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Nokia Lumia 920 Case Review: Cimo S-Line Back Case
Since the Nokia Lumia 920 Windows Phone has only become available (and many customer orders are still backordered), the availability of accessories is still somewhat limited. Sure, you can pick up a few bigger name brand styles at the AT & T Store, but they're awfully expensive. As such, many new Lumia 920 owners will be scrambling online to find a case to protect their phones. One affordable option is the S-Line Back Case from Cimo Technologies. Cimo produces the S-Line design for a number of phones and tablets, including the Lumia 920, HTC 8X, and HTC 8S Windows Phone 8 handsets.
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The S-Line case for Lumia 920 is available in several transparent colors at present, including: clear, hot pink, purple, red, white, and black. For this review, Cimo provided us with clear and hot pink cases. The clear case really shows off your phone's actual color, making it a great choice for any color of 920, but especially the cyan, red, and yellow handsets. I would only use the hot pink case with a white or black phone, as it certainly clashes with my cyan handset.
As for the S-Line in the case's name, it describes the S-shaped line that runs along the back of the case. All of the colored cases are transparent to some degree. On one side of the S the color is foggier and less transparent, while the other side is the same color as the rest of the case. Cimo also makes a glossy version with no S-Line (in solid colors or clear), but I find the S-Line more attractive and distinct.
That said, small pockets of air show on the rear of the case on our white phone, whether using the pink or clear case. This doesn't happen on the cyan phone for some reason.
Cimo's 920 case is one solid piece of silicone material. The Lumia 920 pops into it easily quite easily. It fits on the phone perfectly with very little 'give.' Because the case is flexible, the phone can be removed with little effort as well, which I love.
The sides of the case have a textured grip that make the phone easy to hold onto, even if your hand becomes sweaty due to an intense gaming situation or simply living in Texas. While some might prefer a smoother grip and the occasional phone dropping, I find the S-Line a pleasure to hold.
Instead of having cut-outs for the Lumia 920's volume, power, and camera buttons, the right side of the case is simply shaped around the buttons. This makes the buttons require slightly more pressure to push, but on the bright side you're also less likely to hit them by accident. The covered buttons might take a little getting used to, but I don't even notice them anymore.
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The S-Line case has cut-outs on the top, bottom, and rear. Starting with the back, there are holes for both the camera and flash. Both would seem to line up perfectly. However, when the phone's flash is used, some of the light reflects off of the case and can distort the colors of the photograph. I would recommend removing the case when you know you'll need the flash.
On the bottom, the hole provides ample space for the Lumia 920's speakers and micro-USB port. Unfortunately, the material running around the front of the phone is a bit too thin in this location. On one of the two cases provided, it's also loose in that spot and could potentially break if pulled. Hopefully Cimo reinforces that area in future production runs.
At the top, the cut-out allows access to the headset jack, but not the phone's upper microphone (which is a small and easily overlooked series of dots to the right of the jack). This could result in slightly lower sound quality when shooting videos, unfortunately. But most of the early cases available fail to account for the top mic, presumably due to its relatively hidden appearance. Still, the oversight is easily fixed with a hole puncher. Thanks to reader Poddie for pointing that out.
Also, the cut-out for the headset jack is a bit too snug for one of the cords I plugged in. I had to really move the plug around to get a solid connection. Admittedly, a lot of plugs would be less thick than the one I used, so this likely won't be a problem for most users. Still, the hole puncher solution works for this too.
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The S-Line case should provide a good degree of protection to your Lumia 920. The phone will be just about immune to scratches from the rear and sides while using this case, and it also seems tight enough to prevent particles from getting between the phone and the case. The Lumia 920 can still charge wirelessly while wearing this case, by the way.
The only area where more protection could be desirable is on the front. Because the Lumia 920's Gorilla Glass 2 screen is raised a bit over the actual shell of the phone, it ends up being just about flush with the S-Line case. If the material around the front edge of the case was a few millimeters thicker, it would provide a much greater degree of protection to the screen.
Overall Impression
Despite the favorable drop test results we've seen for the Lumia 920, the device will still take damage from falls. In fact, my girlfriend's screen shattered when dropped from head height (thankfully we have insurance). That's why it's important to protect your phone with a case, especially if you can't easily afford a replacement.
The Cimo S-Line Back Case is one of the better low-cost options for the Lumia 920. It doesn't quite protect the screen as much as it should, but otherwise keeps the rest of the phone extremely safe. The S-Line does a great job of looking distinctive without obscuring the Lumia 920's natural beauty. You can't say that about a cheap rubber case. Choose a color that goes well with your phone and you'll likely love the way it looks.
Cimo's S-Line case for the Lumia 920 is available exclusively from Amazon at the moment, but the Windows Phone Central Store may carry it in the near future as well. We'll have a review of Cimo's HTC 8X case soon, so stay tuned!
