June-ral 2022 + Kaffre talks Candy #70

It's officially been summer for a few days now and with only a few days of June remaining, I decided it was time to finally get off my luxuriously silky tail and post a monthly journal!

I finally did manage to do Birthday stuff with my brother - specifically we went to the theatre to watch 'Sonic 2" (not a great film in my opinion, but it was fun spending time with by brother and nephews) after grabbing a quick dinner at Dairy Queen. Upon returning home after a few days in town, however, if became apparent that our internet was down and defied all attempts to fix it ourselves so we finally relented and called our service provider. During the interim, I was without internet which is why I may have seemed quieter than usual this month.

After finally getting to celebrate my brother's birthday from back in May, my sister's is coming up on the 28th and she has plans to see the new Jurassic Park film which could certainly be fun. Next month is also when the 2nd Season of "Made in Abyss" drops. I've read the manga and more or less know what to expect, but am a bit nervous - I like the arc being covered, but worry it may not adapt well to an animated format. Looking forward to it either way though!

I haven't really made any progress when it comes to art or stories, but I do feel that my motivation has shifted from a vague desire to something a bit more... concrete? We shall see if anything comes of it in the weeks and months to come.

Well, I guess that's it for now *hugs* - thanks for taking the time to read my journal and see you next month!

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Kaffre Talks Candy #70:

Name: Aero Truffle, Tiramisu
Manufacturer: Nestle
Size: 105 gram bar.
Where Purchased: Shopper's Drug Mart
Description: Resembles a scaled up version of the standard Aero (3x7 pieces rather than 2x5), with usual aerated chocolate interior replaced by what appears to be white chocolate flavoured to taste like Tiramisu (espresso and mascarpone).
Opinion: A Christmas gift I only just got around to eating. While I was expecting a much stronger coffee flavour, this bar was still quite tasty giving a creamy sweetness more akin to french vanilla than espresso, but also truer to the dessert that it where the cream cheese also mellows the taste of the coffee. Overall, I enjoyed this bar and would probably consider purchasing it again in the future.

Name: Bar-B-Q + Sweet Chili Heat Chips
Manufacturer: Lays
Size: 220 gram bag
Where Purchased: No Frills
Description: Consists of normal-looking potato chips with red-orange cast due to the flavouring agents used.
Opinion: A limited time 'Mash-Up' flavour combining Lay's Barbecue Chips with Sweet Chili Heat Doritos. Probably the least interesting of the flavour mash-ups as both of the constituent flavours are similar in being defined by 'sweet' and 'hot'. This isn't to suggest that there is no difference these have a smokiness that Doritos lack and the sweetness is different than what one usually gets with barbecue chips. Overall, I thought these were an interesting product and would consider buying them again, but won't miss them when they're gone.

Name: Dill Pickle + White Cheddar Chips
Manufacturer: Lays
Size: 220 gram bag
Where Purchased: No Frills
Description: Consists of normal-looking potato chips.
Opinion: A limited time 'Mash-Up' flavour combining Lay's Dill Pickle Chips with Smart Food White Cheddar Popcorn. While perhaps the most disturbing sounding of these flavour mash-ups, this was probably my favourite of the line - as with the other products, I found that the 'chip' flavour dominated, but I like Dill Pickle chips more than Ketchup or Barbecue while the popcorn also has a milder flavour than Cheetos or Doritos, but nevertheless manages to nicely compliment the stronger flavour. Overall, I liked this product and would probably buy it again, but at the same time I don't really think I'll miss it either.

Name: Ketchup + Cheese Chips
Manufacturer: Lays
Size: 220 gram bag
Where Purchased: No Frills
Description: Consists of normal-looking potato chips with red-orange cast due to the flavouring agents used.
Opinion: A limited time 'Mash-Up' flavour combining Lay's Ketchup Chips with Cheetos. While I know that many people add routinely add ketchup to Kraft-dinner or grilled cheese sandwiches, my dislike for that condiment made this combination a bit intimidating. As it happens, however, I could barely taste any Cheeto and found these to taste pretty much identical to 'classic' ketchup chips (which I'm not a huge fan of). Overall, I thought these were OK and might potentially buy another bag to see if this one was defective, but otherwise I'll have to pass on these.

Name: Terry Orange Bar (Cookie)
Manufacturer: Carambar and co.
Size: 90 gram bar
Where Purchased: Giant Tiger
Description: Consists of a large bar of milk chocolate with some kind of cookie crumbs embedded in it that has been molded into an usual shape that resembles two adjacent columns of eleven orange slices.
Opinion: Yet another item scrounged from the fridge, this item initially struck me as the bar equivalent of the 'toffee' oranges, but I'm not quite sure how accurate that is - the 'cookie' bits provided a pleasant crunchiness, but didn't really seem to have any flavour at least one that wasn't completely overpowered by the orange. Overall, I liked this product and would purchase it again in the future.