I need more sleep!!!

            If you recall from yesterdays post, I said I need more sleep. Today, that is what I'm going to talk about.

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       Woah, that looks really cool! Let's try W's this time!


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       That looks even cooler! Now that I have sufficently wasted your time today, I'm going to get some sleep so that you can read an intelligible, non-time wasting post tommorrow.

Courtney *yawn* :-0

Dead Pointe Shoes

           Hello readers! Today, we're going to talk about dead pointe shoes. (When we dancers say "dead", it means their too soft to wear.)
       It's best when they die forward, because then your feet look really good without much effort. But when you use your feet, (like you're supposed to,) it can look kinda gross, like, "look at my feet their so bendable I can put my toes on my heel" gross.  Plus, as a lovely added "bonus", theres the danger of going over your shoe too far and falling off of pointe!
       And then theres the awfulness of when your shoe dies backwards. Can't get over the box because it pulls you back off of pointe. This is pretty bad. Unfortunatly, most of the time in the past, my shoes have died backwards. My latest ones have gone forward though which is good :)
      And then if the box goes, then you can feel the floor with your toes, more than usual. Sometimes you just feel it, at other times, it just plain hurts. (I can't stand it when that happens and don't know of anyone who doesn't.)
      Then theres the awkward "one shoe backwards one shoe forwards". It just looks and feels kind of weird.
      All in all, I think dead pointe shoes are just generally good to avoid. And of course theres jet glue to help make them last until your new pointe shoes come in, (Or you sew the new ones you have ;) 
     Wow, I just had an interesting rant on dead pointe shoes. I think I need some more sleep ^_^

Courtney
     

The Cute, the Adorable, and the Loveable

           It's time for...The Cute, the Adorable, and the Loveable! This week's super-cute challenger is...Spike the Cockatiel!

             WOW. Who knew a bird could be so cute? Hmmmm....I wonder how cute he would be as a super hero?

           It's super-cute Spike to the rescue! I know, bad pun. But look at that, you have to admit, it is really cute. So, next week we'll have a new challenger on, The Cute, the Adorable, and the Loveable!

Courtney ^_^

Bento and Questions

                Alright readers! It's Sunday which means it's bento time!!!!!!!



            You can make this bento too! All that you need is some carrots, cheese, (I used shredded but you can use block cheese too,) bell peppers, a potatoe, beef, (you can subsititute if you're a vegatarian,) and some cookies! (I used these little oriental ones called hello pandas.) ^_^

        Then use a knife to cut out eye holes, a nose, and a mouth out of your potatoe. Then put a little triangular piece of bell pepper for the tounge, the end of a carrot for the nose, and two peppercorns for the eyes. *Note* I did not eat the peppercorns!

        Then next to your "potatoe man" you can put carrots to the left of him, cheese above him, and bell peppers next to the right of him. Then next to the bell peppers you can put the beef and the cookies.

        And then you have a bento! The hardest part in this is probably using a knife to cut the potatoe. That's one of the nice things about bento, even if you can't tell spaghetti from macaroni, or burn microwavable popcorn, (I know I do,) you can make this. Plus if you don't have these exact ingredients, you can subsitute whatever you have.

           And with that, it's question time! This week, to start us off, we have a question from last week. (The comments were acting weird and didn't show up until today.) If you have a question, leave one in the comments section for me!

        Anonymous said...

Really neat. What other kinds of bentos can you make. I mean like can you make a snoopy bento or a bird bento? How do you figure out what to put in them?

Thanks for the question Anonymous! Of course you can make other kinds of bentos! You can make any kind of bento you want! And as far as figuring out what to put in them, I don't really! I just look in my fridge and pull out things that I think would work well!

         

Fantasic Fridays!

                 Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I sure did! Nothing is like spending a holiday with your family!
           Anyway, now back to the blog, it's time for a Fantasic Friday Feature! Since we didn't have quiz day yesterday, we're gonna have one today! This week's quiz is:

Are you a sumo, ninja, or a clown?

1. Lunch time! What's on today's menu?

A. Some fruit punch, laffy taffy, and a PB&J

B. That's classified.

C. 4 sandwhiches, some milk, 2 apples, and 3 cookies

2. You're "lounge around the house oufit" is:

A. A pair of polka dot pants, huge slippers, and an over-sized T-shirt

B. Anything black

C. A tank top and some loose shorts

3. And the matching hair style?

A. Braids

B. A long sleek ponytail

C. A funky updo

4. Oh no! You slept through your alarm and it's about five minutes to class. What do you do?

A. Come up with a funny excuse for the teacher

B. Get ready in five seconds flat and get there on time

C. Go back to sleep

5. Your fav animal?

A. Penguin

B. Snake

C. Bear


ANSWERS

Mostly A's: You're the clown! You are funny, lovable, and have a positive outlook on life!

