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Easy Things to Do before 2013 Thanksgiving Day

November 21, 2024 Uncategorized
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Every fourth Thursday in November in the United States comes the annual Thanksgiving. Traditionally, Thanksgiving is a reminder to give thanks for all good things and people in our lives. You can give regards to the friends far away by making a telephone call, or creating a unique animated Flash photo slide show as the Thanksgiving Greeting Card, which will surely make the traditional holiday more special. Click here to get the free trial version of Firecoresoft Flash Slideshow Maker to make your own Thanksgiving Flash E-card.

For most people, Thanksgiving is also a day about spending time with family members or friends together and enjoying delicious food. If you would like to host a good dinner party for all the people you love, you really need to make the advanced preparation right now. Actually, there are many things you can do before Thanksgiving walks into your house and welcome it with twinkle in your eyes.

1.Finalize the Guest List

Are you planning to host a big dinner or just a small one? You need to draft a name list of the people you want to invite, so that you can have everything in control such as how much food needed, how many tables and wine glasses, etc. Advance planning is always good to pin down what you’re getting yourself into!

2.Check Your Cooking and Serving Gear

Another most important thing is to review your recipes, making sure that you are stay on the budget and reduce the waste. For example, how many people are there, how many courses you are going to make, what ingredients you will need. Beside, think through the cooking gears, do you need a roasting pan or a potato ricer? Additionally, check if there are enough serving ware such as bowls, dishes, forks, spoons and plates.

3.Clean Your Fridge and Freezer

Chances are that you will buy lots of ingredients ahead of time. Hence, it is necessary to clean your fridge and freezer for keeping the materials under sanitary conditions. You can accomplish this task about a week before Thanksgiving.

4.Clean the Oven

As we all know, a clean oven cooks food better while the dirty one will probably give off bad smell. It is too bad, especially when you are cooking the big turkey. Besides, it is the best to clean the oven around 10 days ahead of the Thanksgiving day, so as to let the smell to disappear from the air.

Well, of course, there are many other things to do in advance for the big holiday meal. Hope what listed above can be of some help to you guys. Last but not least, always remember that, the message of Thanksgiving is not all about enjoying a bunch of good food, it is about reflecting on the things in our lives that we are truly grateful for. Happy Thanksgiving! Cheers!

2013 Top 10 Scariest Halloween Songs

October 30, 2024 Uncategorized
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Here comes the scariest time of the year! Everybody is now busy preparing for the coming 2013 Halloween which is all about “tricks and treats”. Giving your friends and families a scaring trick will make this festival more exciting and memorable. There are many different types of tricks you can make, for example, wear some scary costume or put on an ugly mask, splatter fake blood on your door and you could scream from inside the house like your being murdered, etc.

What about having a Halloween party, something like “spooky night”? Sounds great, huh? At the party, you can do any horrible things that you can think of. When the night is waning away, you can lock the door of the room, turn off all lights and then play the creepy Halloween slideshow you made.

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Last but definitely not least, in order to help you create the most thrilling Halloween slideshow, we have specially sorted out top 10 spooky Halloween songs which are truly scary but no ha-ha scary for your reference. Please note that the list is arranged in a random order.

1.“Halloween” by the Misfits.

The horror-punk band sings of “dead cats hanging from poles,” which sounds bad enough, until Glenn Danzigs start singing about “burning bodies hanging from poles.”

2.“Thriller” by Michael Jackson

The song is strongly recommended since it hit No. 4 on the Hot 100 in 1984. And it is considered to be the most-downloaded Halloween-themed hit of all-time.

3.“Season Of the Witch” by Donovan

It has been widely used in movies and TV to illustrate the violent unrest of the late 1960s or as an accompaniment to the topics of horror and witchcraft.

4.“Somebody’s Watching Me” by Rockwell

The creepy Halloween song went to #2 on the pop singles chart in the US and was certified gold.

5.“A Nightmare On My Street” by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince

D.J. Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince (aka, Will Smith) would always add good humor to any Halloween gathering. They brought hip-hop into the Halloween game in 1988 when they took their tune about “Nightmare on Elm Street” villain Freddy Krueger all the way to No. 15 on the Hot 100.

6.“Pet Sematary” by Ramones

This song was recorded for the movie of the same name based on a novel by Stephen King. Many fans consider it to be one of the scariest of all time.

7.“Tubular Bells” by Mike Oldfield

Can you say creepy? The producers of The Exorcist knew what they were doing when they chose this song for a theme.

8.“Highway to Hell” by AC/DC

Pitch-black metal from down under, AC/DC drove “Highway” to No. 47 on the Hot 100 in 1979.

9.Red Right Hand” by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

The spooky baritone sings about a man encountering the devil (with a red right hand) somewhere in the darkness on the edge of town.

10.“Every Breath You Take” by The Police

“Every bond you break … Every game you play … Every vow you break … Every smile you fake … I’ll be watching you.”