According to last.fm my top 10 most listened to artists of 2010 were:
10. Alan Cumming
09. Flight of the Conchords
08. Marina and the Diamonds
07. Gossip
06. Stornoway
05. Freddie Mercury
04. The Cure
03. Example
02. Mumford & Sons
01. Queen
And my most listened to track of the year was:
The Cave by Mumford & Sons
Saturday, January 1, 2011
2010 RoundUp: The 70 New-to-Me Flicks of 2010
JANUARY
An Education
Waiting for Guffman
Clerks II
FEBRUARY
Capitalism: A Love Story
Wristcutters: A Love Story
Confetti
Dig!
Garlic is as Good as Ten Mothers
Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling
Deeper Than Y
The Outsider
Women in Boxes
We Are Wizards
Towncraft
Shutter Island
Red Without Blue
Monster Camp
Hell On Wheels
MARCH
Creation
Some Like It Hot
Twilight: New Moon
The Princess and the Frog
She's Out of My League
How to Train Your Dragon
APRIL
Cooking with Stella
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Secret of Kells
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
KickAss
MAY
The Last Station
All About Eve
JUNE
Get Him To The Greek
JULY
The Last Airbender
Hated: G.G. Allin and the Murder Junkies
Jackass 2.5
Twilight: Eclipse
Couples Retreat
AUGUST
Matchstick Men
Dinner for Schmucks
Toy Story 3
Cop Out
Gentlemen Broncos
Role Models
Scott Pilgrim vs the World
Vampires Suck
SEPTEMBER
Canadian Bacon
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Real Time
Youth in Revolt
Hot Tub Time Machine
Suck
OCTOBER
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Paper Heart
Ghost World
Foot Fist Way
Män som hatar kvinnor
Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story [By Those Who Know Him Best]
In the Loop
Run Ronnie Run
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Cemetery Junction
Survival of the Dead
MacGruber
Hawking
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
NOVEMBER
Jackass 3D
DECEMBER
Roman Holiday
An Education
Waiting for Guffman
Clerks II
FEBRUARY
Capitalism: A Love Story
Wristcutters: A Love Story
Confetti
Dig!
Garlic is as Good as Ten Mothers
Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling
Deeper Than Y
The Outsider
Women in Boxes
We Are Wizards
Towncraft
Shutter Island
Red Without Blue
Monster Camp
Hell On Wheels
MARCH
Creation
Some Like It Hot
Twilight: New Moon
The Princess and the Frog
She's Out of My League
How to Train Your Dragon
APRIL
Cooking with Stella
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Secret of Kells
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
KickAss
MAY
The Last Station
All About Eve
JUNE
Get Him To The Greek
JULY
The Last Airbender
Hated: G.G. Allin and the Murder Junkies
Jackass 2.5
Twilight: Eclipse
Couples Retreat
AUGUST
Matchstick Men
Dinner for Schmucks
Toy Story 3
Cop Out
Gentlemen Broncos
Role Models
Scott Pilgrim vs the World
Vampires Suck
SEPTEMBER
Canadian Bacon
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Real Time
Youth in Revolt
Hot Tub Time Machine
Suck
OCTOBER
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Paper Heart
Ghost World
Foot Fist Way
Män som hatar kvinnor
Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story [By Those Who Know Him Best]
In the Loop
Run Ronnie Run
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Cemetery Junction
Survival of the Dead
MacGruber
Hawking
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
NOVEMBER
Jackass 3D
DECEMBER
Roman Holiday
2010 RoundUp: Favourite Movies.
Another year, another attempt to watch 100 movies I have never seen before, another fail- though I am pretty pleased with the result. I did much better than last year , and I blame my shortfall on my rehearsal and performance schedule when I was in the musical CHICAGO. Ah well, perhaps 2011 will be the magic year for me.
My 10 favourite movies that I saw this year (in no particular order):
Scott Pilgrim vs the World (2010)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
Ghost World (2001)
Jackass 3D (2010)
Confetti (2006)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
The Secret of Kells (2009)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
And my 10 least favourite:
Couples Retreat (2009)
Foot Fist Way (2006)
Deeper Than Y (2006)
Shutter Island (2010)
Twilight: New Moon (2009)
Cooking with Stella (2009)
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
Vampires Suck (2010)
Run Ronnie Run (2002)
Garlic is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980)
Really, I had unreasonably high hopes for a documentary all about garlic...
