The crap that I think about sometimes...

  I'm looking out my window, trying to decide if I want to go sit outside for a while. The sun is out, it looks absolutely beautiful, but I also have the little Weather Bug thing on my computer desktop, and I know that while it is mild out there, it's not nearly as warm as it was yesterday. So I fear that I may go sit outside only to be annoyed by feeling cheated out of the 70-degree temperature I want. Though I probably will still go out anyway, because sunlight is good for you.


    I love milk. And I am so glad that I have some again. So many things you can use it for: mac and cheese, mashed potatos, cereal, white russians, the list is almost endless really. That list also includes Ovaltine. Yeah, I know, the name is awful. But I know there are a bunch of you out there who have had it and think it's pretty damn tasty. You just don't want to admit it. I like it a lot. What can possibly be bad about a chocolate-malt flavored drink that also gives you a huge chunk of your daily vitamins? So for me, Ovaltine ranks up there along with Vita-Worms (multivitamins in the form of gummy worms. There are also Vita-Bears. Yes, I love shit like this). Chocolate milk that's good for you is a winner in my book.

   Getting to the point of the Ovaltine rant: A few weeks ago I went with a friend to the 'Oriental Grocery' that is located on Prince Avenue. I am not a big gourmet/exotic foods eater, as most of my friends can attest. So I really had no idea what most of the stuff in there was. But they had a shelf of powdered drink mixes right next to the tea, and while looking at a lovely tin of jasmine tea, a bright orange label on the top shelf caught my eye. It was a glass jar of Ovaltine, smaller than the jars sold in regular stores, and was the "European Formula". Out of curiosity, I bought it because I wanted to see what was the difference between our version and the chic European version. Well, it ends up that the Europeans like their Ovaltine with no sweeteners whatsoever in the mix. And though it is 'chocolate malt' flavored, the presence of the 'chocolate' part is questionable. So it ends up tasting like a glass of sort of bitter malted milk. Maybe the way those Whoppers candies would taste like if they didn't have the chocolate covering on them, only liquefied. But the directions do say to add sugar to taste, so once a little sugar is added it gets better. But it's still strange. It's not really all that good, but I can't stop drinking it. Much like candy corn. I'm kind of worried that once my fancy Ovaltine is gone, I won't like the good ol' American kind I can get at Kroger (for less money) anymore. I can't afford to go and have my tastes upgraded to hoity-toity, import-only proportions.

    Speaking of upgraded tastes, I just bought a case of the Terrapin Coffee Oatmeal Stout (Wake n' Bake) through the beer distributor at my job for way cheaper than it costs in the store. Unfortunately it was out of stock, so I have to wait until next week for it to come in. That stuff is so good!

   While writing this, the temperature outside has increased 2 whole degrees, up to 58. But it's still not 70!!