two best things ever
Guys.
Are you hip to silicone baking cups?
They’re the paper things you bake muffins or cupcakes or whatever in, right, only they’re made of silicone so you can wash and reuse them, plus if you spray them with Pam they peel right off your muffins like nobody’s business. Maybe these things are super old and I just never knew about them? I made muffins with them tonight for the first time and seriously, I now swear by them. The coolest thing is that not only can you put them in a traditional muffin tin, but also you can (allegedly - I haven’t tried this) sit them by themselves on a regular cookie sheet and the result will be the same. Ladies and gentlemen, I ask you this: will muffin-baking ever be the same?
In other news, have you ever been asked what your all-time favorite song was? I have, and I’ve never really been able to answer it until tonight when my answer came down to me from the god of iTunes shuffle. This is my answer: “Like a Prayer” by Madonna. It really just doesn’t get old for me. I wouldn’t say Madonna is my all-time favorite artist, but that song has been sitting on top of my list for at least five years now. It’s catchy and upbeat, but it doesn’t get stuck in my head. It’s singalongable. It fills me with energy. If I ever get a speeding ticket, it will be because I was listening to this song while driving.
As far as Madonna songs go, the runner up for my favor is “Express Yourself”, with honorable mention going to “Borderline”. As far as artists who have songs that give me a rush like Madonna’s do go, the runner up is - for now - Bon Jovi for such delicious adrenaline-rushes as “You Give Love A Bad Name” (is there a better first few seconds anywhere in music? I think not) and, of course, “Livin’ On A Prayer”.
In doing personal research for this mini-feature, I have noticed that iTunes has downloaded not one, not two, but ten new Lin’s Bins for me from the XRT podcasts I’ve subscribed to. Hot dog! For the uninformed, WXRT is a Chicago radio station that I listened to - thanks to the wonders of streaming radio - even when I was on the East coast because I really haven’t ever found anything better. Listen here. You’ll be glad you did?
In other news, my back hurts for no good reason and I am about to take a crowbar to the car outside my window whose alarm will not stop going off, and today may or may not be Charo’s birthday, depending on whether you trust the Dlisted birthday list or IMDb. Me, I can’t decide. I’ll just have to celebrate twice!
In other other news, life is a mystery. Everyone must stand alone. I hear you call my name, and it feels like…
… home.
-@
6 Responses to “two best things ever”
ABBY
you are hil-ar-i-OUSSS. although you already told me about the like a prayer being your favorite song so that wasn’t the amusing part. the amusing part was the part about the cupcakes. i have to say i’ve never heard of them either! i would buy some..if i baked. but i don’t. so i won’t.
this a pointless comment
whatevs!
love,
shell
LoL @ you liking Like a Prayer.
We must be related. I’ve had those silicone baking cups on my Amazon wishlist forEVER. Have you ever greased & floured 2 dozen-muffin trays?? Also, I love Like a Prayer, too! Definitely my favorite Madonna (Oh, Kent….) No choice your voice can take me there!
The only thing better than “Express Yourself” the song is “Express Yourself” the video. I’m glad we’re both queer for Madonna, Abby, and not ashamed of it. ^^
[...] starters, I have a new favorite song. Not an all-time favorite song, mind you - Madonna still has that market cornered for me. I just have a new song of the moment. I [...]
I just wrote a post on my inability to choose an all-time favorite song on my blog! It’s too important a title and I apparently have too many criteria. Or maybe I just can’t make a decision. It’s like, “What do you want to do for dinner tonight?!” Too… many… choices…
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