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Am I the only one who thinks this commercial from Reebok is sitting right there on the 'offensive' side of the line?




Forget the part where it's just a boring-ass commercial. There's the part where they keep panning/zooming to the woman's ass, like some annoying perv following her around. This doesn't make *me* want to buy these shoes, even if they walk me everywhere I need to go and I don't have to exert any energy at all. Sorry, just no.

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Okay, so I had to make something for this little get-together/going-away-party thing at work, so I decided on red velvet cupcakes. My original plan was to grab a box of mix and a canister of frosting and do it that way. Then I did a FoodNetwork.com search for 'red velvet cupcakes' and got a couple good hits - one was Paula Deen (love her!), the other was Terri Wahl from Throwdown with Bobby Flay. Now, she wasn't the most demure challenger he's had, but she had red velvet cupcakes. So, I took a peek at her recipe and it's not all that different from Paula's, except the exorbitant amount of frosting she makes.

Anyway - I made those instead and they are TO DIE FOR! I halved the frosting recipe and I STILL have too much! It's in the fridge and I might make Paula Deen's Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies tomorrow to use it up. =)

I told the #dw channel that I am really sad for anyone who doesn't get to try these cupcakes. And xb95 smooshed his face against the LCD to get at the cupcakes. Sadly, they don't travel well via internet. :(


Tips if you decide to make these:

• weighing the ingredients will produce a more even result; if you don't have a scale, you'll need to find a conversion chart



• I sifted the flour b/c it breaks it up a little and delivers smoother cake; cake flour would be even better, but it's a little pricey



• be sure the sugar is fully dissolved in the oil and buttermilk before adding anything else or the oil will separate and you'll have oily cupcakes (which was the #1 complaint I read in the comments for this recipe)



• the measurement for the red food coloring is a whole bottle - the little kind that comes in a box by itself (not the little tiny ones that come in the multi-packs)



• bake them for about 15 minutes and check them, then every 5 mins after that or you'll over bake them (I actually turned the oven back 25* after the first 15 mins, but my oven's weird)

Death Masks audiobook came in the mail today! It is shiny! It is 9 discs! It is 11.5 hours of James Marsters reading one of my favorite Dresden novels!

The rest of the mail? Not nearly as interesting, except the Wolverine: Origins comic. But I'm behind on my comics, so I can't read that one yet.

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I think I'm getting my hockey-groove back. (thanx to wychwood and rihani for the mini-boost!) It's been a few years since I've actively followed the NHL - what with ESPN screwing the league over some time back (well, that was part of it - we won't get into that) and RL and stuff... but - need to get back in the groove. Need to learn who all plays for my team now and see if I can track down the guys I still follow who've wandered elsewhere.

So, I managed to catch the last period of the Stars/Leafs game tonight on the audio feed - hey, I had to watch Monsters vs. Aliens - Mutant Pumpkins from Space! - and yay! Hockey!

( Hockey game stuff )

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