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25 days is too long... so I will do this all now. 

1. Straight Up - Paula Abdul 
2. I Hate Everyone - Get Set Go
3. At The Zoo - Simon & Garfunkle & Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd & Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
4. I've Been Loving You Too Long - Otis Redding (slash anything he has ever recorded)
5. The Weight of Lies - The Avett Brothers
6. Closer To The Truth And Further From The Sky - Butch Walker
7. Lay Me Down - The Dirty Heads (feat. Rome of Sublime With Rome)
8. Make Out Kids - Motion City Soundtrack
9. Live Forever - Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors
10. The Ballad of Love and Hate (live) - The Avett Brothers
11. Same In Any Language - My Morning Jacket
12. Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye (feat. Kimbra)
13. Learning to Fly - Tom Petty 
14. I Like To Be With Me When I'm With You - Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors
15. Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson
16. Landfill - Daughter
17. Southern Belles In London Sing - The Faint
18. Okay I Believe You, But My Tommy Gun Don't - Brand New
19. A - Cartel
20. @!#?@! - Motion City Soundtrack (can't find this on YouTube)
21. This question is impossible.
22. Badfish - Sublime 
23. Sexy and I Know It - LMFAO 
24. Lights Out -  Butch Walker
25. Red Right Ankle - The Decemberists

In My Bag Right Now

The Hairpin does a fairly regular post where they have contributors send in a photo and describe what is in their purse. It is one of my favorite things they do... and I have a sneaking suspicion that they will never ask me to do it so I am taking the initiative now and doing it myself here.

1. Glasses case with my glasses inside
2. Stila lip gloss
3. L'Oreal lip gloss
4. Cherry Chapstick
5. "Citrus Citrus" scented bath and body works hand sanitizer
6. Travel size baby lotion
7. Bubble wrap pouch with emergency tongue rings in it
8. Mini nail file
9. Wet naps
10. Animal print pouch where 2-9 are kept
11. Pen (from Fresh & Easy)
12. Tampons
13. Trident Layers gum
14. Sony ID badge
15. Salt & Pepper packets
16. Wallet
17. Passport
18. DMV/Insurance info etc for driving
19. House keys
20. Car keys & store cards on USC Annenberg lanyard 
21. iPhone (not pictured because I used it to take this photo)

I am surprised I didn't find garbage or old receipts... must be because I switched purses recently and cleaned house a little. 

Baking a Steak?

I went grocery shopping today and decided to treat myself to a juicy steak for dinner. I bought a giant steak (for around $5 - no idea what cut or quality... I don't have a refined palate in this regard).

I tried out a cooking method that I never tried before and it was very successful.

Procedure:
First, marinate your steak. I used a bit of worcestershire sauce, kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper (this is how my dad always preps steaks). Next, move your oven rack to the highest slot and set your oven to broil on high. Oil up your cast iron skillet and place your meat on it. Put the pan into the oven and cook each side about 4-5 mins (this gave me a medium-rare, but each oven is different - monitor that shit). Be careful not to burn yourself when flipping the steak. I used my thickest oven mitt to slide the rack out and long tongs to flip the meat. Those cast iron skillets get mad hot. Finally, remove from oven & pan, let rest and enjoy!

Sizzle

I finished off my meal with steamed asparagus (seems like I always do, huh... it was on super sale so I have a ton of it) and horseradish sauce (not pictured). 

HUGE meat!

It was a very big portion so I am going to slice up the rest and put it on a salad or in a burrito in the next day or so. I was very pleased with how this came out. It is really great to have that hot off the grill sort of vibe for a meal without having to fire up the grill outside in the frigid San Diego weather (it was 75 degrees today...).

I only ate half

Try it out and let me know what you think in the comments.