Happy Wed-nes-day!

[stoney321]

I got tagged for the 7 Songs Meme and hadn't fulfilled my OBLIGATION, so here we go: with links! (If you have a download excelerator like YSI Get, use that to keep the links from breaking)


I'm FINALLY in a holiday spirit, and it's due to the following songs:
1. The Most Offensive Christmas Song Ever - South Park. Oh my god. Laugh every single time. And if you don't know what Kenny's saying? Um... maybe you shouldn't click on this link to read. Ahahaha! Nothing's sacred.
2. The Dreidel Song - South Park. I love this song so much, I made a Buffyverse Karruhl about Willow being gay. Now I can sing it year round.
3. John Denver and the Muppets - Peace Carol. Oh, this album makes me happy. I loved the Muppet Show when I was a kid. Still do. Miss Piggy's infatuation with John Denver - hee! This song is my signal every year to get in the mood.
4. John Denver and the Muppets - Christmas is Coming. This is a fun, traditional round that my kids love trying to sing. Ha'penny fumbles them every time.

Just an aside, but when they sing "Wish You A Merry Christmas" and get to the chorus of "now bring us some figgy pudding" and Miss Piggy butts in indignantly with: Piggy Pudding? And someone says, "No, figgy pudding. It's made out of figs. And bacon." I laugh every time. It's the simple things in life...

5. Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Jingle Bells. OH MY GOD. This song fills me with GLEE. If you had any inkling as to how sad I am that this is only on LP and not CD... somecandytalkin? I know you get my pain.
6. Sarah MacLachlan - Song For a Winter's Night. Oh, so beautiful. Christmas songs HAVE to be singable. I cannot STAND remakes of traditional songs where the "singer" does a bunch of runs, trying to "jazz it up." GAH. To be honest, my most favorite holiday music is choral music, but that comes from having a choir master for a father and the month of December consisting of concerts three and four times a week of traditional music from the 1600s on. JOY. Oh, and Sarah MacLachlan has the voice of a womanly angel. *glee!*
7. I Saw Three Ships - Evening Song. This is my dad's choir. I like this song because it doesn't come off preachy, even though it is steeped in Christian themes. And the sopranos are like GLASS.

Bonus! Ahem.
8. Gloria en Excelsis Deo - Evening Song. I would go back to church if only to sing this song. My alto rocks. My absolute most favorite hymn to sing, and honestly, that's the only reason I stayed "religious" - the music.

(For those in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, you can go to my dad's website and check out their performing schedule. Most performances are free.)


And entrenous88 was promised my fudge recipe, and it's been a super secret recipe for YEARS. Ha. It's the original Fantasy Fudge recipe - but they changed it and it isn't the SAME. Here you go:

Ingredients:
2 sticks of butter
3 C sugar
1 5oz. can of EVAPORATED milk (I use fat free.)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 12 oz. bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips (or milk choc.)
1 7 oz. jar of jet-puffed marshmallow CREME. (not marshamallows)
1 C pecans (or walnuts, or macadamias... fudge needs nuts!)

First three ingredients in heavy bottom pot. Bring to a boil and CONSTANTLY stir for 5 minutes once it begins to boil Most important step right there. After 5 minutes, remove from heat, carefully add vanilla (it will bubble again), and use your hot spoon to get all of the marshmallow creme out of the jar, stir in vigorously, and add chocolate chips. Stir until all blended, quickly add nuts and pour in 9 x 13 pan, smoothing before it sets. Let it cool completely before cutting. (A thin, flexible knife or spatula edge is best - like a pastry cutter). I usually make about 10 batches. I have enemies that suck it up and smile and bat their lashes to get their holiday package of fudge. OH, so tasty.

