daisyblahgtag:www.daisypit.net,2010://632010-07-24T19:27:57ZWhat the hell were you thinking?!?Movable Type 3.36it's a barbie world!tag:www.daisypit.net,2010://63.54582010-07-24T19:05:41Z2010-07-24T19:27:57ZSo i just ran across something interesting today. Evidently Mattel has been expanding its Barbie universe to include more current representations of women.. and by that I mean you can now buy, for just $12.99, Computer Engineer Barbie! So I...hey youhttp://www.daisypit.net/
Computer Engineer Barbie!
So I find this kind of neat. I have a B.S. in computer engineering, from a reputable institution no less. I even have a technical-ish career based around computers, if you can imagine. So cool, what does one get with CE Barbie? hrmmm, a binary themed tee, a cell phone, laptop with matrix-like display, ugly yet trendy geeky glasses.. really awful looking shoes.. wow, being a computer engineer sure is neat!
What else can Barbie be? well in this particular line from Mattel, named Barbie ' I Can Be', Barbie can be all kinds of things. like a doctor, a pre-school teacher, a vet, a sea world animal trainer, race car driver, rock star, ballerina, news anchor, and a bride. WTF?! a Bride!? What game are we playing now? "One of these things is not like the others"?
poor Mattel. it must be really hard to make childrens' toys without drawing criticism. I'm sure Barbie "I can be a bride" must be one of the best sellers in that line. After all, what kid would want to be a computer engineer when they could be a bride instead?
dipshits. ]]>
screw the work out. tag:www.daisypit.net,2010://63.54572010-07-20T17:19:00Z2010-07-20T17:26:17Zok not really. I actually did make it to day three of the planned workout which was another cardio walk/jog and it went pretty well. but then I don't remember what happened the day after that. I was really tired...hey youhttp://www.daisypit.net/
ok not really. I actually did make it to day three of the planned workout which was another cardio walk/jog and it went pretty well. but then I don't remember what happened the day after that. I was really tired and got really busy and forgot to put working out on my to-do list. Thusly, it did not get to-done.. ha. haha. anyway.
So the other night, my sister graciously babysat for us and the loml and I went to a soccer game. The stadium was oddly full and it turns out that Landon Donovan was in the house. Unfortunately for us, he was on the opposite team but hey, he's still probably the best-est american soccer player at the moment so it was still kind of cool.
What was not cool was my distinctly non-buddha attitude. I had spent so long confined in my own home and staring at my pooch that I completely forgot what other people looked like. So during the 90 minutes of the game, I'm pretty sure I spent at least 30 minutes eyeballing the crowd.
wow - I forgot what generally out of shape slobs we americans tend to be. And I instantly felt better about my gut. Though the loml reminds me that I should still try to get into shape. and he's right. i should. because if I can't get my abs toned down in the next few weeks, I'm going to have to buy all new pants.
oh. the horror. new clothes.
ha. ha ha ha. hahahahaha.
happy saturday (day 3a)tag:www.daisypit.net,2010://63.54562010-07-17T23:04:40Z2010-07-17T23:06:17Zyesterday went great. I managed to do all my basic strength training exercises, though the whole business did put me down for a 2 hour nap in the afternoon. Today was supposed to be another 20 minute cardio walk/run day,...hey youhttp://www.daisypit.net/
yesterday went great. I managed to do all my basic strength training exercises, though the whole business did put me down for a 2 hour nap in the afternoon. Today was supposed to be another 20 minute cardio walk/run day, but I just didn't make it.
Instead, I spent the day with the kid. It was sweet. I'll pick up the cardio tomorrow.
how come no one tells me these things? - day 2tag:www.daisypit.net,2010://63.54552010-07-16T14:50:32Z2010-07-16T15:04:17ZSo day 1 of my 'get into shape' program worked out well. My 20 minute cardio jog turned out to be a 22 minute cardio walk/jog as it seems that just walking uphill is enough to cause a spike in...hey youhttp://www.daisypit.net/
So day 1 of my 'get into shape' program worked out well. My 20 minute cardio jog turned out to be a 22 minute cardio walk/jog as it seems that just walking uphill is enough to cause a spike in my heartrate these days. But I still felt really good when I was done. So good that I even dressed in a nice fitted tee (white, even!) and a pair of tan capris for the day. Even though you could kind of see my pooch, I still thought I looked pretty good... little did I know.
