White. Trash. Bash. The 2nd Annual.

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Well, with WTB 2011 happening in 6 days, I guess it's time to post on WTB 2010, eh? I thought so too--we're so insync!! Catch up here and here if you have no idea what WTB is.

As I've mentioned before, WTB 2010 was done in conjunction with J's 30th birthday, so a lot of planning went on! Not only did it need to be "bigger, badder, and trashier," than 2009, it also had to be milestone memorable for J Chen.

So I decided to jump out of a cake.

Not a real cake--I mean, I have SKILLS, but not those kind. This cake was made out of a trash can. A big rolling trash can. It took me about 2 weeks to complete, only being able to work on it when J was at work, a couple times a week. In my neighbors garage. In 90 degree weather. The things we do for ~~trashy~~ love.

I didn't take pictures of the process--what was I thinking!?!?!--but I can give an ingredient list in cause any of you crazy bs wanna try it out, too! :-)

Ingredient List
The biggest rolling trashcan you can find. Seriously--cause you have to fit in it.
A bagillion white trash bags
4 bags or so of quilt stuffing
9,000 rolls of duct tape
1 roll of masking tape
Crepe Paper Streamers (optional)
Happy Birthday Banner (options)
Duct tape "30" with balloons (totally optional)

How-To Cliff Notes:
*only 3/4 of the "cake" has the round layers. The back is flat because I was pushed down the street in it!
Remove lid and flip upside down.
Using duct tape and trash bags, secure a base, and starting building up.
For the "layers," add some stuffing around where the first (largest) layer will be, then tape to secure. Then add another layer of stuffing over the one you just did and add ANOTHER trash bag to secure. Keep DOING THIS FOREVER.
Seriously, KEEP GOING!
After you spend 4 hours doing that to all the layers, decorate.

That's all I can really tell you. It was a bitch, that's for sure. BUT IT WAS SOOOOO WORTH IT!!!!

getting in....

I'm not gonna suffocate, right guys?

Ok, I'm ready.......

Rolling back to the party...

J Chen still doesn't get it....

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!

Ok, back to the party prep!!!

In order to class up our place even more than the past year, I decided we needed a "sign" for the roof. Ya know, incase people weren't sure where they were.....This took LOT of drinking cheapass beer by J Chen to make happen (cause you can't make a sign out of nice beer cans like Corona or something). When that wasn't enough, I went trolling the neighborhood, like some kid trying to go to band camp.

The result--3 4' x 4' signs made entirely out of beer cans and duct tape.