TouTube commercials suck.

Who decided to have commercials on youtube anyway? I'd like to know. So I could shoot them with a BB gun about 10,000 times. Wouldn't kill them but it'd freaking hurt like a bitch.

Hmm, maybe 10,000 bb shots would kill them....?

Maybe I need to rethink that.

10,000 rubber band shots? Yeah, there ya go.


Why the hell do I have to watch a 15 second commercial before the first video I watch for the day? I'm adept at clicking 'skip ad' now. I have it down to a science.

I'm not a big Beatles fan but I do remember listening to this album with headphones on when I was a teenager. My mom and dad had just built a family room and put in a nice (at that time) stereo system. 200 watt speakers... the works. JVC speakers. I remember that too. My dad had his own TV repair shop so he was pretty 'up' on what audio equipment sounded good and what we needed to have. I'm talking the mid to late 70's.

I also remember my best friend (still my best friend Lori) came down (we were in 8th grade--1976)and saw that we had Electric Light Orchestra's album A New World Record (1976) and freaked out because she loved it (I'd never listened to it. My dad also liked Pink Floyd and had all their albums) and made me play Telephone Line and it was instant love for me. ELO became my first favorite group.

 

 

Then later in life like 7 years when I moved in with Jeff I found he had ELO's Out of the Blue Album. I knew I liked him for a reason and it wasn't just the great sex.  hahahaha

 

 

Isn't this song Telephone Line awesome? Are you listening to it? You better!!!

 

I was a fan of ELO for many many years....they were my fave band until I heard the song God Shuffled His Feet by Crash Test Dummies (1993). I bought the album and I had found a new fave band.

 

 

Ended up buying ALL their albums too. Every album is different than another but they are all really good. ELO tended to sound the same in all their songs and albums. Nothing wrong with that. Crash Test Dummies remained my fave band until 2003 when I heard Clumsy Card House on the radio by Blue October. I bought the live 2 cd album Argue With A Tree. Love. Instant love. Have all their albums. Saw them in concert..... haven't ELO or CTD.

 

 

It's now 2014 and I have yet to find another fave band. I think it's time. I need the music and words to speak to me....like the 3 above. The music has to stir something in me. It's hard to do. Here's some other music I like. You're about to be shocked. You'd never guess it ---coming from a  soon to be 52 year old fat white woman from the Midwest.

 

Sugar water and mayonnaise sandwich!!!

I love all Trick Daddy music. Ever listen to it? It's complex and has depth. There's a lot going on with the instruments, tunes, vocals, rap etc. COMPLEX! is the word.....

I'm starting to like the Black Keyes but we don't have any albums yet....we need to get some. I've played some songs for Jeff and he seems to like them too.

 

Another artist's music I am starting to like too is Taylor Swift. I know, right? She's so superficial when I see her on talk shows. She seems to be the type that pronounces the word 'and' as 'ant'. I hate that!! What's up with that?? You're shit doesn't stink? Yeah....it does. Get over it.

 

But she has some really good songs. I like that she's pulling out from country into pop, she's better suited for pop, in my opinion. Her music's kicky. It sticks in the head all day, which can also be a bad thing after singing 'Shake it off' for the millionth time in one day.

 

 

 

 

I also like that she writes her own songs....at least that's the impression I get.

 

Another artist I like is Katy Perry. She writes a lot of her songs too.......I think.

 

What's up with me and these pop chicks?? eh?

 

Want to hear some of my other faves?

 

click here:

 

http://www.pinterest.com/cattastroficka/hellish-music/

 

 

 Here's what we bought in the last week to hear our music better.

