cake school is serious stuff.

in the midst of all of this exam talk, i realized i haven't mentioned something that is just as important!

in this PSA for kitchen safety, i present to you the following:

1. imagine a blob-like shape, of three inches in length, and one and a half inches at its widest points.
2. for those who cannot imagine the shape with any specific idea of how big or small that is (like me), here is an online ruler, for you to actually see that size.
3. and for yet another reference point, think about the size of an ipod touch, or an iphone, but just a bit smaller (these were the first things i could think of that were a similar size, and i heart apple products).
4. now that you can imagine that shape, translate that to my left forearm, in the form of a burn.

i am only just now recovering from a second (yes, that's second of three) degree burn that was three inches long and one and a half inches wide. in case you thought pastry school was all rainbows and lollipops, think again.

be careful of hot items folks, especially when you set them on your work surfaces.

battle wound? achieved.