Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Thursday, August 1, 2013
You're doing it wrong
So in my last post I mentioned how I was making roasted chicken and veggies in the crock pot, and I just wanted to say... HOLY CRAP WAS IT DELICIOUS!!!!!
Super yummy.
The recipe calls for chicken thighs because they stay tender throughout the long cooking time, but since they make me gag I went for chicken breasts instead. I was worried they would dry out or something, but nope! Tender, juicy, yummy, all around awesomeness. I've also never cooked with pearl onions before, and I really liked them. They added a good flavor without being too overpowering. That one is definitely going in my usual rotation!
Tonight I'm making chicken and black bean fajitas. I don't really have a specific recipe for it, I'm just kinda winging it. Combining a little bit of this one with a little bit of that one- hopefully it turns out well.
I have extra chicken breasts from the crock pot meal (I bought too many) and I need to do something with them before they spoil, and fajitas are delicious, so why not?!?
Plus, I'm trying to make healthier meals, since with the whole moving brouhaha our eating habits certainly took a hit. Time to get back on track!
So this week has been a busy one for me. We finally have an address for the lot we are building on, which not only makes it seem a little more real, but it also allowed me to finally be able to register the kids for school.
It's been stressing me out, because school starts earlier here than back in Washington, so there was added pressure to get them registered and start the back to school shopping and all that jazz. Plus, having them in school was a major component in starting to feel more settled here. Even though our living situation is in a state of limbo until the house in finished, having the kids' school situated is evidence that we are here to stay, that this is our home now.
It's a good feeling.
I had some errands to run up in Cheyenne yesterday, so I got a chance to swing by our property and check out the progress on the house.
*drumroll please*
We have the beginnings of the basement and the foundation! Whoohoo!
There is a giant hole, several huge dirt piles, a rebar pile, and the beginning framing of the foundation with the first layer of concrete poured.
So, you know, no where near done, but progress nonetheless.
Okay, so now on to the real reason for this post. Music.
I've realized that I was pretty spoiled back in Seattle when it came to radio stations to listen to. I discussed my musical tastes and radio station preferences awhile back, and how between the four stations I was able to satisfy all my musical tastes.
Suffice it to say that I am not so lucky down here.
So far I have only found one, yes ONE, rock station. Tons of country, tons of Christian, a few Spanish stations, and a few pop stations that seem to combine anything from 1995 on- R&B, boy bands, hip hop, girl groups, etc- into a "new music" station.
But their crappy tastes in pop music don't concern me, as I don't listen to it.
What concerns me is what seems to constitute "classic rock" in northern Colorado.
While, yes, they play plenty of good stuff- Ozzy, Metallica, Zeppelin, The Who, all the ones you'd expect (and actually a few that I've not heard before, which is cool)- they also throw in random bands too. And therein lies the issue.
Because Stone Temple Pilots? Alice in Chains? Green Day? Nirvana? I love them all...
BUT THEY ARE NOT CLASSIC ROCK!!!!!
Apparently the division between classic rock, heavy metal, and alternative rock does not exist here.
And it's killing me.
Every time I hear Man In The Box, Basketcase, Creep, or Come As You Are, I just shake my head and think "You're doing it wrong!!!"
Come on Denver, don't let me down.
You need to add two more radio stations to your repertoire: alt rock, and metal.
Because they're different than classic rock.
Still awesome.
Just different.
Super yummy.
The recipe calls for chicken thighs because they stay tender throughout the long cooking time, but since they make me gag I went for chicken breasts instead. I was worried they would dry out or something, but nope! Tender, juicy, yummy, all around awesomeness. I've also never cooked with pearl onions before, and I really liked them. They added a good flavor without being too overpowering. That one is definitely going in my usual rotation!
Tonight I'm making chicken and black bean fajitas. I don't really have a specific recipe for it, I'm just kinda winging it. Combining a little bit of this one with a little bit of that one- hopefully it turns out well.
I have extra chicken breasts from the crock pot meal (I bought too many) and I need to do something with them before they spoil, and fajitas are delicious, so why not?!?
