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TEACHING CHILDREN HEALTHY EATING HABITS, CUTE CHARACTER BENTO-MAKING AT HARLEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. NHK TV + SCOTTISH FOLD CUTE OVERLOAD.
I know you’ve been waiting for photos of the Harlem bento-making class… so here’s a slideshow on YouTube! (I’ll post my favorite photos and tell you more about what happened in the next few days — so check back.)
NHK, Japan’s national public broadcaster, shot a 20 minute TV documentary about character bentos that focused on my work and recipe book, Cute Yummy Time. In this segment, I taught Harlem students how to make healthy, cute bentos. It was a success — the children loved it and ate vegetables that they’d never tried before! The New York Wave episode about cute bento boxes will air this February on NHK; Ill be sure to let you know the exact time and put up segments on YouTube (please subscribe so you wont miss out).
Paws up! Baby paws up, gimme your heart gimme gimme your heart, gimme gimme…
Because we can all use some Scottish Fold kawaii to make our day a little sweeter.
When Basil Farrow is in an especially good mood, he rolls onto his back and puts his fat paws in the air…
… and gives you “the look” until you come and rub his tummy. You can see zillions of cute photos of Basil and his flop-eared friends on his Scottish Fold blog. Come see!
He’s also featured as a character in my cute cookbook, inspired by Japanese bento decoration. If you want to get in on the charaben action, please consider my recipe book, Cute Yummy Time. (Now in major bookstores and available online.)
Have a super-cute day!
Song of the Day #293: The Creatures – Believe In Yourself and Mike Mareen – Dancing In The Dark (Galactica Mix). Because feel-good Italo seemed appropriate for my Harlem bento lesson video.
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VIDEO: VISUAL KEI HAIR STYLE TUTORIAL! PINKY VIOLENCE: 1970S JAPANESE BAD GIRLS B-MOVIE POSTERS AT HYAENA GALLERY, BURBANK CA.
Rawrrr! A new video! The Adventure Team shares tips on how to achieve Visual Kei hair. Ementhy: “Grow it out, use a teasing comb, amazing hairspray and your hand.” Lemon: “There is one extra secret though… that people won’t tell you about.” What, pray tell, is the key to unlocking a big spiky J-rock hairstyle? You’ll have to watch our video to find out!
After a LA freeway navigation disaster, we arrived at Hyaena Gallery in Burbank, California. Earlier this year, the gallery exhibited a Vampire portrait of La Carmina by Los Angeles artist Dienzo.
Gallery owner Bill Shafer gave us a grand tour of the Pinky Violence exhibit: sexy posters from 1970s Japanese bad girl b-movies. The Adventure Team was wowed by the morbid curiosities for sale, including a 15th century Albrecht Durer engraving, paintings by serial killers, and Charlie Manson’s autograph on a page of Exodus. All this and more are shown in the video here and below.
If you’re in LA, you’ve got to stop by this little art shop of horrors. Hyaena Gallery always has new exhibits and events; for current info, visit the gallery’s website. (If you liked the video, please subscribe to my YouTube channel so you won’t miss out.)
The great thing about hanging with Visual Kei boys is that you pick up stellar makeup tips. Ementhy opened my eyes to Urban Decay’s “Zero” black eyeliner, which goes on smooth, strong and slightly smudgy — just as J-rockers like it. Recently, I’ve started smearing on Burt’s Bees lip balm and it’s put my lips in a highly kissable condition. Plus, all the ingredients are natural and the company supports good causes.
Do you have any favorite lip balms or beauty products? What do you think about makeup on boys? Do you have additional tips on how to achieve Visual Kei J-rock hair? And should I steal Lemon’s coffin ring?
Song of the Day #259: The Names – Calcutta (It’s featured before, but this track is just so good… it’s the tune used during the video titles.)
LA CARMINA
