I had a bunch of lemon buttercream left over from yesterday's adventures, so despite having like 1/3 a cake sitting on my table, the logical thing to do was make cupcakes! I cracked open my brand new copy of Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, which I finally broke down and purchased after so many glowing recommendations from bakebakebake. I used actual (skim) milk instead of soy because that's what I had, though. I went with the basic vanilla cupcake recipe - it did not disappoint. So moist and tender and delicious. I am considering it as a new go-to white cake (although Starlight is sturdier and better suited to heavy icings like marzipan and such). I can't imagine it would be any less good with soy milk, either. I would recommend this book based on this recipe and the photos alone, even for omnis like myself!

( More pics! )

Tags: bogganing, books, food, photo, recommendations
Current Location: Aberystwyth
i feel: satisfied
groovin' on: Steeleye Span - Saucy Sailor

I have had Les Fleurs du Mal sitting on my shelf for ages, and I finally cracked it open. I am really enjoying it. It's done so that the original French verse is in one half of the book, and the English translation is in the other. I'm impressed with how seldom I have to check back (some of the vocabulary is on the eclectic side, as one would expect)! There is one poem in particular (so far) that makes me especially happysad; I would like to share it with you all:

( L'albatros )

Tags: art, books, life
i feel: thoughtful

I love the smell of ripe peaches. One of the best things about summer.

The weather is gorgeous today, sunny and warm but not blisteringly hot. August is a great month. It's slower than I expected it to be at work today, being the first day back after a long weekend, and with our admin staff cut in half by vacations. I've been looking for info about collodion wet plate processes... I found an excellent book, but all the webpages seem to have only very vague instructions as to actually do it, or to be quoted from archaic texts.

Going over to Rob's after work for meat and Arkham Horror. Yes. Working on present ideas for Dad's birthday... I have some thoughts...

Must get to the gym tomorrow.

Tags: birthdays, books, food, friends, geekery, life, photo, wish list
i feel: don't know
groovin' on: ABBA - Ring Ring (Swedish Version)

Looks like no signed Book of Longing for me...

(from Indigo's website)

Event Protocol:

* At 1:00 pm, a limited number of signed copies of Leonard Cohen’s Book of Longing will go on sale at our Manulife Indigo location exclusively to iREWARDS members.
* Please note that there will be no seating at this event.
* At 3:00 pm, Bay Street will be closed to traffic from Charles St. to Bloor St. to accommodate the event.

I might be tempted to buy a second copy to get the signature, but I can't rationalize buying an iRewards membership just to get that. It makes the price fifty dollars I can't afford instead of thirty. Waaaaaaaaaahhhh!!!

:(

Tags: books, boourns, leonard cohen
i feel: disappointed

I need this.

Tags: books, leonard cohen, pointless post, wish list
i feel: sad