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Remember the cakes from when we were itty bitty where your mom jammed a barbie in the top, or worse, just a cake pick that was a barbie torso and head? They’re making a comeback, so I decided to give it a try for Evelyn’s 3rd birthday party tomorrow.
I’ve been upping my cake game lately. Here’s the one I made for my bff’s baby shower.
I’d never done a layered cake before I decided to do this, so I made two practice cakes before this. The first one was. not good. The icing was waayyyy too sweet. But then I got a new icing recipe from my daycare provider, and it was much better. And I got the Wilton gel colours too, and they worked really well. (If you want to get them, go to Walmart rather than a cake or craft store, it’s 50-100% cheaper)
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The Long And The Tall Of It: Chapter 2
Sasha stuck close to the shadows as she sidled along the alley. She was risking everything for this meeting, but she couldn't bring herself to stay away. She froze as a truck rumbled past on the street, but relaxed slightly when it did not stop.
A clicking noise made her wheel around, paws almost tangling together in her haste. She sniffed the complex smells of the alley, and sighed in relief. He had arrived.
"Sasha, you came," Rex Fuzzington whispered into the dark. They circled each other in a joyful greeting, sniffing each other. Sasha had to bend her head almost to the ground, but it was worth it. Nothing in the world smelled so good as her beloved Rex. He wiggled and jumped, bracing his front paws on the side of her leg so he could smell her better.
It was hard, sometimes, being only ten inches tall. Especially when your beloved was almost two feet taller.
"Rex, my dearest, I have missed you so," Sasha said. "But I have terrible news. My regiment has been called to muster, I must report in the morning."
Rex dropped to the ground, stunned. "I thought there would be more time."
"So, did I, but it seems this war is moving faster than anyone foresaw." She sat next to him, pressed as tight as she could to his side.
"Will you promise to be safe?" he asked, looking far up into her soulful brown eyes.
"You know I cannot promise that. But I will try, for you." She lay down on the damp alleyway pavement with a sigh. He curled up tightly under her chin. They did not move until the sky lightened in the east.
Okay but really
Dean goes to movies alone.
How many times has he made a reference to a movie (Harry Potter, Star Wars, Black Swan, etc) only to have Sam give him the "You watched what?" look? Sam is constantly astounded by Dean's pop culture knowledge.
And Dean (used to) pick up his dates in bars. Sure, he and Lisa probably went to a few movies here and there, but still. Dean's not taking his one night stands out to the latest Lord of the Rings movie. We know from references here and there that Dean reads, probably a lot, considering how little he sleeps and how much of hunting is 'sit around and wait for the full moon/that one week in April/another civilian to turn up dead'. And we know he watches enough crappy daytime tv to be familiar with Dr. Sexy, and certain soaps ('Suicido'). He's gotta do something to break up the monotony of all that once in a while, and he really liked that book when he read it and the movie just came out, so.
And it probably started in high school, when John was off hunting, and Sammy was doing his homework. He probably told Sammy he was going off with the head cheerleader, but when she turned him down he'd go to the movies anyway, because you can't let your little brother know you struck out, of course. And then it continued when Sam went off to Stanford and John probably made Dean's life even more difficult. Dean would go off for a few hours just to get away, and hey look there's a movie theatre playing the latest movie, and Dean doesn't have to think for a few hours about how his little brother abandoned him and his dad is gone again on a hunting trip that he doesn't trust Dean to do on his own.
So Dean goes to movies on his own, and he sits in the dark, eating his popcorn and candy (because of course he'd get both) and he'd pretend for a little while that he was normal.
Here's a look at the Sherlockian Friendship bracelets (invented by finalproblem) I've been making.
I couldn't find any beads other than the glass seed beads, so I've made the dots and dashes in either bronze or silver, and the spaces between letters black beads. This adds another slight layer of mystery to the message in the bracelets, I think.
So, if you're going to 221bcon, and you want one of these limited edition bracelets, you have to come find me, with a friend you made at the con, and I'll give the pair of you a set to share! Supply will be limited though! (supply based on how many more pairs of bracelets I can make today at work, lol)
I'm also bringing a couple other little things to give away, so come find me and say hi!
Oh, I forgot to tell you peeps that I posted a ficlet on my AO3.
So yeah.
Fun Fact of the Day!
Top 40 songs from March 9th, 2013, Categorized by references to the gender of the love interest:
10 songs: Were not categorized. Songs included no reference to a love interest / sexual partner or made references that were vary vague. Songs include Thrift Shop by Macklemore, Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys, and Diamonds by Rhianna
15 songs: Made reference to a love interest / sexual partner with a definite pronoun or descriptor (most frequently 'Girl' but sometimes she, or him). Songs include I knew You Were Trouble by Taylor Swift, Kiss You by One Direction, and Hey Porsche by Nelly.
2 songs: Referred to a love interest / sexual partner with a word that is gender neutral, but commonly used to mean a specific gender (baby, beautiful). Both songs are by Maroon 5, oddly enough, Daylight and One More Night.
13 songs: Referred to a love interest / sexual partner with no words that specified gender. Songs include Locked out of Heaven by Bruno Mars, Don't Wake Me Up by Chris Brown, and Too Close by Alex Clare, among others.
I was interested in doing this because I noticed Closer by Tegan and Sara never made any reference to the gender of the person they were singing to, and then I started paying attention to other songs. I wanted a larger sample size, so I picked the weekly Top 40. This is not a commentary on whether or not I like the songs/artists, I just thought it was a neat fact.
If you want to see my list of the songs, including a few notes I made about songs that were tricky to categorize, let me know! If anyone else wants to see my criteria for the categories and peer-review my list or make their own, I'm more than happy to share for that reason as well!
PSA
I'm flying off to California tomorrow morning (vacation + visit family). So I gotta say a couple things.
1) If I don't survive
I love you all and my last thoughts were of you. (actually, they'll probably be about butts, but it's the thought-of-the-thought that counts, no?)
2) I won't be checking my dash for a week, so if you see any awesome butt jokes, or things I absolutely need to see, make sure you save them up. I'm also going to need someone to inform me of any brush fires or flip-outs that happen while I'm gone. The last thing I need is to come back on the 18th and be super confused as to why everyone's now using Wingdings exclusively as their default font.
3) If you want me to get you something nice from Cali, let me know before 5pm tonight. I can't promise anything, but I'll do my damnedest. (I'm totally going to Walmart and Walgreens, just to see if I can find cute little Avengers toys, because as a Canadian, I am usually deprived of those things.)
4) When I get back, provided you don't all abandon me in the interim, I'm going to be doing some kind of giveaway, just because I love you all. (And also because I'm close to a nice round number of followers, and that makes me happy. [If things hold to the pattern of the last few months, in which I only get followers when I'm not online, there should be a whole bunch of you for me to say hi to when I get back! {parentheticals!}])
So think about what you want me to give away, some options include: another Jayne hat, tiny jars of stars, hats with bear ears, possibly Iron Man hand warmers, and something I picked up in NYC last summer just for such an occasion (it's a secret, but it's vaguely reminiscent of Sherlock, and it's adorable). (hmmm, maybe even a pair of steampunk goggles of your very own?) I'm also going to be looking for cute things while I'm away.
SO!
TL;DR - I'm going away for a week, I love you all, I'll be back real soon!
