Done and More Done

A friend reminded me yesterday that it's been a while since I updated this thing. Damn you, laziness! Here are a few updates since March?

♡ 1. Make a red velvet cake. 

My sister liked to celebrate the 4th of July by baking a cake decorated like the American flag. In her honor, I made a last minute decision to make red velvet cupcakes yesterday.

If you have never made a red velvet cake you would be shocked and dismayed to find out exactly how much red food coloring goes into it. I cut the amount by a two thirds not out of health consciousness but because there was one lone bottle of red food coloring left at my neighborhood supermarket. 

Did you know that red velvet cake is actually a chocolate cake? It is! I won't even tell you what else is in there.

Instead of a three layer cake I made 34 cupcakes. If you live in Chicago and like red velvet, hit me up for a cupcake.

The frosting, of which I made about ten pounds worth, is cream cheese, whipping cream, mascarpone, and vanilla. Blueberries for the blue.

♡ 2. Take a dance class at the Old Town School. (Latin Dance 1 in progress)
This was kind of a bust. I took a few and then lost interest. It's the whole lack of discipline thing. That's sad, right?

♡ 5. Get glasses adjusted or replaced. 
Holy crap! Adjusted they are. So tight I think they're squeezing my head into a Bart Simpson shape.

♡ 24. Complete at least one zine. 

It's I Dreamed I Was Assertive #14! Get your copy over at my Etsy shop.

♡ 44. Go to the movies with Karen.  (3/2 "Beautiful Creatures") We are always on the lookout for more YA flicks, so not the last of the year!

♡ 50. Wear something leopard print. 

Leopard pattern Vans, of course.

♡ 53. Discover one new musician / band. (Best Coast; Waxahatchee; Mati Zundel; Las Cafeteras; A Tribe Called Red; Lemuria)

♡ 57. Go dancing at Mary’s Attic. 

Oh yes we did! Even though we were fooled into thinking it was Brit Pop when it was something not even close. Thanks to A and D for indulging me! 

♡ 64. Submit writing for publication / enter a writing contest. 

♡ 73. Go to Hot Doug’s.  5/15/2013 I had the celebrity offering. I've already forgotten who it was named after. Eh. It was not all that. I should've gotten the plain old Elvis as I'd planned.

♡ 75. Make maki rolls with E. 

They ain't pretty, but they're maki! Salmon and avocado.

♡ 76. Play kickball. 

Sunday morning family kickball at the schoolyard!

♡ 87. Take another stab at growing a pumpkin. 

Admittedly, my gardening "technique" consists of planting a seed and then checking in on it a few months later so if no pumpkins grow I have mainly myself to blame, right?