So here's the wedding cake we did last weekend... I think it went over well, but I have to be honest and say that I was shooting for what was probably an unreasonable level of precision for the finished product - especially for my first cake of this type. Other than the pressure I put on myself, it was a lot of fun to do and I really did enjoy it. ( Read more... )

I'm not sure why, but every landscaper and lawn service owner in town works out at our gym. And they always seem to drive their service trucks, emblazoned with contact information, to the gym each morning when they come in. They generally don't get too far beyond "Fred's Lawn Service" on the creativity scale (where "Fred" is a variable that can be ( Read more... )

You know, it's total pop trash but this Darren Hayes "On The Verge of Something Wonderful" song is still making me smile.

I used to say my musical tastes were eclectic... but then I realized that I wanted to murder everyone I met who asserted that they had eclectic musical tastes... so now I just tap my feet when I like something and say "fuck it

I thought Rataouille was spectacular... and I wasn't even super-excited to see it ( Read more... )

Thoughts on the iphone so far...

Honestly? Everything performs as advertised. It's been a situation where I discover something new that makes me smile around every corner rather than having a little string of disappointments because I'm running into limitations. I think that's really what Jobs is doing with this device... he's selling it short. Don' ( Read more... )