The student cupboard and its magical properties.

broke

semi rich

So its that time of year. MOVING DAY. 

Now at this point in the year, theres probably very little food in your cupboard, due to low funds and the decision its a waste of time to shop/eat between now and when you get home in a weeks time.

Well whatever your reasoning, when clearing your cupboard you will probably come across many odd things youve thrown in there over the course of the last year of residence. 

This is what i found.

pasta (everyone lived off this, dont lie)

practically full fry crisp n dry (cooking oil, probably one of the most expensive necessities all year)

tea bags (i dont even eat tea, and i have an unopened bag, and a massive family bag, just because all visitors demand tea, including my ma)

bread and a full bag of pancakes (which i was determined to finish before leaving)

tinned goods (mainly spaghetti or beans) this can range between the 20p stuff and the proper stuff you got on payday and decided you were a classy frigger. 

syrup! i have golden, chocolate and toffee (this was useful for everything gross, not just pancakes or icecream)

family bag of popcorn (cos im fat)

cookies (i devoured four packets this week, thats a lucky lone survivor)

biscuits (rich tea because i was broke)

bag of cadburys nibbles (my addiction all semester, and demanded everyone try them and love them)

3xsnickers

strawberry harbio laces 

20xfizzers (leftover sweets from birthdays)

the precious glass bowl that my mum left behind when giving me the rare leftovers from a family party i didnt attend. this is to be guarded with my life, and sat waaaaay out of arms reach on my cupboard all semester. 

a stapler from when i was the only one in the house that had one and everyone had to staple together thier submissions (it never made its way back upstairs incase someone else needed it)

pink pritstick and double sided tape, from one of the many all nighters me and conrad sat in my kitchen getting overdue work done. 

a massive cheesy birthday badge from aoife when she threw me a surprise birthday party (with all her friends)

inhalers (a given, like admission bands for clubs, inhalers are everywhere about me)

a clay model of my 3d modelling project. i loved him too much to throw him out ! plus that clay was expensive! yet another art supply used once. 

loose change (23p)

four metallic markers and several assorted paint brushes (from when me and wee sligo decorated campaign tshirts and election boards -see the campaign blog for that disaster)

a permanent marker and spray can from random acts of vandalisim (one in particular that i am pleading the 5th to)

nail polish (normally used while everyone else is predrinking)

pink bouncy ball from the weekend me fiona and aiden babysat (dragged kids to places we wanted to go, including the arcade/bowling alley)

takeaway menus from my favourite places

glitter straws from my little sisters surprise mini party (it was her birthday and there was a festival on, i figured it was a good coincidence. I may have dragged them all to the book store to see the gruffalo....i was way more excited than they were)

cheap tic tacs.... cos im classy, broke and have awesome smelling breath idk

plastic cups (student house-self explanatory)

course work extension forms (spare) i never pretended to be a good student!

blank job application forms (we all have them but never get round to half of them, or like the above, loose them to the abyss that is my food cupboard)

a hand written sign made by aoife when i occupied the living room for a night for life modelling and kicked all roommates out for three hours (it was a cute threatening sign, had to be kept)

a christmas card from fiona, which she made along side me when i was working on my 2d animation. she was so damn excited to use colouring pencils and a light box, aw the easily amused pet, she shouldve studied design instead of physiology

a purse and passport (money and ID dont normally make it all the way back to my room after a night out)

and last but not least, i wanna say a halloween costume accessory....but ive dressed up for more than my fair share of events this year, and halloween had nothing to do with it. this one in particular was from a mad hatter tea party event i ran for charity week (RAG raise and give)

and there you have it.... a last but solid look into the unnutritious, mostly uneatable contents of my cupboard.