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Famous Quotes About Cake

November 20th, 2009

“My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished 2 bags of M&M’s and a chocolate cake. I feel better already.”

“You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.”

“A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece”

“For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.”

“If the people have no bread, let them eat cake.”

“A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.”


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Vacation

August 17th, 2009

We cake eaters have been on vacation…but we’ll be back shortly…so keep on checkin for new cake!

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Panera is like Crack!

June 26th, 2009

Panera Bread

Well, I think the title says it all.  But if you really need a full blog post about it…here it goes.

Up until a year ago I didn’t know what Panera was.  I thought they made bread.  I mean, that’s what the sign says, Panera Bread.  It wasn’t until I asked a co worker what to get for lunch one day that they suggested Panera.  I was like, “Don’t the just make bread?”  They laughed at me.  Apparently, I didn’t know.  So they told me to go and check it out.

Panera CounterNow, thing about me is, I get intimidated by new places.  I don’t know why, I just get all nervous and flustered and don’t know what to do.  So I walk into Panera, and Whoa…the place is big.  There’s baked goods over here, sandwiches over there…and lots of counter space.  I had NO idea where to order!!  After a few minutes of standing there like an idiot, I got flustered and walked out.  So much for having Panera for lunch.  I didn’t go back for weeks.

Then two of my friends came over, and they showed me the way.  Well, really, just one of them, because my other friend is just as anti-new places as I am.  So we go to a different Panera…and like an angel from heaven, there’s a sign…Order Here.  I can’t tell you how that made my day.  So we ordered up some food, got it to go.  We got it home, set it up, and BLAM-O!  I was hooked.  I didn’t truly understand life before Panera…but now all the intricacies of the world all became clear to me.  With each bite of my sandwich and delicious Greek salad, I became more self-aware, more aware of the world around me…it was like I was seeing everything in HD for the first time.  It was…bliss.

Panera FrontAnd so, one year later…I find myself craving Panera more often than not.  I don’t know WHAT they put in that food, but man on man is it awesome.  The other day I even parked illegally because the parking lot was full and I needed my Panera!  Don’t try to stop a man from his food…a dangerous thing to do.  My favorite combo is the 1/2 Greek salad with a 1/2 chicken chipotle sandwich….usually with the Baked Lays, sometimes with the apple.  No matter what I get, I always get the Greek salad…I could eat that day in and day out…maybe that’s why I have these blood pressure problems..

So, my suggestion to you…get Panera…get addicted…get ready for a mind-blow experience!

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Call the Landlord!

June 5th, 2009

Back in November I became a first-time home owner.  Thanks to the National Association of REALTORS®,  I bought into the hype that “It’s a Good Time to Buy.”  Sure, it’s only a condo, but it’s all mine and I get to do what I want with it.  Well, to the inside…although, I can’t knock down walls, or my upstairs neighbors might fall through the ceiling.  And I can get new windows…but only a certain type.  But I foiled their rules about outside changes and got myself a doormat.  Yeah!  Take that!

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Being a new homeowner means that I’ve had a lot of work to do.  When I moved in, all the walls were one generic color.  The carpet in the bedroom, while newer, was an ugly shade of blue.  There was an accordion door on the closet.  And the light fixtures, well…lets just say I didn’t want my kitchen looking like a high school cafeteria.  And the utility closet…just…nasty.

And so, with the help of a small army of friends, I went to work.  Got new carpet installed.  Removed the accordion door.  Painted every room.  Threw out the nasty stuff in the utility closet.  Put in new shelves in various places. Put up stuff on the walls.  Replaced all the outlets, switches, and light fixtures…well, I didn’t…I actually just watched (thanks Jones)…but I went to home depot to buy the stuff!   Cleaned all over the place. 

What I DO miss about being a renter though is having a landlord.  Toilet not working?  Call the landlord.  Squirrel in the attic?  Call the landlord.  Drippy faucet?  Call the landlord.  The landlord was good for so many things…but guess what?  Now I’m the landlord…I gotta call myself.  It’s kinda like at work when I run into a problem and the solution the help manual give is “Call your Network Administrator”…but that’s me!!!

So now I face the problem of having my entire shower re-tiled and 2 walls replace due to water damage and mold.  One day water just started pouring out of my wall every time I turned the shower on…like a mysterious waterfall.  Turns out the pipe was messed up.  Hey landlord, call a plumber!  Oh wait, that’s me…darn!  And so I must call the plumber, insurance company, must get quotes, must schedule contractors…must do it all.  But hey, that’s what I signed up for.  I’m a “homeowner” now…me and my 1%, the bank and it’s 99%.   I think I should be able to call the bank and have them come do the work…they own most of it anyway.

I wanna hear your homeowner horror stories, and how you made the decision to jump from renter to buyer!  Or are you really a landlord with some great tenant stories? Share below!

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Lactic Acid + Garmin = Good Times

May 13th, 2009

“Lactic Acid!!!”  Back in high school track and cross country this was one of our favorite battle cries and was trudged through tortuous workouts.  If it don’t hurt, it ain’t working…or so our thoughts were back then.  Our workouts were hard and fast, but in the end they paid off.  Some of my personal bests include a 4:56 mile, 2:07 half mile, and 17:31 5K.  Not that those are wow, super-speed world-class times, but they’re not too shabby either.

trackshoes-smallWell, high school is far behind me…well, not that far…I’m only 29…but the speed of those days is behind me.  Or is it?  Yesterday was my first speed workout since…well, since high school.  I’ve started a new training program to get my half marathon time down to my goal of 1:44.  Up to now my best is 1:50:27.   That time was at the Long Branch Half Marathon – 2008 edition.  So it’s been a year, and I’m ready to chase after that new goal.  I’m hoping to get there by the Virginia Beach Rock N Roll Half Marathon on September 6 I’m doing with Team in Training.

So back to the speed workout.  My workout was to be a 5 minute warm-up, followed by 7×400M repeats with a 2 minute jog in between each, followed by a 5 minute cool-down.  I was wondering how I was going to do this without a track.  So I’m poking around my Garmin, and BONUS!, it can do interval workouts…complete with warm-ups, cool downs, and “rest” time in between intervals.  AMAZING.  I was so excited to get out there and do my thing…to see where my body was.  It even does like countdown beeping when you’re almost done with an interval or a rest period, and a little “finished” jingle at the end.  I LOVE MY GARMIN!

So my final times for the 400s were 1:35, 1:29, 1:28, 1:37, 1:30, 1:37, 2:05.  I had to just run the last one normal  because my thigh started to twinge a little.  But I was definitely impressed with myself…I haven’t run that fast in ages.  I’m definitely looking forward to my training over the next 15 or so weeks, and I’m looking forward to the race.   The lactic acid definitely made itself known last night, but all in all it was a good time.

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