:)

Sooooo me. Lol.

iPhone 4!!!

So I didn't make cupcakes this week, I really just didn't have much time. But I got my iPhone!!! It's an iPhone 4 in white. It's awesome. I've already figured out how to do a ton of stuff on it, including writing and posting to this blog! Apple has a blogger app for iPhone / iPad users, so that's how you can so it. I suppose you could also just use the safari as well.
Oh and needless to say, now that I have unlimited texting, I'm officially a texting addict. Welcome to the club of texting addicts :)
I'm currently trying to find a good yet cheap case for it, because I know how clumsy I can be. I am taking good care of it though... after all, it is my preciousssss. Ok not really, but I couldn't resist.

today's (ACHOO-SNIFFL-COUGH) post

as you can tell from the title, i have a cold. not a horrible one, just an average energy-drainer. so on Sunday, i had my first ECIYO practice, which was reaallly hard. not impossible, but almost. and as soon as that was done, i headed off to my first chamber orchestra rehearsal for my hs' Ragtime! production. that went better, but i'm looking forward to both groups' next practices. it was just, i was totally drained by the time the day was over. it felt like a day of ISYM. lol.

also, i'm learning how to play Brielle by Sky Sailing on my uke. Sky Sailing is a old project by Adam Young, along with Port Blue. Eventually, he dropped these and created Owl City, which is how we know him now. Brielle is one of these songs written in that time. in case you didn't know, i LOVE Owl City. alot. i'm trying to convince one of my friends to play the ukulele too, because the arrangement i'm inventing needs 2. and there's practically no uke covers of Brielle on youtube.

Owl City is one of my favorite bands. Adam is a Christian, and his cover of In Christ Alone is amazing. like, seriously phenomenal. really. especially if you hear his story behind it.

Cupcakes #2!!!!!

so i got the second cupcake project done from my book, Planet Cake. for the antennae, i used spaghetti noodles since i have nooo clue what mung bean noodles are. or where to find them, for that matter. anyway here's a couple pics:

dragonflies!!!!! everybody loves dragonflies. they're so cute and sparkly. like, their wings sparkle when they land on your finger, because they are so metallic and all. so i loved this project. i did realize though, that you're supposed to use a whole heart for the wings on each side of the body.....but oh well. i don't think anyone will notice =)

lol, preciousss

the moment when you get a Barnes&Noble email, and you get a silly happy grin all over your face, because they called "The Hobbit" a top pick book.
and your day is made.

Bow Cupcakes!!!

so...i finished the cupcakes!!!!! by the way, if you're using this book, "Planet Cake," make sure the fondant icing isn't too sticky. it's impossible to work with when it's to sticky. or to hard, for that matter. anyway, i finished them, and they looked great! here's a couple pics:

next week....more cupcakes!
as far as the mystery project goes (remember the one i hinted at before, preciousss?), i ordered one of the two parts that i still needed to finish it, and i'm going to order the other part soon. then i just have to assemble  it together and pazshza! awesomeness to come. mwahaha. i can't wait till it's all finished, it's gonna be so great!!!
and..........98 days til The Hobbit part one comes out!!!!

Happy September!!!!!

okay, i love the fact that it's September, because that means that soon the weather will be going from "aaagh, it's so hottttt, let's just chill inside all day" to "oooooh it's like 60 degrees out, and the leaves are falling down, and the air smells a million times better and fresher than the most nicest fall-scented wallflower, and it's all fresh, and i can wear jeans and a hoodie and rake leaves and go jump in the pile and walk my dog." Basically: the weather of fall is awesome. I'm pretty sure fall and winter are my favorite seasons. i'm just that type of person, the one who spends more time inside in the summer than in the winter. ya know, the one who even when she's cold she loves just walking outside in 20 degrees but not in 80 degrees. the thing is, when you're walking in the summer, you step outside and the humidity and heat smack you in the face. but in the fall, simply stepping outside is refreshing, and in the winter, ya your walk starts out cold. but if you walk briskly, you eventually warm up, and your cheeks get all rosy, and your nose starts running, and you come back in and drink apple cider in front of the fireplace and munch on some spekulatius...good stuff. spring, it's okay but you know that summer is coming soon.
also, september is when youth groups start up, orchestras start rehearsing again, and you start getting super uber duper busy.

Recently i've been super uber duper busy making cupcakes. i got this book from Barnes and Noble called Planet Cake. it's basically a cake decorating class, without the live class. it teaches you how to make incredible cakes...the cover says so. the funny thing is, when i first read it, i thought it said inedible instead of incredible. and i'm just like, "well why make an inedible cake?". but they have you start out with cupcakes. they said they are easier to learn the techniques with. i believe them. the first project is the cupcakes you see on the cover.
as far as another project goes...i still have to add a couple things, but it's almost done. when it's completely finsished i'll post pictures of it. what's that? "what is it?" oh, you'll just have to wait and see, preciousss. we doesn't want to give the surprise away, does we? oh no. not at all, preciousss. but a hint? Smeagol likes hintses, doesn't he? okay. hint: it has to do with Lord of the Rings. but you probably guessed that.
mwahahaha. =D