Ive become obsessed with 80's music. Well, Ive always been obsessed with 80's music. But funny thing about that era, ITS COMING BACK! And I love it. Because it means I get to wear lots of this:

 But what am I most excited for? Music like, Depeche Mode, The Cure, and the Smiths, but its music thats NEW(ish)! Today I have been watching Gossip Girl on Netflix, AAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL day. And I heard this song that reminded me of my Depeche Mode pandora station by White Lies. That band is a GEM! And Ive discovered it. So, I hope you enjoy the song that is now playing on my page while you read about my love for a decade that sadly, I missed.

This Isnt Everything You Are - Snow Patrol

The new Snow Patrol album is so good, so many inspiring messages. Namely, this one.

"Dont keel over now, theres joy not far from here. This isnt everything you are."

T minus 100 hours

November 8th will be a great day in my life. Why? Three words, Modern Warfare Three. I remember two years ago when Modern Warfare 2 came out, and I'm hoping this year is just as memorable. In less than 100 hours I will be with my team at Gamestop for the midnight release. Goodbye social life!
THE TEAM:
uTx Flossy (me)
uTx Porky
uTx Bandit
uTx Skate
uTx Fobsterz
uTx West



We we we so excited!

My Halloween Was Like...

this:

• dressed up like a butterfly
• went to a party for a bunch of 14 year olds (on accident)
• handed out candy
• watched Dylan Dog: Dead of night (pretty good)
• was terrorized by someone banging on our widows for an hour
• had a sleepover with all my roommates...in one bed (because we were scared)
• lost my wallet somewhere along the way

Memorable? Yes. In a good way? No. I sure hope I find my wallet today.

So I Suck at Blogging

The only reason I am blogging right now is because I had a day off today and I slept ALL day. Until about 6pm to be exact, and Im just going to blame it on me being sick. Now its 1:11am and I cant sleep. Thats when I usually get all my blogging done, so here I am! 

I think I pegged my 3 greatest interests in life:

• Music
• Food
• Fashion

Here are some FAVORITES:

MUSIC

I basically listen to music 8-9 hours a day so Im going to need A LOT of it to keep me busy. 

album of the year: Angles - The Strokes

song on the radio: Keep Your Head Up - Andy Grammer

movie soundtrack: 500 Days of Summer

music video: We Used to Wait - Arcade Fire

artist I love to hate: Chris Brown

music to dance to: Super Bass - Nicki Minaj

music to jog to: The Suburbs - Arcade Fire

FOOD

meal at 1am: Mtn. Dew Slurpee, 4 soft chicken tacos, and macho nachos from Del Taco

food to eat on a date: Italian

food to make on a date: pizza

snacks: string cheese, pretzels with Nutella, grapes

vegetables: spinach, brussel sprouts, broccoli, corn

way to cook a potato: mashed and topped with garlic butter

dessert to cook: cupcakes

dessert to eat: cheesecake

FASHION

pair of jeans: black Levi Strauss

  

nail polish: Essie brand, any color

clothing store: Forever 21

fashion mag: InStyle

fashion icons: Emma Stone, Emma Watson, Heidi Klum 

color to wear: dark blue

season to dress for: fall fall fall

For some reason I am obsessed with styles that are "in", but not hipster. I think wearing what everyone else is wearing is stupid (hair feathers, nerd glasses, etc.) and I go for the looks that are coming back into style. Im all about being comfortable and not looking average, and I love when I can throw together an outfit that people havent seen before.

I dont know how to conclude this post so Im just gonna say, 

goodnighty!

Cream Puffs with Vanilla Cream Filling

Yummy.

Cream Puff Shells:

3/4 cup milk

3/4 cup water

1 1/2 sticks butter

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup flour

6 eggs

In a medium saucepan, bring to boil the milk, water, butter and salt. When boiling, add flour and cook for about 3 minutes or until the dough rolls easily into a ball and DOES NOT stick to the sides of the pan. Take off heat and let cool for 5 minutes. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs into the dough mixture ONE EGG AT A TIME. This is very important. Be sure to mix the dough very well between eggs. The mixture will be thick and springy after ALL EGGS are mixed in. Spoon onto a cookie sheet that has been lined with wax paper. Bake at 425degrees for about 15 minutes. When they are golden brown, turn off the oven and be sure to poke a hole in the top of each cream puff shell with a tooth pick. Leave the puffs in the oven with the door cracked open for about 20-30 minutes to cool. This step is very important. You poke a hole to let the steam out of the middle and keep the puffs from deflating and becoming soggy. You will want to pull the shells out of the oven when they are nice and crispy. 

Vanilla Cream Filling:

1 package instant vanilla pudding mix

1 1/2 cups milk

2 cups whipped topping

Whisk together pudding mix and milk (you will want to use less milk than the directions call for just to make a thicker pudding). When pudding has set up, stir in whipped topping. 

Assembly of Cream Puffs:

Using the holes you poked in the top of the shells, pipe in the vanilla cream filling with a pastry bag, or you can cut the puffs in half horizontally and spoon the filling into the middle. Top with chocolate sauce and powdered sugar. 

Makes about 20 large cream puffs.

Gracie Bird

I love her.