projects update

Not my most inspired baking project (personally, I'm not "rah-rah" for a football theme) but the Auburn birthday cake was a success! Delivered it this morning, and the client was really happy with it. I didn't know it before, but turns out her son has a tattoo of the Auburn tiger eyes; so its cool that I used that design. Wanda showed off the cake to everyone else at work and I got lots of compliments. I even kept my mouth shut and didn't "but, but" about all the flaws I see in the cake.

I also have the derriere cake well in progress, but not completed. Sculpted and crumb coated, ready for final frosting and fondant work this evening. Actually rather pleased with how the basic sculpt turned out; looks like a cute round red velvet butt.

Have to go to Hobby Lobby for the third day in a row...got the wrong sized cake box!

Note to self: do not ever bother to buy premade colored fondant again; nasty stuff. The Wilton white is almost edible, but not the colors; really doesnt take THAT much longer to make better quality marshmallow fondant.

Think I may have messed up my good mixer. :( Inadvertantly got a wooden spoon stuck between the blades while making frosting last night; jammed it up. Now it still works,but is making odd ratchety noises as the blades turn.

The usual once in a while end of year reflelction and reboot purge

I've reworked my friends list.
Lots of people simply just don't use LJ anymore. To those that remain friends, I'll catch up with you elswhere!
Culled some random internet acqauintances and interests that never quite gelled.
Some people I've lost what connection I once felt with them. I may have shared experiences (and in most cases I retain good memories) with these folks, but (with some regret) we don't currently have an active friendship.

Things change. Life and this journal are merely ephemeral.