The Year of the Dog


Ooh. A new movie with Molly Shannon, The Year of the Dog, looks promising but I have yet to find it in my area.

A couple of sites that describe the movie in detail.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0756729/

http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/movies/349771,WKP-News-dog20.article

Boxes and Bags

My usual issues with packaging have been coming up more and more because of the fact that I simply cannot find a bag that I really like. It's almost like shopping for a purse or a handbag because I need to really know that I love the bag in order to commit to it. So I found some nice ones and ordered them but I had to send them back because they looked like industrial bolt or hardware bags and putting my pretty little dainty gourmet treats in a heavy duty big old boot slugging type bag simply would not do. Goodness do I sound like a pretty prissy or what?! But seriously, I had to send those back and get on the phone with the C.S. operator to order what I really wanted, which I wasn't even quite sure I wanted until she described it AND sent me a link to locate on the website. So now I've got the right bags...yay! It's the little things that make me so happy:)

But back to the boxes now, I've got so many box issues it's ridiculous. I have a lot of varieties of sizes for my cakes and unfortunately only one big old box. I ordered these fantastic boxes and I love them but then realized, duh...that my teeny tiny little bitty cakes for miniature dogs literally SWIM in these boxes. So what do I do? I put tape on the bottom of the cake plate so the cake would survive it's journey home. As of yet, I have not heard a single complaint of destruction of these small wonders of a cake creation. Yes, I haven't posted any recent photos of my cakes because I cannot find the cord to connect my digi camera to my computer. Ugh. It's so...frustrating. Technology is so great yet so annoying all at once.

I created some really great little cakes but I think that I made them a lot bigger than I previously had made them so now the mini cupcakes look like small tennis balls and the top of the cake puffed out like a superdome. Seriously. I came back to take them out of the oven and literally did a Minnie Pearl, "Oh my goodness!" Yep. I'm turning into an old country baker...what the heck. That can't be too bad for the treats but my friends have been laughing at my "Oh my goodness!" and "Oh darn!" exclamations. If I start talking like Ned Flanders, please someone stop me...yikes.

Delivery

I've got an issue with deliveries. My aim to bring gourmet treats to the world has been squelched somewhat by the fact that I don't like to drive a whole lot and I like baking more than driving and yes, I will admit...I am really really bad at directions. I can give directions but when it comes to following someone else's directions I really need a lot of Yahoo Maps or Mapquest assistance in addition to an hour of poring over the satellite images of wherever it is I am going. Yes, it is sad. I know that but I have a terrible fear of getting lost. I've always had it. Ever since I was a child and my mother never let me ride my little red bicycle beyond our Dead End street, I've always had an issue with being a little bit wary of exploring new territories. Is that a real fear? I have heard from many friends and peers that they too have this fear of getting lost. "I'm afraid I will get lost!" Is an extremely common statement amongst my women friends. I hate to categorize or generalize or put a gender label on it but I do find that my men friends do not have this fear or do not vocalize it. Ever. In fact, men seem to be the root of all "getting lost and into big trouble" type situation movies as in the latest movie, "Vacancy?" Yes, Luke Wilson, one of my favorite eye candy actors is in that movie with the lovely Kate Beckinsale and ooh what a doozy of a theme. It's very scary but I might very well go and see this one because it just looks intriguing. Oh, but I digress. I wanted to say that I am so...happy that people are willing to travel from near and far just to get cake from me. It's just heartwarming...brings a little tear to the eye. Makes me think...hey, you know maybe my cakes are making a difference. Cool.

I like that.