Mostly B's: You're the ninja! You are cool, stealthlike and mysterious.

Mostly C's: You're the sumo! You are loads of fun and people love being around you! (Even if they didn't, they wouldn't dare mention it!)


           Hope you enjoyed this week's quiz! Come back next week for another one! And be sure to comment about which book you think I should write!


Courtney

Stories and Ideas

                 Okay, so usually I post a book review on Wednesdays, but this week I'm going to try something different.
           As you may or may not know, aside from ballet, bento, art, and super cute things, I love writing stories! The problem is, I come up with lots of ideas, and I don't know which one to choose! So I decided I would let you read my favorite ideas and pick which one you would like to read about! (These are all my story ideas and titles and not up for grabs ;)


Art Gallery --- This is about when an art mueseum closes for the night and all the people come out of the portrait, like Mona Lisa, the Blue Boy, etc.

Academy of Advanced Arts -- Fondly known as the Academy of Challenged Academics by those that go there, this is about five high schoolers at a boarding school for those advanced in the arts. This would be a long series, but short books.

Perched -- What happens when the bird council gets together? Calm talking, outrageous squawking, and comedy ensue!

Flat -- This is about a "planet" in the future that is flat.

Fantasy -- This would not be the title, but the genre. I'm not quite sure about the plot, but I know it would include a vampire elf, a fairy, a goddess, and a princess thats impossible to please!

            So, what's your favorite idea? Leave me a comment and help me decide which story to write! Or, if you have an idea of your own, let me know about it!*

Courtney


*Votes will be counted by me. Original ideas will also be counted by me. Results be posted next Wednesday or when I finish counting the votes. 

The Cute, the Adorable, and the Loveable!

            Guess what! Today is the very first edition of The Cute, the Adorable, and the Loveable! This week's challenger is Nick the Westie!

           Nick is being classically cute here, and I think this will be one of his remembered photos.


*UPDATE*

      Looking back on this, I'm wondering if Nick would look more or less cute with a bow tie???

        You make your decision!

Courtney

             Yesterday was rehersals for nutcracker allllllllllllllllll  day, but that's okay for three reasons.


1.   I love ballet. Hence the name of my blog, Ballet and Bento. Plus Nutcracker is one of my favorite ballets because it's such a classic.


2. I get to see all my friends from ballet. Actually, I see them almost everyday, so I guess that's not special. Whatever.


3. I make bento for lunch!!!!! Here it is:

         If you want to make this bento, it's super simple. I used a divider in mine, but you don't have to. On one side of the bento, there is six little shortbread cookies, (layered on top of each other.) Then there are tiny pieces of apple on top of the shortbread cookies to make smiley faces :)   
        Then on the other side of the bento theres is a peanut butter and jelly sandwhich cut into a square. Then there is a paper cupcake holder with carrots in it. And then you can fill in the space between the carrots and the sandwhich with granola. That's what I used, but you can also use cereal, grapes, pretzels, or anything you can think of.

            I usually answer questions on Sundays, so leave me a question in the comments section and I'll answer it! I'll start us off:

Courtney said...

Courtney, how do you like to describe your bentos?


Thanks for the question Courtney! I don't really describe my bentos, but I try to make them cute and colorful!

Internet space is a scary place!!!

     Wow, my blog and I have been floating around in internet space for a long time! It was pretty scary. But I have had time to think about how I could improve the blog. So for starters, I have updated the look. (In case you have noticed, check out my pic and the blog background ;)
       And the next improvement is crafts! And even better news, I have one for you today! Today's craft is...a headband holder!

                  What you will need for this craft is:

Paper towel rolls (This will fit in a shelf so you will need to see how many you will need. I used a paper towel roll and a toilet paper roll for mine.)

Paint

Paintbrushes

Water (For the paint)

                   First you'll need to paint the base coat on the rolls. I like pink and green together, so that what I used, but you can use any color.

                      Then you can paint your second color. I couldn't decide whether I liked dots or stripes, so I picked both. You can get really creative and do different designs and more than two colors if you want.

                         Ta-da! You have a headband holder! If you make it the correct length, you can just slide it into your shelf and not have to worry about screws or anything to hold it up.


                  So, did you enjoy the craft? And what do you think of the updates? Do you have any suggestions for the blog?


Courtney ^_^