	Polk Audio CSiA6 Black Each Center Channel Speaker In Stock	1	399.99	399.99
	Polk Audio DSW Pro660 wi Powered Sub In Stock	1	649.99	649.99
	Polk Audio RTiA3 Black Pair Bookshelf/Stand Mount Speakers In Stock	1	399.99	399.99
	Polk Audio RTiA9 Black Each Floor-standing Speaker In Stock	2	749.99	1,499.98
	Onkyo TX-NR828 home theater receiver In Stock	1	599.99	599.99
				0.00
			Subtotal	$3,549.94
			Shipping	FREE
			Sales Tax	$0.00
			Total	$3,549.94

  

 

It's going in the basement. We bought a 65 inch smart TV too.

 

Time to rock.

 

 

 

Our next order will be another subwoofer and these:

 

 Polk Audio FXi A4 :Dipole/bipole surround speakers (Black)

 

 They'll go in the middle since they have sound on two sides.

 

My brother has all these speakers and the sound is awesome!

One of the greatest things in life

is having a 20lb cat flying into the room you are in, then immediately fly right back out, the whole time bouncing across the floor making thumping noises with his feet. It's really quite funny. I don't know why cats do this? Fun? Happy? I was cooking the other day standing at the stove stirring or something and after about 5 cat passes behind me, I realized Mojo was flying up the basement stairs, through the kitchen, into the living room, screaming, then back through the kitchen and skidding out on the vinyl. Over and over. He'd chirp when he stopped in the living room, freak out a little bit by bouncing around crying, then come flying right back into the kitchen. He really entertained himself for quite a bit. Of course, the dawgs were outside.

He's also a cricket whisperer.

If I have the back door open there's a small space between the screen door and threshold that crickets can squeeze into the house. He lays there waiting for them. I've witnessed it. He does nothing too..... when they come in. He watches them come in.... they meander down the stairs then proceed to chirp in the basement for two weeks until they die. I swear he lays there in the landing calling to them. He watches that tiny slit opening like a hawk.

He will also kill feet for ribbon. Ever seen this pic? That could be him. You drag a ribbon along the floor and he will be sure to annihilate your feet if they are in the way. He doesn't even have front claws. He shreds them with his back feet as he does a mad impersonation of Fred Flintstone trying to get a grip on the floor. You'd think that a 25 lb cat couldn't move like that. You are WRONG.

I never

used to eat apples. Then I discovered Honey Crisp! I LOVE THOSE THINGS!!!! OMG!! Sweet, crisp, no other apple even compares and I've tried them all...royal gala, pink lady, red, gold, granny, McIntosh etc etc....


Wiki: Honeycrisp-A good read!

Now I get cravings and do something really bad with them. I peel, slice and eat with salt! That sweet salty crispy apple is to die for. Try it!

Today I made a Candy Bar made with graham cracker, chocolate , pecans, coconut and condensed milk.


Melt 1 1/2 sticks butter in a 9x13 pan @350

Add enough graham cracker crumbs to soak up the butter and cover the bottom of the pan. You know how graham crackers come in a box with three cellophane wrapped squares? I use a little over 1 1/2 of the squares. So about a half of a box of graham crackers. I place them in a gallon zip lock and smash them with a heavy glass. Press into the bottom to make an even layer. Then drizzle one can of sweet condensed milk over the graham crust.

Sprinkle one 12 oz bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips on top.

Sprinkle some sweetened flaked coconut on top. I like a lot.  :)

Bake about 10 minutes at 350 until the coconut is browned slightly.

Refrigerate an hour, then cut into bars.

 

Today I did the traditional for half and the other half I used whole pecans (just a few are broken up) instead of coconut and milk chocolate chips instead of semi sweet. That half will be turtles for Jeff. He doesn't like coconut. My half is bigger......of course....hehe

Hey! I made'em!!

I got the recipe about 15 years ago at my last job. My boss brought them to work and they were so decadent that I asked him for the recipe. I still have the original scrap of paper he wrote it on too. It's so easy and they are so freaking rich. I just ate one before it cooled. OMG
If you're reading this and you like all those ingredients you have to promise me you'll make them. And I promise you won't be disappointed. You'll be making them 15 years from now too.....


