So, I'm writing this in a train station in Washington, DC. I just spent 3 days in Boston with a bunch of my creepy internet friends, punishing my
liver and making New England wish it'd never heard of a squirrel with oversized testes. I've slept 3 of the last 36 hours, so let's just say I'm a man of few words at this point. But what do you care? You're only reading this to be jealous of my cooking skills and to look for new music with which to offend your neighbors. I know my place.

No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake (it rhymes, see what I did there?)

1 9" premade graham cracker pie crust (fuck it, make your own if you want, but I'm way too lazy)
1 lb cream cheese that you've let come to room temperature
1 pint heavy whipping cream
1/3 c sugar
2 t lemon juice
1 1/2 c (12 oz) pumpkin pie mix

I'm going easy this week. Seriously. This pie is so awesome and no one needs to know how easy it really is. In a mixing bowl, add the cream cheese and the sugar. Beat these two together for a couple of minutes, until the cream cheese is light and fluffy. Add the lemon juice and stir to incorporate. When that's all mixed in, add the cream and beat
till the mixture is nice and stiff (huhuhuhuh, I said stiff).

Take a quarter or so of the mixture, and put it to one side. Add the pumpkin pie mix to the remaining 3/4 of the batter. In the pie crust, add the plain batter and tap the pan lightly on the counter. This will even out the batter and get rid of any air bubbles. GENTLY pour the pumpkin batter on top of that, and do the tap trick again. This
creates a nice multi-layered effect. Put this in the fridge overnight to let it set, and you're done.

Now, and I never ever thought I'd be saying this, by popular demand, here is my metal review of the week. Nothing new -- I decided to play up the Halloween theme a bit more than I would by just reviewing any old metal album. This album came out back in March and is spooky and talks about witches. So that's cool.

Witchery
Don't Fear the Reaper
Century Media Records

The underground Swedish metal scene is a hotbed of musical incest, and Witchery is no exception. I swear to god there are 1500 Swedish metal bands but only like 13 people that can play an instrument in the whole damned country. Put on hiatus since 2001 because of 3 of its members' other bands' grueling tour schedule (guitarist Patrik Jensen is in the Haunted, bassist Sharlee D'Angelo is in Mercyful Fate and Arch Enemy, and Martin Axenrot is in Bloodbath, as well as currently sitting as drummer for Opeth), they're back with an album that, despite its name, doesn't really need any more cowbell. The album is full of catchy riffs and fantastic drum work. With Jensen in the band, though, a lot of the riffs sound like The Haunted rip-offs. In some cases it's because of Jensen's unique guitar tone, and in others it's because they're really just self-plagiarized. Still, it's a combination of quality and anticipation, as this is their first album in 5 years, but
this is one of the best albums I've heard all year.

Baby Huey's radio show, "Dead of the NIght" can be heard Tuesday evenings on WXDU, 88.7 FM, Durham, NC

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