home away from home

Good thing it's only a few blocks from my house, because I seem to be frequenting the Black Cat more often than not. I just can't help it! Who wouldn't want to stroll down the street to see a great band, whether its a Wednesday or a Monday night - don't hate me because im a groupie. This past week I saw Grouplove and The Morning Benders. Grouplove opened for the Joy Formidable. Twin Sister opened for the Benders, so I got to see some pretty wicked stuff.
If you haven't heard of Grouplove you better get familiar.

And read this article from the LA Times - makes me want to start a band....or travel to Greece.

Next up on the Black Cat schedule is Tame Impala this Tuesday - I highly recommend tuning in. They have a very psychedlic sound that brings me back to the Beatles.

Try to catch a Twin Sister/Morning Benders show while they're touring together- next show is November 18th at Webster Hall in NYC.

what happens when you work on a saturday....

You reminisce about this past ACL Festival....

Best Lights: Deadmau5 (given)

Best Jam: Phish

Best Crowd Surf: Flaming Lips

Best Crowd: MIA

(per usual)

Best Face: Miike Snow

Biggest Crowd I Have Ever Seen @ AMD: Black Keys

Best For The First Time: LCD Soundsystem

Sad I Missed: Gogol Bordello

Best Price for ACL 2011 3-day Pass: $50

Best Quote: "I teach a little, I fest a lot." - TKE

for a good cause

Because people must act in order to make a difference. We should all be able to take a moment out of our day to count our blessings, but show compassion for others. There are thousands of different causes to contribute to, but here are a few that are always on my radar.

Give in honor of James

Help prevent a second disaster in Haiti

Help save Japan's dolphins

Send me ones that are on yours too.

win or lose - this makes every game worth it...

jff (just for fun)

If you are just looking for a little something to brighten up your rainy day - watch this video.

boo!

All in the spirit of the fall season...and Halloween of course. Any excuse to cater my decorating and baking to a certain theme - im all about. Here we carved some pumpkins, which I probably haven't done since elementary school....I chose to rep my hometown team and carve a Longhorn - big surprise there. Kori and I baked pumpkin cupcakes for the event and they were amazing....I highly recommend doing the same and following this recipe. Be sure to make your own cream cheese icing too.

Son muy deliciosas.Pumpkin cupcake recipe with optional cream cheese frosting. Scroll down to see more pumpkin cake recipes and desserts.
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, sift before measuring
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/3 cups sugar
2 eggs, beaten until frothy
1 cup mashed cooked or canned pumpkin
3/4 cup milk
3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Preparation:
Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg into a bowl. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in eggs. Blend in mashed pumpkin. Stir in the sifted dry ingredients alternately with the milk, blending until batter is smooth after each addition; stir in chopped walnuts or pecans. Spoon batter into well-greased and floured or paper-lined muffin pan cups. Fill about 2/3 full. Bake at 375° for 25 minutes, or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Frost with cream cheese frosting, whipped cream, or leave plain. Makes about 24 cupcakes.

and we're back...

Let me begin by saying how sorry I am to have left all (just family im pretty sure) of my readers out in the dead heat of summer. My last post was written in June and I am truly sorry to have waited this long to get back to blogging. Something just kind of clicked yesterday and I decided it was time to get back in touch with my bloggin' self. I have so much to tell/show/teach you now that I am back. However...I will let you know in advance that I will probably be limiting myself to blogging once or twice a week. I am hoping that this way, I won't get burnt out again - I would like to keep you all in my life loop so am going to do my very best to keep it up (girl scout's honor).

a sports fan is born

A lot of people are a little stunned and surprised that I have recently become a little bit of a sport's fanatic but once you live with a boy you too will understand. I am routing for the Celtics in the NBA Playoffs....love me some Big Baby Davis and Rondo. So if you're a Lakers fan you can see your way out ;)

I am also THRILLED that the World Cup has finally begun. You can stream live from anywhere at anytime so be sure to tune in. For those of you in DC, Patty Boom Boom will be airing every game so be sure to stop by for some Jamaican patties and futbol.