Tokyo Pop Entry and Tasty, Tasty Food!

I spent several days this past week working on my entry for Tokyo Pop's Sealand Appreciation Contest. Sealand, for anyone who may stumble upon this, is a Micronation that was formerly a British Naval Fort. It isn't really recognized, except on two accounts, but it was "founded" by a guy who was running a pirate radio station. That sold me.

So I set out on the task of showing my appreciation of the micronation itself and Hetalia's(an anime that personifies countries, shenanigans ensue) portrayal of it. This was the result:



His name is Peter Kirkland and he is delightfully squishy, complete with jointed arms.

Working on this piece taught me a lot about making humanoid plush and I am anxious to make more. Holiday gifts, STAT!

On a foodie front, tonight, since we embarked on an epic quest(and by epic quest, I mean restocking our pantries) I decided to make bruschetta. I had never made it before, so I just winged it.

The only downside of it was:

1: I had never used the broiler in this oven before, so it scorched the edges of the bread. The plush, it wasn't really noticeable, except for visually.

2: Not enough! I could have eaten a pound of it on my own.



A spiraling tower of Ciabatta, raising toward the heavens!



Shrimp, Tomato and Red Onions, coated in a light, homemade dressing. Absolutely, fabulous. I need to write down what I did, because I want to eat this every day now.

And that is all from me. Orders to manage and Ouran High School to finish watching.

~Aria~