tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229749372024-03-13T16:45:43.715-05:00Chris Carrillo's BlogThis is not my beautiful house. This is not my beautiful blog.Cadillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835407520792403288noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974937.post-56808591493517919362017-05-02T19:48:00.001-05:002017-08-23T16:01:32.318-05:00Linear Stanley<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next night, the bulletin board fell on Stanley Lambchop for the second time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Hey! Come and look!" cried Arthur, Stanley's brother.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Heavens!" said Mrs. Lambchop. "Yesterday Stanley was flat. Today he has become one-dimensional!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Let's take him to the doctor!" said Mr. Lambchop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Doctor Dan told the nurse to take Stanley's measurement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"What is wrong with these people?" asked the nurse.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Coming tomorrow: "<b>Singularity Stanley</b>"</span></i></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe</div>Cadillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835407520792403288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974937.post-37919448145867063692017-02-23T17:39:00.000-05:002017-03-01T23:01:18.721-05:00Panoramas from "Fiddler on the Roof" (1971)I'm a big fan of the movie "Fiddler on the Roof" (1971). Everything about this film is gorgeous--the music is beautiful and memorable, the story is touching, and the characters have been dear to me for my whole life.<br />
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I recently re-appreciated the cinematography in the film, noticing several establishing shots included long camera pans. I have taken some of these pans and used them to create wide-format panoramic images which I am presenting here.<br />
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I hope other fans of the film will enjoy these as much as I enjoyed making them.<br />
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Panorama of the village of Anatevka in the pre-dawn light at the opening of the film:<br />
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At 1:17:25, there is pan across a cornfield right before the scene in which Chava is harassed by Russian farm workers:<br />
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At the very beginning of the scene where Motel and Tzeitel run through the woods ecstatic about having been given permission to marry, and Motel sings "Miracle of Miracles", there is a long pan down a birch tree. It's interesting that a film whose frames have a wide aspect ratio can be the source of such a tall vertical panorama:<br />
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This is from the sequence in which Tevye recalls his "dream" to Golde in order to convince her that Motel should be Tzeitel's groom. The camera pans right to left across the faces of their deceased relatives:<br />
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The scene where Perchik is giving a lesson to the two youngest daughters begins with a closeup of the river and then pans left and out, which makes possible this unusual composite image:<br />
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Just after the intermission, the film reopens with a pan across a cornfield during harvest:<br />
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Near the end of the film, after the townspeople are forced to leave their village, there is a very long slow pan across the deserted village of Anatevka, ending on the stoic face of the Constable:<br />
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For your listening pleasure, here's a link to the full "<b>Miracle of Miracles</b>" scene: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvVeJJ-TnK4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvVeJJ-TnK4</a></div>
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These are <i>public </i>streets. <i>Everyone </i>has to shovel their cars out. Just because you shoveled out a spot like everyone else doesn't give you the right to hold an empty space all day long while you are at work.<br />
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Worse still, the perceived entitlement to "your" spot creates the real danger of violence and vandalism . Surely in an educated city like Boston we can let logic prevail over emotion and think of a better way to manage a scarce shared resource.<br />
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Smart parking-spot-time-sharing app, anyone?<br />
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This morning, within the 3 blocks I walked to work from my riskily-parked car, I saw no less than 35 "saved" public parking spaces, spots that are <i>left open all day while the locals are away</i>, yet no one is allowed to park in these open spots.<br />
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Boston people, you are absolutely nuts.<br />
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I couldn't hold it in. I had to <a href="https://twitter.com/Cadill/status/566011093026627584" target="_blank">tweet about this, too</a>.<br />
