New Job, New Foods

My lack of blogging is relatively unacceptable, although I did begin a new job this week (yay) and have less time to access personal Internet during the day (so this is what the real world looks like...).

the job is fun and the people are fun and the cafeteria has cookies. I passed them over for a new obsession: trail mix corner. Basically there are Ziploc bags, and for about $.30/ounce you can gt your choice of: yogurt pretzels, chocolate covered raisins, chocolate covered peanuts, Japanese trail mix, American trail mix, and one more I can't remember. This plus our candy drawer might just be my down fall. Wish me luck.

Who Can Take a Sunbeam....

Now we all understand that I love candy. I have an incredibly large sweet tooth and therefore anything sweet and tasty is delish.

Today being Halloween, a holiday I care little about minus the candy (although that is part of the part I care little about), there has been much blog-space devoted to Halloween goodies, including candy corn (yum!) and developing a candy hierarchy. I've tried to do that before, and it's not easy!! This "official" hierarchy is interesting, although I may have ordered things a bit differently. Oh well, when I rule the world...

Anyway, kids will love trick-or-treating at The Pedant's and my Door: Snickers, Kit Kats and Peanut M&Ms. I picked these candies on the basis that the only one I really love is (are? since the candy is plural in name?) Kit Kats. Maybe because of their chocolaty goodness, but maybe also because they can be used to teach kids about archeology. (Similar to Ogres, Onions and Archaeological Sites, they have layers!)

End of an Era

So it's my last day in my current job. Although I will miss some of the people much more than others, I will miss some of the food options:

Cafeteria pizza (well, sometimes)
The Cookies....mmmmm....cookies...but my wallet and waistline will thank me
The little bodega's coffee, except they raised their prices which has deterred me from getting an afternoon cup the past few weeks.
The delicious veggie cheese burrito at the cafe next store. Yum!
Free candy at student life. I have totally gotten 5 1/2 years tuition's worth of little 3 musketeers.

CandyLand!

So I am a sweets-a-holic par excellence and truly love anything that is sweet and chocolatey, and cookie-ey, and bad for you. Mmmm... My sister and I were talking yesterday about our favorite candies, and for me, it's difficult to pick just one. I think though my favorite would be M&Ms.

Now, it's hard to pick just one, since each candy has their own delicious taste, but I think M&Ms win for the following reasons:

• Different colors make it fun to eat organized (Eat only the reds first, in general or in each handful)
• The candy shell makes it a challenge for those of us who like to savor each bit by sucking on a candy in a creative way
• A whole package can take hours to finish...a candy bar is gone in 5 bites...
• The dark chocolate M&Ms are quite tasty
• They are fun to eat in movies if I choose to buy candy in movies (which is seldom, but when I was in High School....)
  

Other favorites:
Twix
3 Musketeers
Milky Way Midnight
Crunch Bars
Hershey's Kisses with Caramel or Peanut Butter

I don't tend to like candy or chocolate with nuts. I find it distracts from the taste. Hence why I don't usually get Snickers, M&M Peanut, or the little Mr. Goodbars.