My 10 favourite movies that I saw this year (in no particular order):
Scott Pilgrim vs the World (2010)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
Ghost World (2001)
Jackass 3D (2010)
Confetti (2006)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
The Secret of Kells (2009)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
And my 10 least favourite:
Couples Retreat (2009)
Foot Fist Way (2006)
Deeper Than Y (2006)
Shutter Island (2010)
Twilight: New Moon (2009)
Cooking with Stella (2009)
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
Vampires Suck (2010)
Run Ronnie Run (2002)
Garlic is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980)
Really, I had unreasonably high hopes for a documentary all about garlic...
Friday, December 10, 2010
Bacon? In my cookies?
Ahh, it seems like only yesterday I was sticking bacon into delicious cupcakes but it was....
September.
SEPTEMBER?!?
Holy smokes.
Where does the time go??
I've been M.I.A. around the blogosphere due to performing in a local theatre company's production of CHICAGO. What a blast! I can't believe it's over already, but I suppose all good things must come to an end. Much like reaching for that very last cookie. Ahhhh cookies.
Allow me to make up for my long absence by sharing this amazing recipe.
I must thank StumbleUpon for leading me to this culinary delight in my hour of need. It was getting dangerously close to the annual cookie exchange we have the first Saturday of December every year with the ladies of my mom's side and I still hadn't settled on a recipe. Of course I found myself in procrastination mode 'stumbling' across the internet aimlessly when I was brought to a certain post on the blog Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy. And the rest my friends, is history.
Behold! Candied Bacon-Chocolate Chunk Cookies.
I'll just let the photos speak for themselves...
Why yes, they were as good as they look. Maybe better actually. The candied bacon really takes it to a whole other level. If I ever venture back into bacon cupcake territory I will definitely try candying up my bacon first! SO GOOD. And everyone at the party LOVED them (thank goodness there were no vegetarians!). I gave some to a friend, who brought them into work and a co-worker told her the next day that she dreamed about these cookies. That's how good they are.
DO NOT DELAY! Try the recipe for yourself!
September.
SEPTEMBER?!?
Holy smokes.
Where does the time go??
I've been M.I.A. around the blogosphere due to performing in a local theatre company's production of CHICAGO. What a blast! I can't believe it's over already, but I suppose all good things must come to an end. Much like reaching for that very last cookie. Ahhhh cookies.
Allow me to make up for my long absence by sharing this amazing recipe.
I must thank StumbleUpon for leading me to this culinary delight in my hour of need. It was getting dangerously close to the annual cookie exchange we have the first Saturday of December every year with the ladies of my mom's side and I still hadn't settled on a recipe. Of course I found myself in procrastination mode 'stumbling' across the internet aimlessly when I was brought to a certain post on the blog Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy. And the rest my friends, is history.
Behold! Candied Bacon-Chocolate Chunk Cookies.
I'll just let the photos speak for themselves...
Why yes, they were as good as they look. Maybe better actually. The candied bacon really takes it to a whole other level. If I ever venture back into bacon cupcake territory I will definitely try candying up my bacon first! SO GOOD. And everyone at the party LOVED them (thank goodness there were no vegetarians!). I gave some to a friend, who brought them into work and a co-worker told her the next day that she dreamed about these cookies. That's how good they are.
DO NOT DELAY! Try the recipe for yourself!
Monday, September 20, 2010
Bacon? In my cupcakes?
I've been talking about it for a while but tonight I finally did it.
I made bacon cupcakes.
I got the recipe in question from Vanilla Garlic which claims that this was the "original" bacon cupcake recipe on the internet, so I knew I was in good hands.
I followed the recipe pretty much exactly except for one component. As I was frying up my bacon for the batter I had a revelation. A BACON ROSE. The perfect classy addition, and super easy to do. I started by lining a baking sheet with foil and putting a wire baking rack on top. Then I just rolled up strips of bacon and put a toothpick through about 1/3 from the bottom. I took each roll and sort of wedged them in between the wires of the rack so the rose was standing upright with the toothpick perpendicular to the wire. Then I baked those babies for 15 minutes on 350. After I let them cool, I trimmed off the bottoms because the strips were quite wide to begin with, but if your bacon is thinner then you can probably skip that step.
