Well, I just got in another shipment from Ichiban Kan today. I just LOVE that store! Anyway, I got some furikake and some candies as well as some other things like 2 white boards, a face brush, a back scratcher, a cool CD pen for labeling disks, a pokemon bento bag, and other stuff I can’t remember. Anyway, on one of the things of candy, some strawberry hi-chew, there is a website that has a game where you can win wallpapers, backgrounds, and dividers. There is a code to put this game on your site so I figured I would share it here.

It is pretty much self explainitory. I do not read Japanese so I don’t go what all it says. Sometimes when you win it takes you to another game, and sometimes it takes you to where you can get a wallpaper or something. I’ve not had any problems with any of the downloads but use at your own risk. I feel safe with it, it is a well known company, but still, I am not responsible for any problems.

I just got in 2 more 2 tier bentos and 2 onigiri bentos, as well as the little utensil sets that fit in the top, some fishy sauce bottles, and 2 different onigiri molds, the traditional triangular kind and the tiny ones shaped like a heart, star, and bear. I also got these really cool straws from Japan. They are long enough to be used in a 20 oz bottle but they are bendy straws. They are even long enough to be used in the 32 oz Gatorade bottles. Anyway, still haven’t found my camera but as soon as I do I will post pictures.

Ok, this is really starting to chafe my ass. I really hate it when I get a tutorial for a really great looking tag and get all excited about making it only to fins that to make it look like it is supposed to I have to buy the tube and/or a scrap kit. I am not going to fork out money to make 1 freaking tag. It seems like all the tutorials now are just glorified adds for tubes and scrap kits. PLEASE, make tutorials with free images and then maybe show what can be done with the paid images.

Ok, I have gotten my very first bento. As soon as I can find my camera I will take a pic of it to post here. It is a small bento but I’ve found that amazingly it holds a decent amount of food, more than enough for a filling lunch. There is a store in San Fransisco that is opening an online store soon that has bento’s for $1.50! Granted you have to buy the bag and belt and any other accessory separately it is still a great deal. As soon as the shop goes online I will post more about it here. I have also placed an order with Asian Food Grocer and it should be in tomorrow (the 9th). On this first order I only ordered a few candies and some filled breads but if everything arrives safely I will order more because they have really good prices and a great selection. I really prefer to but from places that have a distribution point here in America as it saves TONS on shipping. I mean on the bento I ordered from Japan the shipping alone was over $11 which is quite a bit for such a small package where is the food from the Asian Food Grocer is being sent FedEx, is a rather large box, and it only cost less than $5 for shipping. With lower shipping I can buy more stuff and that makes me a happy Rayne! lol

Ok, my close friends know I now have a new obsession, bento boxes. For those who don’t know, a bento box is kinda like a Japanese lunch box. Here is a pic:

As you can imagine I will be posting more about my adventures in bento. So far all I have are 2 egg molds. It is a bit difficult for me to find affordable things here a most sellers are in Japan so the shipping is either very high or it takes sometimes up to 2 – 3 months to get something in. I love my egg molds, one is a teddy bear and one is a bunny. I used them for the first time today. I was not exactly successful, the eggs were too small and I tore one up a bit peeling it, but I can see that with just another try or 2 I’ll have it perfect.

For any other bento enthusiasts out there I came across something today. Collections Etc has silicone muffin cups that are heart shape on sale for $11.99. They ship for fairly cheap and are fast. Here is a pic:

These are great for use in your bento to keep moist or fragrant things seperated from your other food.

Anyway, this is all for now. I will be posting more later.

Since I’ve been home from the hospital I’ve been sick The fever is now gone but I’m still congested and stuff. They brought me a new head piece for my cpap machine. It looks like a horse harness except instead of having a bit that goes in the mouth this has a bit that goes in my nose. It makes me look funny but it keeps me from dying in my sleep or something.

For those who do not know what a cpap is, it is a machine that blows air and oxygen under a certain amount of pressure into the nasal area and throat. It is to keep that area from closing off in my sleep and stopping my breathing. When you stop breathing like that it is called sleep apnea.

Anyway, I’m off for now. I’ll post more later!

For those who didn’t know, I went to the hospital on January 7th. It was supposed to just be a check-up, maybe an over a night or two thing… Well, it is now Feb 14th and I just got home today. ~looks at clock~ Ok, so now it is technically the 15th and I got home yesterday, but y’all know what I mean. I was in over a month but I am in a lot better shape than I was when I went in. I now have a hospital bed in my living room and an oxygen and cpap machine but all is well. My new laptop is due in tomorrow (today, whatever) and I can’t wait! I will try to remember to post pics of it.

Well, my last cigarette was Wednesday night. As you can imagine I have been an uber-bitch at times. Not all the time, just occasionally. So many times I’ve wanted to just reach over and grab a cigarette and light up. Fortunately I have been able to fight the urges. It seems Nick is having a slightly easier time, though I know it is rough on him too. I have been trying to keep my phone calls with Josh shot because I know I am having a tendency to get snippy and I don’t want to snap at him and hurt his feelings on accident.

Oh, in other news, I am now the proud parent to a small tank of Sea Monkeys! I started the hatching process last night but it will be a few days before they are big enough for me to see. I had Sea Monkeys when I was a kid and I loved them so it is a lot of fun having them again. I’ll post more about them here as they grow.

Just letting y’all know I’m still here. I’m quitting smoking so I am just a Mary fricken Sunshine! Josh and Wendy are flying up for New Years / his b-day so umm yay. I can’t wait. We are definitely going to the club and and such but other than that I don’t know what we will be doing. I’m sure we will figure something out. What ever we do it is sure to be fun.

Ok, I find myself making things but not really feeling like writing down how I did it. I REALLY suck at making tutorials and such as you can see from my attempts. From here on out this will be a basic journal. If I feel like sharing knitting patterns I will but I will mostly be posting everyday crap. Anyway, now I will likely use this thing more often.

Anyway, here is a pic of my new puppy, Roxy:

She is my little demon dog. ~lol~ I was trying to get a good picture of her but she wouldn’t face the camera. Finally I got her looking right at the camera all cute like and as soon as I clicked the button she pounced. Silly puppy.