...baby it's cold outside.

It's Christmas Eve, and I feel the full force of the holidays pressing down on me.
There's been parties, cookies, christmas carols, and too many marshmallows to count. You'd think that I'd have gone half mad by now, but I love the holidays! For me, this is a time to celebrate family, be thankful for what you have, and reflect on the year gone by. (More on that for new years, though.)
I've made peace with people I'd been fighting with, and been in touch with old friends.
So I wish you all the happiest of holidays, and stay warm.

Even our mascot is in the Christmas spirit!

treeeeeeee

I'm slightly obsessed with this ornament.

Trees are so pretty.

AAAND here's 3 wintery songs, along with the 3 usual. :D

All I want for Christmas is You- Mariah Carey

Baby It's Cold Outside- Norah Jones

Happy X-Mas (War is Over)- John Lennon

I'm Good, I'm Gone- Lykke Li

Polish Girl- Neon Indian

Don't Know Why- Norah Jones

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

     -g

also, this song never fails to put me in a good mood.

Things I love TUESDAY!

Okay, this one has to be a quickie... I have loads to do, so here's some pretty pictures and songs! WHEEEEEE

Songs of the day...

Tongue Tied- Grouplove

Two Atoms in a Molecule- Noah and the Whale

You- Gold Panda

Lots of love, and happy winter!

       -G

PS- I just got a facebook, it's rather addictive!

things I love tuesday... real life.

alrighty... I knew this had to happen, but I've been dreading it.
like, MAJOR dreading it.

so, for this week's edition of things I love tuesday, prepare yourself for some real life.
yeah. entirely depressing, rather pathetic, and not-at-all-sunshiney REAL LIFE.
and not kale-eating mature real life either.

to start off this miserable list...
1) I just almost died of a heart attack, because my dog heard a car and barked in my ear.
2) I have excema. Like, really bad. My arm looks like someone dumped some weird chemical on it.
3) Books, movies, and songs make me cry like a fountain.
4) I listen to hipster music from 3 years ago.
5) Most everyone in this strange land called public school hates me.
6) I obsess. Books, bands, shows, movies (ROCKY HORROR!), you name it, I'll find an obsession.
7) Lastly, I'm terrified of heights. We have a ropes course for gym class, and I often end up in tears... in case you didn't guess, this doesn't exactly help with number 5...

Now you know. My life is NOT marshmallows and sunshine and apple crisp and tea. That's just what I post to entertain you guys.

and the songs of the day are...
Escape in the Afternoon- French Films
Tropicana- Ratatat
Starring- Freelance Whales


WOOOW, MORE STUFF!
since I didn't have any pictures for you today, I thought I'd post some major inspirations for me- that were found on google images. yeah. I do that. :D

sad little box man is sad.

umbrellas!

I'm not quite sure what's happening here, but I like it. :D

hot air balloons are just too pretty.

aaaand, the rocky horror picture show. if this doesn't inspire you, I don't know what will.

happy (or not so happy...) tuesday!
       -g

Things I love TUESDAY... +music!

So, I have to admit, I've been laaaazy as far as picture taking for tuesdays goes, so I only have 3 pictures for you, two of which are rather old, but rather adorable, at least... Sorry.
To make up for it, I've introduced a new feature... SONGS OF THE DAY! I'll put three good songs (WITH LINKS!!!) at the end of every post.

I love fluffy pillows of risen bread dough.

This picture is so old, but it's a freaking NEWBORN GOAT. Cute, amirite?

Oh, how I miss the constant sugar-high that was my youth...

and the songs of the day are.....

time to pretend- mgmt

tighten up- the black keys

schizophrenia- sonic youth

have an awesome week!
     -g

marshmallows and music...?

Hi, I'm grace, and I'm addicted to music and marshmallows.
Yeah. For real.
So I figured you should try it, and to make this easy for you, here's a recipe for marshmallows, and a quickie playlist of my faves, WITH links.

You can thank me later.


Just as a quick warning, this marshmallow recipe is DANGEROUSLY easy, and I have to say that my blood sugar level suffered during that time, along with my friend Libby's (from Ironic Couture.)

Let's get started, shall we?

First off, get your gelatin soaking in a mixer bowl, then put the sugar, syrup, and water in a pot. 

Bring to a boil, and boil for one minute.

Boiling away...

Pour it into the mixer with the gelatin, and whip for 12 minutes until it is fluffy. Mix in the vanilla and salt.

Fluffy!

Pour into a pan lined with oiled plastic wrap, and let sit for at least an hour.

I can't even wait...

Use scissors to cut the marshmallow slab into little cubes, and dust with powdered sugar.

YUM!

Ingredients-

3 envelopes of unflavored gelatin

1/2 cup cold water

2 cups white sugar

2/3 cup corn syrup

1/4 cup water

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Powdered sugar for dredging

Firstly, put the cold water into a mixer bowl, and sprinkle the gelatin over the top. Let this sit for 10 minutes.

While the gelatin is soaking, combine the 1/4 cup of water, white sugar, and corn syrup in a pan. Bring it to a boil, and boil hard for one minute.

Pour the (HOT) syrup into the gelatin, and mix on high for about 12 minutes. It should be huge, fluffy, and magical. :)

Put that mixture into a pan lined with oiled plastic wrap, and let it sit for an hour. After an hour, remove the marshmallow slab from the pan and coat it with powdered sugar. Use scissors to cut it into little cubes, coat them with powdered sugar, and enjoy!

BUT WOAAHHHHH

we're not even done yet!

As promised, a bunch of my favorite songs, with links! 

M83- Midnight City (this song is SCARY good. I'm not even kidding.)

Ratatat- Seventeen Years

Animal Collective- Fireworks

Crystal Castles- Crimewave (not that good, but catchy.)

Band of Skulls- Honest

The Cardigans- Lovefool

La Roux- In for the Kill

Sea Wolf- You're a Wolf

happy listening!

   -g