Plus, I'm trying to make healthier meals, since with the whole moving brouhaha our eating habits certainly took a hit. Time to get back on track!
So this week has been a busy one for me. We finally have an address for the lot we are building on, which not only makes it seem a little more real, but it also allowed me to finally be able to register the kids for school.
It's been stressing me out, because school starts earlier here than back in Washington, so there was added pressure to get them registered and start the back to school shopping and all that jazz. Plus, having them in school was a major component in starting to feel more settled here. Even though our living situation is in a state of limbo until the house in finished, having the kids' school situated is evidence that we are here to stay, that this is our home now.
It's a good feeling.
I had some errands to run up in Cheyenne yesterday, so I got a chance to swing by our property and check out the progress on the house.
*drumroll please*
We have the beginnings of the basement and the foundation! Whoohoo!
There is a giant hole, several huge dirt piles, a rebar pile, and the beginning framing of the foundation with the first layer of concrete poured.
So, you know, no where near done, but progress nonetheless.
Okay, so now on to the real reason for this post. Music.
I've realized that I was pretty spoiled back in Seattle when it came to radio stations to listen to. I discussed my musical tastes and radio station preferences awhile back, and how between the four stations I was able to satisfy all my musical tastes.
Suffice it to say that I am not so lucky down here.
So far I have only found one, yes ONE, rock station. Tons of country, tons of Christian, a few Spanish stations, and a few pop stations that seem to combine anything from 1995 on- R&B, boy bands, hip hop, girl groups, etc- into a "new music" station.
But their crappy tastes in pop music don't concern me, as I don't listen to it.
What concerns me is what seems to constitute "classic rock" in northern Colorado.
While, yes, they play plenty of good stuff- Ozzy, Metallica, Zeppelin, The Who, all the ones you'd expect (and actually a few that I've not heard before, which is cool)- they also throw in random bands too. And therein lies the issue.
Because Stone Temple Pilots? Alice in Chains? Green Day? Nirvana? I love them all...
BUT THEY ARE NOT CLASSIC ROCK!!!!!
Apparently the division between classic rock, heavy metal, and alternative rock does not exist here.
And it's killing me.
Every time I hear Man In The Box, Basketcase, Creep, or Come As You Are, I just shake my head and think "You're doing it wrong!!!"
Come on Denver, don't let me down.
You need to add two more radio stations to your repertoire: alt rock, and metal.
Because they're different than classic rock.
Still awesome.
Just different.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The hammer of the gods
First of all, it figures that I would have a good hair day when it is pouring rain outside and my mane's good behavior will inevitably be ruined just walking to the car. Lame.
Second, I'm a little bitter because I have that new Daft Punk song stuck in my head and it's really annoying me. I can't say that I've ever been the biggest fan of Daft Punk (nor have I particularly disliked them... I've been mostly apathetic to their musical stylings), but this song has crawled under my skin and proceeded to irritate me worse than a week-old splinter.
Which leads me into my topic de jour- music.
I am a total music junkie. I have it playing pretty much constantly throughout my day (apart from when I am doing school work, as I have the attention span of a gnat).
It has largely been agreed that I was born in the wrong decade, as the majority of my musical tastes are from the late '60s through the late '70s. I do however (contrary to some opinions) make room for newer stuff.
Occasionally.
(Loving the folksy indie trend happening in new music right now!)
I have a pretty varied musical collection, and my tastes are... eclectic, to put it nicely.
Metallica.
Traveling Wilbury's.
Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young. ('Helpless' is probably my favorite!)
Fleet Foxes.
Mumford & Sons.
Buck Cherry.
Cake.
The Who.
Pink Floyd.
Rolling Stones.
Tom Petty.
Fleetwood Mac.
Ray LaMontagne.
Queen.
The Lumineers.
Supertramp.
Stone Temple Pilots.
Bob Seger.
John Cougar Mellencamp.
George Thorogood.
Plain White T's.
Random country like Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, and Brooks & Dunn.