I am going to take the rest of the milk chocolate chips and melt them, then add some coconut and roll them into balls. I love those things!! My mom used to make them for Christmas candy. She used to make all kinds of candy for Christmas: divinity, peanut butter fudge, chocolate fudge, chocolate covered cherries, peanut brittle, taffy, rice crispies in chocolate, almond pretzels, man I can't even think of it all.....She used to decorate the house really elaborately too. It was magnificent. My family has gotten together for one Christmas since she died in April 2005 and that was the 2005 Christmas. That was the last time we were all together. My 75 yr old dad is off doing his own thing with his girlfriend and all my siblings are out of state. I actually like it because I really detest getting together for the holidays. I know sounds terrible, right? but I do! Too much work, not enough fun and just an all around pain in the ass. Told like a true Sagittarian....Bah humbug!

Jeff found me a bone in ham roast that I will be cooking tomorrow. Nice price too, around 20.00. Perfect for the two of us. I've been craving making a ham dinner lately. Those bone in hams are a bit hard to find in our area for some reason. Jeff likes the spirals but I don't think they have as much flavor. OH! I found a recipe on Pinterest that's really good!!

Here's a link!

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/494973815269699506/

Jeff liked it a lot too. I cooked the breasts in some water heavily seasoned with chicken flavored granules, then chopped them up. I used my homegrown fresh parsley too, in the panko crumbs. I also used heavy cream instead of milk and that was perfect to get the thickness of the sauce. I never use milk anyway. I always have heavy cream or half and half on hand for any dish. I will definitely make this again.

Last week I bought some bath bombs from an ebay seller. 12 of them for 28.00, free shipping. They are big 7 oz bombs too. I couldn't pass it up. Well, she messed up two orders and I got one. LOL. She realized it before I got the one, so she also sent me what I ordered plus a couple extra for my trouble. One of the xtras that she sent me was this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dead-Sexxy-Type-Tokyo-Milk-Dupe-Moisturizing-Solid-Shea-butter-Lotion-Bar-/301353902437?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item462a17a165

A solid lotion bar scented in Dead Sexy by Toyko Milk (who I've never heard of). Wow! you know me, I am not even a lotion gal but this thing is sublime!! I rub it on my elbows, arms, lower legs and it smells and feels wonderful. It's going to last a long time too. So if you like heavily scented lotion, then you need to check this item out. Her bombs are HUGE too! I see she's increased the price on them. She probably realized they cost quite a bit to ship and had to increase her prices. I'm glad I got in when I did!

Well, I'd do a bpal review but I'm all slathered up with that lotion bar.....so off to the bath! I'm reading a book called The Traveling Vampire Show. It's a great read and I am about halfway through it. Be back in a bit....

I'm done! Amazingly the solid lotion stayed on my legs through the whole bath, my legs still feel moisturized! The shins of my legs dry out so bad starting this time of year because of the heat in our cars being directed to the floor. I scratch my legs so bad they bleed. It's terrible. I think I have found the cure! I will have to email her.

I just did. I have to tell people I love their products....I know if I made stuff I'd like to know. So that's my good deed for today.  :)

I got in the mail today three bottles of VApothecary oils. I know......my favorite brand from Nocturne Alchemy. The VA scents are so intense and magical, usually deep resins, musks and patchoulies. Ahhhh.....I wish I could fill a bathtub with them and heat the oil slightly and just slither in it. Today I received Hex, Hocus and Widow Bite.

Hocus.....instant love. Smells like the old head shop days of patchouli. It has that greenness, like champa. This is what you'd wear so you mom wouldn't smell reefer on you....but in a way it smells like reefer. Definitely dreadlocks and rasta colors.

Aged Bastet Amber, Sicilian Blood Orange, Blood Patchouli, Blood Red Musk, Velvet Moors accord, Loam, Eternal Ankh Dark and Black Arctic Moss.

