iPod drive music for Friday 9/19

Last work day of the week- Thankfully.  Has been a hard week at work, but the music before and after help me cope.  Music always has a way of doing this.  Here we go.  Got some real goodies here.

                                             Oliver North Boys Choir - Cry For A Shadow

Song available to listen to - http://crunchyfrog.bandcamp.com/track/cry-for-a-shadow-2

                                                            10,000 Maniacs - Jubilee

                                                      The Cure - Round & Round & Round...

                                                     The Communards - Forbidden Love

                                                         Lana Del Ray - Guns & Roses

                                                     Depeche Mode - It Doesn't Matter

                                                               The Smiths - Girl Afraid

                                              Kelly Clarkson - Whyyawaanbringmedown

                                                                  Culture Club - Victims

                                                      Prince - If I Was Your Girlfriend

                                                                      Remy Zero - Save Me

                                                      Pet Shop Boys - Love Is A Catastrophe

                                                              Pink - Please Don't Leave Me

                                               Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)

Fitting that the week was rounded out with one of my all time favorite songs.    Well have a great week-end.  See you next week.

iPod drive music for Thiursday 9/18

Had lots of music this day as traffic was a complete bitch.  At least iPod chose well.

                                                                   Kelly Clarkson - Ready

                                                       Oliver North Boy Choir - Serbia on Fire

                                                                  Kate Bush - The Big Sky

                                         Tracy Chapman - All That You Have Is Your Soul

                                                          Madonna - Physical Attraction

                                                            Madonna - Act of Contrition

                                                        Erasure - Clash (I Lose Myself)

                                                               Deep Forest - Desert Walk

                                                           The Cure - A Short Term Effect

                                                                       Bjork - Solstice

                                                                    Rihanna - Diamonds

                                                                    The Cure - Labyrinth

                                                               Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak

                                                              Susan Boyle - Amazing Grace

                                                          Lisa Stansfield - All Woman

                                        Patti Page - I Don't Care if the Sun Don't Shine

                                                                 Celine Dion - Call the Man

                                                                Shangela Laquifa - Werkin' Girl

                                                                          Holly Elle - Freak

                                                        Susan Brightman - Chanson D'enfance

                        The KLF/The Timelords - Doctorin' The Tardis (Gary Joins The Jams)

What a GREAT JAM to end the day on.

iPod Drive songs for Wednesday 9/17

Varied selection of songs on this day. 

                                                  Die Antwoord - Fok Juilie Naaiers

                                                            Midnight Oil - Scream In Blue

                                                  Depeche Mode - Welcome To My World

                                                                       Muse - Space Dementia

                                                 Angie Stone - No More Rain (In this cloud)

                                                                       The Fixx - I'm Life

                                                        Kate Bush - And Dream of Sheep

                                                             Miley Cyrus - On My Own

                                                        Tori Amos - Father's Son

                                                    Joey Beltram - Across the Hemisphere

                                                                        Sia - Judge Me

                                                   The Irrepressibles - Transition (instrumental)

                                                            Madonna - Oh Father

                                                         Donna Summer - Breakaway

Donna Freaking Summer to end the day on.  That was great.  Miss ya Donna!

iPod Music for Tuesday 9/16

Well Tuesday had some real good songs tool  Here they are.


                                                              Lords of Acid - Hey Ho!

                                                          t.A.T.u. - Not Gonna Get Us

                                                                  Everlast - Children's Story  (This is his version of Slick Rick's Children's Story.)

                                    DT8 Project - The Sun is Shining (Down on ME ) [House Mix]

                                                              Elsiane - Final Escape  She is a Peruvian Vocalist.  I find her very artistic and her entire album is incredible.

                                                                         Maroon 5 - Runaway

                                                         Die Antwoord - Orinoco Ninja Flow

                                                                  Sade - Is It A Crime

                                                  Rihanna - Crazy Little Thing Called Love

                                                              One Republic - Apologize

                                       Patti Labelle - Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time

iPod Drive music for Monday 9/15

These are all of the songs that iPod chose for me to listen to during my drive in and from work on Monday.  There were some real good ones here.

Monday

                                                              The Cure - Subway Song

                                               Moodswings - Redemption Song (Oh Happy Day)

                                                        Mary J. Blige - Beautiful Day

                                                                  June - Baby It's You (This is a Japanese Group.  I rather enjoy J-Pop.  This song was used as a song on BLEACH)

                                                              Berlin - Beg, Steal, or Borrow

                                                            JbDUBS - Fuck Em All

                                                          Cinderella - Back Home Again

                                                           Robbie Williams - Better Man

                                                       Sarah Brightman - Unexpected Song

                               Calpernia Addams - Stunning (Robbie Daniels Jer Ber Jones Mix)

                              Barry Bostwick/Susan Sarandon - Over at the Frankenstein Place

Personalized Soda...what is next?