And because I am sooo pleased about new developments over in my RPG that Sue confessed she doesn't get - *sob!* - J. Lo has joined us over at a_list_celebs. (Okay, Sue, you said you didn't get why Prince had a unicorn and lost his arms in a Dance Off and it's because he is FEROCIOUS with his sexual moves! Those arms couldn't stay on with moves like that!). Oh, yeah. J. Lo. She is HILARIOUS. You know you're going to be surfing the web for the next two weeks, bored with the holidays making everything weird at your work/school/prison, and you want something silly and outrageous to read. Well, I have just given you the keys to the asylum. Check out the characters fact sheets if you're wondering what the hell is going on. Some are just funny - like Jennifer Aniston is DRY and snarky and funny, and some are just insane, like Donatella Versace. We also have Mel Gibson. Heee!

Happy hump day! My DVD of Ultraviolet came last night, so I will be immersed in Jack Davenport/Vampire sexiness today... Fare thee well!

[ETA!!!!] IT IS SNOWING. IN TEXAS. I HAVE SNOW FLAKES. It's a Chrismakwanzakah MEEERACLE!

Comments

[sdwolfpup.livejournal.com]

It's always a tough decision each year to decide which CD to listen to first: the South Park Christmas CD or John Denver and the Muppets. Typically, South Park wins. Mostly because of the Dreidel song which I love and adore, but also because of Beef Colony Swiss Log. (I fuckin hate eggnog, seriously!) And the Most Offensive (and catchy!) Christmas Song Ever.

But the Muppets - and the piggy pudding! I LOVE THAT. And when Piggy keeps singing at the end of "Christmas Is Coming." And how she rocks the house on "FIIIIVE GOOOOLDEEENN RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINGS" in the 12 Days of Christmas.

Eeee! Christmas music!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Hahahahaha!! Oh, I knew I adored you for something... My kids sit around the speakers, hands clasped, leaning forward waiting every single time for her "Ba dum bum bum!" I have to remind them every time that it's only AFTER Beaker's 9 Ladies Dancing line. (Me me me me me me me me...)

Oh, Mr. Hankey and Kenny can put me in the mood faster than anything... "And missed a woman's touch..." BWAH!

[likeadeuce.livejournal.com]

so are you watching Colbert? did you see his rant about Herb Alpert and the TB belonging in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame? ("And don't SAY this doesn't rock. You let JAMES TAYLOR in.)

silly holiday songs are love. . .

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Ha! I did see that!

(I have to admit that the "interview" portion of the show doesn't work for me AT ALL. In fact, I usually cringe before flipping the channel. I finally figured it out: SC is doing a parody, and the interviewed person is trying to be real. Every now and then you'll get someone in the chair that gets it, but... It doesn't work. I love everything else about the show, however.)

[likeadeuce.livejournal.com]

dude, now I'm getting old comments but not new ones.

the interviews are weird, but kind of weirdly fascinating to me (my congressman, who has a reputation for scuffling, fake-punched him on last night's show). The Maureen Dowd interview was hilarious to me because she's being HER and being flirty and he's being Stephen the character and being weirdly awkward and you can just see her going WTF? It was weirdly fascinating and made me want to write Maureen/Stephen-the-Character smut. Or Anderson Cooper/Stephen-the-Character smut, in which Maureen watches and decides that men definitely AREN'T necessary.

one of those.

[crazydiamondsue.livejournal.com]

And the entire thing with Rick Springfield? Hmmm? *nods knowingly*

<-- my only 80s-esque icon

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHAHA!!! You KNOW I thought of you, right? Like, immediately wanted to call and cackle?

[thepiratequeen.livejournal.com]

Song For A Winter's Night has a permanent spot on every winter/holiday mix I make. I love that song so much and Sarah's version is my favorite.

And you can never go wrong with John Denver and The Muppets!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

HELLO!!! *squishes you with the MISSING, omg*

How are you??? (you gonna be around to play today? YIM?) Sarah's version is my fave, too. *beams*

[cherusha.livejournal.com]

AHHHHH! My love, I am reading the most brilliant Ultraviolet/Once Upon A Time in Mexico x-over fic ever (in between study breaks). When you finish the DVD, I must rec it to you.

*sends chocolate and rainbow and pony hugs*

:DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

I WANT THE FIC, Oh, yes!!!

How are you my tushie? DId you sleep? Is your brain filled with smarts? (but of course it is.) If I find images you don't have of Jack, I'll make screen shots and send, yis?