Hex......cherry-ish. another one of those headshop smells of blackcherry and musk. I love this too. Enveloping and harmonious to everyone.

Decadent and delicious black spices of Black Cardamom and Black Clove, Ethiopian Black cherry, vespers of Graveyard Dirt, Loam and a boiling cauldron full of Black Vanilla Amber and Black Ankh Musk.

Widow Bite.....cherry too but sweeter, more foody. This would be a great cupcake flavor. Super heady and cherry. Of course I'm loving this one too...

Red Carnation, Black Cherry, Blackened Honey-Musk, Blackberry Sugar, Egyptian Musk Sugar, Tobacco Flower and Halloween Spiced Cakes. I've got to get some of this Hocus on me.....


ahhhhhhhhh....heaven, I'm in heaven....It's a lot more intense in the bottle than on. I wasn't expecting that. It's nicely smooth but also has that champa-ish bite to it. Sexy as hell. Jeff will hate it and I will never be able to put it on him.....bah!! Maybe if I promise sex..........nope I know my man, not even sex will get him to wear this one. LOL

 

Tonight I am making fried chicken. I buy these small organic frying chickens from Sam's Club which are the perfect size for the two of us. ( I roast them too and have no problem) He's been wanting fried chicken for a couple weeks but it's so messy and I haven't mastered it yet. I know, right? His mom makes great fried chicken and my mom did too, but I can't seem to get it right. I either get it too salty, not salty enough, the coating slides off.....there's always sumpin that I do wrong. I'm going to peruse allrecipes and pinterest to combine a few ideas. Wish me luck.


Oh I just remembered. Someone called me retarded on youtube because I said a video was lip synched.  ROFLMAO!!

Long time no see!!!

I've been missing in action.

I just ordered Dominoes pizza.

Thin crust pepperoni with green pepper and Fiery Hawaiian. Sliced ham, smoked bacon, pineapple, roasted red peppers, hot sauce, jalapeños, cheeses made with 100% real mozzarella and provolone on a cheesy Parmesan Asiago crust.

Oh yeah. Gimme that artisan piece of heaven! I know there's those of you out there that despise pineapple on pizza. You can just kiss my ass. LOL

I feel the sweet with the salty, smokey, spicy flavors is going to be out of this world. The sweet will bring the heat down a notch. Make it better, richer.

Most likely it will suck. The pizza will be limp and cold. That's my life in a nutshell. 

I made another Halloween wreath lately. Jeff helped me with it. He just about designed the whole thing. Here it is.

 

Now he thinks he needs to design ALL my wreaths........pfffft.

 

The wreath has 3 settings for the lights. On and blinking only, off, and on blinking and playing the scary tune! It's awesome! It's for my bestie....again.....She truly appreciates my hellish wreaths and that's why I make her so many.

 

Okay I gotta admit this fiery Hawaiian pizza lives up to it's name! Freaking spicier than shit and I LOVE the pineapple on it. There's a lot of jalapenos on it so if you like hot, this is the one to get! Yowsa!  

 

 

Here's another wreath I made lately. I sold it for $60.00!

 

 

 



I have crickets in my living room. It got cold here fast the last couple days. I had to bring my plants in. One plant has crickets. They were singing and I found them on the plant. I failed to put insect killer in the pot. Gonna do that now. They are chirping. I have a systemic. Man that stuff smells! Smells like death...by a combo of Asphyxia and some bad-bad chemicals.

Yep it's been DAYS since I did the last bpal review. Lets find something I haven't smelled yet.

I have a white cardboard box with partitions in it to separate the vials. (Imps) It smells WONDERFUL! this box, when I opened it. It's mostly spicy and floral. Like strong oils from the 60's.

Gorgeous box of bpals.

