No, not talking about my hair turning gray. (How I blame the girls for that one!) No, I'm talking about discovering Pitbull and Guetta this year. So tickled that I started a "Latina Jam" station on Pandora. If the song doesn't make me dance as I type (yeah, I'm working all day today) then it gets a thumbs down ( Read more... )

I actually did it. Self-published through Amazon for the kindle. My short story is out there for all the world to see. The only thing is that, even with 6 sales, I don't have a review yet. The thought did occur to me that people may be reluctant to review a BDSM story on their amazon account. Ah well, these things happen ( Read more... )

I have been so busy lately that I haven't really stopped to talk about all the stuff I've been doing. It's kind of a mixed bag, that. I mentioned the auditions, so let's go into some of the standard make & bake type things in a quick overview.

I skipped the fourth of July cake this year. The drought shut down all local fireworks, even those over ( Read more... )

I had my first audition in 5 or 6 years this weekend. It was very interesting. Sure, I'd heard the stories from hubby about his experiences with a similar troop, but I'd never been to one of these things myself. Nothing is quite as helpful in preparing as years of nostalgia.

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I'm exhausted and actually ill from making cakes. Technically from getting 5 hours of sleep a night because I couldn't walk away from the cakes, but potayto-potahto.

Butter-rum pineapple upside down suitcase:
I lost a layer to gravity and it set me back a full day to soak new pineapples in rum. Yes, I know I forgot the handle.

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I didn't actually cry, but I can now completely see how the cakers cry on those competition and reality shows. Let's just say my current endeavor is a butter and rum-soaked pineapple upside down cake with macadamia nuts.

Now you see it:

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The cake is done and delivered, baby! The adrenaline is finally starting to go down. The funny thing is that now I have time to relax and get back on my P90x schedule. =)


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We're one step closer to the final product. Now, I don't want to jinx it, but... damn, I'm good. This little baby is 100% butter cream icing:


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Now, I know I forgot to exercise tonight, and last night was my night off, but I have a good excuse. I needed to practice some pipe work for next week's cake. It's an important one for me. I've always been a big fan of the military. So a Memorial Day themed cake is a lot of self-induced pressure to make it the best cake I've made yet ( Read more... )

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