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I’ve been making quite a few cupcakes and a request was made for a) something with cream cheese and b) a pecan pie cupcake. Well, I’ve decided to combine the two into one. I did some searching and found this: Pecan Pie Cupcakes. Then I went and found a recipe for Cream Cheese frosting that I’ll incorporate some pecan’s into. I’m probably going to modify the cupcakes a bit so they will rise, but we’ll see. For now here’s the recipes.

Pecan Pie Cupcakes
Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2/3 cup butter, melted
• 2 eggs

Directions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• 2 Combine all ingredients and mix well
• 3 Spray a miniature muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray
• 4 Fill each 3/4 full
• 5 Bake in preheated oven for approx. 18 minutes

For the cupcakes I will most likely do my normal cupcakes:

• 1 package (18.25 ounces) plain white cake mix
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

But add in some pecans and maybe switch out the mix for something else. I’ll have to play around with it.

For the frosting this is what I’m going with.

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 2 (3oz) pkgs cream cheese, softened
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• dash salt
• 1 box (1lb) confectioners’ sugar — sifted
• cup chopped pecans

Hopefully everything will turn out ok. If not it was a learning experience and I’m sure people will eat them any way. I’ll post some pics after they are done.

As with nearly every day, Lewis and I went on another punning spree. Now for your reading pleasure…or displeasure depending your level of comfort for bad puns.

Ben: http://www.amazon.com/Lowel-Digital-Imaging-Tabletop-Fluorescent/dp/B0009K50RO?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1202049246&sr=8-1 i want that
http://steamykitchen.com/blog/2008/02/03/lowel-ego-lights-for-food-photography/

Lewis: that’s pretty amazing
amaz-on-ing

Ben: yeah. lighting makes all the difference

Lewis: i might get my dad something like that, he sells gourds (and believe it or not people buy them!)
sells em on ebay

Ben: yeah, i think i recall you saying that a while back

Lewis: and i’ve done photos for him but they’re just the ambient room light or the awful flash light
yeh

Ben: are they gourdous?

Lewis: it’s a gourdamn gold mine!

Ben: you better gourd your secrets

Lewis: well, commissioner gourdon has batman on that
all in all i did a pretty gourd job
this could be a flight of the congourds song

Ben: oh snap! i think it’s time you cut the umbilical gourd from that.

Lewis: still challenging me? En Gourde!
ok, lets make a peace acgourd

Ben: yeah, i was about to call Harrison Gourd to assist

Lewis: that would have struck a gourd for sure
so you going to gourdge on turkey tomorrow?
hmm, got DCd, someone pulled the gourd on the internetz
i should stop, otherwise this converstaion will gourd to hell

Ben: yeah, i think you struck a gourd with the powers that be

Lewis: used that one!

Ben: did you?
damn

Lewis: “that would have struck a gourd for sure”

Ben: i’m gourded for life

Lewis: snap!
well, regourdless, it was a good run

Ben: o
m
g
you have won my friend!

Lewis: w00t, that was a long one
better post this one

Ben: FOR THE GOURD!

Lewis: OMFG…
you came back from the DEAD on that one
I concede!

Ben: hey, are you doing the revote for gourdgia senate seat?

Lewis: doh!
yeah

Ben: < winnar!

I know, it was pretty bad…but that’s how we roll.

So the other day I came across an open directory of like 1800+ songs. Mainly it was rap with a few other things in there. I went ahead and DL’d all of them and for the past week I’ve been listening to a plethora of new rap as background music at work. There are a few really good songs in there that get me pumped up. There are a few that are just lame, and then there’s this one:

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I was sitting there and then started hearing Sarah Palin talk about “laying pipe” and this guy rapping about it. It was one of the funniest songs I’ve heard. I reckon there isn’t much people won’t sing/rap about these days. It’s not the most bizzare rap song I’ve heard, but it certainly was one of the more entertaining.

10lbs that is. Whoo hoo! 15lbs from my lowest adult weight (currently 224). I looks as if all the running and eating right has started to pay off. I feel great and my clothes are finally fitting like I wanted them to. Yay for losing things you never wanted to start with. The next 15lbs will be tough, but I can do it. I have a plan.

…now where did I put that bacon, sausage, egg, and cheese breakfast burrito.

Country Breakfast Burrito!

So I’m not sure how I came across http://thebloggess.com/ but I sure am glad I did. This mess is just too damn funny. I wanted to share with the world just how awesome it is. So far http://thebloggess.com/?p=534 is one of the funniest things I’ve read. You can’t make this stuff up! Any way, that’s all I had on that.

