More Halloween Fun

Google's Halloween treat.

Happy Halloween!

Feeling: relaxed

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Awesome Library Pumpkin

Watch this video and learn how to make a NYPL Lion Jack o'Lantern!

Feeling: impressed

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Joy of Cupcakes

Babo Caught Eating My Cupcake

I've long heard about Crumbs Bake Shop and have wanted to try their cupcakes, but being rather lazy, I never got around to heading over to Crumbs. But Crumbs, evidently tired of waiting for me to go to it, decided to come to me, and opened a store mere blocks from my workplace.

Pictured is a Squiggle cupcake. They have names. They have calorie counts posted! This large cupcake -- and they're all, pretty much, large -- was around 530 calories, if my memory is trustworthy. The cupcakes ranged from 350 or so calories to well over 500.

This was tasty. There's vanilla icing inside, making this similar to a Hostess cupcake or a Drake's Cake, only better. However, this was not as good as the cupcakes I recall fondly from childhood and have, over the years, occasionally rediscovered. I like plain devil's food cake with a thick, swirly, buttercream icing on top. Filling is nice but not required. The cake was moist but could have been moister/richer. The icing was yummy, but missing something, too similar, perhaps, to the mass produced packaged cupcakes one gets in the grocery store. I dunno. I liked it, but I'm glad I hadn't gone out of my way to get it.


Feeling: slightly disappointed



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Hot Cocoa

You Are Hot Chocolate

You are energetic and playful. You love to have fun, and you help people lighten up. You want everyone to be happy, and you don't mind playing the role of diplomat. You always know the right thing to say to people, and you never put your foot in your mouth. You are sweet and soothing, even in the worst of times. You think comfort is underrated.

The Hot Beverage Test

Blogthings: We Have a Quiz for Almost Everything

It was hard to choose the right one. My first attempt to pick Hot Chocolate was really Hot Coffee. This looks like one of those specialty coffee drinks. But it says it's Hot Chocolate and that's the only hot beverage I drink. For what that's worth. Probably nothing.

Feeling: stressed


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Chocolate that's Very Good for You

I need to take calcium supplements, so I'm very glad to have found Adora. Here's the photo I took for the Plastic 52 group on flickr.

Adora Calcium Supplements

Feeling: okay

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What I Did on Friday

NY ComicCon is one of my favorite times of year. Today, I mostly hung out with friends I met through flickr, walking around the Dealers' Room, taking pictures, and visiting the toy vendors.

David Horvath with Cinko

Feeling: tired

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When is an Oreo Not an Oreo?

When it's a work of art. Check out these Oreo cameos. I saw this posted by Wil Wheaton over on Google+.

Found this link in a draft post. I need to stop doing that, starting posts and not publishing them. How to Make a Chocolate Bath. Sounds divine. Link found on Bored Blog Almighty.

We had a tea tasting program at the library today. I would have much preferred a hot chocolate tasting.

Feeling: stressed


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Burdick's Chocolate

L.A. Burdick Dark Chocolate

I can't believe I work a few blocks from L.A. Burdick and never had any of their chocolate until now and it was a gift. This fine specimen is a Burdick Blend 69-72 per cent cocoa. I'm not sure why it's a range rather than an actual number, but the result is smooth, rice, and has a bit of a kick. It's not something I can eat a lot of in one sitting, but it's definitely worth savoring.

And here's a photo I took of it for my Plastic 52 flickr theme.

Chocolate and Rubber Ducks

Feeling: mellow


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Chocolate Outrage

Chocolate Outrage

A couple of friends treated me to dinner a few nights ago for my 30th anniversary at work. This was dessert. The cake was a bit dry, but the icing and chocolate chips and whipped cream more than made up for it. Yum!

Feeling: lazy

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Today's Chocolate

Fall (and Spring): The time of year when you can have a chocolate malted during the day and a hot chocolate at night.

So, I tried these Milano Melts. To be honest, regular Milanos have nothing to fear from this. The cookie was crunchy, the chocolate inside tasty and reasonably melty, but the combo didn't do it for me. And it disturbs me to not see the chocolate when I take the cookie out of the pack. Sorry, Pepperidge Farm; it's plain old Milano Dark Chocolate and Milano Double Chocolate and occasionally Milano Chocolate Chocolate (or whatever the one with the chocolate cookie is called) for me!

My Plastic 52 Photo for the Week

Inside a Milano Melt

Feeling: lazy

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