Kitty Deschanel | Food, Wine, and Travel Adventures in an Airstream Basecamp

Sexy Nerd and I spent Friday morning at the Albuquerque Zoo* (you know, the one notorious for dismembered giraffes and break-ins by idiots ). There was a small group of women with their young children walking ahead of us when we crossed paths with a few peacocks. Hey baby. One woman began to explain to her children that the male peacock is the one with the beautiful feathers, which he uses to attract a mate. Normal enough. The other woman, however, jumped in very enthusiastically and said: "If I were a peacock, I'd just find that guy irresistible! Really, he's even turning me on as a human!"  At what age do kids begin to realize how embarrassing their parents are? Lookin' sexy, Mr. Peacock! *I should point out that, despite the negative links, Sexy Nerd and I love the zoo. We even joined their yearly pass program. You just can't beat the people-watching!

It's 3:49am and I can't sleep. What to do? Check out the Toys R Us Hot Toy List 2010, of course. What is the hot toy for 2010? Sadly, there are no Tamagotchis or Furbys this year. Instead, they predict that all the kids are going to want this: Behold: The Sing A Ma Jig I don't have kids so I know I'm not the ideal Sing A Ma Jig (Sing-a-ma-jig?) audience, and I probably shouldn't say this because it's a kid's toy, but really? Sing A Ma Jigs? Sing A Ma Jigs. It looks like a blow-up doll for stuffed animals. Am I the only one who thinks this?

Sure, there have been many posts since I told you I may have tetanus (and, even worse, that I needed a SHOT!) but for all you know, those posts may have been pre-scheduled and my funeral was actually last week. Fear not, for I am alive! As of September 20th, at least. I can hear your sighs of relief all across the internet. I summoned my courage and went to Walgreens for a tetanus shot. Guess what? It was easy peasy! Heck, I even thought about asking for a flu shot while I was there.  Ultimately, I decided against it because it would have been denied by my insurance. (Okay, because I'm a big wimpy wimp.) Like my BandAid? I am so tough. Really though, it was easy, and it was completely worth it for the peace of mind. Even better, at my insistence, Sexy Nerd took me to McDonalds afterward! Ice Cream AND McDoubles? Score! What's wrong with Sexy Nerd, you ask? Did the vaccine send me into an arm-punching rage? It seems the love of my life, who had come a...

Here is the link for the quickest, easiest pizza dough ever: Clicky Here We made this tonight. We added herbs to the dough, (parsley, oregano, garlic powder, basil, and onion salt,) and topped our pizza with frozen spinach, parmesan and mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, green onions, crushed red pepper, and garlic. We rolled out the dough as thin as possible and poked lots of tiny holes in it with a fork, to prevent air bubbles. "No photo", you ask? Nope, the 6 serving pizza was gone before I could grab the camera.