Guilty pleasures like Def Leppard, Journey, Air Supply, Ray Stevens, and Aqua.
They all find a happy little place on my iPod.
(But no 'pop'. Because standards)
But my all time favorite is Led Zeppelin.
So, so, SO many of my favorite songs are Zeppelin songs. There's one for every mood, situation, feeling, and thought process. There's slinky, sexy songs. Loud, crazy songs. Beautiful, melodic songs.
And they're all amazing.
John Bonham on the drums? No one compares.
Jimmy Page's guitar? Epic.
Robert Plant singing? Sexy, slinky, daring, screeching, amazing.
I won't even bother trying to list my favorite Zeppelin songs, because there are simply way too many.
Suffice it to say, my day revolves around music, and a large portion of that music is Led Zeppelin. And I'm good with that!
When I'm not listening to my iPod or a CD, the radio stations I tend to stick to are 102.5 KZOK, 99.9 KISW, 107.7 The End, and 103.7 The Mountain (although I almost broke up with The Mountain recently on account of them playing a Nickleback song... an unforgivable sin against music).
Between these four stations, pretty much all of my musical needs are met, and with such a wide variety in my tastes, that's not an easy accomplishment!
Music, in my world, equals happiness. Music is my zen. Music is my meditation, my I Ching, my Dao.
Music is my sanity.
Music is my everything.
Second, I'm a little bitter because I have that new Daft Punk song stuck in my head and it's really annoying me. I can't say that I've ever been the biggest fan of Daft Punk (nor have I particularly disliked them... I've been mostly apathetic to their musical stylings), but this song has crawled under my skin and proceeded to irritate me worse than a week-old splinter.
Which leads me into my topic de jour- music.
I am a total music junkie. I have it playing pretty much constantly throughout my day (apart from when I am doing school work, as I have the attention span of a gnat).
It has largely been agreed that I was born in the wrong decade, as the majority of my musical tastes are from the late '60s through the late '70s. I do however (contrary to some opinions) make room for newer stuff.
Occasionally.
(Loving the folksy indie trend happening in new music right now!)
I have a pretty varied musical collection, and my tastes are... eclectic, to put it nicely.
Metallica.
Traveling Wilbury's.
Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young. ('Helpless' is probably my favorite!)
Fleet Foxes.
Mumford & Sons.
Buck Cherry.
Cake.
The Who.
Pink Floyd.
Rolling Stones.
Tom Petty.
Fleetwood Mac.
Ray LaMontagne.
Queen.
The Lumineers.
Supertramp.
Stone Temple Pilots.
Bob Seger.
John Cougar Mellencamp.
George Thorogood.
Plain White T's.
Random country like Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, and Brooks & Dunn.
Guilty pleasures like Def Leppard, Journey, Air Supply, Ray Stevens, and Aqua.
They all find a happy little place on my iPod.
(But no 'pop'. Because standards)
But my all time favorite is Led Zeppelin.
So, so, SO many of my favorite songs are Zeppelin songs. There's one for every mood, situation, feeling, and thought process. There's slinky, sexy songs. Loud, crazy songs. Beautiful, melodic songs.
And they're all amazing.
John Bonham on the drums? No one compares.
Jimmy Page's guitar? Epic.
Robert Plant singing? Sexy, slinky, daring, screeching, amazing.
I won't even bother trying to list my favorite Zeppelin songs, because there are simply way too many.
Suffice it to say, my day revolves around music, and a large portion of that music is Led Zeppelin. And I'm good with that!
When I'm not listening to my iPod or a CD, the radio stations I tend to stick to are 102.5 KZOK, 99.9 KISW, 107.7 The End, and 103.7 The Mountain (although I almost broke up with The Mountain recently on account of them playing a Nickleback song... an unforgivable sin against music).
Between these four stations, pretty much all of my musical needs are met, and with such a wide variety in my tastes, that's not an easy accomplishment!
Music, in my world, equals happiness. Music is my zen. Music is my meditation, my I Ching, my Dao.
Music is my sanity.
Music is my everything.
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