There's 100 here. I am going to pick a  number and pull that one out. How about number 14. I say that because my cable channel is on 14. This documentary about Lincoln's assassin is on. Say that three times....assassin is, assassin is, assassin is......14 across, going left to right, like reading...is....Stormhold. Never heard of it before. Must be a decant because it's not in one of bpals vials. It smells piney and cleaner like. Hmmm....I tend to like that. This is heavenly.

It's a soapy scent. Like Irish Spring. It makes me happy!

I'm on the search for the perfect tunic sweater dress to wear with legging and ankle boots. I really like that look. It's classy and comfortable at the same time. Plus I own lots of boots!

Off to peruse the internet!

Kudos to Cubanelles!

I found something to make with the plethora of cubanelle peppers we picked from our one plant. It was so overloaded that it fell over!


Stuffed Cubes!

I mixed some ground beef with hot Italian sausage and seasonings and created a fantastic dish. Jeff even liked it!


1 can enchilada sauce (15oz)
1/2 lb ground beef
1/2 lb hot Italian sausage
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp cumin
2 tsp salt
1 tbls tomato paste

1/8 cup chopped onion
1 clove minced garlic
4 oz Mexican cheese


Mix all of the above, except the onion and garlic and cheese, until well blended but don't overwork the mixture.

Next cut a slit next to the cap of the cubanelles.

Then starting from the bottom of the cubanelle, slice a section about 1/4 inch wide from the bottom to the top of the pepper.

You are cutting a section out of the pepper so you can press the meat mixture into it.

After cutting the section out, scrape out the seeds and membrane veins with a small spoon.  I left the stems on so they wouldn't fall apart but you could cut them off.

Now take a small portion of meat mixture (dime sized) and cook it in a pan with a little bit of oil.
You want to cook it until done so you can taste it to make sure it's seasoned right. To be honest the hot Italian sausage has a lot of flavor so adding a lot of seasonings isn't really needed. You can also add some chili powder or chipotles in adobe sauce. That's too spicy for my man so I held back from doing that.

Once the filling is to your taste, fill the cubanelles with the meat mixture.

I used my cast iron braiser to cook the peppers in some red pepper oil.

I sauteed them until they were browned on the bottom.

 

 

I added half of the chopped onion and all the garlic while they browned.



After they browned I added the can of enchilada sauce to the pan being careful not the get the sauce on the top of the peppers. I topped it with the rest of the onion.

 I lowered the heat and cooked until the meat was no longer pink, then I topped it with the cheese and cooked it in a 350 degree onion for about 14 minutes, until the cheese was browned.

It wiped out my clean stovetop. Bah!

I also decided to try to see if I could make microwave Mexican Minute Rice and it worked!!

2 Cups Minute Rice
1 tbls minced onion
2 cups water
1tbls tomato paste
1 tsp garlic salt


Mix, place into glass bowl, cover with plastic wrap and cook for 5 minutes. OMG!! I was tickled pink!


Wow, seems like a long time since I did a bpal review. I was checking out the bpal listed on ebay today. There's so many that I want! Bah!

Let's do this one.

413 U.S. 15
Miller vs. California


I don't know what the numbers mean...maybe I will find out after I review then google for the ingredients....


In the bottle it's a buttery floral. Sweet. Like blueberries sautéed in butter with cream, vanilla and flowers. It's super pungent too. I feel walloped.

On the hand: the top note of this is really unique. Berries, berries, berries. As it dries down I get a cinnamon note. The butter is audacious. I'm liking it a lot. This could be a $100.00 bottle of designer perfume. Super for a signature scent. No one would smell like this. It smells the same on the wrist as in the bottle although the bottle has a little more buttery-ness.

What's in this? 
Leather, cognac, fig, ripe berry, and cream, stuffed into a plain brown paper bag.


Ahh, the cognac and leather buffaloed me. That's the unique smell! This is awesome. Love this oil! It's so damned different!

Now you gotta read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_v._California

Working for attorneys has helped me understand the legal jargon. What an interesting case. So this Miller guy gets charged with a MISDEMEANOR and takes it to the Supreme Court?? Dayum!

