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Wotta party. A great start to the holiday season. There was a lot less cookie making and a lot more alcohol, but hey, it was a toot.

Random thoughts:

I found a bowl of leftover chocolate sauce and ground graham crackers that had been intended to coat white chocolate and lemon treats. On impulse, I mixed the two together, rolled it out on wax paper, and froze it. I found out that it really needed to be cut before it froze, but the result was quite tasty. I'm not sure if I'll ever be able to duplicate it- (ingredients? Measures? What's that?) but I did like the result.

Evil Dead the Musical turned out to be much better written and more funny than I thought it would be. It turned the problem of combining the first two Evil Dead movies into an opportunity for self-referential humor, and combined a variety of musical styles into the revue. The quality of singing was mixed, but the person they selected for Ash had the appearance down. And of course there were the one-liners from the movies. It was an excellent play to see with lots of sugar and alcohol.

Overall it was a grand time, as it always is when we gather a large bunch of friends for a party. I'm lucky to know so many wonderful people.

Now if you'll excuse me, I think I need about a gallon of the hair of the dog.

Happy Birthday wishes to rogue_ravnos , loupyone  and ratontheroad ! have a crazy time people, and have a lot more birthdays!

Whew! Must be something about those lazy days of August....

After a week where I worried about the flu catching me in time for the party, my belated birthday went off pretty much perfectly.

And the party! To explain about the party, I should explain a bit about my childhood: The first thing I remember is one of, if not the first moon landing. The early 70s was a time when space exploration was still glamorous and futuristic. So naturally as a kid I got the rocket ship cake. Said cake was a plain sheet cake with a plastic toy Saturn V rocket on it, with a capsule at the top that could be launched by spring. So naturally when I was asked what kind of cake I wanted, I asked for a rocket cake.

I got a rocket cake, and how! Made by the highly talented starseryn It was an actual 3 foot long cake in the shape of a rocket, with rice crispy fins, and covered with buttercream frosting in the actual colors of a Saturn V.



The low-quality picture picture honestly doesn't do the cake justice. It was fantastic, and it tasted wonderful. I am really grateful to both racerxmachina and starseryn.

As for the rest of the party, I had the delight of sharing my birthday with a group of wonderful friends, some of the finest people I know. Really, I was honored to have you all here. Add to that wonderful party foods ranging from pork buns to greenbean pastries, to ma po tofu. And hot sake and champagne, and, and...today I am still sleepy and replete. This is a good start to my year.

...and the key word is FABULOUS.

We have drinks. We have chips. We have flautas fixins'. And we have the makings for some truly kickass salsa.

We even have a Pinata, which is so crammed full of goodies that transporting it to the tree will be a problem. And happily, it looks to be a clear day.

Looking good!