Not a game so much, more like a little symphony of cute aquatic creatures, that’s how I’d explain Electroplankton. It was fun to mess around with for about an hour, but I wouldn’t buy it. The beatness planktons that rock out to Super Mario Bros. were my favorite by far.
Category: Product Reviews
Not my bag, baby
Our day off from work today wasn’t quite as productive as I hoped. The retail gods were not smiling upon us. We got up early to shop at Walmart and out of the ten items I had on my list, I came home with one. Yes, you read that right, one: a Rubbermaid tote for all my Easter decorations. Whoop-dee-doo!
I figured we’d do better at the mall, but I figured wrong. Other than us both scoring a new pair of sunglasses, that trip wasn’t very fruitful either. Although we did see Hot Fuzz. It’s less of a comedy than the previews lead you to believe, but it wasn’t bad. I just don’t understand the reason behind the false advertising. It’s like they are so worried the film sucks that they feel they have to trick people into coming to see it. I was pretty psyched to use my new bag to sneak in treats, however. Do you like it? I got it at the Shedd yesterday. I love purple!
Oh and you know what? I am stupid. I was without my medication for awhile and had to take over the counter drugs for a few days. Well I was digging through my drug stash in the bathroom yesterday when I came across an unopened month and a half supply of my previous meds, Aciphex. Since our insurance no longer covers Aciphex, they forced me to switch to Nexium which I hate. It gives me intestinal issues, headaches, and I swear to god, overactive bladder. Not cool. I will have to talk to the specialist on Thursday about prescribing something else my insurance covers. I’m convinced now that the Nexium is the reason I had so many bladder issues years ago. I never put two and two together, but I don’t think it’s a coincidence that I haven’t had any issues for over a year until this week when I started taking Nexium again. I hate that stupid purple pill now that I figured out how evil it is.
Yummy in my tummy
We hit our favorite Vietnamese restaurant for dinner tonight. Joe tried their noodle soup and I ordered the tried and true Mongolian beef. I am still burping it up but oh well, it was worth it. The soup was weird and had a somewhat floral taste to it.
We stopped at Jewel-Osco after dinner and managed to spend over $40 on alcohol, cookies, and orange juice. That’s why I hate that store. They have too much selection (although NOT the Lays Hot N’ Spicy chips I’ve been craving) and everything is “on sale” so we end up buying a ton of junk. You gotta admit, though, these are super cute. I hope they taste good! I’m still an alcohol virgin you know.
And the cookies. Well, blame PMS and Joe’s bad influence on those. I almost never ate cookies until I met him. He certainly isn’t making losing weight any easier, but I’ll let him slide since I plan on fully enjoying our three-day weekend.
Tomorrow we’re going to see Blades of Glory. I can’t wait! My bestest friend, the hilarious Nick Swardson, is even in it. Which reminds me, I should really order tickets to see his stand-up show in May. Woo!
V8 Splash kinda good, kinda not
I got a coupon the other day from the Sunday paper for V8 Splash. Since I’m always looking for healthier alternatives to pop/soda, I thought I’d check it out. We picked up Berry Blend which turned out to be really good. It’s similar in flavor to the fruit punch Gatorade. And while it has more calories than Diet Pepsi, it has fewer than regular Pepsi and also has vitamins and all that jazz. Of course, I was enjoying it a lot more until my lunch partner asked, “aren’t there vegetables in there?”. After that I did notice a little veggie-like flavor to it. When I got home I checked the ingredients and there’s carrot juice in it. Ew! I may never feel the same enthusiasm for it again. Damn her!
Quesadillas
Last night we had chicken quesadillas for dinner. Believe it or not, despite my love for all things Mexican, not to mention cheese, I’ve never been a quesadilla lover. We bought a Tyson chicken quesadilla meal kit and I wasn’t expecting much. I’ve come to find that most dinner kits lack robust flavor and the portion sizes are too small to fill you up. I am pleasantly surprised to say that was not the case here. Sure, my meal was 750 calories after Joe and I split the food, but it was so worth it! There wasn’t a lot of chicken, which was fine by me, and the veggies were cut up into small pieces so that the flavors blended well together. I’m definitely going to buy these again. They are quick, easy, and tasty. What more can you ask for?