Art Post: "Pet Fish"

I don't know what it is about this digital image by `loish, titled "Pet Fish," but I absolutely love it. The colors are well used and it's a very interesting style. There is something very Piscean about it. I may ask for permission to do an interpretation, NOT a reproduction, because reproductions are done using the same medium and I can't do digital art. Regardless, this is a unique piece of art and it is available for sale on anything from mouse pads and coasters, prints in a range of sizes, and even on canvas for over $200! See the original here.

Dell Inspiron 1525

I'm really excited about these colors, and they have a range of patterns now too. I just recently purchased the pink one, but I would have gotten the green one if it was an emerald green color... Even better, I ended up saving over $600 and got free shipping through being an IBO with Quixtar. I'd link everyone to my business page, but I don't want spam and no one signs up anyway (yes, I'm giving up on it). I'll just enjoy the perks as much as I can through the end of the year.

Green Easter

Green Easter candy! This is fantastic! Green is not only my favorite color, but I love Easter and I love Cadbury. Mix it all together and call it fun! The green Cadbury mini eggs are my favorite because it is one of 2 new colors not available before. The other color is purple. The purple ones are really neat too. I wish there were orange ones. Walmart is selling a bunch of Easter candy as shown above in single colors, including pink, blue, green, yellow, and purple. I think it's fun because a friend of mine has a Birthday on St. Patrick's day and it's really great to be able to get my paws on some all-green candy for an all green day! I hope there is some left for the after Easter sales!

Limited Edition #1

Today in my wanderings, I came across two new products that I wanted to try. I was a little apprehensive, but I soon found that both items were quite good. The first is a new product from Hershey's -- Coconut Creme Kisses. The Coconut Creme Kisses come in a very nice spring package, and I found it with the Easter candy, so I'm not sure if this is a seasonal item? Either way, they are very good. They are chocolate covered (so not white chocolate) with a light coconut creme filling. Though the Cherry Cordial Kisses are still my favorite, these are very high on my list. The wrapper is also really cute, a dark ultramarine blue foil with light blue swirls and a tag with the word "coconut" printed in dark blue.

The second item I tried is the new Cherry Chocolate Diet Dr. Pepper. I REALLY wish they had this in regular Dr. Pepper. I think it would taste a little better, but in terms of diet soda, this is the best diet Dr. Pepper flavor out there in my opinion. The aroma is wonderful, the cherry flavor is strong, and the chocolate flavor, though probably artificial, is still present in a surprising way. I expected it to be a lot worse than it was, and as an added bonus, if you buy the 20 fl. oz. bottled version, there is a $1 off coupon for another bottle of Dr. Pepper! The soda is actually red, not brown, and I think because it is diet, it has a sour after taste, but I think this is the only diet soda I would ever try again. I highly recommend it to those cherry chocolate fans!

Catbury Bunny

This picture made me smile. Adopting pets is a great thing to do. Learn more at Fuzzle!

Harvest Moon

As I was searching for images to use in the lectures I was preparing, I happened across this beautiful image. This is one of the best lunar images I have ever seen, so I had to share it! The original post can be seen here.

Mocafe Precious Divinity Spiced Chai

I am by no means a chai expert or connoisseur, but after doing a quick online search and discovering that people are raving about Mocafe's new spiced chai mix, I had to post this review. On most sites, the 2lb canister retails for about $17.50-$22.00, but you can get it at Sam's Club for about $6.95. I have always been a die-hard Oregon Chai fan, but as this seemed to me a much better deal (more than 2x more for 3/4 the price) I decided I would try it. Bad idea. It doesn't taste like anything and leaves a greasy feeling in your mouth. It claims to be low fat, but the 2nd ingredient is coconut oil, and there are 3 different kinds of sugars (Hawaiian cane, corn syrup, AND sugar!) I tried desperately to doctor it up with my own set of spices, but it didn't work. Their "wonderful" assortment of fats brings the saturated fat total to a whopping 20% dv, and 6% unsaturated fat in just 2 teaspoons of chai mix! Oregon chai has 0% fat. If you make it in skim milk as I do, or in water, that is one thing, but then throw in whole milk like most do, as I am sure, then your fat content goes through the roof! Why settle for a product that is so high in fat and has no flavor? So in my opinion, just suck it up and spend more for less of a higher quality product, I assure you your mind, spirit, and arteries will thank you.