Courgettes or Zucchini? You choose.

Today was a very good, albeit exhausting, day. For my first lesson, I showed my 1st year gals part 2 of Sleepy Hollow. A much greater majority of them were watching and not snoozing, so I'll call that a win.

Lesson 2: my hard to please 2nd year gals. I nuked a half dozen Sweet Potatoes and they were still hard as rock. So the kiddies nuked them again in the cafeteria. All is good. I forgot to bring the cutting tools. We improvised with some cutters and small spoons, and a few disposable knives and spoons. One potato collapsed in on itself when digging out its guts.The biggest one didn't cook at all. That left four success stories. Everyone enjoyed eating the innards of the spuds (I brought margarine) and squeals of glee and accomplishment when I lit the candles were music to my ears.

  

After lunch, I gathered up my wardrobe and allowed the lads in Engineering to gear up for Trick or Treat. They added nunchucks, samurai swords and other weapons to their repertoire and we strolled down to the office for a couple of marshmallow sweets. The staff obliged.

 I'm the guy in the Terrifier (I think) mask.

After work, I stopped off at a cheap clothing store hoping to get some ideas for a costume this year. I did not. I dozed at my desk and then cracked down on carving more veggies before they go rotten.

I did finish the aforementioned big Sweet Potato, but it's a fairly pathetic result. Also its guts were inedible. 

 

Hold on, did I buy a courgette zucchini a few days ago? Sure enough. Can you recognize the almost indecipherable theme song? (Click here.)

Yes, it's a ZuScreami!
 

It's guts were fried up with a bit of Soy Sauce.

 They really needed to be much larger to carve properly. These Fun Guys tried to oblige.

 

They sautéd nicely.

My final creation was an Avocado. Much to my surprise, it had not turned black and disgusting.

You can see a little vid of my Avocad o' Lantern here. And it was quite consumable.

Let's see, most avocados come from Mexico. So I need a segue to today's monster. How about Quetzalcoatl? 

 

Oh nice, a YouTube with only the monster scenes. Here ya go.

 

I missed yesterday's link to a Countdown blogger. How about Action Figure BBQ or Count Gregula? (Did I link to them earlier? I've lost track.)

I have a day off tomorrow so...laundry! 

Sadako Saturday and Sports!

Yesterday was my school's Sports Day festival and I learned yet again that playing volleyball once a year is not a good fitness regime. The teachers lost against the gal-students 32-31 and 36-32. After lunch, they played against some lads and won 37-29. I was benched.

Lunch consisted of an imonikai style picnic and I had three bowls of the taro soup/stew. I was in no condition to play volleyball, so it was just as well.

A couple of students dressed up, so I put on my rabbit ears and snapped a few pics. I was greeted with "Bunny girl" a few times.

 I've had their faces slightly blurred for anonymity. 

 

 Chainsaw Man was the best!

 

There's a little video of our encounter here.

Afterwards, I popped into the mall and picked up a twelve-pack of beer. Did I buy it because of its carrying case? Possibly.

I drank a couple in my Palpatine mug.

Today, I met up with a fellow Michael and we went to a Flea Market in Oroshimachi.  I ate a kebab, bought show shoes and boxers and ran into some trouble on the street!

 

I was spared.

 I had a choco-banana to calm my nerves.

 

In the window of one of the stores were several Lego-like sculptures. But I don't think they were for sale (it was closed.)

 

Some kaiju.

A quiet evening so far so I decided to beet boredom and bore into a beet.

It looks better lit up.

I made a mini video of it here.

And when I added some canned tomatoes and pepper its guts made a passable borscht.

 

 

Oh Yeah, tonight is another Sadako Saturday, so today I'll feature my fellow Bunny girl, Sadako the Bi-Cute Bunny!

 

 

 

 

 

 Not as spooky as Sadako, Undine is a nymph with an attitude.

 

 

 

Maybe I'll try and watch another Ringu movie. Meanwhile, check out Count Gregulas' Crypt.

I have a few more veggies to carve, so that'll keep me busy tomorrow.