Hershey's syrup in milk, nuke, then stir like a mofo. Delicious!

This is what I get when I order hot chocolate nearest my office, and I just don't like it. Not least of all because of the sweetness.

Does anybody else wanna take all the different hot-chocolate-creating methods, try each and every one of them, then taste them all and compare and contrast and rank them and then taste some more?

Oh, that's Very Cute!

I will look there. (I've looked at Zappos & Bluefly - it's distressing how much money people will pay for really, deeply, ugly bags.)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FRED PETE!!!

It helps if you have an appreciation for the cheesy and the over-the-top and the run down. The amount of time we stayed is about my limit...although I could have done with another day in the Golden Nugget pool.

Ohhhh, yeah. I could do with more pool and hot tub time.

It's called vanilla sugar in English, but it's pretty difficult to find in supermarkets here

I make it - I don't use it that much, but it makes an awesome gift for people.

I can't digest milk that well, so I don't have hot cocoa that often. However, I do have Ghirardelli, Scharffenberger, and Mexican-style mixes, since I apparently believe in overkill. Mexican-style is my favorite when I do have it. Spicy chocolate, nomnomnom.

Oh, that's Very Cute!

I will look there. (I've looked at Zappos & Bluefly - it's distressing how much money people will pay for really, deeply, ugly bags.)

That's why I tend to buy bags at Target -- because, much like my effect on my shoes, I'm really hard on handbags, and they get beaten up and wear out too often for me to justify paying more than $30 for them. (As a matter of fact, I hesitated over spending $28 on the one I just bought, because I know it's in for a tough life with me.)

Vegas didn't have that much hold on me—I think I spent 50¢ on the slots while I was there, and that was to give me an excuse to stay in the air-conditioned casino for a while before my hotel room opened up. If there's a next time, I'll make sure my room will be available sooner than 14 hours after my flight arrives.

Happy birthday Fred Pete !

Does anybody else wanna take all the different hot-chocolate-creating methods, try each and every one of them, then taste them all and compare and contrast and rank them and then taste some more?

yes

Happy Birthday, Fred Pete!

ION, my boss wants to take me to lunch to give me my performance review. Where should I go?

Man, people here are so unshy about having phone convos in public. The things I know about spouses and kids.

One guy calls his toddler twice a day--that's kind of cute. Woman in the cube next to me, when she's not complaining and being generally bitter is leaving kisses on her husband's voicemail which is considerably less cute to me.

Shareshareshare.

In a fit of desperation I grabbed a raisin oatmeal cookie at the cafe downstairs, and they're really pretty good! A bit on the sweet side, but well. I so did not need to know about them. Especially on a day where I neglected to bring fruit.

I was good and had carrots instead of the leftover pizza in the fridge.

Well, not instead. Before.

Meanwhile, we left Houston just in time to miss a tropical storm. I'm not too sorry about that, but I am going to miss rain.