Liam Neeson does not deserve a cupcake.

Okay so let me explain this blog title. First of all, today I made some pretty awesome rainbow swirl cupcakes, which I will so graciously share pictures and the how-to in just a minute. But first I must start with last night.

So we got home from dinner last night, and wanted to do nothing but relax and watch a movie. As we were scrolling through the TV guide, we both spotted an ad on the bottom for the movie The Grey. Well, we both got super excited because we had wanted to see this movie when it was out in theaters this past winter and we never got to. I mean, it's Liam Neeson...he's pretty badass. He was amazing in Taken and I even liked him in Wrath of the Titans, so I figured this would be equally awesome. So we ordered it for $4.99.

WORST FIVE BUCKS EVER SPENT!

Seriously, this movie was horrible. It had all the ingredients of an awesome action/ survival/wilderness hero movie, and failed miserably. It just kept you on the edge almost the whole movie only to disappoint over, and over, and over...........and over. Let me get specific.

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Alright, if you haven't seen this movie, and are still wanting to, dont read any further. I dont recommend this movie but in case you reaaaally want to see it for some reason, ignore this text in red.

This movie is basically the most depressing film ever made. Quick summary: a plane full of oil workers crashes in the middle of the frozen tundra of Alaska, with literally no civilization within hundreds of miles (seems good so far). Seven of the men survive and must figure out a way to stay alive (okay cool, let's see what they do). Liam Neeson basically proclaims himself their leader, and decides that they must head into the forest instead of staying near the crash site, because there are wolves all around the crash site (ummmm...excuse me Mr. Neeson but aren't there also more wolves in the forest? Just sayin.) So the men proceed to stagger across the frozen tundra in what looks to be -46 degree weather with furious winds and snow up to their knees, and the wolves start picking them off one by one (couldn't you have just stayed at the crash site and used the plane for shelter, and waited for help??). Also, last time I checked, wolves didn't just attack humans to be mean and malicious, I'm pretty sure they stay away from humans for the most part. Oh no, not these wolves. These wolves are like mutant wolves, probably about 200 pounds each and all out for blood. In the 2 hour movie time...ALL SEVEN MEN DIE. Including Liam Neeson. WTF??? If anything he is supposed to be the one who survives!  Seriously everyone dies. All of them. Not one survivor.

So depressing.

And it's not like they all went out with a fight either. The first guy gets attacked by a wolf while he's peeing. Yep, just tryin to take a quick leak. The second guy is just straight up chased down and tackled by a wolf. The next guy gets pneumonia or something and dies in his sleep. The next guy falls off a tree after trying to climb across a ravine with bedsheets that they magically found, and he falls and wolves drag him away. The next guy just flat out gives up and refuses to continue, so they leave him behind sitting on a log. And the last guy drowns. Then Liam decides he's gonna walk straight into the wolves den and fight all 20 of them by himself with some broken liquor bottles and a knife. RIIIIIIGHHHT. Good luck with that buddy.

Well Pawpaw Neeson, the wolves did a great job of that now didn't they.

Now that I'm done ranting about the disappointing epic fail that was this film, on to better things!

Colorful Swiiiirl Cupcakes!

This is the finished product:

I just love food that is yummy AND pretty :)



This recipe is SUPER EASY. I just started out with regular box cake mix ( I used Duncan Hines Lemon Supreme) and the other ingredients it calls for, which was 3 eggs, 1/3 cup of oil, and one cup of water. I decided to use cream cheese frosting too, the whipped kind I love because it's light and fluffy and not so sugary in my opinion as the other kinds.

Important note before I go into detail: since  I used lemon cake mix, it was already tinted yellow. I was okay with this, but if you want to start out with a batter that has no color in it, I would suggest using a plain white cake or a vanilla with NO coloring in it. Otherwise your colors wont turn out the way you want.

I divided the batter after mixing all ingredients together, into 3 different bowls. I tried to keep an even amount of batter in all the bowls.

Next was the food coloring. I added about 20 drops of red and 20 drops of blue to each bowl. I left the third one untouched since it was already yellow.

Next, I filled the cupcake liners with blue and just put a very small amount in at a time. Try not to fill up your liners too much or you wont have any room for the other colors. Plus you dont want to run out of batter before you get to fill all the liners!

Then I put the yellow on top. Feel free to kinda swirl your colors and mix them around, you can use the tip of a knife or spoon to do this to give it more of a "swirl effect". I didn't because I wanted it to look more layered, but I kinda wish I had swirled more cause it woulda looked cool. Anyways, the point is this step doesn't have to be perfect or look perfect. In fact, the more imperfect the better.

Once you've got all your colors layered (or mixed in) with each other. Pop those babies in the oven for 25 minutes on 325 degree, or whatever your box instructions say to do. Once they're done and cooled down and frosted, they should like something like this once you bite into them:

Isn't that cool??!

And of course Liam Neeson, you dont get one.

Beginning...

Hello all! Welcome to my blog. I have always wanted a blog and figured recently that now would be the perfect time to start one since a lot of exciting changes are happening in my life as of recently! Just a quick recap: Back in November of 2011 I moved from the big wonderful city of Atlanta to the tiny little country town of Nashville, GA. If you're wondering where the heck that is or even saying "I didnt even know there WAS a Nashville, GA, then you're not alone. I was clueless too until I met my boyfriend who was born and raised here!

That's us on New Years Eve :)

 Anywaaaaays, the first few months I was here was a bit challenging...I was so excited to be near my boyfriend and be done with our long distance, but I really missed Atlanta and all my wonderful friends. Not to mention it took me forever to find a job! I got hired at the mall in January and liked it for a while, but quickly decided that I was done with retail and it just wasn't for me and I wanted something different. I just got hired a few weeks ago at the Parks and Recreation Authority and I LOVE it...the job is never boring and everyone I work with is amazing!

My other big change is that I just started school again this week, for the first time in 8 years! I am PUMPED to finally finish college. At first I was a little depressed last month that I was turning 26 soon and hadn't really done anything with my life (education wise) and I was basically thinking "Good lord I'm about to turn 26 and have nothing to show for it!! I coulda had a bachelors degree and 2 MASTERS DEGREES BY NOW!! AAHHH"   But then (with the help of my wonderful man) I calmed down and put things into perspective and by the time my birthday rolled around, I was excited for the new chapters in my life and ready to tackle them and kick some ass! :)

So that's been what's going on lately, in a nutshell.

Basically I want this blog to be a collection of my daily thoughts and opinions, also with some fun thrown in like sharing recipes I tried from Pinterest or ones that I kinda just threw together on my own. I want to use this to share with people what is going on in my life and what kinds of things I'm into (books, tv shows, recipes, movies, etc.). Even if no one wants to read it I would love for this to be sort of an "internet diary" for me, but obviously without the lock so if my brother wants to read it like he did my REAL diary when we were kids he can just click on it and not pick the lock....jerk!! :P

Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Everyone enjoy the 3 day (4 day for some of us...hehe) weekend and dont forget to remember why this weekend is even a holiday!