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Artist's Statement Generator
It's easy! Choose a line from Column 1, a line from Column 2, and a line from Column 3, stick 'em together, and you'll mystify the best of them.
"My recent work is:
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An exploration of the irreducible act of mark-making...
An investigation of the mimetic process...
An excavation of the inheritance of the past...
A disquisition on our shared narratives...
Column 2
...which seeks to unravel the threads of visual discourse
...which delves into the connectedness of the real and the abstract
...which re-encodes ambiguity and authenticity
...which reveals the undercurrents of ritual
Column 3
...by creating a conversation between color and texture."
...by disjunctively animating it through a process of mimicry."
...by mediating clichés through a retro-nostalgic lens."
...by alluding to tropes of the built environment."
43 comments:
- Sara Miles said...
Don't forget "It explores man's inhumanity to man"!
- December 1, 2009 at 8:25 AM
- Connie said...
Love it! Ive always struggled with writing my statement...just never could get that intellectual mystique going. Now I'm set for life.
- December 1, 2009 at 8:43 AM
- jeff jordan said...
But you forgot "pondering the ponderousness of ponderosity."
- December 1, 2009 at 9:13 AM
- Mary Bullock said...
ROFL!!! Thanks Jim - now I can actually sound intelligent too.
- December 1, 2009 at 9:14 AM
- The fearless threader said...
I've always preferred, "I like to make works that describe my encounters with the finite nature of our own search for and fear of the infinite."
- December 1, 2009 at 9:25 AM
- Steve said...
Jeez, I just had to submit one of these a couple weeks ago. Still, this was a treat.
Great to see the word "trope" two days in a row!
The only other overworked word you might thrown in there is "interface." You know, "by exploring the interface between the subjective and the objective ontological didacticism."
In my AS, I did manage to extend my gratitude to Jon Gnagy for getting me started. But, without any art courses or degrees, I had to describe myself as "self-taught." I acknowledged this left me with not the greatest of teachers, but we get along well. - December 1, 2009 at 9:32 AM
- Emily Crowley said...
Reminds me of having to write essays for my critical theory class last year.
- December 1, 2009 at 10:15 AM
- Erik Bongers said...
Wish you also had a generator for prefaces/introductions to artbooks.
Although it can't be that difficult - just generate a couple of dozens of these random combinations and you're fine.
But there are exceptions.
The introduction to an artbook by the eccentric Phil Hale was written by a close friend...or was he?
I've resented Phil Hale for eight years now[...]
Looking at Phil's work from the last decade, I have the strong sense that he is holding something back. I believe his best work is still to come. Phil Hale is not a great artist. Yet.
p.s. you won't belie this but my word verification is...aphil! - December 1, 2009 at 10:16 AM
- Mike Lawrence said...
HILARIOUS. Though I think you could have used "dichotomy", "juxtaposition", or "pedagogy" 7 or 8 times for good measure.
- December 1, 2009 at 10:33 AM
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- December 1, 2009 at 10:43 AM
- kev ferrara said...
Hilarious post, Jim.
I have a pile of these ultra-pretentious and completely clueless "artist statements" somewhere in my studio.
I once went to an opening of pomo paintings by an acquaintance who had graduated from an Ivy League school. The art was abysmal and pre-schoolish, as you might imagine. But the Artist's Statement... that was really something.
As I was reading it I was shaking my head in disbelief. Then I looked up and saw from across the gallery that my pomo friend had been watching me read. She had this look on her face that was just devastating... I got the sense that she knew she was completely lost. And that, for all the incredible financial debt she had piled up to finance her education, she also knew that all she had been taught was to be a rank fraud. - December 1, 2009 at 10:46 AM
- Larry said...
Artists were the leaders, having invented Artist Speak long before consultants thought to devise their own language.
Very funny. - December 1, 2009 at 11:05 AM
- Rob Rey said...
If you do artist biographies as well, will there be a choice or will they all have to begin with "NAME has been drawing since the age of X(enter age between 5 years and -9 months)"?
Great post, too true. - December 1, 2009 at 11:13 AM
- Unknown said...
I loved hahahaha!!
- December 1, 2009 at 12:07 PM
- Stapleton Kearns said...
Brilliant, James ............Stape
- December 1, 2009 at 12:11 PM
- Saskia said...
Where is my beloved "human condition"?
- December 1, 2009 at 12:46 PM
- goat89 said...
HAHAHAH!!! Can't believe you support and wrote this! :D Brilliant, i tell you sir! Brilliant!!!
- December 1, 2009 at 1:50 PM
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- Rafael said...
Don't forget the very useful art critique generator! http://www.pixmaven.com/phrase_generator.html
- December 1, 2009 at 5:58 PM
- Claudio Saes said...
Great post, with very useful professional tips.
