Battle of the Cupcakes (insert dramatic music)

In the right corner is Cupcake Sisters, in the left DC Cupcakes, and waiting in the wings is Cupcake Wars, Cake Boss and.... Oh, who cares? Ding, ding, ding!

Yeah. There are a lot of dessert shows going on right now. Heck, even NPR wrote an article about the current "cupcake bubble". Apparently cupcake cafes, bakeries, etc. etc. have gone insane, with a large increase in employment and new shops popping up everywhere. I blame TLC for the current cupcake insanity. I mean, seriously, have you seen how many cake shows they currently have on? Sunday I watched them play 5 episodes of Cake Boss in a row, and then proceed to repeat them.

Not that I'm dissing Cake Boss; who can resist an Italian guy that can make kickass cakes? ;)

My mom and I were talking about it, and joking around how we should create our own cupcake shop. Hmm... Considering the high demand of cupcakes now, and the considerable lack of many custom cupcake shops in Louisville, that might be a good idea. Sigh, if only we knew how to bake... x)

Speaking of learning how to bake, though, I found some really cute books on how to make cupcakes. If you would like to learn how to make cupcakes, or spiff up your current cupcake skillz, you should check it out. Even Martha Stewart got on the cupcake wagon. Martha Stewart's Cupcakes: 175 Inspired Ideas for Everyone's Favorite Treat

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I hate holidays.

The Last Airbender: Low Expectations Realized

I knew this was going to happen. I knew this movie was going to be a disappointment, but I held on some weird hope that M. Night Shyamalan might not completely ruin this highly awaited film, but, unsurprisingly, I was proven wrong. For one of the first times in my life (aside from the Eragon fiasco), I completely agree with critics, this movie was dull, lifeless, and badly made. It's like, all he did was focus on pretty pictures, and completely forgot about story, depth, or emotion. I mean, even the so called "action" scenes were pathetic! And the acting... Oh the acting... Somehow, I think the movie would have remained exactly the same if they had just cast sock puppets instead =.= what the hell was he thinking?? Oh wait, he probably wasn't thinking. Mr.Shyamallamadingdong should just go back to producing shit like the 6th Sense and leave real movies to the professionals.

For all of you who haven't watched the cartoon series, you definitely should. It's actually good.

Chillin' at the Holiday Inn

Just got home from spending the night at the hotel. No real reason to go, it's just one of those things me and my mom have done since I was a little kid and we needed to get away from life. When life throws us lemons, we take a mini vacay! haha.  It was nice though, we stayed at the Holiday Inn. Usually we stay in Comfort Suite (if we're up in Georgetown) or Embassy Suites (my favorite).

I downloaded the game Neopets Petpet Adventures: The Wand of Wishing hahaha it's soooooo cute. My mom just looked at me like I'm a freak, but I can't help it, I've been playing Neopets for years and me being 19 isn't going to stop that! =] It's actually pretty cool, they did a good job making it.

I'm also reading this book called Rock Paper Tiger by Lisa Brackmann, I'll post a review of it once I've finished. It was good up until the middle, but now it's just... meh. Who knows, maybe it will get better.

Finally, I found this awesome blog called Steamy Kitchen  which includes lots of different recipes. I'm addicted to cooking right now for some reason, and I really want to try to make lots of different things. I'll post up my cooking misadventures here, I think. Hopefully I don't destroy the kitchen too badly ;)

P.S. my first ever google adsense check arrived!! I'm so happy!
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My first purse + new bike!

I finally finished making my first purse, I'm so happy! It's not the best in the world, but for a first attempt and basically no knowledge of sewing I'm happy with it :D

I got most of the fabric from hobby lobby, picking from things I like the most, travel, cupcakes, funky stuff like the skulls, etc. I made the closing strawberry with felt and sewed velcro onto the purse and the strawberry. On the back I made some felt cherries and glued them onto it. I couldn't figure out what to do for the handles, but my mom brought home some pretty green rope from her work so I used that.

I apologize for the blurriness, used my webcam to take these pictures. I so want a new camera =.=

In other news, I'm going to get a bike!! I haven't rode a bike in yeaaaars, I'm excited and the bike is gorgeous! It's totally retro, my mom said she had a bike that looked like that when she was a kid. This one has a pink and black design. I love it! We're going to put it in layaway at kmart and I'll take pictures of it once I get it. It's a "Schwinn Windwood 26 Inch Women's Bike."

Frustration and Movies

I am SO frustrated right now. For my websites, I have to write some "master" articles for some 3wl sh*t owned by this crazy uber christian john leger or whatever. It's a ridiculous site, but apparently it will put my sites onto the top rank in google, soooooooooo. Blah. I am not a person who can write bs easily about a topic I have no real interest in. You would think writing 250 words would be easy, no? Wrong. Cute summer dresses. 3 paragraphs, each with 3 sentences, equaling 250 words. Then you have to go and write TWO MORE ARTICLES that are a variation on the same freaking thing. It took forever to think of crud to write for the first one, and I have no idea what to say for the other two stupid articles! It's pissing me off. I guess I'm taking these articles too seriously, but I can't help it, I hate, hate, hate writing bad things! It goes against my grain to write tripe. I guess I just need to get used to writing spam. Sigh, somehow I feel that I wouldn't do well writing for a newspaper. Haha.

Anyhoo, who is excited for "The Last Airbender" and "Eat, Pray, Love"? Me! I've been watching the anime for "The Last Airbender" and I cannot wait to see the movie! Although I'm a little concerned about the cast choice. Especially the actor who plays Zuko, Sakka and Iroh. =s I'm also not loving Katara's hairstyle, I wish they'd kept it closer to the original! I absolutely am dying to see "Eat, Pray, Love." The book was amazing and I'm hoping the movie will be just as good. Anyone who hasn't read that book yet should go read it immediately! They even have a Spanish version on amazon.

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