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AT-AT and snowspeeder cake

AT-AT and snowspeeder cake by the crew at Charm City Cakes. See also: Retro Robot Cake. Here's the CCC webstore.

*Previously: AT-AT school bus.

*Buy Star Wars Lego minifigs at eBay.

Dead Tauntaun with Luke wedding cake (link roundup)

Dead Tauntaun with Luke Skywalker wedding cake by Cake Nouveau for Chris Trevas' wedding. More photos here. Relatedly, Cake Nouveau is hosting a jack-o-lantern design contest.

And a few more links:

1. The mother of a dead baseball player is suing Louisville Slugger because aluminum bats make baseballs go fast. Via.

2. Some Jews (and others) object to autopsies on religious grounds. Medical examiners try to accommodate those concerns by making minimal intrusions when possible. But increasingly, medical examiners can use three-dimensional visualizations to inspect the body without making a single cut. The scans are much cheaper than autopsies, which cost approximately $4,500(!). Via.

3. Photo of the new A-Team (and their van).

*Previously: Plush Tauntaun with frozen Luke Skywalker.

*Buy Tauntauns at eBay.

Cute creature cake (link roundup)

Cute cupcake creature and Darth Vader - - cakes by Bleeding Heart Bakery. See also: Assman cake. Via this cake roundup.

And a few more links:

1. Adam Pash at Lifehacker recommends this free antivirus software.

2. Comment and win five horror novels.

3. You can download MP3s of Aldous Huxley narrating Brave New World (side one, side two) (I haven't tested them). Via these sites.

*Previously: Scribblenauts cake and cupcakes.

*Buy rare editions of Brave New World at eBay.

Split open skull cake (link roundup)

Skull cake via these fine sites.

And a few more links:

1. Man sentenced for stealing a "a centuries-old painting of the Virgin Mary in the hopes of selling it to fund an abortion for the 14-year-old girl he had raped." Via.

2. A USPS worker in Philadelphia stole over 2,000 GameFly Games (GameFly is a video game rental by mail service like Netflix) and apparently traded them in for credit at GameStop (which begs the question of whether anyone at GameStop was curious as to how and why he had so many games to trade in). Via.

3. Shark attacks a subway.

*Previously: Super Mario World as a subway map.

*Buy Start A Cake Business Today at Amazon.

No Don Quixotes Allowed (link roundup)

Windmill protection sign and chair with nice legs by Vladimir Tsesler. See also: Coca-Cola in a jar. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Where the Wild Things Are cake.

2. Church marquee says: Television is the monster from hell.

3. Female sharks can reproduce asexually. Via.

*Previously: Don Quixote marionette.

*Buy Where the Wild Things Are toys at eBay.

Sarcastic cake (link roundup)

Spotted in this roundup of sarcastic cakes.

And a few more links:

1. The van for a local radio station (KIIS) still features Rihanna and Chris Brown. Via.

2. A good definition for adding insult to injury: Landlord wants Steve McNair's widow to pay the back rent on McNair's apartment. Via.

3. Dwarf with a jetpack paper toy.

*Previously: National Sarcasm Society sign.

*Choose from thousands of cake toppers at eBay.

Octonauts cake (and more)

Some of Coco Cake's creations. You'll find more photos at the links:

Octonauts cake.

Finding Nemo cupcakes.

Pink bear-lions cupcakes.

Via Simple+Pretty, where you should see the More cupcake.

*Previously: Spider cupcake.

*Buy Octonauts books at Amazon.

Scribblenauts cake and cupcakes

Go here for lots of photos from a Scribblenauts release party, including a Maxwell cake, Starite cupcakes, and lots of people wearing Maxwell's rooster cap. And go here to see some Scribblenauts-style Final Fantasy drawings. Via.

*Previously: How to cheat your way through Scribblenauts.

*Buy cake toppers at Amazon.

Pharaoh Vader t-shirt (link roundup)

Today's Tee Fury t-shirt is Pharaoh Vader by Jimiyo.

And a few more links:

1. Allegation that Liberty Media, who owns the Atlanta Braves, also owns a company that sells steroids. Via.

2. Photos from the Portland Cake Wrecks book signing. The cupcakes (at the bottom) are incredible.

3. Chad Johnson/Ochocinco was able to make a Lambeau leap earlier this season because he bought tickets for fans to sit in the stadium and catch him.

*Previously: Chinese Vader's lightsaber makes people's clothing disappear.

*Buy wind-up mummys at eBay.

Murdered grape (link roundup)

Apparently old to the internet (on Digg almost a year ago), but new to me, Mark Whitaker shows how brutal wine-making can be. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Illustration of a diver and an octopus lady.

2. Wizard of Oz-themed retirement cake.

3. Stylish hot rod.

*Previously: Medusa cake.

*Buy Wizard of Oz posters at eBay.

In which I praise the caketrix (and make some truthful comments)

(Meet Jen Yates*)

If you’re looking for a blogging role model, you can’t do much better than Jen Yates. From her humble beginnings as a “Jungle Cruise skipper” and “cash office accountant” in Florida (I’m pretty sure those titles are euphemisms for “drug mule”), she’s ascended to the lofty and exclusive rank of successful professional blogger.

And what’s truly incredible about it is that her site isn’t built on intellectual property theft, she doesn’t owe her success to shady link exchanges or Digg manipulations, and she isn’t one of the people who got popular largely by being first on the web. No, she found a niche, and through consistent effort and a good sense of humor, managed to become an award winning blogger with a huge and enthusiastic readership.

Of course, finding the niche is often the trick, and Jen’s origin story is a good one. She ordered a wedding cake in her own likeness, and was thrilled with the result:

When her husband John informed her that the cake was actually heinous, and would quite likely ruin their wedding, Jen was briefly shattered. But she pulled herself together, and dedicated her life to walking the Earth and finding the worst cakes out there. Her husband can be regularly found at Cake Wrecks, helping her on her quest.**

Now, Jen has a book out based on her site. And it’s good! Hard cover, photos of 150 hard-to-believe-they’re-real cakes, plus Jen’s witty commentary. $10 at Amazon. If you’re familiar with Cake Wrecks, then I don’t need to say anymore. And if you’re not familiar, go visit and put a smile on your face. The book will make a perfect holiday gift, and I’m sure we’ll all be hearing much more about it thanks to the clever contest that will be part of the book tour - - Jen has invited people to bring cupcake wrecks to her appearances.

So, congratulations on another victory Jen. I think your days as a cash office accountant are firmly behind you.

*Photo does not actually depict Jen Yates.
**I made that all up.

Hello Kitty spaceship (link roundup)

Hello Kitty spaceship made by Metin Seven to illustrate a news article about a Japanese spaceship docking with the ISS space station. Metin has some great toys on sale here, including a radioactive sheep lamp.

And a few more links:

1. Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West was arrested while driving a motorcycle. He had a pistol in his waistband, another pistol strapped to his leg, and a shotgun in a guitar case slung over his back.

2. Man walking the plank bachelor cake. See also: Gallery of heinous pirate cakes.

3. A sign the economy's improved at least a little - - four months ago, I applied for a Chase Visa card and was rejected despite excellent credit. Today I received unsolicited mail telling me I'm preapproved for the card.

*Previously: Hello Kitty desktop icons.

*Buy vintage spaceships at eBay.