Help greatly appreciated!!
PS: LOL, I loved - December 1, 2009 at 6:41 PM
- Emmanuel Laverde said...
Jajaja very useful!
- December 1, 2009 at 7:06 PM
- David B. Ellis said...
I read not long ago about a computer program that will generate english papers in dense postmodernese....Its indistinguishable from real postmodernist writing since both are just gibberish that means nothing while sounding erudite.
I suspect it could be easily adapted to writing artist's statements. When I get a couple of semesters of programming under my belt (I take my first one next semester) I may give it a try. - December 1, 2009 at 7:27 PM
- craigstephens said...
That's hilarious!
The best artist's statement I ever saw was by a local sculptor who's name I do not recall but who's artist's statement I could never forget. It said simply, "I like to make things". - December 1, 2009 at 8:26 PM
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- December 2, 2009 at 12:28 AM
- Brenda Lyons said...
Oh whoops, I commented on the wrong journal entry! Sorry!
As for the artist statement generator, this hits the nail right on the head. I've read so many statements just like these...no real thought put into them, just fancy words. - December 2, 2009 at 12:33 AM
Excellent! :)
- December 2, 2009 at 3:29 AM
- Tim said...
Good stuff Jim.
For an absolutely hysterical time, make sure you get the audio guide to any large modern art museum. My absolute favorite is at the Moma. When they come to De Koonings Woman 1
and the pompous curator with a strong french accent starts doing somersaults with words, I cant take it any more and end up ripping the headphones from my ears with disgust. I think i only ever made it past 2 or three works in there before giving up on the guide.
A funny thought just occurred to me. All museum charge about 5 bucks for the guides, EXCEPT all the modern ones. I find that very interesting...
Same goes for trying to read the single spaced, 2 page long "explanation" as to why you just paid 15 bucks to see absolute rehashed bullshit at the entrance of any large retrospective show at the same place. - December 2, 2009 at 4:02 AM
- Johan said...
Why can't we get away with: "This piece speaks for itself"?
- December 2, 2009 at 5:23 AM
- Making A Mark said...
Wonderful! This is so funny and soooooooooooo needed to be said out loud!
I've just highlighted this post on Twitter and in my resource about How to write an Artist's Statement with the suggestion that it's absolutely essential reading anytime an artist feels tempted to "obfuscate"! - December 2, 2009 at 5:36 AM
- Cole said...
Don't forget to tack 'thus resolving a succinct and coherent commentary of the post-modern human condition' on the end of your artist statements for extra pretentiousness.
- December 2, 2009 at 12:16 PM
- Tracy Hall said...
Absolutely brilliant. Made my day!
- December 2, 2009 at 4:59 PM
- Gwen Buchanan said...
Hahahaha... thanks..... exactly!!!
- December 2, 2009 at 7:51 PM
- Suz said...
Hilarious and so true!! Reminds me of the ludicrous requirement to pass an "oral" exam (weighted more than artwork itself) to graduate college as a Master of "visual" art! If you could impress the professors with outlandish explanations, you earned the right to be called a good artist...if not a used car salesman.
- December 3, 2009 at 12:07 PM
- Unknown said...
Works like a charm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/escordeiro/4157162541/
- December 4, 2009 at 4:42 PM
- Julie Baroh said...
A very well known Japanese artist hates writing artist statements so much, she tends to suddenly "forget" how to speak or write English every time she has a show in the States, and requests the curator write for her. She then enjoys a good hearty laugh at the result. It's an inside joke that is made even funnier at the fact that no one in the museum/gallery industry is aware she finds the whole thing hysterically funny in it's pretentiousness.
- December 5, 2009 at 2:10 PM
- Corrie Scott said...
Just loved this. I so often come across just this sort of verbiage from artists who take themselves far too seriously and whose use of the English language is limited to using a mass of words where simplicity often gets the point across.
I must use this as a cv at some point and so perhaps get taken more seriously :) - December 6, 2009 at 4:28 PM
- Shane Pierce said...
haha! that is great!
- December 9, 2009 at 12:37 PM
- kaslkaos said...
I'm actually tempted to use this...now off to read more Joseph Campbell books in an effort to cobble together something in my own words.
- December 22, 2009 at 2:28 PM
- Daniel Silberberg said...
Haha spectacular. I've got to find an opportunity to use this.
- December 30, 2009 at 5:27 PM
this is great!
- January 17, 2010 at 6:40 PM
- prrrszalony said...
Thats interesting:D I hope i could use it someday.
It reminds me of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6NU5K3k8Xo
art gallery in subway :D - March 3, 2010 at 6:00 PM
- Unknown said...
Brilliant, thank you so much for this very useful thing.