Stuffed into a brown paper bag??

I'm getting pinged as all get out...

It's almost time for making fall and Halloween wreaths. My favorite time of the year. I can see a candy wrapper on the ground that's stressed with different colors from being in the elements so long and I can look at it and think, oh, that'd be cool on a wreath.

Hmmm, what to make for breakfast tomorrow morning.....

Breakfast burritos? With scrambled egg, ham, bacon, has brown and sautéed onions and peppers? I have a bunch of cubanelle peppers that I had to pick because the plant fell over! Bah!

Eff me! It's raining here like all get out. I love storms as long as there isn't wind. I like thunder ...................and lightning, to a degree......but lightning can be nasty. Storms rule.

We had BLT's for supper tonight. So I plan to make french toast with the white bread. 98% of the time we have wheat laying around the house. Jeff uses it to make sandwiches for work lunches.

He doesn't have much time to eat at work. Busy, busy, busy all the time. Small shop, family owned retail. He loves it. If only we could all love our work, eh?

I was rootin for Keselowski in tonight's race.  Not because he's a little whiny baby, but because about 15 laps into the race I asked Jeff what driver was in third? Brad Keselowski. My non-hero. Go Brad Go! I hate the name Brad. Every man I've ever met named Brad I hated. I'm talking hate like take off my 4 1/2  inch heel and shot-put it at his head and bury that heel about 3 inches in. WTF?

                                                            
 
                                                      Brad's suck.



I just made Jeff come out here into the living room to tell me about Brad Keselowski's career.....and he says, "He hasn't won any Nascar races this year."

 I yell, "I don't care about Nascar races, I just want to know about the races that he's won lately!"

"He won a truck race."

See? Non descript.

I wish I could record this thunder and lightning. It's beautiful. Gentle. Fierce at times, but not really.

Just a nice soak. With thunderous music.

I meant to publish this LAST NIGHT.

Life as an Ebay seller (no I don't sell, no way jose!!)

Lately I've been perusing the negative feedback for big, big ebay sellers. I'm talking over 100,000 feedback sellers. I do it for the laughs because some are just hilarious. 70% of the buyers can't spell correctly. LOL My corrections and comments are in the parenthesis.

Like this one:
After i wait 2 weeks item was no available they canceled you guys suck.

Or this:

These are fake ping pong balls! 
(why the heck would ping pong balls be faked! bwahahahaha)
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Who sends a lock in an envelope? Why would you disrespect my money in that manor
(it's manner, not manor)
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missleading add. no responce from seller.
(Misleading ad. No response from seller)
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Take your money. ...you wait for your item for life..be careful friends
( I assume he's still waiting if he still alive, I hope so since he's my friend.)
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open product on christmas day for kids it didn't work sad faces that day
(is this a guilt trip they are laying down?!)
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Sold item at low cost then couldn't find item. Disorganized? Bait-n-Switch? Boo

(reminds me of the old woman in Princess Bride that was yelling BOOO! at the Princess)

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you can ship a car across the county in 9 days!!!!!!! one dvd disc still not her
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there's not enough space to say how I really feel about this frickin company!

...every frickin case comes damaged!

...piss poor shipping!

...it's just one frickin thing after another!

 (^^^^ above all the same buyer! they bought 4 items Bwahahahhaa!!)
(I'm about peeing my pants frickin reading these!!) 
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Was not what I ordered, I sent to Bali, because thought to be counterfit.

Reply by seller

This is Hanes bra! If unhappy why didn't you email me? I take care of my buyers

Item was a NEW HANES Lightly Lined Seamless Mesh Embroidered Lace WIRE FREE BRA - White

  Haaaa! That buyer sent the bra to Bali and it was a Hanes bra!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!


So if you ever need a good laugh, go read feedback on ebay. I recommend it to cure aches, pains and headaches. LOL