Random thoughts on skinny: Peppermint Oreo-like thingies

• I went to Trader Joes last night and in the sample area were Peppermint JoJos, their version of Oreos but with a peppermint creamy filling. OMG! These cookies were amazing. Normally I only take one sample per sample etiquette, but I swung back around when no one was around and swiped two more cookies. I know that's being a sample hog but it was better than buying a whole box.

• Is it possible to make a tasty low-fat, lower calorie egg nog without using artificial sweeteners?

• I eat pizza with ketchup because I like the added zesty sweet tomato flavor. Lots of people think I'm a weirdo for eating pizza with ketchup, but I don't think it's weird. Ketchup and sauce are all made from tomatoes so what's the difference? I had a college roommate who would eat potato chips with ketchup. I thought that was weird until she said that the chips were just extra extra crunchy flat french fries. Okay, makes sense to me.

• Chanukah is here and I miss Matt's grandma Bea's Kugel and Mandel bread. When you break up with someone it's amazing what simple ordinary everyday things you miss most.

• I couldn't help myself. I had to watch a peek or four of the Victoria's Secret show on TV Tuesday night. I was honestly mesmerized. How can you look at those girls and not feel some kind of insecurity, wish for a better body, or some kind of wish to just be able to feel okay as you are. Is there any Victoria Secret model kryptonite? I guess it's called "Don't look at the shows or the catalogs."