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Experienced travelers love to swap insider tips—the location of a secret dinner club in Paris, thoughts on up-and-coming "next Prague" destinations, and, yes, the best deals on airfare all over the world. What happens, though, when an airline's reservation system makes a mistake, and a flight halfway around the world that should cost, say, $1,800 is suddenly available to book online for just $20?
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If a fare can be voided for being an "incorrect price" there's nothing to prevent an airline from overbooking with higher last minute fares, then claiming it was an "erroneous price" once the passenger gets to the gate to free the seat. As it stands now, the airline is on the hook to get the passenger from one place to another.
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In a follow-up post at LinkedIn, Elliott noted that the hatred many passengers feel for the airlines makes it easier for them to try to get one over on the carriers, regardless of whether it's fair or ethical:
I know the anger many readers feel against airlines. The aviation industry created a sophisticated pricing scheme designed to squeeze the most money out of each passenger, and when it loses control of the system, we shouldn't let it off the hook, they insist.
In fact, given the horrible things airlines have done in the name of turning a profit, shouldn't it be our obligation as informed consumers to take advantage of every mistake an airline makes?
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Elliott obviously doesn't think this is the answer. Some of the commenters, however, feel like travelers should take advantage of the airlines in every way possible, to balance things out:
For the other 99.99% of the flying public, those who regularly get taken advantage of by high airfares, rude employees and $9 sandwiches passed off as in-flight meals, who will gladly charge you and I wildly different prices for adjacent seats, they've established an adversarial relationship with their customers and are now reaping the benefit of charging for almost everything but the recycled air we breathe on a flight.
Others basically give a "tough noogies" response to the idea that airlines have screwed up and therefore won't honor the mispriced tickets:
The onus is on the businesses to not make that mistake. Maybe this will serve as a lesson to businesses.


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It might seem strange, at first, that a city as closely associated with sun and fun would also be the city that helped spawn, and has been the location for, so many classics in the great American literary and film genre known as noir. But the fact remains that acknowledged heavyweights like Raymond Chandler, Ross Macdonald and James Ellroy as well as countless lesser writers set their sordid, riveting crime stories firmly in Los Angeles, while Hollywood's greatest noir thrillers, from Double Indemnity to L.A. Confidential, have reveled in casting a cold, hard light on the shadowy underbelly of the City of Angels.
In 2013 the star-studded but not especially successful movie Gangster Squad added to the ranks of L.A. noir. The movie starred Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin, Emma Stone and, most intriguingly, Sean Penn as a legendary Brooklyn-born Jewish mobster. As it so happens, Penn's character—in real life a portly, dangerous and weirdly charismatic thug, Meyer Harris "Mickey" Cohen—was exactly the sort of mid-20th-century figure whose exploits and demeanor were catnip to the editors of LIFE magazine. It's not that the men (and, very occasionally, women) calling the shots at LIFE were enamored of bookies and racketeers. But Mickey Cohen was one of those rare gangsters—Crazy Joe Gallo, another Brooklyn boy with his connections to show biz, also comes to mind—who were more than just mindless mob enforcers. Street-smart, disarmingly blunt and true to their own insular, twisted ethical code, criminals like Cohen and Gallo exuded a kind of rough, lethal charm. And like Gallo, Cohen was a bona fide celebrity in his lifetime even a kind of anti-establishment pop-culture hero.
In its January 16, 1950, issue, LIFE published a feature titled, simply, "Trouble in Los Angeles," focusing on a wave of organized crime and political corruption so widespread it made supposedly crooked places like Chicago look like models of probity. Front and center in the piece was none other than Cohen himself, the fleshy, self-satisfied face of Southern California sociopathy an "exhibitionist hoodlum," as LIFE characterized him. In fact, Cohen and his wife LaVonne appeared in several photos in the article, for all the world just another happily married couple who had settled in California for no other reason than the forgiving climate and who remained in L.A. because Mickey's commercial concerns—nightclubs, flower shops, gas stations, Michael's Exclusive Haberdashery on Sunset Boulevard, etc.—needed his constant attention.
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Model Cameron Russell: I get what I don't deserve
Editor's note: Cameron Russell has been a model for brands such as Victoria's Secret, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren and Benetton and has appeared in the pages of Vogue, Harpers Bazaar and W. She spoke at TEDx MidAtlantic in October.
Last month the TEDx talk I gave was posted online. Now it has been viewed over a million times. The talk itself is nothing groundbreaking. It's a couple of stories and observations about working as a model for the last decade.
I gave the talk because I wanted to tell an honest personal narrative of what privilege means.
I wanted to answer questions like how did I become a model. I always just say, " I was scouted," but that means nothing.
The real way that I became a model is that I won a genetic lottery, and I am the recipient of a legacy. What do I mean by legacy? Well, for the past few centuries we have defined beauty not just as health and youth and symmetry that we're biologically programmed to admire, but also as tall, slender figures, and femininity and white skin. And this is a legacy that was built for me, and it's a legacy that I've been cashing in on.
