Just curious. Did you like it?
No, we were really overwhelmed by it. It was so big! There was so much icing. Also the chocolate flavour of the icing was really strong (not good, since chocolate is a migraine trigger for my sister).
We also found the cake turned out somewhat dry and coarse, although that might have been the oven's fault.
Really it was the icing that made it frightening. We didn't even use all of it, and if you cut a slice it would fall over because the icing was so heavy. I ended up eating the slice I took home one forkful at a time over several days.
Neither of us had ever made a layer cake before (lots of baking, just no layer cakes), so I think that contributed to our reaction.
Did you e-mail Amazon back and tell them that you read an advance copy?
I did not because that would've required that the book be finished at the time. Which it wasn't. Still isn't but oh it's so very close now.
However, I'm finding that my will to live and/or focus on words is waning. I need more coffee, but I've had so much in the last twenty-four hours I'm just not that into it.
Kristin or Sean were really the Martian overlords
I can see the logic in this.
However, I'm finding that my will to live and/or focus on words is waning. I need more coffee, but I've had so much in the last twenty-four hours I'm just not that into it.
1-hour nap, then shower and then coffee yourself up again?
Looking at the pictures of this cab on fire at Rockefeller Center should wake you up -- holy shit, it's crazy. [link]
Kristin or Sean were really the Martian overlords
I can see the logic in this.
HEY!
Also, I meant to congratulate paperdol earlier on her agent's acceptance of the new book proposal. Go you!
ION, I have received my first craxy parent email of the year. Ah, yes. Now school is officially in session.
That is crazy! The headline has me singing "Burn, Cabby, Burn! Midtown Inferno!" though
Joe has procurred me something obnoxiously Elvis from the Memphis airport and is winging his way closer to Los Angeles.
This travel update brought to you by that annoying travel gnome. Please - BACK THE FUCK UP!
I probably should have mentioned this earlier, but if anyone here got a random Facebook friend request last week from some weird person? That was probably me.
I'm not entirely sure how Facebook works, so I thought I'd try it out on some of you guys before I poke at people I used to know in high school.
I can't wait to see Joe! Unfortunately that won't be until Friday.
Damned travel schedule.
Looks like there's a chance I'll be back out here to program another show for these guys in November.
