I’ve been playing through Super Metroid on Wii Virtual Console lately, and it’s made me incredibly nostalgic for the halcyon NES and SuperNES days of my youth. So when I saw this Nintendo controller tin, I had to have it. The mints themselves were gross and I tossed them immediately, but I freaking love that tin.

Last night was the first homemade guacamole night of the year! Avocados finally don’t have that nasty watery winter texture anymore. I soaked some red onions in lime juice for about half an hour while I practiced my recorder, then drained them and folded them into the avocados with a little fresh lime juice, cilantro, and cayenne pepper. We crisped up two flour tortillas, reheated some leftover rice, and baked some fish sticks to go with it, but if we’re being honest that was all just a pretense to eat a ton of guacamole. I must have mashed six or seven avocados last night, and this little box is all that’s left.

I also brought a bunch of random packaged flat things today to fill up the rest of the space in the box. I didn’t take a picture because they’re not very photogenic, but I’m including them in the tags for completeness’s sake.