Just in case you might think I'm the wittiest person in my chock-full-o'-talent family, I bring you this email sent to me yesterday by my eldest sis, who happens to be one of the few right-brained lawyers in this great country of ours. (Yes, that was all one sentence.)
Fellow Fontofiles:
Okay, you must waste at least 10 mins of your precious day reading this. But more importantly, you must read some of the blazing font opinions in the "comments" section at the end. My personal favorite, which comes early on, is:
Gareth, Beddoes, I use Comic Sans on my CV specifically to avoid working for people like you to whom presentation means more than content.
Ben, Phimai, Thailand
Is Ben the most white trash guy in all of Thailand, or is he a genius? When I was a high-schooler, I read an interview with one of the rocker chicks in L7 who said that she got tattoos on her hands in college to assure she would never have the kind of stuffy job where you're not allowed to have tattoos on your hands. It's kind of like Ben's theory I guess. At the time I thought it was brilliant. Now I think it is incredibly short-sighted to assume that at any one point in your life you're wise enough to determine what's best for you at all the remaining points in your life.
Note that the presentation-averse Ben wasted 12 minutes of his precious workday reading this silly presentation-related article and taking the time to comment. Have I ever mentioned how much I hate Comic Sans? I would rather do my resume in Stencil.
I mean, who doesn't loathe Comic Sans? (This is the part where the comments section fills up with pros and cons of Comic Sans and sans serifs in general.)
In case you love its early 90s appeal, I'll appease your anger with my promised low-fat German chocolate cake recipe, courtesy of Weight Watchers. (5 POINTS a piece!)
Upside-down German Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
5 large egg whites
½ cup fat-free sour cream
1 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
¾ cup packaged shredded coconut
¾ cup water
2/3 cup unpacked brown sugar
18.5 oz. German chocolate cake mix
1 sprays cooking spray
2 Tbsp. light butter
½ cup chopped pecans
Instructions
1.Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat a 9- x 13-inch nonstick baking pan with cooking spray.
2. In a small saucepan over low heat, melt butter with water. Stir in brown sugar until smooth; pour evenly into baking pan. Sprinkle coconut and pecans evenly over melted sugar mixture.
3. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer set on high speed, beat egg whites for 30 seconds. Beat in buttermilk, sour cream and applesauce. Add cake mix and beat on low speed until moistened, about 30 seconds. Beat for an additional 2 minutes; pour into pan.
4. Bake for 40 minutes. Cool in pan on a rack. Cut into pieces and serve.