*smooooooches and bundles because it is COLD!*

[crazydiamondsue.livejournal.com]

Hee!!! I love the Will Ferrell stuff though - still love *me*? Also, sorry my phone died. :(

FUDGE!!!

Oh, the songs that make me happy. I told you that there's a Willow vid to "The Lonely Jew at Christmas" didn't I?

Ignore my whole conversation yesterday - I was tired and grumptastic. See: shit-ass^TM.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

OF COURSE I still love you. *cries for Prince and Donatella, however* Why were you grumpy? Did I miss it? I was spazzy because I will EMBUED with health.

Today? baking a ham, making Parker House rolls from scratch, roated acorn squash au gratin... If you left at lunchtime, you'd be here in time to beat traffic and sit on the counter and swing your feet while I rolled out bread dough. And beat the ARCTIC CHILL on it's way. Brrrrrrrr. (Did you get my daddy's songs? AHem. <-- daughter pride.)

[entrenous88.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I love that John Denver & The Muppets album! I will sing that round with you and your kids, Stoney! Let's get a conference call going.

I have enemies that suck it up and smile and bat their lashes to get their holiday package of fudge. OH, so tasty.
Delicious fudge is the best revenge. And this looks great, because apparently there's no need to take its temparature every few seconds (the thing that usually puts me off of fudge recipes).

Hi Stoney! *loves*

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Hi, Jess!!

Yeeeeaaaah. There's no need to take the candy thermometer out. If this is boiling? It's hot enough. We had a lady in our church that was a professional candy maker. She made filled truffles and such every year for everyone in church. I only saw her use a candy thermometer once - and that was for lollipops. She said they (thermometers) were a conspiracy. Haha!

This is a VERY simple recipe - you just have to stir constantly while it's boiling - use a medium heat setting so it doesn't splatter. You can doo eet! Tell me how it turns out! I've never NOT had this turn out properly. And I've seriously used this recipe for 20 years - multiple times a year, too. (It's what gave Mr. S the courage to ask me out, swear to god - the fudge. Hee!)

And now I'm listening to Nouvelle Vague and feeling another music spam post coming up... (You can dl these small files, right?)

[entrenous88.livejournal.com]

Thermometers are a conspiracy! Omg, I believe it! THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE, STONEY!

Seriously, though. The whole soft-ball stage of candy making has always struck me as something you can eyeball rather than have to measure liek woah. Damn Candy-Thermometer Lobby! They're more powerful than AARP!

*abuses exclamation points in your eljaaaayyy!!!!!*

This was the recipe that got Mr. Stoney to begin his courtship? TOO CUTE!

Usually the smaller music files are okay for me. Takes something like 40 min to dld, but I rarely have a problem with them once they've finished dlding.

<-- because I am filled with love 4 U

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

*tells Santa/Chanukkah Harry to give you DSL for Chrismakwananakkuh*

And I'm not a big candy fan in the first place, as in- hard candy, so I never got muscled by the candy thermometer cabal that obviously runs the world with an iron fist.

[winterlive.livejournal.com]

Damn m4a. I can't listen to most of those songs. Boo.

But Dreidel! *bounce*

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

HOLY FAHK, WEENTER. WEENAMP. So much the better than fahking Real Player or what the fahk. Or VLC. They will play EVERY song there is, or vid.

DREIDEL!

[winterlive.livejournal.com]

Dude, I KNOW. But I'm at work and all I have is crappy Windows Media Player. (Although, in its favor, best library management ever.)

How are DJU, my STOHNEE?

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

HELLO. AND POOH TO WORK RESTRICTIONS. :-D

I are GOOD. I am COLD and my feet are icy and I need warm SOCKS but I am goooood. My house is getting sparkly and festive and that is of the good.

HOW ARE YOU???

[winterlive.livejournal.com]

Oh noes socks STAT!

I'm super. Roomie's mom is away for many days and he is back home and synful_trixx is in my town. But I am sad (!) because Brokeback Mountain has been delayed. Boo.

