Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Red velvet cake pops!

My first attempt at making cake pops, yumm! They're pretty simple and pretty yummy. I've been eyeing them on Bakerella's website for months. You can find the instructions at www.bakerella.com along with lots of other recipes and ideas.

I decided to wash my hands and dig in.



That was a little messy. Next time I'll consider using the back side of a spoon. But then I won't have the fun of licking off my fingers.



Aren't they cute?



I can't wait to get her new Cake Pops book!!

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Proofreader needed

Poor spelling is one of my biggest pet peeves. I will use a completely different word if I'm not perfectly sure how the one I'm thinking of is spelled. I point out typos in newspapers. I use a red pen and correct typos found in books. (My own copies, not the library's or my brother's, of course. That would just be wrong.)

In case you didn't know, the word "looser" refers to something that is not taut or tight, not fastened, ie. more loose. It is NOT the same, nor is it interchangeable with the word "loser" which is, in fact, a term for a person, team or nation who is defeated or slang for a misfit. After the tenth time (I doubt it even takes 10) of reading the word "looser" when "loser" is intended, I basically want to tear my hair out and scream at the author. At the very least I want to offer my editing services pro bono.

Being the spelling Nazi that I am, here are a couple of shirts I found highly entertaining. You can find these shirts and more by clicking here.

This one is spelled wrong intentionally, and so it's funny.
This one, is not. There are two reasons I can never wear this T-shirt.
First of all, I am rude. Secondly, your insignificant... what? Seriously, what?
Some of you may not even know there's a problem with the following t-shirt. But it's there. And it makes me crazy!
Do you know what else probably annoys his wife? The fact that he doesn't know the difference between THEN and THAN!

No misspellings, I just really like this one.