Cupcakes are popping up all over!

Methinks the cupcake craze is coming to an end. At least for it's bakeshop novelty bit. See, I picked up this sweet pink confection at the 7-eleven around the corner from the casa. This pink confection came from a convenience store. This pink confection came from a place that sells slurpees, condoms, cigarettes, chili filled hot dogs and lottery tickets.

AND. IT. WAS. DELIGHTFUL.



The scene that played out just before I purchased this delightful pink confection went something like this:

Me: Oh my gawd!
Mr.a-go-go: What?
Me: Oh my gawd!
Mr.a-go-go: What?
Me: I have to get this!
Mr.a-go-go: What?...That?...Why?
Me: I have to.
Mr.a-go-go: You don't need that. You don't need to eat that.
Me: I'm not going to eat it. I just want to take a picture of it.
Mr.a-go-go: You don't need it.
Me: I know I don't need it. But I do need to take a picture of it!
Mr.a-go-go: Why?
Me: Because! It's a cupcake! From 7-eleven!
Mr.a-go-go: You don't need it! Don't get it!
Me: Why?
Mr.a-go-go: Because I'll eat it.
Me: Then don't eat it. I'll eat it or throw it away.
Mr.a-go-go: No! You can't throw it away.
Me: Sure I can.
Mr.a-go-go: Oh come on! You don't need it.
Me: I'm getting it. You don't have to eat it. Gimme some money.

The whole time we're having this discussion, the guy behind the counter keeps motioning to where the plastic bags are so I can serve myself. He stands there just nodding his head. I have no idea what he thought we were saying but I got me a pink cupcake AND I took pictures of it AND I cut it in half and ATE it and it was good! Really good! Like a cupcake from a birthday party when I was six. The frosting was slightly firmed up. Who knows how long it sat there, I was scared to ask. There wasn't too much of it. It was sweet, the texture was a little grainy with sugar and the sprinkles added a bit of crunch. The cupcake itself was vanilla and spongey. Really moist and super delightful. I would eat this over a Trader Joe's cake any day.

So what are ya waiting for? Grab yourself a buck fifty plus tax and git yerself to a 7-eleven now! If they don't have cupcakes, have a coke slurpee for me!

Thrifty Tuesday (sadly with no photos)

Yay! I get to do a Thrifty Tuesday post a la Jenny. Today, Jenny and I hit two of my old time favorite thrift stores. They're not so nifty anymore but we did manage to score a wee bit. Check it out!

I got a stack of mostly vintage kid's books for ninety-five cents each. My favorite here is the Story Wagon school reader followed by the Puppet Story version of Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush.

Next up I scored these three vintage tablecloths! Aren't they super nifty? The pinky salmon one has chickens all over it and the floral rose cloth is just fabulous. There are a few stains but still worth it for $2.50! Oh and the green and yellow tablecloth is just so retro fabulous. I love it! Jenny scored some awesome goodies also. Including a most fabulous pyrex bowl (I wish I had seen it first!) and some awesome vintage fabric.

These nifty blocks came in their own wooden box. I'm not sure what i am going to do with them but they make me smile. So cute!
Last up, I picked up three books from The Bookshelf for Boys and Girls. Published in 1962, they have the most fabulous end papers ever! I got volumes 5, 6, and 7. One is on art, one is on science and the other is on "things to make and do"!

After all the thrifting we hit up Yummy Cupcakes to see if they had improved since my first visit which I suppose isn't really fair to say since they weren't all bad just a little dry. I got to talk to Tiffany, the owner and she gave me a Red Velvet cupcake to "make up" for the not so fab one I got a couple years ago. More pictures and cupcakey posting coming up tomorrow. I need a break from all the sugar but in case you are reading Ms. Tiffany, this one was in no way dry! Thank you again for the yumminess!

The Week in Review: May 21-27

We just got back from the beach where we saw bunnies, birds, seals and dolphins. W also had breakfast and napped. It was super nice and since we left extra early no one else was there! After the beach we went for a drive over the hills into the San Fernando Valley where we lunched on tacos and tortes from Hugo's. A super pleasant Monday if I do say so myself and I do!

This week is a light school week so I will be happily visiting with friends until next week when I start at Tinker. Whoo-hoo!

And now for another nap and some crafting and maybe some baking...click here to read about the pictures...

Photobooth Friday: flickr and friends

What a day! We hit the booth after all the nuttiness just so I could post an authentic for reals photobooth friday strip! yay for local boothing! Click on the picture for details of the day. I need to go finish my drink!

Check out the links to your right for more booth fanatics!

Oh how I love my morning smoothie! Seriously, I can't even think about going to Jamba Juice or any other smoothie place when mine are so darn yummy and cheap! This week was National Strawberry day so I'm writing up a fruitbowl full o' fruity fun over at scrumdillydo! Today's post was how to make smoothies with your kidlets. One of the things I noticed when I was nannying for the A-boy & H-girl was that while they may not have eaten anything I tried to get them to eat, the A-boy would eat anything he made and boy oh boy, did that boy make up some interesting concoctions! Plus, seeing their excited faces when they created something good was divine. I miss that. I can't wait to start over at Tinker! I'm totally nervous and excited all at the same time! Eeps!

Today I am going to work on homework, for reals and tomorrow I am heading out to Chinatown and Olvera St. with my fab friend Cat and my new flickr friend Julie. It's my first flcikr meet up! Double Eeps!

Happy Thursday!

five things robot style

five things robots: yay!, originally uploaded by jek in the box.

Ever the addict to swaps and such, I created a newish group called five things based on a popular lmao (Land Mail Art Object) from nervousness.org. Picking a theme is challenging and creating something unique and of a higher quality (hopefully) than for a usual swap makes it rewarding. Melissa hosted a five things robot swap and only four of us signed up and then one hadto drop out o we only got three things but lookie the pretty roboty goodness! The other nifty thing about a five things swap is that you get one of your own back. I don't know about you but when I make something extra special for a swap, most of the time I send it away and never get around to making one for myself. This way you get a little bonus. I am participating in three more five things swaps. The themes are chickens, birds and bugs. I need to get cracking!