Happy Birthday to Meeee!
May 12, 2009 It's muh birfday.
Awwww yeeeeaaah.
Now, I could celebrate by taking a cruise:
(A really really short one.)
Or go the traditional route and just get schnockered on booze sprinkles:
(After which I will apparently choke on ribbon and die. Hm. Ok, maybe not.)And yet, all of those options (particularly the last one) pale in comparison to how I'm going to celebrate my birthday. How's that, you ask? Well, allow me to tell you...in song.
Hit it, Bobby!
[cranking up Ghostbusters 2 soundtrack]
my name is Jen Yates and it's my birthday, yo!
So I'm throwin' a party, virtually speaking,
And I've got amazing news so please keep reading.
Now pack up your group, get a grip, come equipped,
Go pre-order lots of my book and then split!"
[music screeching to a halt] Of course I mean "split" in the ice-cream-eating way, not the hike-taking way - but you knew that, right?
And did you catch the big shocking news*, or were my sweet rhymes too dazzling for you? (*Granted, it's not quite as shocking for you Twits, since I inadvertently leaked it last week...) Yep, that's right: Cake Wrecks the book is now available for pre-order! Can we take a moment to savor that bit of sweet insanity?
[savoring] Mmmm. Yeah. That's the stuff.
Now, since I know how absolutely terrible you must feel over not getting me a birthday present - or even a card! You bum! - may I suggest a way to alleviate that burden? Buy yourself a gift. The gift... [cuing Hallmark music] of laughter:
(NOTE: This is NOT the final cover. Check back at 12 pm EST to vote for the cover you like best!)[announcer voice] Yes, that's right! You'll get this lovely 6x8 hardcover edition of Cake Wrecks, When Professional Cake Go Hilariously Wrong, with over 19o pages of new Wreckage, fan favorites, behind-the-scenes commentary from Jen, reader stories, cakey controversies, and much, much more, all for the low price of $12.99! What a deal!
Why pre-order today? I'll give you seven good reasons:
7. It costs a heckuva lot less than a CW t-shirt.
6. It makes me look good.
5. Buy one for all your friends, and your Christmas shopping is done.
4. You'll get the book automatically shipped to you as soon as it's released.
3. High volumes of pre-orders somehow factor in to the mysterious industry formula that lands titles on best-sellers lists. Is that a lofty goal? Sure it is. So loft with me, darlings.
2. Every single order will give me a personal warm fuzzy. And it's my birthday, so today's the best time to send me warm fuzzies.
And the number one reason to pre-order Cake Wrecks today? (drum-roll, please.)
1. The Carrot Jockeys command you!
Wrecky World Domination, here they come! ;)
You can order Cake Wrecks: When Professional Cakes Go Hilariously Wrong from Barnes & Noble, Borders, or Amazon. (And as a bonus, both Barnes & Noble and Amazon are now offering impressive discounts off the cover price.) So what are you waiting for? Do it! Do it NOW!!
Reader Comments (201)
I am lost on cake #2... Is it a congrats on your breast implant cake? That's all I can figure.
WV:INGSIC - Those cakes are vile...I think I am *gmmft*ingsic. URP!
Happy Birthday! And congrats on the book. You deserve it. You carrot jockey pusher, you.
Angie (from over at www.HalfAssedKitchen.com)
It's my birthday as well! :D Who ever thought I would share it with YOU? (And Cara, Lani's husband, bassgirl, and anon seem to have their's as well.) Happy birthday!
I know my cake at least, won't be a wreck; my mom is making it. Or.. it shouldn't be.. unless she writes the wrong age on it again..
Happy birthday Jen! Congratulations on the book!
Happy Birthday!! I LOVE that ... shoes cake. Too funny.
Happy Birthday to you & congrats on the book!
'Tis my birthday too. I check CW every morning before heading to work and was thinking, "She'll have a b-day cake just for MOI!" and chortling to myself in a non-psycho way (honest).
Lo & behold.. birthday stuff! See, now this blog is beyond fantastic.
Happy Birthday! ----->off to pre-order! Thanks!
Happy Brithday! (you have no idea how difficult it was to misspell something on purpose...) As soon as I get home tonight, I'll pre-order the book - damn overlords disabled Amazon at work...
It's my birthday too! Will you be getting a wrecktastic cake for your birthday? Will you share?
Happe Birfday, Jen!!!
I have my copy pre-order - may it propel you onto the best seller list!
We love you
Very happy birthday, Jen. You bring much joy every day! Hope you get a fantastic cake!
Aw, YAY! Happy Birthday Jen!
"Hapy Birtday and Congratdulashuns on you're book!"
Seriously, Happy Birthday and congratulations.