After frosting the cakes I popped a toothpick through the roses and stabbed them to the tops. I skipped topping them with sea salt since the bacon was salty but I did add the turbinado sugar.
Find the recipe HERE and try them out for yourself!
I made bacon cupcakes.
I got the recipe in question from Vanilla Garlic which claims that this was the "original" bacon cupcake recipe on the internet, so I knew I was in good hands.
I followed the recipe pretty much exactly except for one component. As I was frying up my bacon for the batter I had a revelation. A BACON ROSE. The perfect classy addition, and super easy to do. I started by lining a baking sheet with foil and putting a wire baking rack on top. Then I just rolled up strips of bacon and put a toothpick through about 1/3 from the bottom. I took each roll and sort of wedged them in between the wires of the rack so the rose was standing upright with the toothpick perpendicular to the wire. Then I baked those babies for 15 minutes on 350. After I let them cool, I trimmed off the bottoms because the strips were quite wide to begin with, but if your bacon is thinner then you can probably skip that step.
After frosting the cakes I popped a toothpick through the roses and stabbed them to the tops. I skipped topping them with sea salt since the bacon was salty but I did add the turbinado sugar.
Find the recipe HERE and try them out for yourself!
Monday, September 6, 2010
A Very Freddie Cake
SUCCESS!
I used a boxed cake and used an indirect heat method by only having one side of the bbq lit and placing my cake on the opposite side on an upsidedown cake pan to avoid burning the bottom. I just followed the boxes directions for temperature and cooking time! Simple as that!
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Happy birthday Freddie
September 5, 1946 in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Farrokh Bulsara was born.
If you've read my post from last November on the anniversary of his death, you know that Freddie Mercury is my favourite musical artist of all time, so I won't go over all of that again :P
In honour of what would have been his 64th birthday (and since I am out at the campground and the oven in the trailer is too small for baking) I am going to attempt to bake a cake in the bbq. Crazy I know! But I don't see why it wouldn't work using indirect heat.
Don't worry, I'll document the whole thing whether it is a success or epic failure.
In the meantime I will leave you with a few of my (many MANY) favourite live performances.
It's easy to see why so many see him as being the best rock vocalist of all time.
<3
If you've read my post from last November on the anniversary of his death, you know that Freddie Mercury is my favourite musical artist of all time, so I won't go over all of that again :P
In honour of what would have been his 64th birthday (and since I am out at the campground and the oven in the trailer is too small for baking) I am going to attempt to bake a cake in the bbq. Crazy I know! But I don't see why it wouldn't work using indirect heat.
Don't worry, I'll document the whole thing whether it is a success or epic failure.
In the meantime I will leave you with a few of my (many MANY) favourite live performances.
It's easy to see why so many see him as being the best rock vocalist of all time.
<3
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Potluck! Shotluck!
What a brilliant idea! A few (okay, more than a few..) weeks ago, my friend Stacie threw a potluck party. But not just any potluck. A potluck shotluck! So everyone not only brought a dish or two to share with the group but a creative shot as well.
Needless to say, we all enjoyed some AMAZING food (and got a *little* silly in the process).
For my dishes I brought one bite Greek Salads and one bite Insalata Caprese. On the day, when I went to make my Greek Salads I realized I forgot to buy Feta cheese! HORROR! Luckily I had some mini bocconcini and they turned out delish.
My greek salad's (pictured above) consisted of skewers of english cucumber slices, halved kalamata olives, mini bocconcinis and grape tomatoes all topped off with 3 Gyros Greek salad dressing.
My Insalata Caprese were skewers of slices of buffalo mozzarella, basil leaves and grape tomatoes (that were picked from my backyard!) that were drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. These were definitely my favourite of the two. I can't believe I missed taking their picture!
My shot for the shotluck was a Rootbeer Float shot!
As soon as a friend of mine introduced me to Three Olives' Rootbeer Vodka, I knew I wanted to try making a float out of it and the shotluck was the perfect opportunity to experiment! I added a scoop of vanilla icecream to a shot (and a bit :P ) of Rootbeer Vodka and topped the rest of the small cup with some regular root beer. YUM!
Needless to say, we all enjoyed some AMAZING food (and got a *little* silly in the process).