You see, the loml and I met a friend at the mall for lunch. While we were waiting for our table, I saw that Ann Taylor was having a sale. So I hauled over there, checked out the stuff, and contemplated the kind of awesome stuff I could buy once my abs came back. "but I still look good now!", I thought as I evaluated myself in the store mirror. A little lush maybe, but who doesn't like that kind of thing? Well, I soon paid for my 30 second trip into vanity when I turned around to check out the back of my outfit in the mirror.
"WTF?!!" was about the only thing that crossed my mind, because my ass looked huge! and as I took another look, I realized that it was the capris I was wearing. My maternity capris. Which I love because they are super comfortable, but I had never realized were also insanely baggy in the rear. My ass looked like a collapsed paper bag! So I immediately left the store to ask the loml why he never told me that my ass looked so bad in these pants.
Ok - so reality check time. I may still be a little on-tilt with the hormones and fatigue and stuff. Because I can think of no reality that actually has the loml style checking my clothes. but the point of the story is that I really need to stick with the work out so I can stop wearing maternity clothes.
So today is basic strength training day. I'm going to attempt 15 reps of each:
squats, pushups, lunges, rows, presses, bicep curls, tricep crunches... damn this is starting to sound like a lot.
oh well.. we'll see how it goes.
Don't call me squishy (day 1)tag:www.daisypit.net,2010://63.54542010-07-15T12:54:41Z2010-07-15T13:28:53ZHey, I'm back! I know I didn't actually 'go' anywhere but I admit I was spending more time on the baby blog (see link on the right-side menu) than I was here. I've just discontinued the baby blog, so be...hey youhttp://www.daisypit.net/
here on About.com. So I have to start with some measurements:
weight: 137.6
body fat: unknown as I can't get my friggin scale to reset for my stats.
resting heart rate: 72
waist: 31
hips: 38.5
thigh: 35.5
chest: 37.5
ooooh - my waistline! the friggin' tragedy of it all! If I have a goal, this my friend, is it.
ok - 20 minutes of cardio is my goal of the day. ]]>
The verdict is intag:www.daisypit.net,2010://63.54492010-07-05T15:46:28Z2010-07-05T22:30:41ZOk. So I've had my rav4, the blue bunny, for a few weeks now and I feel able to render a judgment. Several judgments, actually. Lucky you. First of all, everyone was right. The v6 is totally worth getting. No...hey youhttp://www.daisypit.net/
Ok. So I've had my rav4, the blue bunny, for a few weeks now and I feel able to render a judgment. Several judgments, actually. Lucky you. First of all, everyone was right. The v6 is totally worth getting. No one wants a rav4 with just four cylinders, don't even bother.
Secondly, the Toyota nav system completely blows. It blows so much that I would seriously recommend that people buy a Honda CRV if they even remotely care about this kind of thing. Even though the CRV only comes in four cylinders.
The Toyota nav disables features when the vehicle is in motion, regardless of whether there is a passenger in the front seat. There is no way to disengage this 'safety feature' which results in a practically worthless nav system while the vehicle is in motion. And I know that taking your eyes off the road while driving is dangerous but you think they would at least free it up when you have a passenger. That's how the front air bag works, right? Also, the address book seems to label every entry on the display which really clutters up the view. There are several really unintuitive ways this thing works, which I'm not going to get into. And its not just the nav features... the xm radio interface also has some problems. For one thing, it doesn't provide the option to keep a song title listed; you have to push a button to have that display and then it goes away after a set amount of seconds. Seriously?
So I really like driving the RAV4 and I really like all the 'physical' features, like the sun roof and all that but their user interface on the Nav//Radio is insanely bad. So really take a look at the Honda if you are looking between the two.
xm followuptag:www.daisypit.net,2010://63.54462010-06-24T14:43:58Z2010-06-24T15:06:06ZThis is kind of a funny thing. After all my chit chatting with XM customer service, a mysterious charge showed up on the credit card bill after all. Awww.. turns out that my off-shore customer service rep "Fred" somehow managed...hey youhttp://www.daisypit.net/
This is kind of a funny thing. After all my chit chatting with XM customer service, a mysterious charge showed up on the credit card bill after all. Awww.. turns out that my off-shore customer service rep "Fred" somehow managed to screw up my transaction after all.
But all was not lost. I called XM again to get them to remove the erroneous charge and was connected with 'Jonathan'. Unlike my previous three customer service reps, Jonathan sounded like that might actually be his real name (if not, I salute you Jonathan and your excellent cultural training). Jonathan was actually able to fix my problem AND he also was able to hook me up with an additional line of service at a great price. He was amazed that I actually wanted to give them money, and I was amazed that I could find an XM representative who actually wanted to take my money.
