Five Awesome Things
[UPDATE: We have our winners! Grammy of Grammy's Garden and ZekesMom10 of Insane in the Mombrain, please e-mail me with your addresses. Thanks!]
Every now and then, we get comments from readers that go something like this:
Well today, in honor of our friend Neil over at 1000 Awesome Things and the rest of you positive Pollyannas, we picked out a few Wrecks from our arsenal - and we're going to find something awesome to say about each and every one of them. Even if it kills us. Which, let's be honest, is entirely possible.
Ready?
*pulling up happy pants*
Here we GOOOO!
Noisemakers!
I love noisemakers.
Not that you'd want to put these in your mouth, of course, considering where they've been...but, uh...yeah. Noisemakers are awesome.
Not straining while cutting the cheese? You guessed it: AWESOME.
Alright, now we're on the home stretch! [rubbing hands together] Bring on the final contender!
[thinking]
[thinking]
[despairing]
Ok, I think I got it:
You tell me.
I've already read it, and believe me, it lives up to its name. And speaking of names, mine's on the back cover. So that's worth the purchase price right there. (Did I mention it's also half off on Amazon right now? Yeah. That helps.)
Now go forth, and comment! Whoever makes me laugh the hardest wins the glory, while two randomly selected commenters will actually win a personalized and signed copy of The Book of Awesome. I'll even have Neil do the personalizing and signing. [waggling eyebrows]
Oh, and Neil is willing to ship anywhere in the world. So Estonia, I'm looking at you.
Chloe, Tosha B., Anony M., Molly C., Jeff H., & Rachel V., go make me proud.
- Related Wreckage: The #2 Way to Ruin a Cake
[John's rule type stuff]
When you comment, be sure to put your name. If your name is something boring like John, be sure to follow it up with something creative like (the hubby of Jen). Or, ya know, your last name. And remember, we're picking two winners at random so if you happen to be painfully unfunny like me, you can still win. Winners will be announced at 2pm (Eastern) on Friday. Finally, if you don't win, you should still buy the book. We could all stand to focus a little more on the awesome in life. Good luck and Wreck On!
UPDATE: We have our winners! (See the top of this post.) Thanks, everyone; your comments have been the best free entertainment I've had all week. ;)
Reader Comments (2218)
I bet it tastes good... :)
Shiny ganache is pretty awesome. The dirty spot on the edge of the marble kind of ruins it though.
Jacky C.
Janet G. said...
At least it isn't steaming....
Consistency is key - not too soft, not too hard. Because we all know good consistency makes things go smoothly. And that's....you guessed it: AWESOME!
Ok, so that must have been one lucky dairy cow to have marble tile in their stall. That would be AWESOME!
I bet the person on the receiving end of that cake said something like "Oh sh---weeet". sh___weet is good, keeps you regular.
The disembodied head of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, having been spared by the Ghostbusters and instead drenched in chocolate goo for s'mores later, gasps at the quite-nicely-decorated tart barely visible in the left-hand corner: 'Ohh! A purdy cake! That's *awesome*"
-Kelly
Oooooooo ... Shiney
That cake is an AWESOME rendition of the Blob!
Here is a pic of the movie poster in case you don't know the reference offhand.
http://roberthood.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/blob-original-poster.jpg
It's brown and lumpy. Like dirt. Dirt can be found on Earth. The Earth! The Earth is awesome!
That last cake looks very smooth, and soft and shiny. Those are desirable qualities for hair, so why not for cakes?
I so love your blog! Your comments are the best pick me up of my day. And regarding that last cake - I think some chocolate making bees coated their hive for protection. Although it kind of collapsed in the process, let's say "Great Job" to some creative bees.
My name is Jenny the wife of Jacob.
So much frosting...and yet an uncovered spot remains! That way when you order 2, you can tell what kind of cake is under all that shiny frosting without cutting into and ruining the finished "design".
The frosting is very shiny?? And the marble slab is very elegant. (?)
It is shiny. Shiny things are clean (right?!) Clean things are awesome!
Love, love, LOVE the blog!
Nicole Senadenos
With that hole, it looks like a chocolate-covered bee hive. So inside must be chocolate-covered bees! That would be awesome!
Steph from Indy
What's more awesome than a shiny poo cake?
A shiny poo cake with a hole! Looks like the worm got away. Go awesome worm!
Hey... it's chocolate! And chocolate is ALWAYS AWESOME! no matter what it looks like...
Amber Dawn
The underlying structure of that cake is something to be appreciated- at least it did not colon-apse under the pressure (ick-this post reeks of desperation.)
Jenn Daniels
Look at the shine on the chocolate on that last cake. You know it was well tempered. I really don't want to know where it happened though.
Its shiny! And shiny must mean clean. Right? Right?!
Julie Andersen
No matter what form it comes in, chocolate is awesome!
-Robin E.
OK, the icing's shiny. And shiny is good, particularly where hair and diamonds are concerned. So let's call that odd chocolately confection "The Shining" and all be THRILLED by it!!!
