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Estonian Kissing Day

Posted by Jen

https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/estonian-kissing-day-2025

According to The Repository Of All Knowledge And Wisdom In Our World (aka, Wikipedia) today might be a Valentines-ish type of day in some remote corner of the world or potential worlds. In fact, I'm almost 63% sure that today is, in fact, "Kissing Day" in the western region of Estonia.

Or was that on Epsilon Ceti B II?

Whichever, the point is that I can post old Valentine's cakes without fear of the "fact" police getting all up in my cakey "business."

Now, kiss me, you piece of...chocolate!

After all, you alone hold my heart:

Not to mention my bowels.

What, still not convinced? Then allow me to inscribe a few sweet nothings for you.

[wink]

[finger gun]

[double wink + finger gun combo]

[licking fingers and smoothing eyebrows]

SO...are you a puddle of oozing desire yet?

No?

Ok, time to break out the big guns:

[tongue waggle]

(You know, whether you read that as a command or an adjective, it's equally romantic.)

[tiger pose]

[duckface]

Need I say more?

Yeah. I didn't think so.

Thanks to Meagan M., Greg M., Kimberly B., Amber T., Natsk, Amy I., Rebekah K., Michael D., & Kyra, who always talk smack when they're feeling peckish, but still refuse to give me any lip.

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P.S. Then there's the most romantic phrase of all for my fellow gamers:

"I Paused My Game To Be Here" T-Shirt

JUST FOR YOU, BABY.

This tee comes in lots of fun colors at the link, plus classic gray and black.

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And from my other blog, Epbot:

https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/estonian-kissing-day-2025

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Daily Check-In: Day 25

Good morning! Where are you at in your fic?

Plotting/planning/outlining
Writing
Editing
Sending it to a beta reader
Proofreading
Posting it right now
I didn't write today.
I have thought about it here and there.

20 Harry Potter (Franchise) icons

Well if you're sure, better be... GRYFFINDOR!

20 The Hobbit (trilogy) icons

In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.

Current Mood: lethargic

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movie: !40s movies

Cinema Paradiso - Icon Update

Preview

7 icons from 12 Angry Men and 17 icons from It's a wonderful life .

See the rest here @

magicrubbish

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Daily Check-In: Day 24

Hey everyone! How's the writing coming along?

Great!
Good.
Alright.
Could be better, could be worse.
Poorly.
I haven't written anything today.
I have thought about writing here and there.

A Publix Service Announcement

Posted by john (the hubby of Jen)

https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/a-publix-service-announcement-2025

Dear Publix Bakery,

My name is john, and we need to talk.

See, I like you. I really do. Your icing? Awesome. Your cheesecake pies? Beyond nummy. And every time I cruise your aisles at my local store there's nary a wreck to be found.

UNTIL NOW.

Exhibit A: A few weeks ago, I received a picture of your new "Cinnamon Candy Creme Cake":

AKA, "The Sticky Pustule Bundt of DOOOOM! Now with more Herpes!"

Now don't get me wrong, PB. (Can I call you PB? 'Cuz I'm gonna call you PB.) Every bakery has an off day. But then I got a few more of these Pustule Poppin' pastries, and I started wondering: is this going to be a "thing?"

A nasty, nasty "thing?"

Just to be sure, I went to my local Publix - my own flesh and blood, so to speak - and imagine my horror, PB, when I found this on the featured end cap:

NooOOoooOOoo!

So here's what I propose, PB: You stop making the polyp'ed wonder here, and I'll stop thinking how much it reminds me of my dermatologist's office posters.

Deal?

Thanks to Marlissa D. and Amanda G. for reminding to wear sunscreen today. And to always use protection. And to maybe have a salad for lunch.

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P.S. Never in my wildest fever dreams would I think my goofy little cake blog would educate me this thoroughly on "pimple patches." Have y'all heard of these?

The Original Mighty Patch

I thought these were basically camouflage stickers, ha, but apparently they're much better than that. Click on the customer photos at your own risk, but dang, fascinating stuff!

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And from my other blog, Epbot:

https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/a-publix-service-announcement-2025

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Daily Check-In: Day 23

Good evening, everyone! Did you write today?

Yes!
No.
I thought about it.

