have you heard of batter blaster? yeah, neither had i. but one of the blogs mike reads reviewed the product, which sent us on a mission to locate, purchase and consume it. (side note: the guy who writes the blog appears to have the same plates as us from crate and barrel – how bizarre, huh?)

ok, so back to batter blaster. what is it, you may ask? why, it’s organic pancake and waffle batter in a canister. last weekend, mike and i traveled to multiple stores to find the coveted product before finally locating it at nob hill in scotts valley in the refrigerated section. we were so overcome by happiness after finding it that we *may* have exchanged a huge high five right there in the aisle at the store, leading to several staring shoppers. oh, if only they knew the efforts we expended to find this product!

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unfortunately we found batter blaster on a sunday night and during the week we mostly consume breakfast at our desks at work, so we weren’t able to use it until this morning. mike and i really enjoy making big breakfasts on the weekends, so i made a fruit and yogurt smoothie and soy sausages while mike read the directions, which included 1) shake well; 2) turn bottle over; 3) pour batter into pan; and 4) enjoy with your favorite toppings:

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steps 2 and 3 in action:

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a magnificent flip:

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step 4 was possibly the most difficult:

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verdict: the batter blaster was not as nutrient rich as the pancakes we make from scratch (we usually use whole wheat flour add flax seed meal, oats, berries, etc), but they were really tasty and quick and we thoroughly enjoyed them!

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like many articles i read on slate, i’m not sure if i agree with the statements made in the following article or if i absolutely disagree…so i thought i’d post the it and see what you all think about the gender/race issue in regards to the current presidential candidates:
http://www.slate.com/id/2181646/

while on my drive home from work tonight, i was stopped at the red light on river street and highway one next to a brand new white hybrid civic.  the hybrid was emblazoned with the bright yellow “clean air” stickers: 

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the driver of the civic opened the door and held a cigarette in one hand low to the ground.  i began to shake my head at the irony of the hybrid car driver smoking a cigarette as he brought a large mc donald’s cup of soda out of the car door with the other hand and proceeded to extinguish the cig.  what a dichotomous life the driver leads!

since the past few days have been so stormy, i have been taking solace in these pictures from our gorgeous new year’s day picnic.  living in santa cruz, it’s easy to take these kinds of days for granted:

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