CONFESSION TIME

I have a confession. And I know it's going to throw the world into chaos. Black will be white, up will be down, blue will become a flavor. Brace yourself.

Here it is. I'm just going to say it.

I don't actually like Slurpees anymore.

I know, I know, it's a big concept to try and grasp all at once. Take a few deep breaths.

I suppose the Universe was trying to tell me something when it threw my digestive system into complete and utter higgledy-piggledy, earlier this year. I cut a lot of things out of my diet, including pop and Slurpees.

I've had fewer Slurpees this past summer than I have had during some of our coldest winters. And I started buying small Slurpees. But it was never the same; the love never came back. They are too sweet or... something. I can't quite put my finger on it. I just don't care for them anymore.

I knew they weren't GOOD for me. Heck, I even knew they were rather BAD for me. And now that I have a kid, I knew that it was a habit I had to break because I didn't want my 'little monkey' seeing and doing every bad habit that lead me to complete digestive meltdown.

Sorry 7-11. You must be feeling the pinch.

Goodbye, my dear, too-sweet friend, and thanks for all the memories.

PS: Blue will forever be a color, not a flavor.

THE JOY OF LUCK, DAY 4

Willette Photography & More is back for THE JOY OF LUCK free online photography class. The Willette blog doesn't seem to be updated with the Joy of Luck posts, so there's no blog party going on over there, but you could update on Facebook or Flikr, if you feel so inclined.

Assignment 4 - YOUR SEVEN FAVORITE MATERIAL THINGS. I like material things. Who doesn't? I have way too many material things. I like some more than others. I was a bit stumped in picking favorites. So this is more just a collection of seven various material things that I enjoy.

Knick knacks - love 'em.

Wind chimes - they are awesome!

These ones are in my kitchen.

Not much wind there, but they look cool.

I love that I have more than one pair of shoes.

They aren't fancy, but I like that I have more than one pair.

Books. Can't get enough!

I can't read them fast enough either.

I am a dreadfully slow reader.

I tend to study plot, character and the actual story telling since I like to write.

Slurpees!

Finger puppets. You just can't have enough.

I do like all my technical gadgetry.

Phones, iPods, computers, I love them all!

INVISIBLE TOOTH TATTOOS

No, no, not tattoos of invisible teeth. I got those three filings done today. They filled them with something that wasn't silver. I wouldn't say it was exactly tooth color either. But it certainly wasn't silver. It was tooth-ish color - whatever that is. Bummer, I was hoping to have a cool (and kinda disgusting) before and after picture of my chompy bits.

I have pretty good teeth. I made it into my 40's with only 1 cavity that required freezing, prior to today. Granted, these three cavities were likely there for a while and had I been going to the dentist regularly (or more than once every 5 years), I might have actually had them detected and corrected BEFORE they were a problem. And had I been flossing more regularly prior to the past couple of years, these cavities might not have even formed at all (they were all in between teeth).

So, boys and girls, floss regularly and visit your dentist every 6 months to 1 year. Or you'll end up with three cavities filled on one day. Or worse, over two or three days.

And as much as it wasn't painful (wow, my Dentist is awesome with a needle!), I'm a bit achy now.

I will also mention that the Slurpee that I rewarded myself with after the fillings were done was some kind of funny to drink since my lips were frozen HOURS after the fillings were done. Ever try to drink through a straw when your lips are frozen? Funny stuff. I highly recommend it, just for the laugh.

I've looked for an amusing graphic to add to this, but I'm tired and achy and I can't find one quickly. Sorry, next time, folks.

THERE CONTINUES TO BE NO BLUE FLAVORED SLURPEES

But there are NEW BERRY BLUE G-FORCE Slurpees.

One would gather from the picture of the blue raspberries that the blue raspberry flavor is what they are going for. I suppose one might wonder what a blue raspberry might taste like since blue is not a flavor. I'm just going to conclude that the Slurpee Flavor Marketing Dudes (and/or Dudettes) are a bit off their rockers. But not completely. Because they still seem to realise that blue is not a flavor, so they continue to dress up the flavor name, a bit.

Photo taken at a Canadian 7-11. May 2010.

BLUE SLURPEES - THE DEBATE

Blue is a color, not a flavor, especially when it comes to Slurpees.

My friends La B, Amy and I have had a long debate (we're talking 5 years here) about the color blue. They argue that blue is a flavor. But they are wrong.

I keep thinking it must be a misguided American thing. Only Americans would ask for a Coke, even if they are not refering to a Coke product. All pop is not Coke. All tissues are not Kleenix either, regardless of how many confused souls out there confuse the issue.

Now I suppose after conceding, to a small degree, in a debate on Facebook, yesterday, blue COULD be considered a flavor based on the fact that some people believe it is a flavor. Just not with Slurpees.

And here is why; Slurpees have a flavor/brand name.

My name is Yasher, but if you thought my name was Ted and called me Ted, my name would still be Yasher. You would be wrong in calling me Ted, even though that is what you believed my name to be. My name isn't Ted. It's Yasher.

So if you called a Tropicana Blue Raspberry Rush Slurpee a BLUE Slupree, you would only be correct in color, not in flavor, as the flavor's name is Blue Raspberry Rush.

If 99 our of 100 people polled said that blue was a Slurpee flavor, that would just show how wrong 99 out of 100 people can be. They can believe that there are blue flavored Slurpees all they like, but believing does not make it so. Not in the case of Slurpee flavors.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slurpee - This link to Wikipedia's Slurpee entry will list the Brand names and current flavors of Slurpees, including serveral blue varieties. And by blue, I mean, of course, color, not flavor.

The debate continues on the broader scale of blue being considered a flavor just because people believe that it is. La B argues that in this case of opinion, blue as a flavor is relative since a blue colored Slurpee may TASTE blue to some, but I remind that it's still not blue FLAVORED. And I rather suspect that these blue flavor believers are wrong, opinion or not, but I have no basis for this arguement other than blue is not a flavor or a taste because it's just not and these people need to back off the psychedelics.

Orange, to the best of my vast knowledge, is the only color that is also a flavor. Plus it is a decent Slurpee flavor. And color. Though most certainly, Coke Slurpees are the best!

FRIDAY NIGHTS ARE ALL RIGHT FOR SLURPEES

I love Friday nights.

Friday night is Slurpee/Movie Night in our house. We get take out, get Slurpees and find a movie that we would like (or in some cases just wouldn't hate) to watch with a wiggly four year old. We snuggle up on the couch with a blanket and get down with our Friday night selves.

The bedtime rules are not quite as strict on Friday nights. It's the only night of the week that I leave the kitchen a mess. I don't have to prepare any lunches for the next day. The entire weekend is stretched out before us. The rush of time seems to slow down for just a little while.

Friday nights are glorious.

And they are even better with a Slurpee.

(Please note that Slurpees can be purchased by flavor or color, but flavor and color are not the same thing.)

(Please also note that the offspring in the above picture did not drink that entire Slurpee, nor do we buy them for her at this size.)

(Please note I meant the Slurpee size, not the child size.)

(Coke Slurpee and thirsty Weeb pictured to the left.)