I Like Cake

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These photos of cakes were sent to me in an email yesterday titled, "Why Men Should Not be Allowed to Order Wedding Cakes". Kinda dumb title but the cakes are neat if you like unusual, and I do.

For off-roading enthusiasts. (Did I get the terminology right?)

This one stumps me. Ba-da-bing. G'night folks! I'll be here all week. Try the veal - and don't forget to tip your waitress!

In my book, you just can't beat the crew at Charm City Cakes. I see they have a new & improved website, complete with virtual tour. That sort of makes up for the less than successful attempt at finding Charm City Cakes when we were in Baltimore last summer. I knew we couldn't go in and tour - it's a working bakery. I just wanted to see the outside of the building. Dunno why, I just did.

Here's my newest favorite cake on their site! It's a replica of an iPhone/iTouch, complete with custom-to-the-couple apps. Gretchen, this one's for you!

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Scanner update: I really thought the second suggestion from FixYa.com website was going to be my salvation. A different expert suggested I uninstall all printer software - and reinstall from the Epson website, not the CD. Brilliant! Or not. Same result. So I replied to that guy, specifying every thing I did to see if I missed anything, asking him what to try next.

I know, I know, I work for a computer company (reseller). I always take our computers in to work to be fixed but because I'd have to haul the big-ass all-in-one printer in too, I've been trying to fix it myself. Besides seeing if FixYa.com comes up with an answer, Steve will look at it this weekend, which isn't as far away as it was when he offered a couple of days ago.

I checked out GeekSquad.com and prices "start" at $50. For that much money I'll see if I can pay one of our engineers under the table to come to my house. I have a pretty good relationship with them, could maybe throw in some brownies too, to sweeten the deal. :-) I have a feeling being asked to do favors, even for pay, is one of the banes of their existence though. I could also hire one through the company and pay the going rate. Cha-ching. Ouch. And there are other forums and live chats, so I'm not done with this. I just wish I was.

Starting tonight I'm forcing myself to move on to other projects. Last night I gave up in frustration and went to bed early so I could go into work early. I knew this was going to be the week from hell - back from vacation, straight into a week long audit. (One of our usual quarterly audits, same auditor, great to work with - just lots of unfulfilling work.) Then I've got The Bully trying to schedule a collections meeting. I was able to put him off until next Wednesday afternoon. I have 8 sales tax returns that must be filed no later than Monday. I'm highly motivated to go into work early today and Friday, otherwise I might have to go in Saturday and Steffie don't do Saturdays.

The good news - that crap will eventually be over and I should have a couple of smooth weeks before the Illinois sales tax auditor returns for a week in August.

I keep saying, it's a good thing I like my job. And honestly, I'm grateful to have a job, I really, really am.

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I know when my blog stats go through the roof that Bruce Jenner must have done something again. Sure enough, I checked the details and Google Images of Bruce Jenner is the most common referral. Then I happened to glance at my Live Feed over in the sidebar - filled with the Bruce Jenner entry hits. I've only had one new comment so far - that his bad face lift self looked like an older version of Ellen DeGeneres.

I didn't delve in too deeply, I think he just gave a new interview or two.

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