Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Across The Universe

A friend of mine tagged me to do this. I actually kind of like to do these sorts of things because I have some strange music on my computer although not much of the strange stuff came up in this one...


1. Put your iTunes/iPod on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!


What is your motto?
Finale- Wicked


What do your friends think of you?
Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves- Eurythmics


What do you think about very often?
Nella Fantasia- Celtic Women


What is 2+2?
Seventeen Ain't So Sweet- The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus


What do you think of your best friend?
Now is the Month of Maying- King Singers


What do you think of the person you like?
Pandemonium- 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee


What is your life story?
Such Great Heights- Iron and Wine


What do you want to be when you grow up?
Anna Molly- Incubus


What do you think when you see the person you like?
O Vos Omnes- Carlo Gesualdo


What do your parents think of you?
Break Me Shake Me- Savage Garden


What will you dance to at your wedding?
Ave Mundi Rosa- Waverly Consort


What will they play at your funeral?
At The Ceili- Celtic Women


What is your hobby/interest?
If You're Gonna- Natasha Bedingfield


What is your biggest secret?
The Bonny Swans- Loreena McKennit


What do you think of your friends?
Inside Out- Hoobastank


What’s the worst thing that could happen?
Hero- SuperChick


How will you die?
Harder to Breathe- Maroon 5


What is the one thing you regret?
I've Got You Under My Skin- Stan Freburg


What makes you laugh?
Thorn In My Side- Eurythmics


What makes you cry?
Strange World- Sarah McLachlan


Will you ever get married?
Faithfully- Journey


What scares you the most?
Siuil A run (walk my love)- Celtic Women


Does anyone like you?
Now That We're Done- Metrostation


If you could go back in time, what would you change?
Good Morning Baltimore- Hairspray


What hurts right now?
Save Your Love For Me- New York Voices


What will you post this as?
Across The Universe- Soundtrack

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Becca's Senior Picture Shoot

My sister needed senior pictures and because of the weather was unable to get to a studio so I took my little digital camera and we went out and took them in the snowy outdoors. I was super happy with how they turned out. My mom even paid me!! That makes me a professional, HA! I'm super happy with how they turned out. If you would like to see them on their own go to my picasa album This album also includes pictures of our house in the snow this week I am updating it with more from today.

 
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Saturday, December 13, 2008

16 Things

Once you’ve been tagged, you have to write a note with 16 random things, shortcomings, facts, habits or goals about you. At the end choose 16 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you.

1. I can pretty much quote Princess Bride in its entirety.

2. I love to cook but I am way too lazy to do it all the time, but if I could there would be weeks that I wouldn't leave the kitchen. This is one of the reasons I love the holidays so much, it's and excuse to cook.

3. The religious beliefs I hold are vastly different from the ones I was raised with and I worry that if some people knew they would disown me.

4. I worry about everything sometimes to the extent that it immobilizes me.

5. I dream and talk big, but plan for a smaller outcome.

6. I do not understand hatred. Mostly on a grand scale, I can kind of understand it on a personal level but against an entire race or nation...I have no comprehension of how that works.

7. Anytime I see a dog I can usually guess the breed, or at least partially if it is a mutt.

8. I have kitten envy!

9. Sometimes I snort when I laugh or I will get this creepy old man whistle laugh if I am holding it in.

10. I love fantasy novels...

11. I am never 100% satisfied with anything I do, I just get to a point where I can't care anymore.

12. I giggle uncontrollably at things no one else finds funny...often it's in class...or some other quiet place with lots of other people...I can't seem to control it.

13. I want to make others happy.

14. If you want to stay on my good side, don't assume I can't do something that doesn't fit in my gender role. I can swing a hammer and miter with the best of them.

15. I licked a slug when I was ten then have done it a few times since just to prove that I would do it.

16. House fires scare me SO bad. I start shaking just imagining it.


I tag anyone who reads this, just let me know if you do it! Oh and Allie there you go I did it!

Soo-oop Beau-ootiful Sooo-oop

So I made this awesome pumpkin soup yesterday and I just had to share. Becca dubbed it "Pumpkin Pie in a Pot." I modified a recipe that I found on the interwebs and I found the changes I made to make and awesome soup. The original recipe is called "Velvety Pumpkin Soup with Blue Cheese and Bacon" I substituted swiss for blue and messed with the spices but it ROCKS here's the recipe. My changes will be marked in [brackets].

2(15 ounce) cans pumpkin [or 1 29 ounce can]
1 quart chicken stock
1 cup half and half [I used skim evaporated milk]
1 shallot, minced [I plain omitted this, we didn't have shallots]
1/4 cup molasses [I added a quarter cup brown sugar for additional sweetness]
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice [I used a combination of ginger, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg and all totaled about 2 teaspoons worth, what can I say, I like spices]
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
6 slices bacon [we only had turkey bacon]
1 cup crumbled blue cheese [grated swiss]

Stir together the pumpkin, chicken stock, half-and-half, shallot, molasses, butter, pumpkin pie spice, salt, and cayenne pepper in a large stock pot over low heat; simmer 10 minutes

Meanwhile, place bacon in a large skillet over medium high heat, and cook until crispy; remove to paper towels to drain, then cool and crumble.

Ladle Soup into bowls. Top with bacon and cheese.

Monday, December 8, 2008

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

A Finals Week Belly Laugh

I was sent link to this video and just about wet myself with glee. So friggin amazing. Enjoy!!!!!

See more Jack Black videos at Funny or Die