[somecandytalkin.livejournal.com]

Merry, Merry Chrismakwanzakah, Stoney!!!
:waves:

I do feel your pain. I do. And I'm dling that song. I've got an extra copy of the album. You got a turntable?

Fudge looks great, I may just have to make that...

I can't freking believe it's snowing!!! This is incredible. 80 degrees Saturday (the last nice day and you missed it - I replanted my entire garden with winter greens. *polishes knuckles - but perhaps prematurely*)
And now it's 'winter mixing' out there. Texas. You don't like the weather??? Well, you know the joke.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

FUDGE. That's what we can make. Or gingerbread men. Or something. WE NEED A PLAYDATE.

It is SOOO cold up here! 30? BRRRRR. Your greens should be okay. As long as you watered them well, they'll be fine. (That's the secret for plants surviving a freeze: water them well - then they STAY at 32 degrees, instead of getting colder.)

[anelith.livejournal.com]

You finally got Ultraviolet!!! Yay!

I think it's episode 5 that I found to be one of the most gripping hours of television I've ever, ever seen. Absolutely riveting.

Now I want to go back and watch them again...

I love Sarah MacLachlan too.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

EEEE!! I finally just broke down and bought it. I forgot I had an old gift certificate online, so it cost me a whopping 10 bucks to have it next day delivered. HOORAY!

(Psst: and I've heard a rumor that This Life, the naughty, sexy, intriguing show that put JackDav on the map in the UK) is going to have a reunion show in the spring and the DVDs will FINALLY be released.

Hi, my Anne! Your ornament is spinning slowly on the tree a mere three feet from where I'm sitting right now.

[gracielu.livejournal.com]

*toasts to the Muppets Christmas carols, which I've managed to sneak into the in-store plays at work* I haven't heard the South Park ones, but I have a feeling those wouldn't fly at work. *woes, because CARTMAN!love*

TWO sticks of butter? Ok, so the most complicated thing I can cook is mac & cheese, but TWO? Really? And does the non-fat milk balance that out? And if you happen to eat most of the marshmallow fluff before adding it to the mix, does that ruin it?

And cheers for the admirable attempt to explain Prince...he's still a sexycrazy motherfucker, no matter how you slice it. <3

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

YOU HAVE to buy the South Park Christmas album. If you do not within a reasonable amount of time, I may buy it for you. It is a MUST HAVE.

TWO. Two. It's really easy to make, I swear, but you better buy two jars of marshmallow fluff, because the entire contents of one jar HAVE to go in, or it won't set properly. One jar for your tum, one jar for the pot, and don't forget some antacids for your pukey belly after eating all that sugar.

MUTHAFUCKIN' UH. Depp ain't too far off from Prince. He's just better at hiding his crazy. And better looking. BY A MARGIN.

[crayonbreakygal.livejournal.com]

Hubby has like over 900 Christmas songs on his iPod. Where the hell are the Muppets? I'm sure we have it somewhere. I want my Muppets. If not, I may have to download. Where'd you get the Sarah MacLachlan song? On one of those random Christmas song CDs? I love the version of "The First Noel" by Emmylou Harris. The harmonies are to die for.

Hey, you stole my fudge recipe. Same recipe that I use. And I can't remember where I got it from. Off the back of something. Soooo good. I make peanut butter fudge too. Yummmmmmy.

Snow in Texas? What's next? Snow in Los Angeles? Last time that happened in my neighborhood was 1949. I want snow, I want snow. Shoot, it's like 68 out right now.

[viciouswishes.livejournal.com]

Snagging some of those songs, and I'm sad that the fudge has the marshmellow stuff as I keep looking for something without eggs to make my mom a Xmas treat as she's allergic.

[paynbow.livejournal.com]

OMG! You have our snow! It stopped snowing here and moved to Texas where it will be called THE END OF THE WORLD!!! *g* Stock up the pree-serves, ma, it's gonna be a cold 'un! Up here people were finally figuring out what the 4 wheel drive on their SUVs was for. And those high-topped shoe thingies that aren't made for puddles, but that fluffy white stuff...