A Violin in the Void

A Violin in the Void

Cake Break:

I just had the most sinful slice of chocolate cake (block-o'-choc is more accurate). And while my sugar levels are spiking, I figured I'd write a quick entry. Normally, I can resist chocolate cake (though I am a sucker for key lime pie and the lesser-known-- especially in the Northeast--chess pie I remember fondly from my childhood in Texas). But this was hardly a cake--it was more an experiement in how many forms of chocolate could be combined in one dessert.
Think chocolate brownie-- or three of them, separated by chocolate mousse layers--generously sprinkled with dark chocolate slivers, with dozens of tiny chocolate chips embedded in the side. Just don't think about the calories (though I can attest that it was worth every one).
The cake was a belated delivery for a colleague who celebrated her birthday a week ago, smack dab between Christmas and New Year's -- a date she used to curse (as it usually meant one present for two holidays, and no school celebration since she and her classmates were off on vacation) but now cherishes as "an excuse to celebrate all week long." Cheers to that. Also, as I've discovered myself after turning 30, once you hit a certain age you'd rather forget about the birthday anyway--and that's easy to do if it's wedged between 2 of the biggest holidays of the year (and several glasses of egg nog and champagne).
All right.. break's over. Back to work before the sugar high wears off.
(Hmm. Maybe I should just keep a second slice nearby to prevent a sudden drop in sugar levels).
More TK.