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Cakes Gone Horribly Wrong

Lilia
4 hours ago
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My new favorite blog showcases Cake Wrecks, "professionally" made cakes that are either horribly distasteful, or just plain wrecks.

Here's just a sample. What expectant mother doesn't want to slice into a replica of her soon to be born baby?

Creepy Baby Cake

Because they had blocked livejournal, at the beginning of this month, I decided to open another blog. I decided to stick to a theme, write under a cryptic pseudonym that doesn't give away who I am except that it contains my age, and just write and write without restrictions.

It has a hit counter in it. Every day, I check how many hits I get.

It's pretty successful.

I swore to myself no pictures, no movie clips, just plain english.

I have fans even!

I'm flattered. Really I am. They really like what I write! I should have been a writer... ;)

Dog trauma

Ann
5 days ago
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So Inari goes to the vet for her shots, and to have a lump on her side checked out and the vet says that it's likely a malignant tumor and it should be taken out asap. I say go ahead, and here are the results. An over 4 inch incision on her side, with a huge shaved patch! The good news is they think they got it all.

While she can't reach it to lick at it, it became immediately clear that her hind leg was exactly the right length to scratch at it. The vet recommended putting a t-shirt on her to cover the incision.

Our first 2 attempts with cut up human t-shirts were pretty hysterical and pathetic. So we broke down and went to a doggie boutique and bought a dog shirt. It does fit much better - although she hates it. Maybe she's not a Red's fan and that's what she's upset about!

Poor Inari.....

Ann
Jul 15, 2008
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Inari

She fell down the stairs this week - very disturbing. She had a seizure a few weeks ago so we put her back on medication which unfortunately makes her somewhat groggy and out of it. She and the other pooches were going down our stairs, and I think one of them bumped her and her back legs slid out from under her and down she went, until she hit the floor at the bottom of the steps. She's still favoring her right hip and leg, but otherwise seems fine. She goes to the vet this week for shots anyway, so I'll have them check her out. Just another reminder that she's not so young anymore.

Cool bug

Ann
Jul 13, 2008
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Munching on my cilantro......

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I am smitten ***

reijiro
Jul 10, 2008
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it feels... good.

i can't believe i feel like this again. it's been so long.

it's not the feeling i had with tarek. but who was he anyway. he was a game and i was his game. It was all experimentation.

but this one...

of course i'm just trapped in the intoxicating mystery of him. just as he is trapped in the intoxicating mystery of me.

this won't be traditional, if there ever was something to come out from this.

something about him soothes my soul. but maybe that's just the ignorance talking.

we'll see.

Smart Car

Lilia
Jul 9, 2008
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Don't you wish you could park your car like this? Probably illegal but nifty nonetheless.
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From one boot to another

Ann
Jul 9, 2008
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I went back to boot camp today - with the doctor's blessing of course. While I can only imagine how ridiculous I looked trying to exercise with a big walking boot on my leg, at least it got me out of bed and moving again. If nothing else, I at least got an upper body workout and hopefully I'll actually sleep well tonight! Even better is that I can start transitioning out of the boot over the next week or so, gradually increasing the amount of time I don't wear it. Here's to hoping that shortly the boot can return to the attic where it belongs for good.

At the Giants Game

Lilia
Jul 4, 2008
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Big thanks to Papi Chulo and Secret Agent Scotch for the amazing tickets!
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D guy + Submarine

reijiro
Jul 4, 2008
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I met an interesting guy yesterday. Down to earth guy from Hong Kong. We had "dinner" and drank some beer before he rushed off to some party. He's gay by the way and I liked him a little bit. But maybe that's the last I'll ever see of him.

Had trouble understanding him though.

Getting buzzed led to me and Ivy going out. We initially went to Chi @ The Lodge but we didn't like the crowd. We ended up in Submarine and just started dancing like crazy. As usual the people who hit on me were those I didn't like. One of them smelled. I ended being groped. Constantly.

What is WITH groping? I understand why, but that doesn't justify it. I am VERY uncomfortable if someone suddenly plunges their hands in my jeans in public. VERY uncomfortable. I say "no" and I'm accused as being "shy." WTF. I also ended up dancing a little too intimately with some guy. The bouncer pushed us apart. Whoops. i forgot i'm in dubai.

It got pretty wild.

This, by the way, is the first time I really got drunk here. I woke up suddenly after falling asleep, ran to the toilet, and threw up.

I went to work earlier with a hangover from the depths of hell and draped my upper body over my desk for a full two hours.

What? I'm allowed to be juvenile, irresponsible, and hedonistic sometimes!