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I am so happy today! Kelsey is being released from the hospital and will be home in just a few hours, so we are pretty excited around here. I got home early to set up our playroom with a cozy bed, pillows and books for her. It will be so nice to have her home with us again. Kallen and Emma are going to be thrilled to see their big sis when they get home from school!

Okay- so lets get down to some food business. We need to talk about this CHOCOLATE CHIP SKILLET COOKIE! Have you ever had a skillet cookie? I sure hope so. They are heavenly! A warm, gooey chocolate chip cookie baked in a mini skillet. They are TOO easy to make and so delicious. You can make them in a regular size cast iron skillet for a crowd OR make this mini version and have it all to yourself!

There is a popular pizza place here in St. George called, “Pizza Factory.” I grew up eating their amazing pizzas and breadsticks. They have a dessert on their menu called, “Never on Sundae.” Which is a chocolate chip skillet cookie just like the one I’m sharing today. They place scoops of vanilla ice cream over the warm cookie and drizzle lots of caramel and chocolate sauce on top. It is my most favorite dessert on the planet!

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Ever wondered how all the neon that’s popping up in Chinatown gets made? Justin Pelletier of
Stray Matter put together this short piece on Andrew Hibbs and how he makes a living off of it, shining some bent light on the subject.

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19 Pictures That Prove Cats Absolutely Hate Bath Time

This is how I feel about February. I am cold. my feet are wet. I am done.

I had long ago given up on Mickey Mouse as a viable cartoon character and resigned myself to his role as a standard bearer for Disney corporate licensing and merchandising.

However, a new series of short animated cartoons from Disney Television, led by animator Paul Rudish, has changed that, and put the character back in action for a new generation of cartoon fans.

The cartoons combine a hand drawn feeling with 2D computer animation in an approach that is simultaneously modern and respectfully referential to the color Mickey Mouse cartoons of the 1930′s.

There are nineteen cartoons in the series. They are being released one at a time, though in relatively quick sequence. You can see them on YouTube (and apparently on Disney.com, though the latter is so poorly arranged, I can’t find a consistent list of them there).

As of this writing, there are four cartoon available, each running about three and a half minutes. The latest, and my favorite so far, is Croissant de Triomphe (screen caps above), which finds Mickey chasing across a nicely stylized Paris in an effort to bring croissants to Minnie’s hungry cafe customers.

Others at this point include Yodelburg, No Service and New York Weenie.

On YouTube, they are marred slightly by announcement overlays and a wait through a 30 second ad for each cartoon, but they are enjoyable nonetheless. There are also brief interviews with Rudish, but they don’t really go into the process of making the cartoons.

[Via Daring Fireball]

[Addendum: Unfortunately, those outside the U.S. may be blocked from accessing these videos on YouTube. See this post's comments.

Apparently some corporate IP lawyer at Disney decided that it doesn't make sense for viewers in France to see a delightful cartoon about Mickey Mouse in Paris(!) (that even has the characters specking French). Of course not!]

There's only one thing better than cute illustrations of puppies, and that's when they are accompanied by sweets! Check out the Kathryn Selbert Illustration portfolio!

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