10/31/2026
Thirteen years ago, my friend Scott presented me with this magnificent Cylon birthday cake.
Now, I generally try to avoid befriending other Scotts, purely to minimise confusion, but I made an exception in his case. A talented builder and costumer, his skills were considerable. Cake fabrication, however, was evidently still in the prototype stage.
The chrome finish was achieved with a somewhat optimistic application of silver candy balls, while the menacing Cylon eye array consisted of maraschino cherries. Naturally, I felt compelled to bring the whole thing to life with a laser pointer. Even a confectionery Centurion deserves a functioning optical scanner.
The result looked rather like a Cylon that had survived atmospheric re-entry, but it was made with friendship, ingenuity, and a commendable disregard for conventional cake architecture.
Thirteen years later, it still makes me smile.
By your confection.
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