Some fashionistas may think, "Wait. Naomi. Tyra. Joan Smalls. Liu Wen." But the truth is that in 2007 when an inspired NYU Ph.D. student counted all the models on the runway, of the 677 models hired, only 27, or less than four percent, were non-white.
Usually TED only invites the most accomplished and famous people in the world to give talks. I hoped telling a simple story — where my only qualification was life experience (not a degree, award, successful business or book) — could encourage those of us who make media to elevate other personal narratives: the stories of someone like Trayvon Martin, the undocumented worker, the candidate without money for press.
Instead my talk reinforced the observations I highlighted in it: that beauty and femininity and race have made me the candy of mass media, the "once you pop you just can't stop" of news.
In particular it is the barrage of media requests I've had that confirm that how I look and what I do for a living attracts enormous undeserved attention.
Do I want a TV show? Do I want to write a book? Do I want to appear in a movie? Do I want to speak to CNN, NBC, NPR, the Times of India, Cosmo, this blogger and that journal? Do I want to speak at this high school, at that college, at Harvard Law School or at other conferences?
I am not a uniquely accomplished 25-year-old. I've modeled for 10 years and I took six years to finish my undergraduate degree part-time, graduating this past June with honors from Columbia University. If I ever had needed to put together a CV it would be quite short. Like many young people I'd highlight my desire to work hard.
But hard work is not why I have been successful as a model. I'm not saying I'm lazy. But the most important part of my job is to show up with a 23-inch waist, looking young, feminine and white. This shouldn't really shock anyone. Models are chosen solely based on looks. But what was shocking to me is that when I spoke, the way I look catapulted what I had to say on to the front page.
Even if I did give a good talk, is what I have to say more important and interesting than what Colin Powell said? (He spoke at the same event and his talk has about a quarter of the view count.)
Like many young people I believe I have potential to make a positive impact in the world. But if I speak from a platform that relies on how I look, I worry that I will not have made room for anyone else to come after me. I will have reinforced that beauty and race and privilege get you a news story. The schoolteacher without adequate support, the domestic worker without rights, they won't be up there with me.
So what do I do? I am being handed press when good press for important issues is hard to come by. These outlets are the same outlets that spent two years not reporting a new drone base in Saudi Arabia while press in the UK covered it.
They are the same organizations that have forgotten New Orleans and forgotten to follow up on contractors who aren't fulfilling their responsibilities there — important not only for the people of NOLA, but also for setting a precedent for the victims of Sandy, and of the many storms to come whose frequency and severity will rise as our climate changes.
Should I tell stories like these instead of my own? I don't feel like I have the authority or experience to do so.
How can we change this cycle? The rise of the Internet and the camera phone have started to change what stories are accessible. And we now have the ability to build more participatory media structures. The Internet often comes up with good answers to difficult questions. So I ask: How can we build media platforms accessible to a diversity of content creators? On a personal note, what should I talk about? Do I refuse these offers outright because of my lack of experience, because I'm not the right person to tell the stories that are missing from the media? Can I figure out a way to leverage my access to bring new voices into the conversation? Right now I'm cautiously accepting a few requests and figuring out what it all means. I'm listening, tweet me @cameroncrussell


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Cllr Sue Luxton reports that Ladywell residents will shortly receive consultation papers concerning the possible introduction of a controlled parking zone around the station.
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Friday, November 14, 2008
The Sprinkles Decorator Strikes Again
Friday, November 14, 2008
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- Frogglin said...
Beeeeyoooutiful. Classsssy. Still, maybe easier to write it than craft it :P
- November 14, 2008 at 9:13 AM
These are my favorite kind of wrecks. I heart this blog!
Word verification: swerlyg. Next time I order a cake I want to put this on the order form just to see what would happen... - November 14, 2008 at 9:17 AM
- Libba said...
oh my gosh. is this really for real? this is really a professionally made cake? i can't believe that!!!! how awful!
- November 14, 2008 at 9:17 AM
- Boozy Tooth said...
I don't get it.
So instead I'll mention that I have achieved total cake wreck preoccupation. I woke up face down in my pillow last night from a dream where I was suffocating face down in the monkey cake. Seriously. It was a cakemare of epic proportions. Now I can't even get away from you in my sleep. Thanks Jen. Sheesh.
Alixandra Hice
http://casahice.blogspot.com - November 14, 2008 at 9:19 AM
- Word Ninja said...
Haha, yes! Return of one of my favorite styles-one I like to call "Literal". Although I think perhaps my favorite part is fact that, like the sprinkles cake, other than the obvious, there's really nothing wrong with either cake. They're actually quite pretty.
- November 14, 2008 at 9:20 AM
- joyce said...
Well, at least they did not include the quote marks nor the parenthesis.
