Cupcaniac

cup·ca·ni·ac /ˈkʌpˌkeɪˌniˌæk/
- noun
1. a person who displays overly fervent desire or enthusiasm for cupcakes


I first found out that Calli is a cupcaniac while we were in Charleston, although I didn't create the word until we were in Savannah. Charleston has a tremendous cupcake shop on King Street that we visited one day after lunch. I had a chocolate chip cheesecake cupcake:

...while Calli devoured a chocolate cupcake with cream cheese frosting:

( I was a tad more patient at this particular restaurant).

Such is her love for cupcakes that she then debated getting another.

Ultimately, we left Charleston without a second helping of cupcakes (or manna, depending on your point of view/propensity to exaggerate). However, the vacation was not done yet. While we were on a ghost tour in Savannah, we happened across a cupcake emporium. This, of course, was the highlight of the day for one of us.

In the spirit of Easter, we had chocolate and vanilla cupcakes with buttercream frosting and a chocolate bunny garnish.


Calli Matzke: cupcaniac.

How do you spell...

Misguided - adj.
misled, mistaken

Use that in a sentence? Sure.

In a misguided attempt to completely insulate her child from what she decides to be unsuitable, a parent in Southern California has achieved in banning a vulgar piece of non-fiction -

Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.

Hopefully the committee that the school district is now forced to assemble will rule that this petition is too ridiculous to be taken seriously and return the dictionaries to the classrooms. In the meantime, click here for a definition of over-protective, reactionary parenting.

Beer and Cheese

The Isthmus is sponsoring a Beer and Cheese Fest at the end of the month. I don't have a lot to say about it other than one year, I hope to have $40 to burn so I can attend without feeling a little anxious about my wallet. However, I was walking to work today and the thought struck me - much like some foods are meant to be eaten together, some words beg to be combined.

Examples are:
tomatoes and basil
marshmallows, chocolate, and graham crackers
glove + mitten = glitten
headband + bandana = headbandana
rockstar + archaeologist = rockstarchaeologist
bacon and ______ (seriously, everything)

Well, I do not think it is a coincidence that beer and cheese taste excellent together, and when combined form cheer (Cheese + Beer).