Another "Non"-Recommendation

Isn't it nice that I experience these things so then in turn you don't have to...?

Okay here's the deal, Friday, I started getting geared up to work on my cake entry for the Salt Lake County Fair contest sponsored by Wilton. (Yes, I know I live in Utah county, but I was invited, mostly so they would have applicants, so I did it). Anyway, I kept putting it off a little and putting it off a little, and didn't really get started until late. So I then ended up staying up ALL NIGHT so I could get this done. That's what I am recommending against, don't procrastinate, don't stay up all night, IT'S PURE CRAZINESS!!!

But I did receive a second place ribbon, it may have been a first place had my silly fondant not been so obnoxious! (There were judges comments on my score card about my seams showing and my fondant looking dry--stupid marshmallow fondant anyway--looking dry and making me crazy!). I was generally okay with it, until my mom said one of the cakes that won, used pre-printed fondant. W-H-A-T!?!?!?! Yup, that's right, it's already got stamped images on it and mom said she thought it might even be pre-gathered and then the roses, who knows, maybe even those were pre-made!

Okay, I know they weren't tasting it, but I went to all the trouble of making cakes, and I made the filling for the top and bottom layers, homemade coconut pecan for German Chocolate, ya know? And my middle layer was coconut cake with coconut filling. Homemade fondant, etc. So I am a little put out. It's also a Topsy-turvey cake (AKA Whimsical). It looks like it is stacked all screwy, but you prepare it in such a way that you cannot tell it's like that...

The downfall, the hall it was in at the fairgrounds did not have good A/C so it got a little warm and started to sag and slip. Today it's over a little more, but I have got to find someone to eat this dang thing, what else am I going to do with it?

I know, there's a dozen or so of you out there right now saying, send some to me, send some to me... Well, I would, except I am afraid by the time you got it, it wouldn't be any good.

Anyway, there's my two cents about something not-to-do... please accept the advice I garnered from the experience. I ended up sleeping for a very, very, very long time! Those of you with kids, it just wouldn't work for you...

Until next time...

Some people need to learn some manners

I went to that interview today. Now mind you that they called me because they pulled my resumé from the Department of Workforce Services site. So when I get there a not-very-nice receptionist girl asks if I filled out an application online. I tell her no, they called me because they got my resumé. She rolls her eyes and says I'll have to fill one out. So she takes me to a room and sits me at the computer and then tells me not only do I have to fill out the application, but I have to take a typing test as well. So I decided that I want to just be up front and say, do I really need to do all this, because number one I do not care for Sprint as a company (from past dealings with them) and number two I highly doubt they are going to pay me what I will need to make an hour to accept a job from them. She looks at me and with this attitude voice says, why didn't you tell them that on the phone when they called? I tell her that I was in the middle of something else so I agreed to come, and than after having thought about it realized that it was not likely something I was interested in. That I was only asking so I did not waste my time or theirs as no one mentioned filling out an application to me on the phone. When I was telling James this he asked if I told her to lose the attitude, I said no but I should've huh. I may consider calling them or something, just to say she was not very personable and rather rude in my estimation.

I had to get that off of my chest, I do feel a little better... for now anyway.

Anyway, just my two cents for today.