Lunch today is a test. I haven’t done sandwiches in my lunches for a long time because the last time I did? Soggy bread. Ugh. Terribly unappetizing. But I think I figured out what I did wrong (paired it with a semi-warm egg and then stuck it in the fridge where condensation happened). As usual, click through for details.
I mentioned that I recently went to a birthday event, and in true-to-me style, I gifted the birthday boy a bento set. He obligingly sent me shots of his first bento, what we both agree is the perfect coder/gamer/geek bento lunch. This shot totally made my night. He even sunstituted the blueberries I use in so many of my lunches. I was so tickled.
That’s thin mints, pizza, a brownie, blue M&Ms, red vines, chicken crackers (I have no idea), and pretzel sticks. He said it was the first time he had ever eaten pizza with chopsticks. 
Made. My. Night.
April 18, 2008 at 1:01 pm
I don’t comment often, but I do read all the time. Just had to say I love the geek bento.
April 18, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Thanks, M
Yeah it is pretty awesome. I love it when people mold things to fit their own sense of functionality and taste. It often reveals new ways to do old things.
He even applied my whole bento-color scheme. Loved that!
April 18, 2008 at 2:14 pm
haha! Glad you got a kick out of it. I had a great time making it. Even though my tongue was planted firmly in my cheek it was quite fun slowing down and thinking about arranging the food in an interesting way. Thanks for posting it.
The mysterious chicken crackers? YUMMY!
April 18, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Oh My Goodness - I never realised that our ubiquitous “Chicken In a Biskit” weren’t from America to start with! They were a part of every children’s party I went to growing up and are still a “rainy day, watch a DVD treat” for me today. Yummy Yummy Yummy! (I think it’s the MSG which gives such an irreplaceable umami craving.)
Love the geek bento concept.
SJ in Oz
April 18, 2008 at 2:52 pm
If I had a bento, it’d be full of puerile things like daintily cut peanut butter and jelly (or honey) sammiches, Pringles, grapes and cookies. I don’t bring my lunch often but its pretty much been the same since I was five. That geek bento is right up my alley.
April 19, 2008 at 5:47 am
As russians say, “nishtyag”. That’s definitely impressive – M&M’s instead of blueberries. I just don’t mind, where did you reached so much blue candies? Blue candies, blue candies –that become a dream of mine!
April 19, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Hilarious. Please tell me he washed it all down with the fabled Liquor of Geekdom: Dr. Pepper?
April 19, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Actually Mountain Dew was the caffiene delivery device of choice back in the day. Today I’m all sophisticated and stuff (hence the bento box) and washed it down with Jones’ Cream Soda.
Cheers, e.
April 19, 2008 at 1:54 pm
SJ - See? Learn something new every day. I’m a stranger to those crackers. When he told me what they were I was like, um, what? Now I must try them.
Allez - there is nothing puerile about daintily cut PBJ!
In fact, you’re giving me ideas. The popularity of this post proves to me that the world needs the foods it loves. If it be pringles, then let it be loved.
Rishat - I think he actually picked out the blue ones from a bag of many different colors - just so he could have his “blueberries”
Nerdspawn - see above
. E was old school before old school was cool (I can say this now that he’s all ancient and stuff 
). Mountain Dew, to my limited knowledge, was all the rage among the pale and quivery set. The Jones Cream Soda doesn’t surprise me in the least.
E - this is officially one of my more popular posts. It just proves what I’ve known for so long - you rock.
April 20, 2008 at 5:33 am
He actually picked blue candies, which I have never seen in any pack of M&M’s in Russia! The surprise for me is that I know only yellow, brown, red and green M&M’s. I just want to say that blue M&M in Russia is such rarity as «Baltika» beer in USA.