ARE YOU LISTENING XM RADIO??? THIS IS WHY YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS!
anywho, Jonathan was happy to sell me some service and even gave me some great tips on where to get my spare XM radio installed ("I hear alot of people go to Best Buy").
wow. Bravo Jonathan, bravo! I have to say that whole experience made me realize that we, as a consumer public, really need to start appreciating good customer service, even if the products wind up costing a little more. Because in the case of XM radio, it took me four phone calls to actually purchase an extra line of service.
Crazy eh?
me and XMtag:www.daisypit.net,2010://63.54412010-06-09T23:35:03Z2010-06-10T00:03:19Zif you read my previous entry, then you might have realized that lately I've been up to the neck in consumer frustration. Some of it was still milling around, unfortunately for the next person, in this case XM Radio customer...hey youhttp://www.daisypit.net/
trying to lose customers? (probably the worst thing I said during the entire call). I am not willing to pay this fee. Is this necessary?
Fred says, "Yes ma'am. It is the transfer fee". So I tell him, fine... Cancel My Account. I am not doing this anymore.
and he says, "Yes ma'am. One moment please". And for a minute I am actually concerned that I might have to renegotiate an account with XM. A thought which isn't so bad because I hear there are some mighty good deals to be had.
but, no. Fred comes back. He can waive the fee. fan-fucking-tastic. Do it Fred, give me service. At which point Fred tells me a bunch of pointless stuff like, 'turn on the radio', 'make sure the antenna is pointed at the sky', 'this may take a few minutes', 'you can visit our website'...
and then, he concludes by telling me that I will be getting an e-mail survey and he would appreciate it if I would respond and talk about how he resolved my problems. I was amazed, "sure, I'll do that".
"Again, my name is Fred. Thank you for choosing XM."]]>
What I think I learned...tag:www.daisypit.net,2010://63.54402010-06-09T23:29:59Z2010-06-10T00:19:19ZSo I recently bought a Toyota RAV4. And I love the car. but, like most of us, I did not love the buying experience. So just to set my mind at ease, here is a summation of my experience. Selecting...hey youhttp://www.daisypit.net/
Selecting the vehicle: I went around to three dealerships looking at small SUVs and test driving them. I also looked at all the features and
do-hickeys to see what I absolutely wanted.
Winner: Me. I went during a weekday afternoon when the dealers had zero traffic and made it clear I was just looking around. I got a bunch of information for a small time investment.
Negotiating the price: I used edmunds.com to estimate the MSRP on the thing and then e-mailed 5 local area dealerships.
Winner: Me - sort of. I used the automated e-mail service on edmunds.com but it didn't let me customize the e-mail. This resulted in an extra round of negotiations to get the price I wanted since everyone initially just sent me a "best price" instead of responding to me saying "This is the price I want".
Lesson: send your own damn e-mail so you control exactly what it says.
Negotiating the trade-in: I got a quote from carmax before going into the dealership so I would have a comparison price. I believe I did a great job negotiating the price on the RAV4, which meant the dealer was really out to recoup on the trade-in price. In the end, I wound up settling for the same price that carmax offered.
Winner: The dealer but I don't know what else I could have done besides selling the car independently, which is a hassle that I wasn't looking for.
Lesson: I don't know, maybe I should have refused to trade-in the vehicle? If someone knows the answer, please tell me!
Financing: Since Toyota is busy killing people with their problems, I got fantastic financing.
Winner: ME, totally 100% the winner!
Dealer Add-ons: Well, this one really chaps my ass to admit. I totally went for the paint/upholstery/undercarriage sealer etc.. protection package. I do need/want these things for my lifestyle but was the cost worth it?
Winner: The dealer. The truth is that I could have applied a lot of this stuff myself for cheaper.
Lesson: DO NOT buy the dealer auto-protection package, no matter how tired you are and wow, does it seem like a good deal. I am super sure that my local auto shop would've done it for cheaper.
On a side note, I went for the extended warranty which only time will tell about, but I think it was at a good price (Toyota killing people => good price on warranty). I also went for the gap insurance but I'm canceling it in a couple of weeks for a full refund. Gap insurance only works if you total the car or it gets stolen (irretrievably i think), which are odds I'm going to take.
