smartiesOnly two entries in October. Not for wont of things to talk about, really. I guess I just haven't been motivated. Right now, sitting at work without a whole lot to do (which feels wrong after being really busy for a couple months), I'm just kind of tired. I got lots and lots of candy over the weekend. They were leftovers from CTRL-A's post-Hallowe'en extravaganza. I use the term "extravaganza" loosely, of course. I had fun, though. Alas, I can't help but think that all that candy had something to do with it. Especially Rockets! I love Rockets. Sugar is a drug. Hm. Now there's an interesting American cultural oddity (along with the first place blue ribbon). It turns out that Rockets are actually called Smarties down there. This of course, led me to wonder what they call Smarties (The little chocolate candies from Nestle, known as they are throughout the civilized world). The realization is slowly donning that Americans don't actually have Smarties. This notion seems proposterous, however. It's like saying they don't have childhood. M&Ms seem a poor substitute. As much as I prefer them now (peanut only, please), I can't imaging growing up without Smarties. It's just inhuman. This does explain why Smarties TV commercials are so dumb, though. They're probably European. Or Canadian. Canadian ad companies are really bad at doing kids commercials. Beer commercials, sure, but they can't seem to do stuff like candy. comments:
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