So I fineally found things to write about.

I've decided I need to do something on this here blog so here's my latest favorite item.





I know it looks questionable. It is however quite comparable to fresh whipped cream. At roughly $5 a can it's very affordable, and you get a lot. I've been using it a lot. Angel food cake, my "lunch" which consisted of frozen strawberries and bananas, more whip than fruit and all topped with chocolate syrup. Shut up it was VERY healthy. An attempt at Tiramisu which kind of turned into Tira-ma-blob (but still very good), pancakes, I still haven't used one can up. I always end up with extra cream that just goes bad, and I'm not a fan of cool whip. This is good stuff though, and unlike real cream it doesn't melt and get runny in the fridge it almost thickens up after bit if left for a day or so.

Zoo!

Here of some fun pictures from the zoo. Leland and I went with our new besties Ari, and Lenny. We had a lot of fun and even rode the train, although the train wasn't as spectacular as I remembered from childhood. It was still an awesome day.

Real Life Haunted Places.

Why is it that Tasha and Emma will believe the craziest things I tell them unless it's true? I tell them all manner of fish stories and they believe me. So this morning Tasha tells me how excited she is to get her book drive books, because she is getting one on real life haunted places. So I asked her "Oh you mean like my house?" Both her and Emma laughed in my face and told me that my house wasn't haunted! I told them it was but that they're nice ghosts. They still weren't buying it. Emma said "No, REAL haunted places like hotels." Apparently people's homes cannot be haunted, just hotels and the likes. Tell that to whoever opens and closes the bedroom, bathroom, and refrigerator doors! Or to Grandpa P. I don't think he's still around but he sure liked choking a certain someone in their sleep. I could go on and on really. However, for the girls sake, I decided to drop it so that they wouldn't be afraid to come over. As if to remind me when I got home, after my nap, I let the dogs out, then went through the bedroom to the bathroom and when I reached for the door it tried to open itself, unsuccessfully slamming against the jam. Apparently if the door is latched my ghosties can't open it. But hey, they tried to be a gentleman.

25 Random things about ROCKBAND!

1. I have little musical talent. Mostly I just Kenny-G it up. Nahnahnah nah naaaah nah nah
2. I could possibly die if I missed an episode of House M.D. I love Hugh Laurie and have just learned I must hunt down the season of Black Adder that he played in.
3. I only surround myself with people who are as nerdy or nerdier than myself. Otherwise reality hits and I realize I'm not as cool as I seem to think.
4. I'm a Huge fan of ZLAD. His music is “a melodic fusion combining hot disco rhythms with cold war rhetoric”.
5. I had a 30 minute conversation about what it would be like if you farted out your nose and sneezed out your butt with my husband. That's why I love him. He came up with some very good problems that may arise.
6. I consider myself a liberal conservative. I agree with many "liberal" views, but I LOVE guns, and say one bad word about a soldier and buddy we're throwin' down. I also see reason in many "conservative" views. I'm complex. Just support me as your leader. NOW!
7. I've made any number of boys cry, and I don't feel bad about it.
8. I would NEVER go to Tahoe with my family. Mainly because it would not be ok for them to come to Zephyr Cove with me and darn if I'm going there and not swimming nekkid.
9. I have done some REALLY embarrassing things to divert attention to my more sensitive friends. Mainly because I'm such a nerd I don't care about my image.
10. Sunday I spent the entire day in my P.J.'s and loved it!
11. I tease Leland about accident children. I just know some day God is going to smite me with one for it one day.
12. I have a decent food storage going. I'm not going to starve anytime soon.
13. I looked up Sarcoidosis, and it's not nearly as lame as Hillary and I suspected.
14. I listen to everything from classical to the occasional death metal. I get bored with only one genre of music.
15. I tryed gymnastics as a kid. I hated it because everyone was better than me and they teased me. Especially the boy. Man if I knew then what I do today I'd have just said shut up gay boy!
16. I wish I could plant puppy plants like watermelons. Then there'd be cute little puppies on the vine and I could pick them and play with them. It would be amazing!
17. I love oatmeal cookies, but hate raisins. So I only eat them if I bake them and that's not that often. It's a sad state of affairs.
18. I love Calamari, and Cockles. Those are my two favorite sides to get a the Market Street Grill with my Pops.
19. I am more important to Leland than his buddies. I proved it by telling him I really didn't fancy hanging with his buddies after V-Day dinner (which he had planned) and that I wanted to just spend time with him and myself. He was immediately ok with it. That made me happy and now I don't have to do the VFW on a day about ME. Oh yes and Leland. I love me...
20. I talk to my dogs a lot. They're my best friends next to Leland. Except when I go to let them out back, and then Gamine sees the mailman, and runs straight at him growling, and I have to do damage control, and thank the lucky stars that he's a decent guy and isn't going to complain because it was an accident, and all she did was sniff him and scare the crap out of him. Then Pinion randomly joins the action but immediately runs into the back yard when he sees the trouble gamine is in. At those times... They're just lucky I love them.
21. I have found the next MUST-HAVE game for my collection. It's called "The Family" and it's awesome. Sonia and I could unite against James and beat down his family. The only stipulation is I must always be the New York Italian Family. They've got Albert Anastasia "the Executioner" and he's got my back. *waving arms wildly* in Italian!
22. I have always had horrible nightmares and it continues into adulthood. It's why I enjoy horror movies. They're not half as bad as my dreams.
23. The devil is in me when I'm tired and hungry. I think it runs in the family to be possessed at those times.
24. I Love anime's. I have seen some really good ones, and some that are so odd they are awesome. Super awesome but sad Anime: Grave of Fireflies. I recommend it. It's really good.
25. I really enjoy Historical Fiction. You learn a bit about how to do things ancient style while getting a great story at the same time.

Cooking for 7?

So Last Saturday I had big exciting plans to make Sukiyaki for dinner with Ari and Lenny. Two very awesome people. Then the day before while shopping for supplies Leland finally pipes up "But I want gyoza..." and continued to act all pathetic until I agreed to do the freaking gyoza instead. Then we ended up inviting Laura and Dana too, so I was cooking for 6. Friday night Leland invites his boss for dinner as well. Well that was just great I had to make gyoza and clean house all in one day! Leland cleaned while I wrapped (I took the easy job, sorta) and everything was accomplished by dinner time. Hey with the constant threat of lay-offs it never hurts to ply the boss with tons of gyoza! Plus he's a decent guy, though not quite as silly as is my general preference for friends. Maybe he was holding back nerdiness to see exactly what type of crowd we were.

Little addition suggestions for gyoza:
gyrator
gyro
Grozny
gymnast