Week of November 13, 2005

November 17 2005 -- Size (doesn't!) matters. When it comes to cereal yogurt is the new black. It's showing up everywhere, it seems like all the makers of breakfast foods want to get in on the action. Well, as to not miss out on the fun our good budday's at Life cereal have decided to get in on the hype and release their own stab at grabbing a share of this market.


(woo my camera works again!)

Yup. Life Cereal with vanilla yogurt crunch. Life cereal has been a part of American culture for a very long time. Ever since Mikey hit the scene in 1971 people have been eating Life cereal and thinking about how it's good for you (eh, at least better for you than Halloween Lucky Charms) and how kids like it (although Kix has taken over that title too. Oops). What ever happened to good wholesome pleasant commercial experiences like that? Today it’s all about boobs and sex.

So yeah, they've updated themselves with sleek new box art and tossed in some yogurt with hopes that people will see it in the isles and jump at the chance to try it. Well, it worked, at least for me. I saw it while walking around the new Stop and Shop on Easton Ave in New Brunswick, NJ. What a nice store. Brand new joint with a very nice salad bar. You should check it out if you are ever in town. Unfortunately for my ego I was beaten to that store by 78west's polls own Ryan. It was a devastating blow when I heard that he was at the store over the weekend. There I was, all proud that I had gone to a brand new store only a few days after it had opened up. So proud was I that I even went and bought some new cereal at this new store. Then came the phone conversation last night.. Ryan had been there 3 days before me. I was crushed. This "new" store was already old news. My manhood was gone and I was a broken boy.

Sadness.

But the cereal, at least that is still new, I think. Pouring it out I was at first a little let down by the lack of the yogurt crunches in there. Just look at how small they are! Anyone who tells you size does not matter is lying to you. I should know. I've been there. I've complained about people's sizes all the time. And by people I mean men. And by men I mean Jason, man, how gay is he? But then I filled up the spoon with the white goodness and shoved it in my mouth (once again I am sure you can all relate to that statement). Ooo, what a pleasant surprise! It actually tasted good! Too bad that statement can't really be related to by you ladies out there. It seems as though for once quality makes up for quantity. Eating the cereal was a nice pleasant experience. The yogurt worked will with the Life.. um.. things? What do you call them anyway? Cereal pieces? Life pieces? How long has it been since you played Life? Been a really long time for me, years in fact. Perhaps a decade? Oh how the years have gone by, it really was a pleasant time playing that game with the family..

Oh wait, sorry, sidetracked. Back to the cereal.

After the cereal sits for a while the milk also becomes a pleasant vanilla as well providing for a nice drink when you are finished for your meal. After having a few more bowls of this stuff during this week I must say that its a very nice addition to anyone's cereal collection.

4 cheeses. I am sure Mikey would like this one too. And just to let you know, Mikey is not dead.



Special prize for the first person to count the number of times I used the word pleasant in this review.

Posted by LordJezo

November 16 2005 -- Learn something..

This movie is amazing


It was found by our forum's (yes, this site does have it's own message board) resident azn boi.

Watch is and learn the samurai way.

Do it. Your sushi chef demands it.

Posted by LordJezo

November 15 2005 -- Cold War There is an arms race in the burger industry for the world's largest burger. Recently it has been bouncing back and forth between Clinton Station Diner in Clinton, NJ and some place in PA. First the PA place had it, then CSD came out with some 12.5 thing named Zeus. Then the PA joint came out with a 15 pounder named the Belly Buster. Then CSD developed the atomic bomb of burgers.

Mt. Olympus.

25 pounds of meat. 2 heads of lettuce. 2 or 3 (I forget) cups of ketchup. 50 slices of cheese. And a whole lot of other stuff.

Total weight? 50 pounds.

Costs $100 and you need to order it 3 hours in advance.

I was at the diner Sunday morning after church and here are the pictures. If I can get 10 people together to donate $10 a person I will order it. Or something.

Posted by LordJezo

November 13 2005 -- The Enemy. Well, it's been a while since I have reviewed something new, almost a week in fact. Sitting here this morning I have decided to get back to what matters and provide everyone with some quality reporting and write up something that matters. Today I will be reviewing one of America's biggest enemies. Something our children are now taught to fear, something the adults are embarrassed to even be near. Industries are built around the fear and the hate for it and if were up to some of the people in charge this thing would be eliminated from our society.

Carbohydrates.

Yes. I said it. Crucify me later but it had to get out there. Today I will indeed be reviewing a form of carbs and you are all going to have to sit there and watch it. You know you want to change the page and look away but the sheer horror and disgust that word brings you will force you to just stare at your screen and you'll be unable to look away.



There is the beast himself. Thomas' Sahara Pita Pockets. Multi grain flavor.

So it's not that bad, is it? Sure, it might look scary at first but once you really look at it a little closer you will see it really isn’t that bad. And yes, I know the picture stinks. If you have been reading this site you will know that my camera has no batteries, the charger melted down on me, I've been relying off my camera phone.


So the pita's themselves are very fluffy and light. The split open quite nicely and can withstand the weight of a large heaping of sausages and potatoes. I would not have thought much of that until I went and bought generic store brand pita's. Unlike the Sahara's the store ones were quite hard, like an entire pita made out of the crust of bread. They also did not open up very well. More often than not I have tried to open one only to find that it would split up on me and fall apart. There was no body to the thing. Not so with Mr. Thomas.

I still wonder why they have the whole Sahara theme going for these things. Not once while eating did I think I was in a dry sandy place with no water and camels walking around. Actually, if anything I thought of myself somewhere in NYC with a bunch of big haired women and muscled guys in white t-shirts all around me. Yay Italians.

4 cheeses. This is a good quality product, even if it is a dreadful carbohydrate.

Posted by LordJezo