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This is the procedure I followed that worked well for me on my Note 3. It will probably work for other phones as well. Disclaimer: in rooting your phone, you accept and assume the risk of bricking. If you want root, it's probably worth it, but before you start you should <a href="http://bit.ly/1ozGhGC" target="_blank">Google "recover from softbrick"</a> and read several articles to make sure you are familiar with the contingencies, and you should make a full backup of your phone--all your apps and files--before starting.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1.</span> First, you have to root your phone. Note 3 on N900AUCUCNC2 is rootable using <b>TowelRoot</b>. Go to <a href="http://towelroot.com/">http://towelroot.com</a>, download the APK file, install, and <b>root</b>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">2.</span> <i>Optional step</i>: you can now get tethering back partially (in a way that will work for PC and Mac <b>laptop </b>clients and <b>iOS </b>device clients), by using a tethering app like <b>Barnacle Wifi Tether</b>. The Play Store will report that the <a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=net.szym.barnacle" target="_blank">app</a> is not available for your carrier, so you have to go to <a href="http://szym.net/barnacle">http://szym.net/barnacle</a> and download the <a href="http://szym.net/apk/barnacle_latest.apk" target="_blank">APK file</a> directly to install it. The Wifi network Barnacle creates is an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_ad_hoc_network" target="_blank">"ad-hoc" wifi network</a>, so unfortunately Android phones and tablets will <u>not</u> be able to join it. But it works well for iPads and laptops.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">3.</span> To restore <b>full wifi tether</b> functionality, get the <a href="http://repo.xposed.info/module/de.robv.android.xposed.installer" target="_blank">XPosed Installer</a>. Download and install the apk file from the website, then run the app and use the "Framework" option to install. This will install the XPosed Framework. Reboot. After XPosed is installed and you have rebooted, run the Xposed app again. Use the "Download" option to search for and download the "<b><a href="http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.dym.motoxtether" target="_blank">X Tether</a></b>" module. After you have installed the "X Tether" module, reboot again.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">4.</span> Voilà, you are done! Native tethering works again on your AT&T Note 3.<br />
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<b>Bonus 1:</b><br />
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Do you hate the "Volume Warning" message that you get every time you try to turn the sound up on your Note? Solution: Use the XPosed app (above) to download the install the "<b><a href="http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.pyler.nosafevolumewarning" target="_blank">NoSafeVolumeWarning</a></b>" module. No more annoying warning!<br />
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<b>Bonus 2:</b><br />
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Did your apps lose the ability to write to the external SD card after the Kitkat update? Now that you have root, you can fix this issue using the <a href="http://goo.gl/lPUwC3" target="_blank">SDFix KitKat Writable MicroSD app</a>. <b>Do it.</b><br />
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<b>Enjoy your newly restored WiFi tether and drop me a comment if this helped you.</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately the weather in Boston was terrible that day; there was complete cloud cover. So I could see nothing. So disappointing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is going to be another 105 years until this happens again, so crashing my car would have been worth it, right? Safety note: the transit of Venus looks a lot like a red street light, so stop if you see it.</span><br />
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I like making bagels and pretzels. This stuff makes you fat, right? It may be worth it.<br />
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It's a short hike to the top, about an hour. It's worth it; when you get there, there are wild blueberry bushes!</div><div><br /></div><div>When I went in late June, the blueberries weren't ripe yet.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some pictures:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://plus.google.com/photos/100444203488619289184/albums/5619950103660702241">https://plus.google.com/photos/100444203488619289184/albums/5619950103660702241</a></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><a href="https://plus.google.com/photos/100444203488619289184/albums/5619950103660702241"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-DUJHmU6_HyM/Tf4Upa32ujI/AAAAAAAAIlE/SO7zBy3CEz8/s512/2011-06-18_231056.JPG" /></a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe</div>Cadillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835407520792403288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974937.post-49256652520991686992010-11-03T09:29:00.003-05:002010-11-08T16:45:01.342-05:00Son of Man<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_60fuP_0z2gs/TNFx2UHCpsI/AAAAAAAAHWM/3liU3Hna99U/s1600/2010-10-30_ChrisSonOfMan_800-784399.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_60fuP_0z2gs/TNFx2UHCpsI/AAAAAAAAHWM/3liU3Hna99U/s400/2010-10-30_ChrisSonOfMan_800-784399.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535330594940167874" /></a></p><span>My Halloween costume this year was an homage to Rene Magritte. The apple is a piece of paper taped to the brim of the bowler hat. Several French people in Salem recognized the painting ("les fils de l'homme").</span><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>I love the song "<a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/131908/music/Paul%20Simon%20-%20Rene%20and%20Georgette%20Magritte%20With%20Their%20Dog%20After%20The%20War.mp3">Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War</a>", and I love <a href="http://ping.fm/p/tIwGw">bowler hats</a>.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Happy Halloween!