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I think everyone that reads this blog writes for it too. Anyway, new topic anyone?

joe stole my topic

alas, i procrastinate over everything, even blogging - so of course my topic is stolen.
im not a big fan of cake. i prefer dawsons. but thats ok. Carvel icecream cake is absolutely the BE ALL and END ALL of cake. and yes, joe, the crunchies ARE the best part. julie's mom told us we'd be having carvel cake with dessert, but we didnt :( disappointing, but i suppose ill survive. Now, to add to the best kinda cake - which should really be classified as more of "icecream" and less of "cake," but whatever - is the icing that goes on top. and im not talking about the gross, gloppy icing; im talking about the good kind. you know, the gel-y kind that goes on icecream cakes. yum.
all this talk about food is making my already full stomach hurt more.
signing off.

Gee, I usually don't use a title, but...Cake!

It is entirely possible to maintain a balanced diet while eating only cake:

Breads: Banana bread cake
Dairy: Cheesecake
Fruits: Strawberry shortcake
Vegetables: Carrot cake
Meats: Japanese fried minced meat cake

This is just a sampling, of course. Both the food group and style combinations are endless, as Liz (Welcome, btw) illustrated so efficiently.

Well, back to digesting. Happy Thanksgiving, all!

Crunchies!!

Well, its Thanksgiving, and how fitting that the topic should be one of everyone's favorite food items (minus Kevin, who for some reason hates most cakes.... except, ironically enough,my personal favorites). I think ice cream cake has the most rewarding contents; delicious ice cream mixed with crunchies. For those of you who don't know what crunchies are, they're these little chocolate crunchy chips that are in the center of ice cream cake. This is, I think, as close to perfection as a cake could possibly achieve. But hey, what do I know, I just eat everything. I also thoroughly enjoy cookie cake, especially from Great American Cookie. Morgan knew this and ordered a cookie cake for one of her family's parties just for me. Yay! Well I'll be brief since its Turkey Day and most people will be stuffing their faces full of cliche Thanksgiving items such as mashed potatoes, stuffing, and of course, good old turkey. Just remember that its Thursday and we've got a fresh helping of Wings for you, should you desire a little extra something. Hot sauce optional.

P.S. Liz is joining our blog. Yay Liz!

Nice first week of a topic. Any feedback people? Leave some sauce. Ok moving on, since only one real topic was suggested this week it automatically wins. Sorry Mark, but ROME total war isn't something we all know/can talk about. So "cake" will be our topic, unless anyone wants it to be something else.

Ok, I have limited time, but I didn't want to be a slacker my first Thursday here.

Superheroes. Not a topic I am particularly well-read on, but I wasn't particularly well-read on any of the books in AP English either. So. I'd like to write about female superheroes. Or, more precisely, the lack of adequate ones. Female superheroes are just not my cup of tea. I can't admire them because no matter how awesome their powers are, they seem to fall short. But I don't think it's completely their fault. Female superheroes are forced to not only handle their super lives and normal lives, but they also must be supermodels. You'd think that this would make them even more super, since they can save the world and look good doing it, but it doesn't because any world-saving that goes on is overshadowed by that skin tight body suit or those...well, you get the point. This is unfair. It isn't a requirement that male superheroes are hot--hell, a lot of them wear masks! I don't know, maybe I'm just not familiar enough with superheroes to know a better female one. Any suggestions?

superman, batman.... pshh.

ok, here's the lowdown. superman and batman (and even spiderman) are all great superheroes. right. but onto the REAL superheroes: CAPTAIN PLANET and QUAILMAN. that's right. everyone overlooks these guys, but lets get real, they're the REAL deal. Lets start off with the precdecessor of awesomeness, Captain Planet. I don't think there's anyone out there that CAN'T sing at least part of the Captain Planet theme song (unless they lived under a rock throughout their childhood) Unlike Superman who dies if a little green rock gets near him, and batman who cries nightly about his dead parents, Captain Planet saves the world day in and out from pollution-inducing bastards! Plus he's awesome because he's got the 5 kids working for him - Earth Fire Wind Water Heart. Kinda like the power rangers, who were also kickass. There's really not much else to say about good old CP except that Carmen San Diego was always on right after, and that show rocks my socks. But I'm gunna stop this tangent right in its tracks and move on.

As for Quailman...he wears his underwear ON THE OUTSIDE AND A BELT ON HIS HEAD.* Nuff said.

