It’s about time!  My lovely little town has finally opened the first cupcake/cake bake shop!!   Ah the sweet signs of progress!  We did have a bakery or two before this, but they catered to more of the bread/buns kind of crowd not the icing/cupcake people (such as myself).

P.S Cake Designs opened it’s doors early August but I never felt a strong desire to go check it out.  Which is odd, because I LOVE all things cupcakes!!  Three days ago, however, I was planning my latest great cupcake bake-a-thon, and realized, to my horror, that in order to perfect these cup-creations I would need edible markers! 

The problem : I don’t own edible markers !!   I also did not have time to venture into the city anytime soon, nor could I justify spending $25-$45 on fuel (stupid fluctuating pumps) just to get a $10.00 set of markers.  

As I sat pondering this quandary of mine a thought entered my mind, “Maybe the new cake place sells supplies!”.  I thought I remembered seeing something about cake supplies on the store window!  Yes!  That’s it! The new store will save my cupcakes!!! 

Off I dashed, speeding through red lights, knocking over pedestrians . . .   . . just kidding.   But I did hurry over to the store, I walked in and turned slightly to the right. . there right in front of me was a wall full of icing colors and edible markers!!!  HORRAY my cupcakes were saved !!

To show my appreciation to the store that had single-handedly renewed my hope in small town bakeries (or at least in culinary supply stores) I decided to try their cupcakes.

These were the first 2 I tried.  We have Chocolate Dream and Very Vanilla.  I really like the chocolate square used to decorate the Choco-Dream cuppy. 

They were a lot better then I expected.  I have this slight stereotype when it comes to bakery cupcakes, I tend to think they will be dry and taste “processed”.  These ones were not dry tasting at all, and the icing actually tasted like real icing, not overly preserved will-last-forever-on-a-self type of icing.

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 The following day I returned and bought 6 more cupcakes. . . for absolutely no reason . . I tend to have a very addictive personality! 

Clockwise from the top left hand side we have: Pineapple or Hawaiian express (I can’t remember the exact name), Mocha madness, Chocolate Dream, and Chocolate chip cookie dough.  

Note: I did not eat all these by myself!! I only had ONE!!  Really. . I promise just one.  The Mocha madness to be exact, and oh baby was that one crazy cupcake !!  Delicious!

If you ever happen to be in the vicinity of P.S Cakes, I would highly recommend going in and sampling one of their cupcakes.   .   or have a pice of cake if that’s more your thing.  Crave a cookie? They got that covered as well.  They even serve waffles 2 days a week. . which is rather a random menu item but hey to each his own!

Hey look! VEGTABLES!!!

What?  I can be random too!

Go eat a cupcake.

I found this over at the Subterranean Press, and thought it was to funny not to share.   Enjoy! 

Here’s a short, but corrupt and funny, tale by SubPress favorite, John Scalzi.

Read on for Denise Jones, Super Booker…

Denise Jones, Super Booker

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Q: Please state your name and your occupation.
A: My name is Denise Jones, and I’m the Super Hero Booking Coordinator for the International Society of Super Beings, formerly the National League of Super Beings, formerly The Liberty Friends.

Q: First off: Do you yourself have any super powers?
A: Not unless booking counts as a super power, no. I got the job through Craigslist.

Q: What does a booking coordinator do, in the context of super beings?
A: Well, as you know, cities and countries all over the world are under constant threat from terrorists, organized crime, natural disasters, arch villains and monsters both alien and supernatural. When these cities and countries find themselves under attack, they’ll give me a call and I’ll find them a super being affiliated with the ISSB to help them deal with whatever crisis they’re dealing with at the moment.

Q: So you’re saying that if Chicago were attacked by a sewer monster or something, the mayor would have to go through you to get help from ArachnoLad.
A: No, Chicago keeps ArachnoLad on a retainer. The Evening Stalker, too. Most large cities have one or two super beings under contract.

Q: So, Chicago pays ArachnoLad for protection?
A: You make it sound like a mob racket. It’s more like a consulting and services fee. In exchange for certain considerations, Chicago can expect ArachnoLad to be a first responder to any arch villain or monster attack, with a certain number contractually-agreed-to nights and evenings in which ArachnoLad freelances against common thugs and criminals, for deterrence purposes.

Q: When you say “certain considerations,” you’re talking about money.
A: Sure.

Q: That kind of goes against the idea of super beings doing this sort of thing out of the goodness of their heart.
A: Well, do you work for free?

Q: No, but I’m not a super being.
A: Even super beings have to eat.

Q: I thought that was what secret identities were for. So they could have bill-paying day jobs.
A: Super beings haven’t had day jobs since pagers and Blackberries hit the market. There’s no way you can get away from work anymore. And when Chicago is being attacked by a sewer monster, it doesn’t want to have to wait for ArachnoLad to find some clever way to sneak out of a sales meeting. That’s just stupid.

Q: Okay. Chicago and ArachnoLad notwithstanding, walk us through how someone gets a super being out of you.
A: All right. As I said before, most of the major cities in the US have a super being or two on retainer. So the calls I get are usually from mid-sized cities.

Q: Like, what, Oklahoma City?
A: Oklahoma City actually just put The Invisible Avenger under retainer.

Q: I thought he was in Seattle.
A: He was. Oklahoma offered him better terms. You know how it is. City gets ambitious. So not Oklahoma City. Let’s say Fresno.

Q: Fresno it is.
A: Fresno has no in-house super being, so when disaster strikes, they give me a call. We look at the nature of their issue, who among the ISSB roster is available and appropriate, and then work to find someone who can respond on an expedited basis.

Q: So, let’s say that Fresno is being attacked by a monster.
A: What kind of monster?

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I have been VERY absent from this blog lately (or maybe more then just lately),  but never fear I’m back!!!  Hopefully for more then 1 post .  I also have TONS of stories, the most exciting of which involve my recent trip to Greece!!!

They are coming.. . .  and soon!! I PROMISE!!  Right now I have to finish processing all my notes (thats right I took notes while on vacation), then I can begin writing up a storm!

Here’s a sneak peek at whats to come. . .

-table dancing

- clown groping

-coffee men

-sailboats and volcanos and sulfur. Oh my

- Greek flirting advice

- It’s raining cats and dogs

- Starbucks . . my one true love

- CRAZY amounts of pictures.

Talk at you soon.

Hey everyone!

GREECE IS AWESOME!  Beautiful weather, great shopping, hilarious friends (new and old), fabulous island!

LOVE IT!!!

P.S.  I miss my family like CRAZY