At the Home Depot here in Belton, and wanted something to drink.  I checked out the drink refrigeration unit and started laughing.  Sam asked me what I was laughing at and I showed him.  He Said, OK, I'll take it".  Here is what I saw...

I just could not believe they are sending out Sodas with peoples names on them.  I me the Got the Sam and then they got mine to.  How did they know that just before I wanted a drink I had changed my name to Fanta Orange (Say that with Spanish accent -Not Mexican - Spanish from SPAIN, the real gay sounding Española and roll that "R" baby).  Wow what kind of marketing will they think of next?

Finally, Iced Tea with no hassles.

I love Iced Tea.  I have loved it since I was a child growing up in the South.  I loathe making tea.  You have to heat it up with the tea bags just to a boil then let it cook down hoping the bags didn't break or leak leaves, etc etc blah blah blah.  Screw that.  I don't want to PLAN when I will want Iced Tea.  I want it when I want it PERIOD.  I tried some of the other Cold Brew blends out there and to say that they suck is kind.  They taste like dead leaf water.  I mean just go down the street and find some standing swamp water and drink that, it would probably be better.

NOW, Luzianne has this Cold Brew and it is better than original tea.  Has a slightly Orangey floral note to it.  Wonderful unsweetened (The way I like it) and sweetened (the way Glenn likes it).

$268 at Wal-Mart.  Buy it and try it.  You'll be glad that ya did!

SongsiPod has had me listen to while running around

Well this week-end is in full swing.  I was running around this town getting groceries for the up coming week and also for the soup I was making for us to munch on this week.  Getting the car washed and detailed.  Well iPod threw some great music at my ears.  Here is what I was listening to while I was barreling down the street.

                                               Band of Horses - For Annabelle

                                                            Performance - The Love

                                                              KMFDM - A Hole in the Wall

                                                        Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

                                                     The Human League - Boys and Girls

                                                                  Bon Jovi - Love Lies

                                                        Frankie Paul - Worries in the Dance

                                                                      Script - No Words

                                                  Stone Temple Pilots - Sex Type Thing

                                          The Housemartins - I Can't Put My Finger on it

                                                                         Red Flag - Rain

                                                          Miss Kitten - Frank Sinatra  (Explicit Language)

                                                              Darren Hayes - Darkness

                                      Figures on the Beach - Accidentally 4th Street (Gloria)

                                                               Concrete Blonde - Roses Grow

                                            Darren Hayes - I Miss You (Dallas Austin Remix)

                                                         Melissa Etheridge - The Angels

                                                                     Beyoncé - Partition

Haven't had this in Some Time. MMMmmmmm. This will be made again.

Kimchi Jigae 

1/3 lbs. pork belly sliced very thin
1/2 small onion sliced
1 1/2 C loosely packed Kimchi
4 cloves of garlic minced
1/2 C Kimchi juice
2 C water
1/2 tsp dried ginger
1 Tbs cooking wine (Either Mirin or Shaoxing Rice Wine for Cooking)
2 tsp Gochujang Paste (Korean chili paste)
2 tsp Miso or Dengjang
2 tsp Korean soup soy sauce (or light soy sauce)
2 Tbs Gochugaru (Korean dried chili flakes) optional
8 oz silken tofu sliced into cubes
2 green onions thinly sliced
1 tbs butter

Heat a Dutch Oven (as pictured) until hot, then add the pork belly and onion. Allow some of the fat to render out of the pork belly, then add the kimchi and garlic. Saute until the mixture is very fragrant, then add the kimchi juice, water, ginger, cooking wine, gochujang, miso and soy sauce, stirring everything together to combine.

Bring to a boil and taste for spiciness. Add as much gochugaru to taste until it’s pleasantly tingly (I usually add about 2 Tbs, but this may be way to much for some people). Add the tofu, turn down the heat to a simmer and let it cook for 15-20 minutes, or until the pork and kimchi are tender.

When you’re ready to serve, add the green onions and butter and give it a quick stir to incorporate. Put a trivet on the table and serve it straight out of the pot along with a bowl of rice.

If you like Kimchi or just a spicy food lover, you will enjoy this.  Great any time of the year.  Love this in winter.  Warms you right up.