Wild Berry Gummie Life Savers suck

For the record, Wild Berry Gummie Life Savers are bullshit. Way too many of the clear flavor. What the hell is clear? It's like the water flavor. See-through vanilla.

BULLSHIT is what I call them.

As you were.

Halloween Hijinks

I've written before how much Halloween kicks ass. I know lots of people think they've outgrown it or whatever, but they're wrong. They just don't have good enough costumes or a good party to go to.

I got together with Dexter, his victim, Christine O'Donnell (in witch garb), Liza Minelli (or that dude from Green Day, hard to tell) and some kind of hippie Jason Vorhees. I think they felt comforted having a Zombie Hunter with them. You can't be too safe when the undead are walking around.

Young Grasshopper

Looks like my niece is off to a strong start. Not even 4 years old and she's already discovered the power of Crazy Core Skittles.

That box is about half the size that she is, but there's really no question whether or not she can put down some weight in skittles.

Actually, the only question is where the hell is that store? It looks like they've got palettes of skittles back there, and you gotta figure that's not the extent of the candy supplies up in there. It's like where Willy Wonka stocks up or something.

It looks like a magical place indeed.

Decisions, Decisions

I faced a tough choice the other day, and I'm still not sure I made the right decision. No, it wasn't whether or not I should bring a friend on a date, because we all know that's always a good idea.

I had to make a candy decision, and it was between a new favorite in the Crazy Core Skittles, and a newcomer to the scene, Extreme Sour Patch Kids.

Now the Crazy Cores have been solid in their recent debut, and have gained entry into my regular Candy Rotation (which also includes Mike & Ikes). But Sour Patch Kids (the non-extremes) are one of my all-time favorites.

The things is, I'm worried that I can't handle the Extreme version. They're already packed with candy sour power and awesomeness. I'm not totally sure I won't explode after eating the Extremes.

So, to play it safe, I went with the Crazy Cores, and they didn't disappoint. I am curious about the Extreme Sour Patch Kids, though, so if anyone has been daring enough to try 'em out, let me know if they shook you with an internal candyquake.

Candy Newness

There's some newfangled Skittles out there, and I'm pretty pumped about them. Normally I'm skeptical of new candy, because it usually isn't new. They just take a tired-out idea and get some new packaging (example: Tropical Fruit Mike & Ike's) and try to fool you. Don't be fooled.

Crazy Core Skittles are no joke, though. They combine two Skittles in one, and the results are outstanding. You have an outer core and inner goodness, and there's a mix of new flavors like Cherry Lemonade that work pretty well with old-school favorites like Strawberry.

That photo looks out of focus, right? It's not. The power of the Crazy Cores were shaking the earth.

The Band

Halloween is by far the best holiday. You can't convince me otherwise. You get candy, lots of girls dress all trashy, and everyone is out to have fun. It's also really the only holiday that gets better as you get older, mainly by adding alcohol to the candy+trashy equation.

We decided to get the band together for a costume party down in Capitol Hill. It came down to The Ramones or Devo, and I think we pulled it off pretty well, although all of us in flower pot hats and silver jumpsuits would have been pretty sweet, too. Can't wait for next year.