Stupidity: hoo boy. This one is a crazy maker. It turns out that a RAV4 Limited edition comes with XM radio as a standard feature. It even says so on the sticker. Unless you upgrade to a integrated nav system... in which case, they add a small clause in parenthesis to the sticker right after describing the nav, saying this option deletes the XM radio. So my stupidity was in not explicitly reading every friggin line on the sticker and assuming that adding on an alleged $2000 to $4000 upgrade package would actually IMPROVE (a.k.a. NOT REMOVE FEATURES). The dealer/salesman stupidity was in never discussing this interesting fact. I refuse to believe that people who will shell out money for a integrated nav system do not want integrated XM...
Winner: Jury is out on this one. I went back to the dealership service dept because I couldn't get XM to work, which is when I learned all this stuff. I then complained to the sales manager because I was pissed off. The sales manager offerred to pay 50% of the reduced price that the service department was offering after my initial "What do you mean I don't have an XM receiver?!". I accepted the offer. The loml says that I needed to tell them I was returning the car and they would have done it for free. My sole regret on this is that I did not try this immediately upon discovering the issue.
I don't like playing the what-if game, because the other what-if says that if I had known beforehand, then I would have paid for the XM as part of the sales cost of the vehicle and I possibly saved some money doing it this way. but damned if I can tell.
Lesson: DO NOT FALL in love with the vehicle during negotiations
INCLUDING the 3 day return period. I thought I was safe once I purchased the thing, but my weakness totally bit me in the ass when I had the XM issue, crippling my ability to negotiate fearlessly.
but its over now, and I have to say.. Damned if I still love don't that thing.
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little woman, biiiiig truck!tag:www.daisypit.net,2010://63.54382010-06-07T02:33:41Z2010-06-07T02:43:15Zok - so I bought an SUV (a small one, but that's kind of splitting hairs at this point). Anyway, its been a strange road of car ownership that started with an old faithful mitsubishi galant, then a VW GTI...hey youhttp://www.daisypit.net/
'blue bunny' but the loml says that is too girly or something.. we'll see. but whatever it gets named, I love that thing already.
however, I suspect other people may not love it so much.. mainly the other drivers behind me. The thing is, I'm so used to driving my hybrid with an eye on increasing the mileage, that I still drive that way in the SUV. Which is ridiculous. I'll be lucky to hit 22 on that thing in the city. but still, I keep driving the speed limit on small roads (mainly because I'm afraid I'll sideswipe something, like a deer or mailbox), and perform slow acceleration and decelerations while on the main roads. again, with the crazy. I have a V6.
but its only been a couple of days, maybe I'll become one of those crazy SUV drivers with an overblown sense of entitlement. In the meantime, I just keep singing "little woman, big truck!" to myself. ]]>
a quick polltag:www.daisypit.net,2010://63.54372010-06-03T20:43:25Z2010-06-03T20:48:57ZI'm not sure how many of you readers are men, but if you are or you know the answer anyway please let me know. I'm looking at buying a new vehicle. So in order to get the best price, I...hey youhttp://www.daisypit.net/
I'm not sure how many of you readers are men, but if you are or you know the answer anyway please let me know.
I'm looking at buying a new vehicle. So in order to get the best price, I e-mailed several dealers in my area with the model information of what I wanted and the option/package level desired and asked for quotes.
I instantly got feedback in the form of phone calls and multiple e-mails. but the first question that all of them asked me was this: What color are you interested in?
now, is this because I'm a woman or is this because its something I didn't specify? because there are several things I didn't indicate, like my timeframe for purchase or if I needed financing or several other details.. but maybe this is an important thing to figure out first. Any opinions?
houseworktag:www.daisypit.net,2010://63.54322010-05-28T20:52:03Z2010-05-28T21:13:57ZI just read an article published in 1970, titled "The Politics of Housework" by Pat Mainardi. It centers on the historical oppression of women (and the lower classes) especially in the area of housework, and the techniques that those in...hey youhttp://www.daisypit.net/
"The Politics of Housework" by Pat Mainardi. It centers on the historical oppression of women (and the lower classes) especially in the area of housework, and the techniques that those in power (white males) exercise in order to maintain that state. Why would any man do this? For this one simple reason "They recognize the essential fact of housework right from the very beginning. Which is that it stinks."