- November 14, 2008 at 9:21 AM
- Johanna B said...
Was the cake rigged to explode at the appropriate moment?
- November 14, 2008 at 9:21 AM
George to Gracie: Say good night Gracie.
Gracie: "Good night Gracie." - November 14, 2008 at 9:23 AM
Maybe it's a warning and the cake has a built in pyrotechnics system that will result in whoever cuts it being showered in cakey goodness?
Or the decorator has a Mission Impossible thing going and this cake will self destruct in 30 seconds... - November 14, 2008 at 9:23 AM
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- November 14, 2008 at 9:23 AM
My question is, is this an old cake? Or is the date another problem?
- November 14, 2008 at 9:25 AM
- Das Mutter said...
I think I'm missing something, or my eyes are not functioning yet? I don't see any sprinkles? Help! :)
- November 14, 2008 at 9:29 AM
- Bri said...
I'm wiping my eyes...
Goodness this is funny!
I'll get a headache though, if I try to understand the thought processes that allowed someone to pipe "Fireworks Explosion" onto someone's grad cake.
Brianna @ passion.fruit
http://briannamccarthy.blogspot.com - November 14, 2008 at 9:29 AM
The sprinkles look like little bits of plastic that would either choke you on the way down or... erm... choke things up on the way out.
That said. Roses for a "fireworks explosion"? Really? - November 14, 2008 at 9:31 AM
On the upside everything is spelled right. . .
- November 14, 2008 at 9:33 AM
- HorribleLicensePlates said...
Fireworks would have been easier than those roses. How hard are a bunch of scribbly lines?
- November 14, 2008 at 9:33 AM
- Tracy O said...
Is this the same Wreckorator who did the "(Olympic Rings)" ? That was one of my faves! This may make the list, too! The rest of it looks great though, in an "Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?" kind of way....
Tracy O - November 14, 2008 at 9:35 AM
*facepalm* Wizard's First Rule -- people are stupid. Including this cake decorator. Is it that hard to ask questions if you're confused about an order?
On another note, is the surface of the cake all messed up or something? Or was this photo just taken through a layer of glass or plastic? - November 14, 2008 at 9:35 AM
- Lauren The Artist said...
Thats a riot!
- November 14, 2008 at 9:40 AM
I guess we should be grateful that it doesn't say "cap" in the top left of the "cake."
- November 14, 2008 at 9:42 AM
- Cheron said...
Well, at least they SPELLED everything right! And the colours aren't wrecky, the lines are straight.
[Verification word: stful Shut the F* up, Lady?] - November 14, 2008 at 9:43 AM
No doubt that it's the Serial Wrecker. Look at the shape of the cap. Exactly the same in both, unless there's a bad stencil out there somewhere in general circulation.
- November 14, 2008 at 9:45 AM
- Unknown said...
Hmmm... I think this decorator needs to find a new career.
- November 14, 2008 at 9:46 AM
- sweettc said...
lol wow hmmmmm I can just see every ones face when they saw it. hmmmmm wow lol
- November 14, 2008 at 9:50 AM
This cake looks like it's *been* thorugh an explosion. The colors look streaky and the frosting is pockmarked.
- November 14, 2008 at 9:51 AM
- Sara said...
how can people be so dumb? seriously! LOL!!
- November 14, 2008 at 9:52 AM
- Unknown said...
i read your blog everyday and i love it! this decorator has just made my friday morning(always a good thing) into a GREAT friday morning. i have the "i want sprinkles" wreck pic on my office wall;"firework explosion" has joined it! this decorator: great decorator or the greatest decorator? only history will tell...
- November 14, 2008 at 9:53 AM
- Boozy Tooth said...
Just to clarify my confusion... I DO get that there was supposed to be a fireworks explosion decoration on the cake - not an inscription - but what do fireworks and sprinkles have to do with one anothe?. Unless you mean the "I want sprinkles" cake and this customer got gypped by the same decorator? Have we really come to that?
- November 14, 2008 at 9:54 AM
- Angie McCullagh said...
But the cake would be so boring with just plain old fireworks! The inscription is so much more hilarious. Unless, that is, it's intentional.
You have some drama going on in the Comments here today. Huh.
Angie (from over at www.HalfAssedKitchen.com) - November 14, 2008 at 10:00 AM
- Ream O Rama said...
A Fireworks explosion AND roses AND blue icing guaranteed to stain your guests? I'm kinda thinking Leslie is right; this thing blows. Up I mean.
Hee. - November 14, 2008 at 10:05 AM
It really does seem like it came from the same place! The upside down Hershey kiss hat, the flowers along the lower right corner, the verbatim inscription! Only the writing isn't as nice! They're training minions!!!!
- November 14, 2008 at 10:09 AM
- E.A.D. said...
