Give Me One Moment In Time... To Scream Incoherently Into The Void

It's International "Moment of Frustration" Scream Day, minions, which is both oddly specific and refreshingly useful for just about every situation.

What's that? You don't have a "moment of frustration" to scream about?

::looks around at all of 2020 like John Travolta lost in a Target::

 Really? Nothing?

Huh. Well, OK then, here come a few scream-worthy suggestions.

They asked for a pink soccer ball cake, like this:

But instead, they got this:

(I think the noise I just made qualifies as a scream.)

"Don't worry," this next baker said in reassuring tones, "I'll just add that in and no one will ever notice."

[....]

Raise your hand if you noticed.

"John" is literally the most common name in the U.S., and pretty high up there in other English-speaking countries. EVERYONE knows a John, or has used a John. ::snerk:: Furthermore, John only has 4 letters! If any name is impossible to misspell, it has to be...

::wearily bonking head on keyboard::

::notices how they spelled 'Birthday'::

::Bonking Intensifies::

Thanks to Joe R., Allison, & Sam K. for spending some of that John dough.
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P.S. I went looking for pink soccer balls, and look what I found!

Toddler Soft Soccer Ball w/ Pump

 D'awww. They also have panda and bunny versions at the link.

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And from my other blog, Epbot:

10 Sweet & Spooky Movie Cakes

Nearly everyone I know is already in full Halloween mode, and I have to say, I approve. If this year has taught us anything, it's to celebrate the good stuff as much and as often as we can, so bring on the spooky!

Still, it does feel a little early for Halloween Sweets, so this week we're taking a detour into spooky movies instead. I tried to pick some classics that aren't always associated with Halloween, like...

(Mariana Caci, Buenos Aires)
...Gremlins!

Aww, look at little Gizmo. That's some incredible sugar sculpting.

This entire list could have been all Tim Burton movies, but I tried to include some films that don't get as much cake love:

(Carlos Cake Designer, Mexico)

Eeee! This has to be the cutest and most colorful Coraline cake I've ever seen. Love the giant button topper up there with Charlie.

It doesn't get much more classic than The Addams Family:

(My Little Bakery, Peru)

Creepy AND kooky. All together? Ooky. A++

Of course I'll take any excuse to feature more Ghostbusters and my marshmallow boi:

(Cookievonster, Canada)

Sweet Stay Puft, look at all that hand-painted goodness! YES, HAVE SOME.

I always like it when bakers use cookies for their 3D decorations, and this is another great example:

(Galletas y tartas La Olivera, Spain)

Edward Scissorhands! Look at his cute lil' topiaries - such a great use of icing texture.

This next one is definitely a Halloween movie, but how could I NOT throw The Book at you?

(Nadia Cakes, multiple U.S. locations)

"BOOOOOoook!" Yep, it's all a bunch of Hocus Pocus.

Scooby Doo is always spooky, right?

(Ana Brum Biscuit Designer, Brazil)

Though I have to admit, the last time I saw the Scooby gang was during their Supernatural cross-over - anyone see that episode? Dean crushing on Daphne was so on brand for him, ha.

Shout-out to Beetlejuice's color palette, because this green looks amazing with black and white:

(Cakes By Sheena, Minnesota)

Plus this entire design is just... ::chef's kiss:: The circus tent! The bats! The headstone design!

Speaking of headstones, here's my last Tim Burton pick today:

(Arte di Zucchero, Italy)

Frankenweenie! Who remembers this one?

And finally, the spooky movie monster channeling all of our moods right now:

(ShortCakes, UK)

Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors - along with Audreys 3-12, wowza.

Yep, I'mma need someone to feed me cake now, STAT.

I hope these made you smile, and gave you some ideas on what movies to watch this month! In fact, just for kicks, I'm going to include the rest of my movie list at the bottom of this post. (I couldn't find the right cakes for the others.) Let me know what else you'd add!
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These shirt designs are all so cute, but the "Come, We Fly" made me LOL:

Hocus Pocus Women's Tees

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Fun & Spooky Movie List:

- Casper

- Everything Tim Burton: Corpse Bride, Nightmare Before Christmas

- Sleepy Hollow

- Monster House

- Goosebumps

- The Witches

- Young Frankenstein

- Miss Peregrine's

- The Birds

- Halloween Town

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And from my other blog, Epbot: