Extra 5

I'm driving to work this morning and had an uncanny craving for a fountain coke. So, I did what I usually do when I get an uncanny craving for something, I gave into it. No sense in depriving myself of things I want. Maybe that's why I'm getting more and more out of shape and poorer by the day....but that's not the point of this rather pointless entry, so I digress.

I'm in the closest gas station, because again, I'm not into making things difficult. A fountain coke is a fountain coke. It's better than out of a bottle or can and just about any gas station or convenient mart will have. And, it was on the way to work.....things seem to work out perfectly sometimes. Coincidence, highly doubtful. The Man upstairs has my back, I hope.....I digress again. I get my fountain coke which was actually a Diet Dr. Pepper, which true to advertising, does taste more like regular Dr. Pepper than say, a Pepsi, because Pepsi tastes like Pepsi.....

ANYWAYS, at the gas station as I walk up to the check out sipping my latest temporary indulgence, my eyes run accross a package of that new "5" gum. I have seen commercials for it on tv and ads in magazines. I thought the ads in magazines were for Kool cigarettes. I was way off! I'm a sucker for the ad campaigns and I like gum, so I bought a pack, shunning my beloved EXTRA spearmint. That's the flourescent green EXTRA gum for those of you who don't chew gum or still chew Hubba Bubba. I am a devout chewer of that EXTRA gum. It's the best. It has been the best and most likely will be the best.....those have been the thoughts in my mind before I bought the "5" gum. I did buy the Spearmint version of the 5 gum, which was called "Rain" because I don't like other flavors of gum. Simple enough. oooooo.......just sounds enticing doesn't it?

I abruptly forget that I had bought this gum until about 10 AM when boredom set in to a level 8 and I needed something to occupy my time while I rattled off games of FreeCell (8 game winning streak, thank you very much. Yes, I clear the statistics when I lose...you do it too). Well, I opened this graceful pack of 5, which again was like opening a pack of cigarettes, just on a smaller scale...and they smelled better...and you don't have to light a piece...and you can chew it inside. Pop a piece in and go about my FreeCell without even thinking about it. A piece of Spearmint gum is a piece of Spearmint gum right (well, unless you call it a slice of gum, but who does that)? WRONG. After about 5 minutes I stopped and noticed my mouth was feeling spearminty fresh and the taste was amazing! I was so amazed I mentioned it to a friend in an email later on that day. This gum was truly great. If rain actually does taste like that gum, I'm going to be collecting it during every rain storm. AND, the flavor lasted for a long, long time, which is key.

So, I think you can see my dilemma. What do I spend my $1.19 on from here on out? I love the classic feel of the EXTRA gum with the foil wrapper and packaging. It's a pack of gum, pure and simple. It's got great taste and it lasts a long time. There's no drawbacks. The gum even looks cool. I still think it could glow in the dark, but I've never tested it. The only thing is that sometimes the pack falls apart, but that's usually because a bunch of drunk people at a bar are grabbing for a piece and shredding the pack to bits. Other than that, it's good. BUT, here comes the cocky, younger, hip, cooler alternative. SIDE NOTE: I haven't done the research but I'm fairly confident that both gums are owned by Wrigley. Those guys in R&D are earning their paychecks aren't they? This new hip, sleek packaging of the 5 gum makes it just seem cool to chew gum. Talk about advertising and packaging geniusry (I know it's not a word)! AND, the gum tastes great to boot. The flavor was there, it lasted for a long time and the gum didn't get hard after a long period of chewing. The 5 has infiltrated my taste for gum with it's 21st century feel and look and advertising.....I'm such a sucker!!!! I don't know what to do. I am truly devasted that I might have to have the sit down with EXTRA to make the breakup official. I'll take it to Red Lobster, the best breakup restaurant. That might ease the pain.

I do know that I am going to finish this pack of 5 gum and I'm going to enjoy the hell out of it. Every piece that gets pulled out will make me feel cooler than the last! You'll envy me when you see me out, chewing on this 5 gum. Your gum just became second rate! Sure, you can totally have a piece of my 5 gum, but you have to tell me how cool I look when I chew it and inflate my already inflated ego!

Post: I hope I haven't violated any copyright laws by posting these pics of gum on this blog. Hell, I just gave these guys some marketing, they should be sending me boxes of this stuff. That way I can conduct a blind taste test on this! I'm a genius!!!!!!

First Post. Star date....I have no idea

That's me (to the left.) for those who have stumbled onto this blog (extends internet hand to shake...pleasure). And, if you have stumbled onto this blog, I apologize. I am an uncreative moron who decided to start/write a blog just because I heard all the cool kids were doing it these days. That's not entirely true but it seems that more and more people these days are more interested by reading/watching people on the internet than they are interested in actually meeting them (I'm almost positive that's a run on sentence, but I don't care). Anyways, the reason for starting this is two fold...or three fold, or however many folds it takes.
Currently I live in Louisville KY. An unbelievable city that I never thought I would fall in love with, but I have. It's a great place to live and just "be." The atmosphere is great, the people are outstanding and Derby week(s) are unforgettable. I have met some unbelievable people who have let me into their world in the short 2 and a half years I have been here and I am proud to call those people my close friends. With all that said, I'm moving to Denver in a couple weeks. Nothing against this great city, but out West (sort of west...more west than Louisville for the geographically challenged) is where I want to live. And, getting a job transfer (that I put in for but basically fell in my lap...score one for me) helped this all come to fruition. SO, this blog is partly for them. This is just another way for me to keep in contact with them. I hope to update this regularly so that they can read up on the "babe zabel" (pictured below) adventures as well as see how cool Colorado is. Maye I'll tempt some River City dwellers to make the trek out there someday. Anyways, that's one reason for writing this. Is it arrogant to think my friends would read this and enjoy it? More importantly, do they care about what I'm doing? I don't care. I'm gonna do it anyways.

The second reason is because I want to be as cool as my brother, the computer genius. Don't believe me? Read the latest entry posted by him here http://pinkfuzzymud.blogspot.com/ (I have no idea how to make it so you can click on the word "here" and have you go there. Copy and paste you lazy summumabitches). He thinks in computer code!!!! AT parties!!!! AND, that is why I love him. He doesn't live anywhere near here. In fact he lives in the bat capital of the States and keeping in contact with him is key. And, he'll help me make this a little more snazzy than what it is now, which is poop.

I don't need a final reason for posting entries, but if I had to make one, it would be to keep better track of what's going on in my life, my head, my world. I suck, SUCK at taking pictures. Mostly because I forget I own a camera (what, phone apparatuses have cameras now?! Unheard of!!!). So, this will help me a., take more pictures to post and b., write about them. Also, I haven't rekindled my love for MySpace yet. I broke up with MySpace a couple months ago because it's stupid. But, if I want to keep in contact with friends, I better take it a dozen roses and hope for the best.

That's it for now. I've started........T minus one week 3 days until I pack up the ole F one fiddy and head out.