It's always good to start your day with a laugh. How did this person not realize that when someone says "can you put a fireworks explosion on that?" that they meant "Make fireworks with sprinkles or icing"?
(word verification: lablefr. Say what?) - November 14, 2008 at 10:09 AM
- Carrie and Michael Brown said...
Can anyone seriously be THAT clueless? Duh!
- November 14, 2008 at 10:16 AM
Oh good Lord I love cakewrecks. You should have heard the snort I just emitted. Too.damn.funny.
- November 14, 2008 at 10:24 AM
- John and Alisha Stults said...
I love how they also wrote out Fireworks Explosion instead of drawing a fireworks explosion. I love checking this site because it always makes me laugh!
- November 14, 2008 at 10:36 AM
- Alison said...
Hey, now wait a minute...how do we know that this isn't marking a traditional event called "fireworks explosion" held by the school every year for graduation? I mean, it is possible, right? Right? Probable? Well, maybe not.
Oh, and Alix? I think you might have a problem...I'm no professional, but you're kind of scaring me a little. - November 14, 2008 at 10:38 AM
- sues2u2 said...
Is this another Wal-Mart wreck?
If the decorator only knew how to Read! - November 14, 2008 at 10:45 AM
- Heather said...
Ah hhahahahahahaahha
I really like that! - November 14, 2008 at 11:01 AM
- Misha said...
I wonder if the decorator ever stopped to wonder why someone would possibly want the words, Fireworks Explosion, on such a cake.
When this happens, do they assume it's a weird inside joke in every. Single. Case?
[Word Verification: persap. Hybrid of per se and perhaps?] - November 14, 2008 at 11:20 AM
- Becky said...
"Fireworks explosion" makes me think of Borat. Romance explosion
- November 14, 2008 at 11:23 AM
I'll say what my Dad used to say when someone was less than correct; (especially in the business world!) "BRILLIANT!!!"
Yvonne - November 14, 2008 at 11:42 AM
- Donna M. said...
I'm almost surprised the decorator didn't draw pebbles on the cake for "rocks!" *g*
One of the first things I do in the morning is check to see what the day's wreck will be. Love it! - November 14, 2008 at 11:55 AM
Note to self... don't pop in here with a mouthful of food... I now have to clean Chicken and Rice off everything....
This kind of wreck is just priceless... and the gag just doesn't seem to get old.
Word verification is ejecti.... I think the "decorator" needs to be ejecti from her job for incompetence. - November 14, 2008 at 12:13 PM
- Sarah said...
I am a big fan of the dreidel. This bakery could be selling out of cakes in December.
- November 14, 2008 at 12:19 PM
LOL this made my day
- November 14, 2008 at 12:21 PM
Kalejosm, there are no sprinkles on this cake.
John & Alisha, the fact that 'fireworks explosion' is written out IS the wreck. What else do you see?
I, too, am worried about Alix.
K. - November 14, 2008 at 12:29 PM
- Unknown said...
Amanda, your commentary was perfect:
"They're training minions!!!!"
They are, indeed! *shudder* :) - November 14, 2008 at 12:36 PM
The hat is drawn the same way (esp. the bottom edge!) so maybe it really IS a serial wrecker!
- November 14, 2008 at 12:52 PM
- Boozy Tooth said...
LOL flartus! I appreciate your concern. No more recounting Cake Wreck dreams online, I promise!
[dialing psychiatrist] - November 14, 2008 at 12:54 PM
- Ms Ashley said...
hahah... I'd love to meet this Cake Wrecker in real life and hope that they did this on purpose!
- November 14, 2008 at 1:08 PM
- Unknown said...
Even though I think the "I want sprinkles" one might have been better...I love it. Keep on wreckin', anonymous baker!
- November 14, 2008 at 1:21 PM
- Michelle said...
I love that it took me a minute to figure out what the big problem was. The wrecker must have gotten up at 4 am too.
- November 14, 2008 at 1:21 PM
- MaryO said...
I can't believe this person still has a job as a kake (wreck)dekorater. Oy.
- November 14, 2008 at 1:28 PM
- CaliGirl9 said...
I'm with Donna. It could have been far worse. There could have been little brown pebbles for rocks ... or with the overuse of fondant, a nice pile of attractive gray fondant rocks... above the fireworks and explosions.
- November 14, 2008 at 1:35 PM
- Kopperhead said...
I would stay away from that cake. I'm surprised the bomb squad hasn't arrived!
- November 14, 2008 at 1:55 PM
- Hyena Overlord said...
ali said..."Although I think perhaps my favorite part is fact that, like the sprinkles cake,..."
I too, thought of the sprinkles cake.
word verification dowerst...is that a street name? - November 14, 2008 at 2:00 PM
- jackie31337 said...
Alix said Now I can't even get away from you in my sleep. Thanks Jen. Sheesh.
