Now THAT'S What I'm Talkin' 'Bout
January 6, 2009 I'm pretty sure I would have ordered this cake back in high school:
Yep, back in my teen glory days I was that lone female in the convention-going, calculus-loving, and occasionally kilt-wearing* crowd. We spent our spare time calculating the dimensional mass of the various Enterprises, learning useful terms in Klingon, and saying things like "I believe this calls for a colorful metaphor". It was awesome.
Seeing the ol' Enterprise D here in all her crookedly displayed glory brings it allll back. In fact, I think this cake is a metaphor for my formative years: it's awkward looking, slightly imbalanced, has large gaps of inactivity, and is easy to misunderstand ("prooper"?) - but despite all that, it still has a good heart (right over the 'i'- see it?).
Hey, diskgrunt, "tlhIngan Hol Dajatlh’a’"?
* Don't ask.
Reader Comments (119)
If I didn't have a big enough reason to love this blog for the humor, the fact that you were a Star Trek fan makes it even BETTER. If that is possible.
As you can see I too am a Star Trek Fan, and I would have ordered this in a heartbeat.
And the most ridiculous thing is that if you're making a cake for a true Star Trek fan, this cake would be mocked. Those OCD fans like me would have a major problem that a quote from Spock, who was on the original Enterprise, is placed below a picture of the Enterprise D. Wrong ship, ding-dong mcgee!
Don't ask.
See, the best part is? I don't have to. Because that was my high school experience, too.
Trek babes rule.
I would wear my Romulan Commander costume to the cake store and buy this.
Seriously.
I would accept an Enterprise cake. Even if it was crooked. I think I need to put in a complaint to my friends and family now...
Wow, sounds like my exact high school experience, and my college one for that matter.
I love that you referenced "I believe this calls for a colorful metaphor!" People who don't love the Trek just can't understand.
I wish I'd had friends to hang around with during that phase :(
Love the cake, but the placement does indeed call for a colorful metaphor. Maybe the baker did a little too much LDS before decorating?
Hehehe, I knew there was a reason I resonated with this blog so well! I wasn't exactly a typical 16-yo girl, either. My Sweet 16 had a ST: Voyager theme and my parents and I celebrated my 17th at the Star Trek Experience in Vegas.
I also still have a small scale statue of the Enterprise-D (about 6" x 6" x 8") carved out of solid brass sitting on my desk. One of my prized possessions. :)
tlhingan Hol vIjatlhbe'
(boy, it's been a while)
Thought you'd like to see my STAR TREK cake. I am NOT a professional baker, but I did this for a shoot day for the STAR TREK: PHOENIX series. www.smartestgirlinthewest.com The cake's not perfect, but it's not crooked and I carved it by hand.
Mira said:
yup, smart, funny, and Trekkie - these things usually line up! Love this cake, love this site, love you!
Take heart, you were not the only girl. My mother would drive me to conventions when I was 14 and wait in the parking lot while I went in dressed as Dr. Crusher.
By those creepy old men in Spock ears would love to chat with me ^_^*
How in the world did this post go almost 3 months without a "cellular peptide cake with mint frosting" joke?
NCC-1701. No bloody A, B, C, or D!!!!
Hmph. Some people. I'm pretty sure I want this kind of cake now. With the new Scotty on it along with a picture of the original one. Yeah, that'd be sweet.
Go geek girls!
Ku'Kag Ih OlQueh?
I think the space is illogical. :D
WAAAAAAANT. I ❤ tribbles
I want a cake of Uhura riding a My Little Pony.