</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>(Here are <a href="http://j.mp/cjc-halloween2010">a bunch more photos</a> if you're interested :)</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe</div>Cadillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835407520792403288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974937.post-8168308830706637672010-10-27T23:41:00.000-05:002010-10-27T23:42:03.175-05:00The Scale of the Universe<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_60fuP_0z2gs/TMj_GmzKXwI/AAAAAAAAHUA/M6_HgYtMpTY/s1600/2010-07-19_142842.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_60fuP_0z2gs/TMj_GmzKXwI/AAAAAAAAHUA/M6_HgYtMpTY/s400/2010-07-19_142842.JPG" /></a> <br /><br />This is me figuring out the scale of everything at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. 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So you need to make one yourself.</div><div><br /></div><div>I made some plain and some with poppy seeds.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Here are some pictures <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(click to enlarge)</span>:</div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_60fuP_0z2gs/TEy3PPpV-aI/AAAAAAAAGp8/Ppj0OoeHIe4/s1600/2010-07-25+Making+Bagels-760162.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_60fuP_0z2gs/TEy3xddjzYI/AAAAAAAAGqE/rbu4TekWusk/s400/2010-07-25+Making+Bagels.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="Bagels!" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497971305462615426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the recipe I used:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><u>Egg Bagels</u></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Bagel ingredients:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">4 eggs</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2 packets of yeast</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">8 cups flour</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2 cups warm water</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1/4 cup canola oil</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1 tablespoon salt</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1 tablespoon sugar</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Glaze ingredients:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2 egg yolks</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2 tablespoons water</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Optional ingredients:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Poppy seeds or sesame seeds or whatever.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Instructions:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Mix together all dry bagel ingredients well. Stir in all wet bagel ingredients. Knead for 10 minutes.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Place dough in a greased bowl. Cover and allow to rise in warm place for twenty minutes.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Punch down the dough and divide into 30 pieces. (I did this rather unevenly so some of the bagels turned out big and some small. It doesn't really matter.)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Roll into nice balls. Punch a hole through the center of each ball and then spin it around a chopstick to make the hole bigger. The chopstick thing is my own idea and probably a crazy one.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Put them on trays and allow to rise for fifteen more minutes.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">While they are rising, make the glaze by mixing 2 egg yolks with 2 tablespoons of water in a bowl.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Cooking:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Preheat oven to 450°F.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Use the chopstick to drop bagels in boiling water 5 inches deep and boil for about three minutes; turn each bagel once. I did 4 bagels at once.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Place on greased sheet and brush on egg yolk glaze. Sprinkle on poppy seeds or sesame seeds or nothing or whatever you want.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Bake at 450°F for 18-20 minutes.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Don't burn yourself. Eat with honey or cream cheese.</div><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe</div>Cadillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835407520792403288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974937.post-22393597178136207572010-06-30T09:58:00.002-05:002010-06-30T10:13:18.579-05:00Origami Convention!I went to an origami convention in New York City. It was amazing. <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/cadill/OrigamiConventionPictures?feat=directlink">Click here to see pictures!</a><br /><br />Slideshow:<br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fcadill%2Falbumid%2F5488576002476117313%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe</div>Cadillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835407520792403288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974937.post-72196167829671570212010-06-05T23:03:00.004-05:002010-06-06T09:24:01.302-05:00New Hampshire<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_60fuP_0z2gs/TAseEGoVybI/AAAAAAAAGGs/YRENtLL_41o/s1600/2010-06-05+Hiking+Mt+Monadnock-708659.jpg"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_60fuP_0z2gs/TAseEGoVybI/AAAAAAAAGGs/YRENtLL_41o/s400/2010-06-05%20Hiking%20Mt%20Monadnock-708659.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479506427474463154" /></a></p>Hiked up to the top of Mt Monadnock today. I just had my cellphone camera but I was able to get some pretty good shots with it. The haze off in the distance is a thunderstorm coming!<div><br /></div><div>Listen to how windy it was at the top:</div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzMWLd4nEeBOHMBMsxvqOZki7tu-4mMh3cSZkWly8jvGJhdafiilbV5xzEeWjXhZ3piCr7qooc6-wo' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe</div>Cadillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835407520792403288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974937.post-82040209018503669702010-05-30T08:03:00.002-05:002010-05-31T08:06:00.693-05:00Super Mario Cupcakes!