I think we should form a support group. I've dreamed about cake wrecks, and I think at least one or two others have too. Thankfully, the most frightening thing in my cake wreck dream was the horrific misspelling of "congratulations".
Word verification: wases - "vases" written by a Finnish speaker (W and V are considered essentially the same letter in the Finnish alphabet and are often used interchangeably). - November 14, 2008 at 3:02 PM
- Rebecca said...
Ok, I have to admit it took me a few scratches on the head to figure out what the problem was here...I have no idea what I thought "fireworks explosion" was supposed to be.
The title is somewhat misleading (I'm making excuses now) I was looking for a sprinkles problem. - November 14, 2008 at 3:21 PM
- Keemster said...
Jen, I am cracking up as I read all of the comments from the people who obviously do not get this cake wreck post.
Stop the madness!!! - November 14, 2008 at 3:33 PM
I still want sprinkles - November 14, 2008 at 3:50 PM
Is the problem that the cake decorators at some of the big chains don't speak English? I'm not saying that's a bad thing, but with some of these wrecks it seems that just MUST be the case. It's either that or they've completely failed at life rofl. What a waste of perfectly good icing....
- November 14, 2008 at 4:36 PM
- Suzy Manhattan said...
Poor poor Alix. She expresses her most horrible post-traumatic stress issues with the monkey CCC, and her cake community fails her.
I'm in your corner, Alix. These things can haunt your dreams. Chin up sistah! - November 14, 2008 at 5:02 PM
- heartafire said...
No. they. di'nt.
- November 14, 2008 at 5:25 PM
- heartafire said...
This cake absolutely should be served up on a chinesto platter (word verification).
I wreckommend it for placement on the Top "10" list of "all" time.
No, really, Its that good.
Seriously, It's most outstanding feature is It's wrecktacular decorations---imagine: ROSES "and" FIREWORKS in a synergistic wrecksplosion of cakey- bakey graduational melange...
Whats not to "love"? - November 14, 2008 at 5:36 PM
- heartafire said...
And to think....after I spent about 5 minutes working on my comment and trying to make it "extra" Special.... NOW the word verification is "inkya"!
....which inspired me to inkya another one! - November 14, 2008 at 5:38 PM
- fuzzandfuzzlet said...
LOL for some reason this type of wreck cracks me up. I think these are my favorites.
- November 14, 2008 at 7:51 PM
- Jenny Lou Who said...
This is my hands-down favorite blog. It's the one I look forward to every day!
- November 14, 2008 at 8:00 PM
on the plus side, everything is SPELLED correctly...
- November 14, 2008 at 9:38 PM
- Candy said...
Maybe they wanted rocks on it too? I love literal-cy. But I wouldn't want to be the one to cut the first piece and set off the fireworks.
You seriously do have bizarre word verification. Do you get to make those up? It's like word-wreck verification. - November 14, 2008 at 10:45 PM
i see no sprinkles. this is a worse crime than over using them.
- November 14, 2008 at 11:31 PM
- cadylee said...
ha, ha ... for a second I thought "Fireworks Explosion" was just some catchy phrase the class of 2007 had adopted. "I just got an A on my test! Fireworks explosion!"
- November 15, 2008 at 12:24 AM
- Chocolate said...
serial wrecker...
I don't know whether to be horrified or deeply entertained. So I'll settle for both.
I seriously want to order a cake and have them put "Rainbow Sprinkles Please" on it. Just to see how wrecktastic that surns out. - November 15, 2008 at 12:47 AM
This must either be one big distributor or a popular generic design, cause I found another one, and another. I think the astonishing need to be literal is a cry for help.
- November 15, 2008 at 1:12 AM
- jackie31337 said...
Anonymous said Is the problem that the cake decorators at some of the big chains don't speak English?
That seems like a definite possibility. Thinking of the foreign languages I've learned, I'm sure there was a point in the learning curve where I would have been able to make enough sense of the language to copy words off a piece of paper but not to understand the meaning of those words. - November 15, 2008 at 3:24 AM
- Nancy B said...
Because of the informative byline, I can see the fireworks in my rich imagination. So beautifully vivid...I can almost feel the casings falling down on my head. Ah, thank you cakewrecks.
- November 15, 2008 at 6:59 AM
- Nosnin said...
A good cake decorator would call the customer and ask if that is what they really want on the cake. :)
- November 15, 2008 at 8:38 AM
Wow... I can't believe I actually had to read the comments and go back to look at the photo a second time before I saw the error. Too much time spent viewing cakewrecks perhaps?
- November 17, 2008 at 9:43 AM
- Juddie said...
I love these wrecks - it's so tempting to order one with extra instructions just to test the cake-maker.
I particularly love the fact that this has been done by a serial cake wrecker. Too funny! - November 26, 2008 at 6:15 AM
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