The "boob job cake" is hilarious.
~Amy B.
Happy Birthday! What a fun way to celebrate! I'm off to Amazon to do some book pre-ordering. :-)
Happy Birfday!
And congratulations! I am pre-ordering one right now!
Congratulations!
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday!!! I hope you have a grate day! ;)
Jen, HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
see, i didn't even misspelll it. :)
can't wait to get the book. i'm actually going to go to my local bookstore and request one, and i urge all small-business supporters to do the same. there's a bookstore/wine bar in Chicago called The Book Cellar, and I'd miss it like heck if it were gone.
I just pre-ordered 8 copies for Christmas presents! Happy Birthday, Jen!
wv therste: That elephant cake sure makes me therste for sprinkles!
Alright, fine. I ordered your darn book. I hope you spend your birthday knowing that I used my Amazon gift cards for your benefit. So what if your blog has brought me more laughter than any other blog combined. Now I'm out a whole lot of psuedo-money and it's YOUR fault.
Okay, I LOVE your site and so does everyone to whom I've introduced it. Keep up the good work, and sooner or later I'll remember to submit the cake my sister made for my brother last year.
My birthday is Thursday, and I know what I'll be getting for it...woohoo!
Happy Birthday!
But Jen... where is YOUR cake? I demand a picture of the hopefully non-wrecky cake you got!
Those cakes are just... shocking. Though the elephant was sort of cute, just not very... lively.
Happy birthday to us! (Yes, it's my birthday too.) And congratulations on the book!
Happy Birthday Jen!
Happy birthday!!!!!
Happy Birthday!! I wandered over to Amazon and purchased your book. I also bought the complete series of Josie and the Pussycats on DVD and Ann Coulter's newest book - so your book will probably come up as suggestions in the oddest places. When I bought the book the "others who purchased this item also bought this" that showed up was a Harry Potter book.
Best wishes with the presales.
Happy Birthday, Jen!!! May your cake be the wrecky-est ever!!!!
Happy Birthday! It's my daughter's 3rd birthday today, too.
I've done my part! Happy Birthday, and thanks for all the laughs!
Happy birthday!!! =)
I pre-ordered!! YAY ME!! :) Happy Birthday!
Oh boy! Small price to pay for all the entertainment you've given me!
Underneat that
CONGRADULATION!
Happy b-day, Jen! May you outsell Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity combined!
And can I just say that I think the Titanic and boob cakes in the post are both well made and hi-larious, even if not necessarily in perfect taste? I say their originality trumps their tackiness, and declare both as Not Wrecks.
Have a great birthday, thanks for the wonderful LOL moments. People at work think I'm nuts.
Happy birthday! I just pre-ordered my book from B&N. And I gave you a link over on my blog. http://www.savershelley.blogspot.com
Other May 12th birthdays: Katharine Hepburn, Yogi Berra, Bert Bacharach, and George Carlin. Of course, the downside of this birthday, if you are a mom, is that the family combines it with a Mothers Day event and you don't get a birthday cake. I'm craving some serious chocolate fudge frosting!!
Happy birthday, Jen! Thanks for all the laughs you give me . . . I hope YOU have a lot of laughs today.
Happy Birthday!!! Today is my boss's daughter's birthday too, she was born at 8:08 this morning! Thank you for maing the blog and I will definitely be getting the book!
-Natasha
Happy Birthday! With sprinkles!!!
Happy Birthday from the sunshine state. Vodka and orange juice for everyone!!
Ordered. I am praying that my cake wreck is in there (Halloween, green mummy-ish thing with white stuff all over it)!
Happy Birthday to someone who should get the BEST cake EVER for her birthday!
Wheeee! Congratulations on your book!
Under Neat That
Best Birthday Wishes To You!!
Happy Birthday, Jen!! Thanks for all of the grins, giggles and groans you've provided us - here's hoping for many more!
word verification: parop - All I want for my birfday is a parop fake boobs.
I pre-ordered through Amazon and they said I'd get it 26 of October. I hope it is the first book of many---as more and more wild cakes are brought to your attention.
Happy Birthday !
Happy Birthday!! Mine is in two days, and I already want to celebrate. May birthdays are just the most bestest!
I am going to tell hubby he might want to pre-order this book as a lovely gift for me...er I mean YOU!
Have a wonderful day and hope you get to eat lots and lots of cake finery!!
I just preordered 2 books! (one for me and one for a gift) I can't wait!!!
I just pre-ordered on Borders!!! (Hey, that rhymes!)
hIpPY burTdeY. und "CoMgraDs!!,."
I would make you a custard filled cake, but I don't think it would ship well.
Sexysuds
oh, Happy Birthday too!!