Chimney Cake!

Sometime last year, a fellow writer Oto Oltvanji recommended chimney cake on his Facebook status. Last Thursday, I managed to try one (two, actually, but more about that later), and I can recommend it too, although I suppose it might create you problems if you're on a weight-loss mission.

A cinnamon chimney cake on the outside.

You can read what Wikipedia says about the chimney cake here.

Go on and read it, I'll wait. It's not long, promise, but it will give you an idea about a delicious cake.

Managed to get back? Are you drooling yet?

In the very small store where they make them and sell them in Belgrade, there are 6 flavors: cinnamon, chocolate, vanilla, hazel, almond, and coconut. You get them freshly baked, still hot; they're packaged in such a way they're still warm by the time you get home, provided you don't open them before you're ready to eat.

Hollow on the inside, like a chimney is supposed to be.

I got 2 of them, for the two of us; one cinnamon, and one chocolate. The chocolate one was so-so, but the cinnamon... Slightly crispy on the outside from all the cinnamon and the caramelized sugar, melt-in-the-mouth soft on the inside. And the cinnamon, oh my! There was so much of it that it made my mouth sting a bit -- not that I complain, I love cinnamon, and they were certainly not saving up on it. Yum!

You don't exactly see that on the pictures, but one chimney cake is big enough for two people to eat, unless you're really, really hungry. Or like the taste extremely.

Have I mentioned that chimney cake probably wasn't such a good idea if you were trying to lose some weight?

For a brief moment, the writers mind wondered about putting a chimney cake in a story, about a character eating it, or something.

Then I got back to just enjoying the taste. That's how good it is. Or overwhelming?

So, if you ever get anywhere near a place where they sell chimney cakes, do try them. You won't regret it.

It's Monday, Relax!

Monday can seem busy after a weekend, and therefore stressful. So, here are two songs which I truly enjoy -- the music is relaxing and the videos are nice to watch.

And here's one that makes me laugh (if there are children reading this: kids, drugs are bad, don't do them!).

Christmas Fun

It happens: you see something, hear something, experience something, and then, there's this thing which is just not the same anymore.

It doesn't have to big, and it doesn't have to be serious. It can be a silly song by Lady Gaga, a song which makes you wonder just how drunk, stoned or whatever someone must be to think of it, and then to actually record it.

And now, whenever I think of Christmas, I can't help but think of that song too.

In case you haven't heard it yet, there it is -- I hope it will give you a laugh. Merry Christmas (I'm a bit early, I know)!

Friday Fun -- Snakes!

Holding a boa for the first time...

Snakes are adorable. Well, at least some of them. About two months ago, I had a chance to hold a snake for the very first time, and it was a great experience. You can see the snake -- it's a rainbow boa named Kali -- on the pictures. You can see me grinning like an idiot too. :) I was fascinated to find out that Kali needs to eat only once in two weeks, and could survive for an entire year without any food.

Kali is two, maybe two and a half years old, about a meter long, and pretty much used to people. She belongs to a friend, and the friend's six-year-old granddaughter simply adores Kali and loves holding her. Kali doesn't complain, either; as I said, she's used to people, and doesn't mind being held.

...and very much loving it.

For the end, there's some snake fun -- if you have kids, they might love this one.

FENTON!!!

When the Nyan cat first came out on YouTube, it was fun -- and it was even more fun as everything and everyone got "Nyaned". It seems a similar thing is happening now, only this time it's a dog, not a cat -- and a real live dog at that.

In case you haven't heard of it yet, the story behind it is this: a father and a son went to a park to film some red deer. The deer were not tame, but were used enough to humans in the park they wouldn't automatically run away either. Well, they wouldn't run away from humans, as you can see in the first few seconds of the video below -- but they would run away, and in a stampede, if there was a dog chasing them. The dog's name is Fenton, and the unfortunate fellow running after him and yelling is the proud owner. The father and son from the beginning of the story put the video they were making on YouTube, and the proud owner instantly became the "Fenton Jesus Christ Guy". And immediately after that, plenty of stuff got "Fentoned" -- if there's a stampede or a fuss, you can be certain Fenton is behind it, while the unfortunate owner yells after him.

The best two "Fentoned" videos I found were Jurassic Park and the subtitled Hitler scene (though only about the first half of the latter is really fun, after that they start overdoing it).

Enjoy!