Enjoy!

Tonight after much drinkin, Kit decided that it would be in everyone’s best interest to drive the “penis car” to the strip club. We all (me an Bob) went along and hopped in the car. Well about 2 miles from the house Kit decided to get us pulled over. This was after the pushing the gas all they way down and hitting 70 in a 45. She totally was tyring to see how much penis she could get out of the car, and the cop that was sitting there caught on to her little game. Well needless to say, we got pulled over, she blew a something over the legal limit and it was all downhill from there. Well, with my persuasive powers, Bob’s kindness, and Kit’s boobs we got out of disaster. After all was said and done, my brother-in-law, Chris came to pick us up, Kit got off with 2 tickets, and we ended up heading back to my house. Travesty averted and the night will most likely end at my place. Yay for Powder Springs police!

That’s all I have for now. I may post more tomorrow…or I may just go for a run. Either way it’ll be a lot more fun than sitting in the back seat of a car waiting on a cop to issue us some punishment.

After reading this article, and sending it to Lewis, we decided exactly how the conversation must’ve gone. Enjoy.

Ben: Gene: Ok, so we need to get 3,200ft of cable over there. Any ideas?
Jeff: We could attache them to a helicopter and take it over.
Gene: Really? That’s the best you got?
Jeff: Well it’s better than the rocket idea I had.
Gene: What rocket idea?! OMG! Rocketz! Someone get me some rockets!

Lewis: Gene Wang and Jeff Chong… of course
haha
Jeff: It’s a good thing I didn’t mention ‘a guy with a jetpack’ idea

Ben: Gene: What’s that Jeff? Did you say something about a jetpack?
Gene: The noise from the rockets kinda drowned you out.

Lewis: Jeff: NO, i meant. Deaf bats, yes, Deaf bats are poising a problem for the uh, hey look a rocket!
Gene: ROCKETZ!

Ben: this is getting posted

Lewis: do it!
but use a rocket — somehow
fire bottle rockets at your keyboard

So there it is. I managed to get an actual transcript of how that conversation took place. Man, from now on I’m using rockets for everything at the house. If I need to rake leaves…rockets. Change the litter, yep, rocket. I don’t think there’s anything a rocket can’t help out with.

mmmmm, bacony!

Nope I did not stutter. This is the real deal. I will go ahead and add this to my weird food collection (which includes Maple-Bacon lollipops). Anyone up for some sandwhiches at my place?

http://www.uncrate.com/men/culture/food/baconnaise/

No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I’d know better.. better…
No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I’d know better.. better…

The hardest part, this troubled heart has never yet been through now,
To heal the scars that got their start inside someone like you now,
But had I known or I’d been shown back when I longed you’d take me,
To break the charge that brought me home…
that, all but would erase me

I never would not thought I could
No matter what you’d pay me
replay the part
You stole my heart
I should have known you’re crazy

If all I knew was that with you
I’d want someone to save me
It’d be enough,
But just my luck
I fell in love and baby…

All that I wanted was…

Now I know you better
You know I know better
Now I know you better!

So bittersweet, this tragedy wont ask for absolution,
This melody inside of me, still searches for solution,
A twist of fate, the change of heart kills my infatuation,
A broken heart provides the spark for my determination.

No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I’d know better, better…
No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I’d know better, better…

All that I wanted, was…

I know ,you know,you know better,You know, I know ,you know better,
Now you know me better

I never wanted you to be so full of anger
I never wanted you to be somebody else
I never wanted you to be someone afraid to know themselves
I only wanted you to see things for yourself

All that I wanted, was…

Now I know you better
Yeah we all know better

All that I wanted was…

I know better
I know better
I know better
I know better

If I were you, I’d manage to abhor the invitation
Of promised love that can’t keep up with your adoration
Just use your head, and in the end you’ll find your inspiration
To choose your steps and won’t regret this kind of aggravation

No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I’d know better.. better…
No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I’d know better.. better…

How is it possible that these are the lyrics to a song on the new GnR album and it’s one of the more rocking of the songs?! I mean I want some Paradise City or some Welcome to the Jungle. After like 15 years of waiting you think they could put something better together. Either way, I’m still all about some Guns N’ Roses, though at this point is more or less just the Roses part. Sadly Slash is not part of the “band” any more. Now it’s more like Axl and the Roses or some mess. Oh well, I’m warming up to the rest of the album. Lemme know what you think.