Hey... it's chocolate! And chocolate is ALWAYS AWESOME! no matter what it looks like...
Amber Dawn
AWESOME!
Victoria <3- That beautiful sheen coming of the chocolate It makes me think of liquid. SO liquid chocolate = Chocolate River....
Willy Wonka and the CHocolate Factory!!!!!!!!!!
Are you kidding? What ISN'T there to like about that last one? It holds the element of surprise. What could that be under the protective chocolate casing? From here it appears to be a banana on top of a turban, and really, what could be better than getting your potassium and shielding your head from the elements, all presented on a base of soft, spongey cake?
And if that's not enough for you, I have two words: Magic. Shell. It's not just for Dairy Queen anymore, kittens!
Lauren H, Chicago
The shininess of this cake perfectly compliments the smoothness of the marble tile it is masterfully centered upon. Ask any monkey and he or she will tell you (if you speak monkey) that shiny things are AWESOME. Heck, a lot of *people* will tell you shiny things are...oooh, look! SHINY!!...what was I saying? Oh yeah, shiny things are awesome.
As others have commented, the cake is impossibly shiny -- and that makes it mighty.
If I had that cake, I'd slice it to death, eat its layers, and spread its icing on my clothing. And if it was very, VERY lucky, I'd do it in that order.
Mother Teresa (NOT the patient one)
If my baby created a masterpiece in her diaper like that last cake, I'd be one proud mama.
Sunny Rash,
Look at that bottom layer it looks amazing and so round. The top layers and umm poop icing making it a great conversation starter. Without the wonderful icing and umm top layers we wouldn't be having this great commentary.
Mmmm nice shiny poo looking chocolate bee hive on a beautiful marble slab. What could be better than that? Nothing I tell you .. NOTHING! Unless you want to add that awesomely beautiful dust covered rose from pic 1. That would really help tone down the shininess of the poo chocolate. ~ Stephanie Scruggs AKA shiny with sprinkles!
It is the Wicked Witch of the West: " I'm melting, Melting!!!"
The Wizard of OZ is AWESOME!
CassieC Mommy of E & A
I gotta say, that 1st one WAS a great showcake at onepoint...es that point was approximately 100years ago but still...
ad far as that last one...ummm...well the marble is real nice...
oddly enough my word verification:
fecrubas
'nuff said i think!
Reminiscent of the mother holding the child mold. This was going somewhere profound but the artist obviously wanted to leave you wanting to finish imagining the piece yourself. Getting lost from the "peak" to the flowing lines of chocolate lava....Too much amazing to eat.
This cake is the result of all that fiber from the other cakes. Being regular and having a clean colon (as evident from this cake) is AWESOME!
Uhhh, I am going to say,
"What the giant at the top of the beanstalk's stool sample looks like?" for $500 Alex...
Jeopardy! Winning final Jeopardy is AWESOME, thank you poo cake!
Huh. Apparently one can put a shine on a turd. AWESOME.
- Melanie C.
Not sure what's actually underneath that melted chocolate. Dead kittens or the bakers impressive used bandaid collection. Either way, it's been generously covered in chocolate so as not to offend the senses of the delicate. That is good.
My name is Jenn. That is also good.
It's so shiny! Sarah Rose evans
What's good about this cake? It's CHOCOLATE!
hey that reminds me of last year for my anniversary at the hotel with the round beds licking chocolate off of . . . wait, did I just say that out loud?
well, since I'm already in trouble I'll just say it reminds me of "romance"
All I can say is: "It finally passed!"
Hey, poo mound or not, chocolate is always awesome! BRING ON THE POO!!!!! (Chocolate, that is.)
-Miss Rebecca Ann
wow, it's soooooo shiny. I mean, like, really, really shiny! It's shinyness makes me happy! Awesome!
Well, in my huble opinion the ganach-like consistency of the icing has made the entire cake glisten in a surreal manner, the formations remind me of a most wonderful dream I had where the entire world was made of chocolate. This cake looks exactly like the little chocolate mountain with the chocolate waterfall that meandered down the side over several large boulders. The scene from my dream is further reinforced by the pooling of the chocolate around the base. The only problem with the dream came when I was walking my chocolate dog down the chocolate street and he stopped beneath a chocolate tree and, um well...
Back to the cake; I would also have to say that it was pure genious to place the cake on that marble tile, I doubt anyone would notice it missing from their bathroom floor, and it lends itself so appropriately with this cake.
It's the mythical Shiny Chocolate Mountain! Who DOESN'T want to eat a whole MOUNTAIN of chocolate? Look! It's even got a cave on the side and everything! Now if we could just find a tiny hiker...
-Katie C.
Think of all the time and love that went into these masterpieces. :-)
Susan K
(word verification- marbele... really shiny marble frosting?)
My mamma always said if you don't have nothin' nice to say, don't say nothin' at all.
-Athene N.
Hey, poo mound or not, chocolate is always awesome! BRING ON THE POO!!!!! (Chocolate, that is.)