Thwap! I cudda had a V8

[susandennis]

Recently, I've come across two new places - one cookies, one cakes and donuts. Both not far from here and near each other. Today I decided to try them both. Meh.

ljtourist is always looking for The Great Donut. This will not end his hunt but I haven't tasted the cake yet. I had a bite of cookie and it was good but neither place is worth a return trip.

When I got home I realized that I meant to use an upcoming Saturday to go check out the place where meowmensteen works and today would have been perfect for that and way better than these two places.

Next week.

My road to quash the check engine light has finally gotten me home. The third on board diagnostic device did the trick. The first 2 and the elcheapo one I had on hand all failed. One gave me no codes but cleared the light. The next one gave me no codes and turn the check engine light on again. Finally today, I got the perfect combo. The plug in reader with the phone app and got the code P103. It's an air flow thing that I'm not real worried about and it has now been cleared. YEAH!!

So now I'm going to pull out the knitting and turn on the TV and enjoy...

Comments

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

We can investigate the entire Seattle cookie scene in January, you know. You clearly need a side kick.

[susandennis]

yes. a second opinion would help. these two places are just around the corner from Uncle Ike's but... the whole neighborhood has changed completely since the last time we Uncle Iked. I was thinking of that this morning.

[meowmensteen]

I should quit my job and open a place that only makes cookies. All the cookies.

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

Is your headline referring to those weird V8 ads where somebody would not order vegetables and somebody else would smack them in the head? I always wondered why they didn't get punched for that....

[susandennis]

my recollection of the ad is that someone eating an unhealthy snack, stops, realizes their error and slaps themselves on the forehead with a thwak.

I went to two substandard bakeries when I should have gone to the good one I've been meaning to try.

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

there were two different series of those ads, one with people smacking themselves and another one with them smacking other people.

[seattlejo.livejournal.com]

On the cupcake front. Have you tried cubes?
I saw them on sugar rush last night and they look interesting. http://www.cubesbaking.com/

[susandennis]

I have not. I have seen about them now for a while and thought the square idea was actually pretty cool but also maybe a gimmick to cover their not great bakes? No cynicism here! ha. But, they are also now rapidly moving up the list of places to try. Stay tuned.

[seattlejo.livejournal.com]

And what does ljtourist think of Legendary Donuts?