The Superhero Psyche

Ok, everyone expects me to talk only about Batman and how he is superior. Despite the truth of the matter, I would like to delve into a few reasons why Superman is a decent hero as well, and do a little side by side comparison. The first element of the superhero of course is their cause; the reason they become a vigilante. Lets agree for the most part, a superhero is above the law in the food chain. A cop can be a hero, but to be a superhero you must take the law into your own hands. Anyway, their cause. Each hero has a different event driving them to protect the innocent, etc. What sets Superman apart from many heroes is he chooses to be good through the goodness of his own heart. Hell, this isn't his planet, or his people. He was raised lovingly, that may have to do with it, but he made a conscious decision to do good. On the other side, Batman is driven by the memory of his parents murder. It takes him quite some time to accept and understand how he can make a difference, and as he grows he travels the world to train under many of the finest martial arts masters. This is one of the reasons I like Batman, he had to put forth effort into becoming Batman. It meant training and sacrifice. Especially sacrificing his life as a bachelor; most of his girl interests are turned away by the mantle of the bat, while Superman winds up getting married to his main love interest. This could never work for Batman, who has a lot of inner turmoil and depths of emotion that are just more complex than Superman. In all fairness, Superman would win in an all out fist fight. He's stronger physically. But if this was an actual fight between them, Batman would definitely win. He is in essence a detective (Just think what Ra's Al Ghul calls him), who would easily discover Superman's weakness and exploit it. While many superheroes have solid weakness' (Superman and Kryptonite is the best example), Batman's only weakness is his mortality. Also I feel like Batman is just a more real character. Not real in the sense that one day some man will run through the streets of New York dressed as a bat, although this has probably already happened. I mean, he is a character we can identify with. Not many people lost their parents because their planet blew up. But many people have felt loss and the hopelessness it creates. In some of us, it inspires the lust for justice. And that is how superheroes are born. I don't think superpowers makes the hero. Seriously just look at the invisible girl from the fantastic four. She has more super powers than Batman, but man, what a god awful hero.

HEAR YE HEAR YE. Now joining the Wing Night party: Nici Paggs, and Kar Kar (pronounced car car). The topic is SUPERHEROES by a landslide. Everyone talk about SUPERHEROES. Thats all.

OK, so heres how this works. On Friday, you suggest topics and by Monday I create the choices. You vote and by Wednesday I will announce what the topic is based on the votes. In the event of a tie or no votes for anything (thats possible I suppose), I'll just pick my favorite. Also, if you would like to join the Wing Night discussions, since Matt never posts, you can! All you have to do is ask me, and then when the topic is decided everyone who is on staff can post about it. Should be interesting if a few people join and we all post about one topic. Anyway, go vote!

For the Love of a Pig

Wow, its been a great run of "Love of a Pig". I definitely enjoyed being a part of the team and hope that tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday go off well. Mr. Roth gave up going to his sons play to direct ours, which is a huge sacrifice. I hope he knows how much we appreciate everything he does for our club.
In other news, four day weekends are excellent. I will most definitely be well rested for the play, unless of course I am woken too early tomorrow by the washing machine repairman. Meh. Not a whole lot to say on wing night this week. I'm actually trying to decide whether it should be just something I pick, or perhaps a topic chosen by the reader... Yes, I like it. An open discussion by me about whatever topic you the reader choose. So add some extra sauce, and if there are a few topics I'll put them up as a vote, and whatever has the most votes by next Thursday is what I'll talk about. Seriously, it can be ANYTHING. Even poop. Man that's a funny word.

The Good Times Are Killing Me

You voted, and I responded. I've rejoined Ask Madden. While it was a fun run here at Wing Night I feel like its time to put aside our anger about the initial split and get the old team back to business. That aside, expect a little side dish of Wings every Thursday, regardless of happenings at Ask Madden. And that's all until next week.

Every Vote Counts.

Well, the remains of the Ask Madden breakup are doing just fine each with their own agenda, but there's been some mixed talk of what may happen if we rejoin the old blog and get the team back together. It has been compared to the Beatles of the blog world...And now its the readers turn to tell us what they want. If you want to see Ask Madden reborn as a team effort, vote yes. If not, then vote no. Any elaborate comments on the subject leave as some extra sauce to this post. And remember, every vote counts (you can voice your opinion on Sloth Moss too.)