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Dear Bummykins,

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You get 10 points for finding the hidden messages.

Co-drawn with boyfriend at a co-ed bridal shower.

Look who's back from summer vacation!

After a nice long summer of rediscovering the magic of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), my boyfriend and I decided to try to learn and acapella "Da Mystery of Chessboxin.'"  Though we've probably listened to the track 50 times in the last month (and countless times in our youth), we still can't get the lyrics straight.  I like to imagine that he'll get over his stage fright and actually rap this song with me one day at hip hop karaoke. 

So, here I go with my ghetto drawing memorization technique.  This will definitely help us get through our upcoming road trip to Toronto!

So the first few lines are easy enough.  They're:

RAW, I'mma give it to ya,
With no trivia,
Raw like cocaine straight from Bolivia.
My hip hop will rock and shock the nation
Like the Emancipation Proclamation.

And this is where it gets tricky for us, hence the DRAWINGS!  Enjoy if any of you are reading this! 

More to come soon-ish, as it's bedtime for Sharmycakes! zzzzzzz

How to make a Jigglypuff Bento

I recently got a request to make a Jigglypuff bento (thanks, Heather, for the great idea!).  Here’s my second bento, made with the leftovers from my Kirby bento.

For Heather: a Jigglypuff bento!

 

The concept of the bento was inspired by the video game Super Smash Bros.  I also riffed on the themes of “before and after” the honeymoon phase of a relationship, or it can represent the thin line between love and hate, or loosely on the theme of “friendly competition.”  Something’s telling me that you’re probably thinking that I’m getting too “English Literature Teacher-ish” and that I should end my paragraph right about…now.

If you’d like to know how I made this or if you’d like to replicate it, here’s the tutorial!

What you'll need:

-       A bento box (or Tupperware-type container)

-       Scissors

-       Cookie cutters

-       Toothpicks

-       Nori

-       Cheese (I used 2 kinds: white cheddar and American)

-       Lettuce

-       Ham (I also used salami inside the sandwich for variety)

-       Mayonnaise

-       Hot sauce (or ketchup)

-       Mustard

 How to make Jigglypuff:

Jigglypuff and Kirby are basically circular ham and cheese sandwiches.  I placed ham over top and stylized it to look like the desired characters. The Jigglypuff is my design, and the Kirby is Anna the Red’s creation (for Kirby, follow this link, or go to Anna the Red’s blog).  Here's how to make Jigglypuff.

1.  Cut pieces of nori into the desired shapes.

2. Use a circular cookie-cutter to cut pieces of toast.  I used 2 large pieces of toast to make 4 slices (which makes 2 Jigglypuff/Kirbys). 

3. Cut 2 slices of cheese with the circular cutter. This goes in the sandwich.

4. Use a smaller circle cutter (or the top of a heart-shaped cutter, as I did since I don't have a smaller circular cutter) to cut Jigglypuff's arms.

5. Cut several slices of ham with the circular cutter (depending on how much ham you like). Cut Jigglypuff’s arms and ears (and Kirby’s arms) as well.

6. Spread mayo and mustard onto the slices of bread.

7. Add the cheese and ham.  Save the top slices of ham for Jigglypuff and Kirby’s face/body (you’ll need 4 for each mini sandwich).

8. Place the remaining slices of ham on top of the sandwich.

9. Slide Jigglypuff's ham "limbs" in the desired locations.  Use cheese for Jigglypuff’s legs.

10. Cut circular pieces of cheese for the whites of Jigglypuff’s eyes and place accordingly.

11. Cut lettuce for the eyeballs (heart-shaped for the “love” look, and circular for the “angry” look).

Kirby is pretty much the same thing.  The only differences are that I applied mayo with a toothpick to make the twinkle in his eyes, and several dabs of hot sauce on the ham to make his rosy cheeks.

Final product: WIN!

Ta-da!

The Consequence...

of not finding my  posts UTTERLY AWESOME:

 A Bummykins Shall Be Sacrificed.