Lemmings Laminating Lemons.

Another Groundhog's Day has passed and since I missed last year, I'll add another two questions to my list of rodents' capabilities.

How many lemons can a lemming laminate, if a lemming could laminate lemons?

How many rats can a muskrat musk, if a muskrat could musk rats?

For previous queries, click on Badgers but for those of you too busy to do so, here's the list so far:

"How much ground could a groundhog grind if a groundhog could grind ground?"

"How Much Mud Must a Marmot Muck if a Marmot Must Muck Mud?"

"How many meerkats can a mere cat mate if a mere cat could mate meerkats?"

"How many capes could a capybara bear, if a capybara could bear capes?"

"How many tins could a tanuki tend if a tanuki could tend tins?"

"How many malls could a moled mole maul if a moled mole could maul malls?"

"How many badges could a badger badger if a badger could badger badges?"

Feel free to add your won to the list. Questions should involve rodents or insectivores, following the style of the famous, "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?" or "If a woodchuck could chuck all the wood he could chuck, how much wood could a woodchuck chuck?"

As for Setsubun, the Japanese Bean-throwing ceremony held at the same time as Candlemas, we scored some beans at lunch today.

Starting tomorrow, my Grade 6 kids will be practicing and performing "Momotaro, the Peach Boy". I hope to add some photos of their Oni-masks over the next few days.

Adorabengers.

These adorable Avengers are so wonderful, they deserve a portmanteau. Adorabengers.
I recently received a Spider-Man cup from Family Mart-Taiwan and now I have the entire set of cups!

I have the best friends...

The closest to these that I could find on the net are these dozen characters from the Marvel Kawaii Art Collection. Pretty cool, huh!

I went back to Toys Am Us and picked up a few more Hyper-Avengers. Still on sale, therefore well worth the price. I'm glad I went when I did for I grabbed the very last Hulk and Iron-Man available though there were about two dozen Thors still there. Go figure.

 Iron-Man comes with an extra pair of hands, in Repulsor-firing mode.

At the Supermarket, I came across Series 3 and 4 of the Discs. I would have ignored them except that Series 3 clearly states X-Men on the package and I was intrigued.

So what X-Men characters did I get?

Why, those very famous mutants, Iron-Man and his enemy Blizzard.

The 4th Series at least had a mutie in it, Magneto, and one of my favourite FF villains, Diablo.

I need to track down a list of all these Discs and see if I can find them on the second-hand market, cheaply if possible.

Up and Coming Artists.

En route home from work today, I popped into Sendai Mediatheque to see Alex's daughter's artwork on display in one of the galleries there. The best work from local elementary and junior high schools were chosen for the gallery. Pretty good stuff!

Here's the artist, Kaede, with proud papa and little brother below.

I am so jealous of these kids for my artistic talent is negligible in comparison. Check out the following and you'll see what I mean.

I did the colouring all by myself and stayed (mostly) within the lines.

Here's a selection of the other artists' works. I chose the ones that caught my eye. The first few are age peers of Kaede, then it's a wild mix of all ages.

That last one is one of the few based on an anime/manga. All the rest are truly original.
Note: I've removed the names of the artists and be sure to click on the pic if you want to see it in all its glory.

Tomorrow is the last day for the exhibit so if you want to see the other paintings, you'll have to get your butt to Mediatheque!