As I read the article, I was glad to see that the loml and I don't encounter these situations very often, but yet there were still several items that were eerily familiar. The article is a quick read and I recommend it to everyone. But for those who think that this stuff isn't for them, I'll quote some examples of things that men say along with the author's interpretation:
"I don' t mind sharing the work, but you'll have to show me how to do it." MEANING: I ask a lot of questions and you'll have to show me everything every time I do it because I don't remember so good. Also don' t try to sit down and read while I'M doing my jobs because I'm going to annoy hell out of you until it's easier to do them yourself."
"I hate it more than you. You don't mind it so much." MEANING: Housework is garbage work. It's the worst crap I've ever done. It's degrading and humiliating for someone of my intelligence to do it. But for someone of your intelligence....
and finally, my favourite:
"I don't mind sharing the housework, but I don't do it very well. We should each do the things we're best at." MEANING: Unfortunately I'm no good at things like washing dishes or cooking. What I do best is a little light carpentry, changing light bulbs, moving furniture (how often do you move furniture?). ALSO MEANING: Historically the lower classes (black men and us) have had hundreds of years experience doing menial jobs. It would be a waste of manpower to train someone else to do them now. ALSO MEANING: I don't like the dull, stupid, boring jobs, so you should do them.
Interestingly, the author also provides some points to consider when your man kicks up a fuss at having to do this shitty job:
He is feeling it more than you. He's losing some leisure and you're gaining it. The measure of your oppression is his resistance.
A great many American men are not accustomed to doing monotonous, repetitive work which never issues in any lasting, let alone important, achievement... Men have always had servants (us) to take care of this bottom stratum of life while they have confined their efforts to the rarefied upper regions.
In a sense, all men everywhere are slightly schizoid-divorced from the reality of maintaining life. This makes it easier for them to play games with it.
Now, this is a lot to lay on a man. And as I already stated, I don't really encounter many of these issues with the loml. We both work full time jobs, we both contribute to our shared way of life.. is it because we are a liberated couple? The sad answer is no. We aren't. The truth is that while the loml is wonderful at pitching in with household duties, I seriously doubt that we actually have an equitable housework arrangement (based on several years experience here, just trust me). The truth is that I just shifted the oppressive tasks to a maid service. So in some sense, I've just outsourced our shitty tasks. And I did it because of all the same reasons that man doesn't want to do the housework. And while I'm paying a fair market rate to my housecleaning crew, is this that much better than how things were 40 years ago? ]]>
I'm a fan...tag:www.daisypit.net,2010://63.54312010-05-28T16:48:06Z2010-05-28T17:25:28Zi don't know how many of you saw an article that hit the news earlier this week. It was about how a man working at an Ohio Dairy Farm was arrested for 12 counts of cruelty to animals after an...hey youhttp://www.daisypit.net/
google "ohio dairy farm cruelty".
but that's what I want to talk about, the part where it makes me feel sick. Every posting of this news article that I've seen is always accompanied by a bunch of comments that say something like "this is sick, this is awful, I can't believe anyone would do such a thing.. blah blah blah".
so it would seem that many outspoken people are against the practice of beating up farm animals. and this is where I'm glad that I don't talk to too many people, because if I actually met someone who were to bring this topic up and then say "geez, I hope that man rots in jail cause what he did was awful.." then I would say, "What are you doing about it?"
because these days, telling people that you feel upset about something is about as effective as joining a Facebook group. So let's play a game. Take this dairy cow story for instance. According to the published details, the footage shows at least three or four people taking part. Now, I could be wrong but either Conklin Dairy Farms coincidentally hired three psychopaths OR they don't make a point of respecting their livestock, resulting in an environment where three dumbasses could get away with repeatedly engaging in animal cruelty.
I know some of you don't believe me, but when a company actually believes in a principle, they follow through on it. Look at Zappos.com. They believe in customer service. They screen their customer service reps (and I don't know what else they do) but if you've ever bought anything from them or had to engage their customer service for anything, you would 100% know that they put effort in this kind of thing. So yes, I am saying Conklin Dairy Farms is partly responsible for this.
but back to you, me, and the game. How do you know if you support the sadistic beating of dairy livestock? well, do you drink milk? Yes, OMG - maybe you do!! Do you know where your milk came from? Yes? No.. Maybe SO ?? Does that company respect their livestock? WHO KNOWS!!! Well, you would know if you cared enough to find out.
but let's try another one. How about that lesbian teenager in Mississippi who was told that she couldn't bring her date to the prom? and then when the ACLU stepped in to demand that she be allowed to attend with her date, her school and colluding parents held a secret special separate prom for all the rest of the kids, that she wasn't invited to.
