Duck Butt Cake – Quirky bunny parties hard

Graduation duck cake with rubber ducky decorations

Let’s flash back to January 18, 2009 when these pictures were taken. I had just finished getting my degree at OSU the previous month and it was time to celebrate.

I’m torn between thinking “Holy cow, that was just 3 years ago” and “Holy cow, it’s already been 3 years? Wtf have I been doing??” Yikes.

Quirky Jessi kissing 3D duck

The previous summer, I had been visiting home and in one of my particularly quirky moods, I became obsessed with a 3D duck cake pan at a yard sale and convinced my mom to not only buy it, but agree to make a cake for me for a graduation party we weren’t even planning yet, lol. I didn’t let her forget either and she obviously followed through.

Yes, I did say I graduated college…with a real degree…with multiple minor specializations…at the top of my class. And yes, I chose to have a duck cake with lots of little rubber duckies. If that blows your mind, wait until you see me playing with glow sticks and dancing the night away with toddlers. ;)

3d duck cake

On an equally as quirky obsession note, I called dibbs on the duck butt. Don’t ask why….I don’t know. I just *had* to have the duck butt. It has a nice ring to it, right? Duck butt, duck butt, duck butt.

*cough*

Anyway…. as with every party or cake post I do, I have tons of pictures, so I put most of them into a collage. Mouse over them and they’ll pop up a slightly larger version or click on through to see the full pictures. Some of them come with stories, though, and they’ll be on down.

Oh, and any of you who attended the party and don’t quite recall some of the details that are now showing in your pictures, it’s because I’ve replaced all your “adult beverages” with baby bottles. PG-13, y’all. ;)

B with a glow stick ball on her headQuirky Jessi with spinning glow stick ballglow stick ball on his head

The top middle pictures is how glow stick balls look put together, but for whatever reason, they ended up as hats to spin on our heads, too.

Family at graduation party

You know it’s a good party when only a few people know the picture is being taken, but everyone in it is smiling.

Jessi dancing with lots of kidsJessi come here and dance

That second one is my “come hither, you’re dancing with me, too” move.

I really don’t know if I sat down at all that night. I think I might’ve to eat. Maybe. Most of it was spent right out there on the floor with a bunch of kids, though, and I wouldn’t have had it any other way. I also drove many of them home at the end of the night, too….my home…and we all crashed on couches and floors.

Kid slumber party Kid man falling asleep with toy still

Some of us obviously weren’t done partying, even when bodies said it was time to sleep.

Graduation hat on a cake Slaughtered duck head with fork in the cake

But never fear, the next day brought more duck cake fun. And in case I didn’t say it enough then or you don’t get the impression here, thanks for the fabulous party. <3

Justin Bieber meat baby head

art, food art, meat | May 8, 2012 | By

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Really, I should’ve made this a Wordless Wednesday post, because what is there to say about this?

It’s creepier than any meat version I’ve done. Just look at those eyes! And that bacon weave, er…wave? Wow.

What’s worse, though, is that you know they cooked it. And you know that we don’t see a side-by-side picture of both the raw and cooked version of this Beiber meat head because it had to look awful. Absolutely horrendous. Like zombie Beebs twice baked. *shudders*

Wanna know what’s even worse? I have to tag this with the “art” category here. Gah!

Van Gogh’s ear slides into a vat of chili – Product dump #1

fun, funny, products | May 3, 2012 | By

You know how when people save up a bunch of pictures, and toss them in a picture dump post? The same for link dumps? They don’t think each one deserves its own post or maybe they’re behind on time and can’t write about each little thing.

That’s where I am. I’ve said it a million times before: I have THOUSANDS of links saved and THOUSANDS more pictures of my own that I want to share here. I’m never going to get through them all, of course, so I pick and choose. Well after yesterday’s post about the rolling pin I was drooling over, I figured I should probably just do a “product dump” and talk about some of the ones I’ve tucked away for a rainy day where I feel like shopping for random kitchen accessories.

For the record, all links are -not- affiliate links. Yes, that includes the Amazon ones, simply because my state no longer allows that anyway, even if I wanted to. No advertising. No sponsorship. No requests. Just quirky stuff I want. ;)

Stainless steel reusable straws

Reusable Stainless Steel Straws – I don’t use straws often, but if I were to have some at home, I’d want these. I’d probably drink more water and hey, I’d finally have a use for all those old pipe cleaners!

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Universal jar lids – They’re supposed to fit most Mason jars, so it’d be another easy way to turn standard jars into more versatile containers.

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Bull clip hangers – This one isn’t something to buy, but rather, a really easy fix for the kitchen. Instead of draping towels over the oven door handle and picking them up when they inevitably fall off, just tie ribbon through some bull clips and you’re good to go without the slippage.

Van Gogh's missing ear on a coffee mug made of silicone plastic Van Gogh ear mug that changes with hot and cold liquid water

Van Gogh Mugs Yes, there are not one, but at least two different sets of mugs that focus on Van Gogh cutting off his ear. The first mug seems clever enough by appearance, but there’s more to it: It’s made of silicone, so you can twist and tug and pull on that ear to try to take it off, ha. And the second requires you to use hot and cold temperatures to get his ear to appear and reappear. I won’t be buying these, but they still make me giggle.

Spaghetti scrub scrubber made of organic materials instead of steel wool alternative with no soap needed

Spaghetti Scrub – “are an eco-friendly alternative to cleaning and taking care of your cookware and appliances. Each uniquely shaped, pliable scrub consists of natural abrasives made from corn cobs and peach pits. There is no need for soap or cleaner since the  abrasives are enough to do the trick. All it needs is moistening with water and if you would like to use soap, just a tiny amount would suffice.”  I just want to taste one….

Dinner tray for the lap that doesn't spill

Lappers Diner Tray – No more balancing on my lap. Enough said.

Ice cube tray bowl wine serving bucket

Ice Cube Maker & Bucket – “Simply remove the inner bucket and fill the orb with water to the indicated fill line. Place bucket back in the orb (displacing the water), place lid on and pop into the freezer.Once frozen, again pull out the bucket, pop the ice cubes out of the wall and either use, or store inside the bucket. The orb doubles as a wine bucket or as a serving vessel.”  Seems excessive unless you serve a lot of wine at backyard barbecues, in which case, you should probably get a few of these….and a new freezer to hold them all.

Stainless steel fruit slide where old fruit apples are at the front bottom and new is added to the top

Fruit Slide – Because fruit bowls are so 90s…

Large industrial kitchen cooling paddle to cool down huge pots of soup chili quickly

Soup cooling paddle – You know how I am when I get to cooking. 10 quarts of chili? Let’s do it! I hate waiting on large roasters and crockpots full of food to cool down so I can split it up and get it into the freezer, though. You can actually do this with frozen water bottles if you want for it to cool down a little bit first, but that’s not nearly as cool looking. ;)