for Personal loan and Personal Credit Card @ Chevy Chase. (Of course. I don’t have an account at CC and they know I secretly hate them, but my mom insists on going to CC). I’m still arguing for my $250 promotional check from Chase that Danny got and I didn’t. T_T. AND I’m taking out more loans next year! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay. Not to mention that work is pretty dry these days and I have only around $500 cash to my name. (My mom owes me around $400). Is it my fault that I would rather have less cash and no debt. Also, why am I taking out loans while my parents build an extension onto the house and get a new kitchen? Grrr.

You know someone loves you when they think of you and bring you goodies like deodorant and razors, among other things. THAT is the true personification of love, regular, every-day, household love. Seeing that person in every thing and thinking about them every moment of every day.

No matter how much I complain about other aspects of my life, he makes up for it. He keeps me strong and keeps me going.

Every day is as if we haven’t seen each other for months or years, that is how we greet each other and hate leaving each other. It’s sappy, but true. I am so lucky, and I hope that everyone else will get to experience what I experience every day at least once in their life.
It changes people.

=^_^=

So, while looking for information on P.I.N.K vodka that I stumbled upon yesterday in the store, I found an amazing site, almost suited perfectly to me! : http://www.l-e-mental.com/ (more specifically, http://www.l-e-mental.com/lemental/food_and_drink/index.html)

l-e-mental posts all about up and coming food stuffs, including new food and drink, restaurants, and food events. Most things are in NYC, so it’s helpfull information for when I might happen to go to New York next (November hopefully!).

Items that I hold particular interest in are:

SEI WATER: http://www.seiwater.com/ (because it’s named after Sei!)

FRENCH RABBIT WINE: http://www.frenchrabbit.com/ (cute wine packaging that is more friendly to the environment)

DANCING DEER COOKIES: http://www.dancingdeer.com/ (with an online bakery and super cute cookies and cakes that aren’t too expensive, and are made from scratch, by hand!)

X RATED VODKA: http://www.drinkpinkvodka.com/ (this is really girly and pink, with fruit juices mixed in. I’m sure it would taste good, but maybe not as good as P.I.N.K, which I think has more alcohol in it and less juices. Plus P.I.N.K is like Vodka mixed with the pink TAB energy drink, I’m thinking)
 

KIDSBEER: http://shop.yumetenpo.jp/goods/goodsList.jsp?st=tomomasu.co.jp (You KNOW I would have drank this when I was little! I tried to do it with cream soda and rootbeer!)

AIRFORCE NUTRIENT SODA: http://www.airforcenutrisoda.com/ (this might replace vitamin water for me! though, i have yet to find this sold anywhere not online)

VIZ: http://www.vizdrink.com (this is ‘instant’ vitamin water that you make right before you drink so that the vitamins are more potent)

GuS: http://drinkgus.com/ (I wonder what they mean by “grown up soda”, because it doesn’t have any alcohol in it and I see plenty of “grown ups” drinking soda already. Maybe its specifically meant to be mixed with alcohol, since they have a ‘cocktails’ section on their site)

I just want these, since I love JONES and I love Frozen ‘pops’.
^_^

P.I.N.K Vodka: http://www.highenergyholdings.com/ (Pink Vodka with Caffiene and Guarine in it, like an energy drink!)