If you read about it and that upset you, what did you do about it? Did you donate money to the ACLU? or a local resource to help gay youth? did you do anything?
My point is put up or shut up (to me at least). Because if you can't be bothered to even try to live your life according to your principles, then maybe you should learn some other phrases. like... "feeding my family cheap steak is more important to me than respecting animal life" or "being able to eat exotic fruit year round is more important to me than making sure I'm not supporting underage slave labor in other countries" or "its easier to be outraged on Facebook about the teen bullying epidemic than it is to actually ask my local school if they have an anti-bullying program"
dang, this game is fun.
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my ex.tag:www.daisypit.net,2010://63.54292010-05-22T16:03:26Z2010-05-22T16:13:44Zso its that time of year where the chickens come home to roost, and season finales abound. The one I'm particularly looking forward to is the final episode of 'Lost'.. and maybe not for the reasons that most people are....hey youhttp://www.daisypit.net/
so its that time of year where the chickens come home to roost, and season finales abound. The one I'm particularly looking forward to is the final episode of 'Lost'.. and maybe not for the reasons that most people are. Because I hate that damn show with all my extra emotional bits that aren't being used for anything decent.
but recently, I had to come to terms with my feelings for 'Lost', especially after reading a commentary on jezebel.com about how 'Lost' can really inspire a maniacal hatred in some segments of the population. and I was like, 'oh, that's me..". And then one comment particularly caught my attention. the gist of the comment was basically asking how people could hate a show so much, when they didn't watch it.. and again, i was like "oh, that's me..." hrmmm.
See, the thing is, I watched the whole first season of "Lost" before I accepted that it was an abusive relationship wherein the writers did not respect me, the viewer. and that was when I decided to end it, and I haven't watched an episode since. You know why? Cause only stupid people hang out with the crazies (when they have a choice). I am not stupid.
And normally, this would have been a perfect, let bygones be bygones, outta sight outta mind kind of deal. but, the damn show would not go away. It kept popping up, on my DVR (the loml watches it), on my favourite news consolidation websites, on commercials...
It was like this whole Justin Bieber thing (who is this guy and why does he keep showing up in my news feeds???), but for SIX YEARS!????!
so, either way, I'm glad to see its almost over. And as soon as we all learn that the island is really the back of a giant magic turtle that supports one of the four corners of the earth, I can finally relax.
two true thingstag:www.daisypit.net,2010://63.54242010-05-13T01:11:25Z2010-05-13T01:24:15ZI like to try new things, but usually they are big things. like when I decided to get a motorcycle license.. but in the last week, I've encountered a couple of new things that have really amazed me. So here...hey youhttp://www.daisypit.net/
I like to try new things, but usually they are big things. like when I decided to get a motorcycle license.. but in the last week, I've encountered a couple of new things that have really amazed me. So here they are, in no particular order:
1. Honey Nut Cheerios: I don't know why the loml bought these. Usually, we have a lot of honey bunches of oats or whatever that stuff is. and I haven't been much of a cereal person since I OD'd on the cereal bar in college (you try eating lucky charms for two out of three meals every day for a couple of years, and see where that gets you). but this last weekend, all we had where these honey nut cheerios, so i tried them. and DAMN, they were really good. Better than I ever remembered that they might have been. So I told the loml "these cheerios taste way better than I remember." and he tells me "that's because they are honey nut cheerios". I hadn't realized that they now have at least two types, regular (which must be the suck type I recall) and these "new" honey nut ones. wow! So there you have it, good stuff people!
2. Arizona Iced Tea - Southern Style Sweet Tea: Ok, I spent some years in the south. I even spent one summer working as a waitress in a Ryan's steak house, so I do think I know something about sweet tea. In fact, it still mystifies me that people who have no compunction about drinking Coke are willing to live their lives eating in restaurants that don't offer sweet tea as an option. but I digress... Point is that today, I bought an Arizon Iced Tea - Southern style sweet tea today. And you know what? It tasted like ASS! (note* this is purely hypothetical. they day I figure out what ass tastes like, I may write a whole new blog.. maybe next year). In fact, Arizona Iced Tea, which I think is actually based out of New York, doesn't seem to have a clue as to what Sweet Iced tea is supposed to taste like because the stuff I drank to today tastes almost like their "Green tea"... Which now makes me realize that I should've known, because their Green tea also tastes absolutely nothing like green tea. hrm..
So there you have it folks. Honey Nut Cheerios = Good; Arizona Iced Tea - Sweet Tea = absolutely awful.