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/urRrdiNvR3AdVxCy-epbMw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_60fuP_0z2gs/TAJiF0foozI/AAAAAAAAF-w/sPHvKy6maEg/s400/Mario%20Cupcakes-799445.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Melted white + colored chocolate in squirt bottles, plus black and<br />white icing for the eyes. Inspired by New Super Mario Bros. for Wii<br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/n3Gy4EyiC7hRbqQdrPj3_Q?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_60fuP_0z2gs/TAOx4_qfKCI/AAAAAAAAGDI/Pv11698fVrQ/s144/2010-05-29_135752.JPG" /></a><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Ec8Ck3c7WnJnQiaxVWM9pg?feat=embedwebsite"> <img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_60fuP_0z2gs/TAOx5FJf2eI/AAAAAAAAGDM/3Xap2psrARc/s144/2010-05-29_135824.JPG" /></a><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/d9mFsf0qD9L8fCgCgfubxQ?feat=embedwebsite"> <img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_60fuP_0z2gs/TAOx4r5dyKI/AAAAAAAAGDE/TAU1ZmrvqAk/s144/2010-05-29_133839.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/-_HdGBAFDwBW7cbKtrXxhg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_60fuP_0z2gs/TAOx4bic93I/AAAAAAAAGDA/7Jbw0eQ5pxc/s144/2010-05-29_115925.JPG" /></a><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/hyOAnWts_5HH14C56S8msA?feat=embedwebsite"> <img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_60fuP_0z2gs/TAOx4Rp_TQI/AAAAAAAAGC8/zT-KRgvXRZk/s144/2010-05-29_115913.JPG" /></a><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4VYO3-1r1egUE_uDtFJ5eA?feat=embedwebsite"> <img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_60fuP_0z2gs/TAOx4JxxfQI/AAAAAAAAGC4/u5PiDTNO48I/s144/2010-05-29_084101.JPG" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe</div>Cadillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835407520792403288noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974937.post-62826019181440488972010-05-10T22:50:00.009-05:002010-05-11T07:53:24.241-05:00Princess Tiara Cupcakes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_60fuP_0z2gs/S-lTFHNmi1I/AAAAAAAAFo0/LMkpAu7EOGA/s1600/Cupcake+Making+-+Princess+White+Chocolate+Tiaras1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_60fuP_0z2gs/S-lTFHNmi1I/AAAAAAAAFo0/LMkpAu7EOGA/s400/Cupcake+Making+-+Princess+White+Chocolate+Tiaras1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469994569718729554" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Iced the cupcakes with pink icing, smoothed the icing, then put white sugar sprinkles. The sugar looks like diamonds maybe?<p>After these were in the cupcake holder I thought they needed some fairy magic wands, so it was back to the melted chocolate on wax paper. If you trail the ends to a point you can spike them right into the cupcakes.</p><p>Next time I think I will make the magic stars a bit pointier.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe</div>Cadillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835407520792403288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974937.post-56997653379287669142010-05-10T22:47:00.003-05:002010-05-10T22:55:16.171-05:00White Chocolate Tiaras<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_60fuP_0z2gs/S-jTaw0axkI/AAAAAAAAFlA/aHx3wlQfBxk/s1600/2010-05-05-775813.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_60fuP_0z2gs/S-jTaw0axkI/AAAAAAAAFlA/aHx3wlQfBxk/s400/2010-05-05-775813.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469854204176287298" /></a></p>Next up in the princess cupcake series--I started these by drawing with sharpie on paper wrapped around glasses. Then I taped wax paper over the templates, melted some white chocolate, and followed the the pattern with the squirt bottle.<p>These set in 1 minute in the freezer. Don't forget to add the little pink pearl sprinkles while the chocolate is still liquid!</p><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe</div>Cadillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835407520792403288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974937.post-64165017520324127452010-05-10T22:44:00.002-05:002010-05-10T22:52:19.971-05:00Making Cupcakes<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_60fuP_0z2gs/S-jSl21TfGI/AAAAAAAAFk4/O6KA595eQEU/s1600/Cupcake+Making+Princess+Crowns-763333.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_60fuP_0z2gs/S-jSl21TfGI/AAAAAAAAFk4/O6KA595eQEU/s400/Cupcake+Making+Princess+Crowns-763333.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469853295257549922" /></a></p>I seem to be developing a specialty in decorating cupcakes for girls' birthday parties. Not sure why that theme in particular.<p>These are "princess crown" cupcakes. I made the crowns out of marshmallows--cut out the center with a coke can tube, then dyed them in yellow food coloring and let them dry overnight.</p><p>It was lots of fun!</p><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe</div>Cadillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835407520792403288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974937.post-77375147425363904602010-04-13T15:23:00.001-05:002010-04-13T15:23:45.104-05:00Dark City<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_60fuP_0z2gs/S8TS0VRqrUI/AAAAAAAAFII/4T-sj-dhY9Q/s1600/Dark+City-725105.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_60fuP_0z2gs/S8TS0VRqrUI/AAAAAAAAFII/4T-sj-dhY9Q/s400/Dark+City-725105.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459720444786158914" /></a></p>Shout out for the movie "Dark City". Jennifer Connelly is beautiful. <font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Sorry about Kiefer Sutherland.</span></font> <div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe</div>Cadillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835407520792403288noreply@blogger.com2