For my dishes I brought one bite Greek Salads and one bite Insalata Caprese. On the day, when I went to make my Greek Salads I realized I forgot to buy Feta cheese! HORROR! Luckily I had some mini bocconcini and they turned out delish.
My greek salad's (pictured above) consisted of skewers of english cucumber slices, halved kalamata olives, mini bocconcinis and grape tomatoes all topped off with 3 Gyros Greek salad dressing.
My Insalata Caprese were skewers of slices of buffalo mozzarella, basil leaves and grape tomatoes (that were picked from my backyard!) that were drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. These were definitely my favourite of the two. I can't believe I missed taking their picture!
My shot for the shotluck was a Rootbeer Float shot!
As soon as a friend of mine introduced me to Three Olives' Rootbeer Vodka, I knew I wanted to try making a float out of it and the shotluck was the perfect opportunity to experiment! I added a scoop of vanilla icecream to a shot (and a bit :P ) of Rootbeer Vodka and topped the rest of the small cup with some regular root beer. YUM!
Saturday, August 21, 2010
SLACKER!
I can't even the last time I've done a proper entry!
However, though I have been in a blogging drought, I have been getting crafty.
This card I made way back in JUNE for a friend of mine who had just graduated from teacher's college (and happens to adore cats).
The base of the card was a folded blue patterned cardstock and I cannot for the life of me remember the company! Also, since I used a piece from my leftover scrap pile, I don't know what company the purple square of paper is either (grr arg!).
The 'ruled paper' patterned paper was from the 6x6 'Boyfriend Collection' paper pack by Cosmo Cricket and I edged it with the 'Bumpy Road' edger punch by EK Success.
The adorable cat is from Stamping Bella and stamped on white cardstock purchased from Staples.
To colour him up, I first created a wonky bubble shaped mask out of scrap cardboard to cover him and sprayed the 'pink sprinkles' Smooch spray over the background. Then I created a mask for the background (with a hole smaller than the original mask) and sprayed some 'spun sugar' Smooch spray. Then, just because, I sprayed the whole thing with 'vanilla shimmer' Smooch spray.
I cut him out with a square spellbinder die in a Cuttlebug machine, and something interesting happened. He was still a little damp when I put him in, and I was using a "well loved" Cuttlebug plate, so when I embossed the edge of the square the cut marks in the plate embossed this swirly pattern across the image. How's that for a happy accident??
I finished the card up by stamping the inside of the card with a rubber stamp that said "You Are The Hippest of Cats" from Paper Candy.
Thanks for putting up with my lack of posts with substance. I promise you at least two more this week with some more things I have made these past few months, and here's a surprise... NEITHER POST IS ABOUT CARDS!!
Stay tuned to see what I've been making.
However, though I have been in a blogging drought, I have been getting crafty.
This card I made way back in JUNE for a friend of mine who had just graduated from teacher's college (and happens to adore cats).
The base of the card was a folded blue patterned cardstock and I cannot for the life of me remember the company! Also, since I used a piece from my leftover scrap pile, I don't know what company the purple square of paper is either (grr arg!).
The 'ruled paper' patterned paper was from the 6x6 'Boyfriend Collection' paper pack by Cosmo Cricket and I edged it with the 'Bumpy Road' edger punch by EK Success.
The adorable cat is from Stamping Bella and stamped on white cardstock purchased from Staples.
To colour him up, I first created a wonky bubble shaped mask out of scrap cardboard to cover him and sprayed the 'pink sprinkles' Smooch spray over the background. Then I created a mask for the background (with a hole smaller than the original mask) and sprayed some 'spun sugar' Smooch spray. Then, just because, I sprayed the whole thing with 'vanilla shimmer' Smooch spray.
I cut him out with a square spellbinder die in a Cuttlebug machine, and something interesting happened. He was still a little damp when I put him in, and I was using a "well loved" Cuttlebug plate, so when I embossed the edge of the square the cut marks in the plate embossed this swirly pattern across the image. How's that for a happy accident??
I finished the card up by stamping the inside of the card with a rubber stamp that said "You Are The Hippest of Cats" from Paper Candy.
Thanks for putting up with my lack of posts with substance. I promise you at least two more this week with some more things I have made these past few months, and here's a surprise... NEITHER POST IS ABOUT CARDS!!
Stay tuned to see what I've been making.
Monday, August 16, 2010
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