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[ICONS] Various Fandoms

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Every Kind of Craft now open!

Happy Birthday, White Guy!

Posted by Jen

https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/happy-birthday-white-guy-2025

Sarah C. writes,

"I was answering a hundred questions while ordering the cake for my husband, Guy's, birthday.

'Cake?'

'Yellow.'

'Icing?'

'Buttercream.'

'What do you want it to say?'

'Happy Birthday, Guy.'

'What color do you want that written in?'

'White.'

"When I went back to pick it up, the woman at the bakery - who wasn't the decorator - gave me a strange look."

And I think I see why:

"And all the fishes say I'm pretty fly for a (White) Guy!"

Thanks to Sarah C., who agrees that (White) Guy is looking awful green.

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And from my other blog, Epbot:

https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/happy-birthday-white-guy-2025

Current Mood: nostalgic

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Catching Up

Finished Grimoire of Zero which stars a very cute little witch in it. It was an enjoyable 12 episode watch.

Trying to finish Season 7 of My Hero Academia which I just started. I see there's the spinoff "Vigilantes" after it. Might try it out.

Another series I started watching after reading a Manga volume of it is Magical Girl Spec Ops Asuka, which is just sheer fanservice with skimpy outfits and a magnitude of bloodiness.

How can Anime girls with such humongous bust size able to be that acrobatic? 🤔

Also trying to finish any other series I started years go in hopes to fill up my Lists I got online. If I can scratch that off my bucket list then at least I've accomplished something in my life.

By the way, had also watched an Anime OAV called Elf 17 which is floating around on youtube. I recommend it.

Patlabor is still one of my top favorites comfort Anime that I have enjoyed

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Daily Check-In: Day 22

Good afternoon! How did your writing session go?

It was great!
It went well.
It was pretty good.
Could be better.
I didn't get any writing done. (whether life was hectic, taking a break, or writer's block)
I thought about writing this week.

Discussion: What writing program/material is your go to when writing fanfiction? It could be for your first draft, jotting down ideas and plot points, or the final version of your fanfic; doesn't matter as long as it was written down.

Every Kind of Craft now open!

Sunday Sweets: Jim Henson Tribute

Posted by Jen

https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/sunday-sweets-jim-henson-tribute-2025

Today we’re celebrating Jim Henson with some Sweets featuring his most famous friends:

By dutch-cakebox

Not to mention my unofficial role models. Heh.

Submitted by Eri R. and made by Bluebird Cakes

This is the cutest flying bed (and miniature rubber ducky) I have ever seen. Such a great design, too!

By Cupcake Occasions

Why is there a Sam Eagle cupcake? Because AMERICA, that's why.

Now on to the "cakes you want to cuddle" section of today's post:

Sub'd by Karen A. and made by Suikertaartjes

Ernie is such a doll!

By Kakes by Klassic

And Elmo is begging for a squeeze!

By Delicious Cake Design

Best toy chest ever? I'm thinking YES.

These guys look like little beanie baby versions of themselves:

Sub'd by Mags and made by love-a-cupcake

I'd love to have Cookie Monster sitting on my monitor right now. So cute!

Here's a newer character from the Street today: Abby Cadabby:

Submitted by Lisa M. and made by Rhapsody Cakes

And classic Kermit never gets old:

By Torki's Sugar Art

I promise I *did* look for Sweets from some of Henson's other work - the Dark Crystal, Fraggle Rock, and my personal favorite, Labyrinth - but all I found worth mentioning (and that I haven't posted before) was this doorknocker from Labyrinth:

By Cakes by Pixie Pie

Yes, it's really cake! I actually have the matching set of Labyrinth knockers on the closet doors in my office (photo here) so I was especially smitten to see one rendered so well in cake.

So getting back to the Muppets, here are two more of my favorites (and who I'd also love to have on my desk):

By Sweet Pudgy Panda

Beaker and Dr. Honeydew! The baker calls this a "baby shower cake for a mom-to-be who is more into science than babies." (Note the H2O molecule on the border.) Brilliant!

And finally, since I don't have a cake version of him for you, here's the Swedish Chef demonstrating the proper use of the "cäkenschmööscher."

Bork bork bork!

Happy Sunday!

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And from my other blog, Epbot: