permission!

GUESS WHO GOT A BUILDING PERMIT?!
yeah, dudes.
hmm?
well,
yes, the whole place IS built,
and set up,
and ready.....
but,
NOW i have permission to do the thing that already happened.
that's good news, no?
i mean,
i still need a whole other 'nother inspection,
which in it's turn is a whole other 'nother pile of loot...
but,
the progress report is as follows:
FULL STEAM, FULL SPEED, STRAIGHT AHEAD.
and that's dope.
AMPERSAND TATTOO, guys.
stay woke on that sh!t,
and don't sleep for a single nod-
it's ALL really happening.
i still need some regular-A*-sittin' chairs, tho.
really, i'd sit on the rugs, if it were me.
on the real, those jauns are tight.
but i guess ordinary regular folks like elevated butts.
and that's cool, too, i s'pose.
*
rules is rules.
y'know?
like, on the first of the month, we make treats.
this is a thing that must be respected.
and moreover,
lifted up and raised high overhead and celebrated.
that's real.
i doo-doo that sh!t.
and when i do, i do it right.
teleport:

LEMON ALMOND ROUND POUND RING-O!!!!
yeah!!
for a cold, crisp, windy, worst-in-a-while opener at the premier of the month,
i needed something so much MORE to make up the difference between
arctic A*-hole weather and the new hottness of Perfect Fall Days.
and that's no joke.
like, for serious, right quick, lemme just ask you:
what the motherF* is 34℉ in early september?
it's bullsh!t, that's what.
the cake helped, tho.
and homestly, a dense, moist, burly, nutty, lemon-bright blast of big action
really served to elevate the day above the low temperatures.
you want to make one?
you do?!
ok
here's how:
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preheat your oven to 365℉.
-
in your standatory mixmachine, cream:
1 stick + 2 T (10 T total) vegan earth balance butter;
1/2 tsp salt;
1 tsp vanilla;
1 tsp almond extract;
1 tsp lemon extract;
1 T lemon zest;
1/2 cup organic unbleached sugar;
1/4 cup brown sugar;
1/4 cup raw sugar.
yes, that's three sugars...
because they all react differently, and create a more interesting crumb-
mix well.
next, add 3/4 cup non-dairy yogurt, and whisk it to a melted milkshake consistency.
then pour in 3/4 cup almond milk;
and 2 T lemon juice.
whisk for a minute on medium,
and add:
1 cup almond meal;
1 1/2 cups flour;
2 tsp baking soda;
1 tsp baking powder.
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whisk into a frenzy on high speed,
and pour the whole big bowl into a greased bundthole ring pan.
spread it evenly,
and bake that bad boy for about 35-40 minutes, with convection if you've got it,
until it's cooked through, and totally expert.
and it will be, for realsies.
let it cool for fifteen minutes, turn out onto a wire rack to finish up,
and the ice ice ICE that baby like your life depends on it.
it doesn't.
but,
it WILL taste much better if you activate some exxxtra sugary sexxiness for sure.
did i use a pinch of turmeric in one of the two glazes?
hell yes.
can you taste it?
hell no.
does it make me psyched to double down on icy icing?
OBVI.
too much is the right amount, man.
y'got almond extract and almond milk and powdered sugar and vanilla for one,
and lemon juice and extract, plus vanilla, and powpow sugs in the other.
what else do you need?
oh.
you're right.
and a few lemon zesty sprankles to turn it up to eleven, too.
that's the way you work it, kids.
i hope you enjoy yours as much as i enjoyed mine.
yep.
i had cake for dinner, even, and i'm very ok with it.
that's right.
i'm a cakey nutty head, and you can't stop me.
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today is a big day.
the very last little bits and bobs are getting installed.
then,
it's decorating, and activating,
and sweeping for the seventieth time in two days.
i've put a whole lot of feeling into this new new,
and i hope y'all can catch a vibe from it.
luxurious art majesty is what i'm on about,
and i'm ready to share it with all the worthy ones.
however,
if you're a sh!tbag or a d!ckturd or a turncoat or a waffling waterbaby,
you're gonna have to wait outside.
no apologies, either.
that's just the way to has to be.
we all get to make the choice of how we interact with the world.
...it's so simple to do it correctly, too:
just be dope, or F* right off.
it's elementary black-and-white high-contrast extremism, perhaps-
but it's also clear and direct at all times.
luxurious art majesty.
get with it,
or get lost;
never quiet, never soft.....