John’s Ramblings

My birthday was last Friday. The family indulged me with many cycling-related gifts and my perennial fave, german chocolate cake. Because my son is connected to the culinary arts program at South Seattle Community College, he thought to commission a cake through the college. The result, which bears the likeness of cartoon characters Wallace and Gromit, is shown here:

I was absolutely blown away by this cake. The little wedges of “cheese” on the border are marzipan. If anyone is looking to hire the pastry chef that did this work (full-time), email me and I’ll hook you up.

For those unaware of who the characters are, I’d recommend renting “Wallace and Gromit and the Curse of the Were-Rabbit“. I discovered Wallace and Gromit (and their creators, Aardman Studios) via two shorter features for these two characters, “The Wrong Trousers” and “A Close Shave”.

Although I’m old, need few knick-nacks, and am generally a pain in the ass to shop for because I’ve already gotten what I want anyway, everyone did great. I received a couple of cool cycling books that will give me some good reading material on while I’m camped during RAW, and an uber-duffel bag that will easily accommodate my gear. When I return from 6 consecutive days of riding, I’ll recuperate by watching my 3 dvd set of the original 3 seasons of Ren and Stimpy.

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