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March, 2016: The Journalling! + Kaffre talks Candy #16
9 years ago
Hello again, loyal Journal-readers!
I'd like to start off this month's first 'real' journal, by apologizing for my lack of artistic output this year. The pic I'm working on is winter-themed so I had hoped to get it out while there was still snow on the ground, but alas this month being 'in like a lamb' has thwarted me - though there is still a fair bit of hard-packed ice remaining so I'm moving the goalposts a bit and make that my new deadline! To further motivate myself to actually draw the thing (it's rather complicated), I'll provide a description here: It was intended as birthday pic for MJ, Ozzie, and Hexaod and featured Kaffre and them preparing to go on a toboggan ride, but I've been struggling with the composition for some time now. I think I'm finally getting close to something workable, however! :hopes:
The next order of business is a question I have of you all: Does anyone know what account jerrytehmunk is using now? I don't have any particular reason of him or anything, but he changes accounts so quickly that I seem to have lost track of him altogether.
As far as real-life goes, I'm slowly, but surely making progress on arranging the specialist appointments I need. It's still scheduled for April 7, but I there's some paperwork I need to have ready for the doctor to fill out and that, unfortunately, giving me some grief. Also, I've a broken tooth that's causing me pain intermittently meaning I may have to arrange an appointment with a dentist soon too...
Well, I guess that's it for this journal. Thanks for reading it! *hugs*
PS. As this journal is being posted on a Tuesday, feel free to ask any questions you may have in mind! *more hugs*
Kaffre talks Candy #16
Name: Kit Kat, 2016 Edition: White & Milk
Manufacturer: Nestle
Size: Eight 20.8 gram bars
Where Purchased: Food Basics
Description: Kit Kat, 2016 Edition: White & Milk consists of eight individually wrapped fun-sized Kit Kat bars which resemble the ordinary bars in every detail except that the top half of the bar is covered in white chocolate while the bottom half retains its familiar milk chocolate coating.
Opinion: A special edition 8-pack to celebrate the Year of the Monkey, I grabbed this up from the clearance bin not really knowing what to expect. The result was, in fact, rather interesting with the white chocolate providing a robust vanilla flavour for an overall effect that I found reminiscent of a Kinder Surprise. Overall, I thought this product was quite good and would probably buy it from time to time if it were available year round though I do suspect it may lose some of its appeal once the novelty wore off. On the other paw, at the very least, it's still a Kit Kat...
Name: Scottish Tablet
Manufacturer: Lees of Scotland
Size: 60 gram block
Where Purchased: British Isles Shoppe
Description: Lee's Scottish Tablet consists of a beige brick of sandy-coloured material with a texture reminiscent of fudge.
Opinion: A product I'd vaguely heard of via toddlergirl making it at home and grabbed for fun. The bar had, by the time I got it home, developed a slight tackiness and in general, it seems pretty hygroscopic (research indicates this is a common problem in fudge-like confections due to the high sugar content). In any case, the item tastes much like a standard vanilla-flavoured fudge except that the texture's a bt grainier and while not 'harder' per se, it somehow seemed denser though that may be a result of moisture accumulation. Overall, a reasonably tasty treat, but not one I'm sure I'd buy again with any kind of regularity, but may perhaps grab from time to time for a bit of change.
Name: Starbar
Manufacturer: Cadbury
Size: 49 gram bar
Where Purchased: British Isles Shoppe
Description: Starbar consists of a rounded bar with an ovoid crosssection containing a core of crunchy powdered peanut (similar to the crispy crunch, but softer) surrounded by a layer of caramel and finally coated in a layer of milk chocolate. Apart from the unusual shape and size, however, the bar is actually rather plain-looking.
Opinion: Apparently what Cadbury calls Wunderbar in the UK, I grabbed this bar up on a whim. As noted above, the taste was pretty much identical to that of Wunderbar (American readers may imagine Butterfinger, but with a layer of caramel and a softer, less-salty centre). Overall, I enjoyed this product, finding the different textures and flavours to combine quite well resulting in a very tasty candy bar. That said, however, I don't think I'll be buying this again - mainly due to the greater availability of Wunderbar.
Name: Tayto Roast Chicken Crisps
Manufacturer: Tayto
Size: 37.5 gram bag
Where Purchased: British Isles Shoppe
Description: Tayto Roast Chicken consist of fairly normal looking potato chips.
Opinion: An Irish import I'd not seen before, I wasn't really sure what to expect from this product. While Roast Chicken is a flavour one occasionally sees in Canada, it's not very common and I never was especially fond of it. The actual flavour is difficult to describe and, I suspect, is probably an attempt to replicate the taste of spices used to season poultry rather than the chicken itself. I'm not really sure how successful the endeavour was, but I, at least, had a difficult time identifying any of the individual herbs used. Overall, I thought this flavour to be 'OK', I would gladly eat these again, but they're not a flavour I'd choose to buy for myself.
Name: Tizer
Manufacturer: Barr
Size: 330mL can
Where Purchased: British Isles Shoppe
Description: Tizer consists of a bright yellow carbonated beverage flavoured with 'citrus' and 'red fruit'. "The Great British Pop"
Opinion: A Scottish product I'd heard of only the vaguest of terms, but nabbed on a whim anyway. The flavour is somewhat similar to a combination of ginger ale and a lemon/lime flavoured pop like 7up or Sprite. There's also an aftertaste reminiscent of diet soda, a taste I generally dislike, but think works well here, possibly because the drink does contain actual sugar in addition to whatever's responsible for that flavour (as well as yummy black carrot and safflower concentrates). Overall, I found this product to be reasonably tasty, but at the same time didn't think it was really different enough from ginger ale/lemon lime pops to make it worth the effort of tracking it down again.
I'd like to start off this month's first 'real' journal, by apologizing for my lack of artistic output this year. The pic I'm working on is winter-themed so I had hoped to get it out while there was still snow on the ground, but alas this month being 'in like a lamb' has thwarted me - though there is still a fair bit of hard-packed ice remaining so I'm moving the goalposts a bit and make that my new deadline! To further motivate myself to actually draw the thing (it's rather complicated), I'll provide a description here: It was intended as birthday pic for MJ, Ozzie, and Hexaod and featured Kaffre and them preparing to go on a toboggan ride, but I've been struggling with the composition for some time now. I think I'm finally getting close to something workable, however! :hopes:
The next order of business is a question I have of you all: Does anyone know what account jerrytehmunk is using now? I don't have any particular reason of him or anything, but he changes accounts so quickly that I seem to have lost track of him altogether.
As far as real-life goes, I'm slowly, but surely making progress on arranging the specialist appointments I need. It's still scheduled for April 7, but I there's some paperwork I need to have ready for the doctor to fill out and that, unfortunately, giving me some grief. Also, I've a broken tooth that's causing me pain intermittently meaning I may have to arrange an appointment with a dentist soon too...
Well, I guess that's it for this journal. Thanks for reading it! *hugs*
PS. As this journal is being posted on a Tuesday, feel free to ask any questions you may have in mind! *more hugs*
Kaffre talks Candy #16
Name: Kit Kat, 2016 Edition: White & Milk
Manufacturer: Nestle
Size: Eight 20.8 gram bars
Where Purchased: Food Basics
Description: Kit Kat, 2016 Edition: White & Milk consists of eight individually wrapped fun-sized Kit Kat bars which resemble the ordinary bars in every detail except that the top half of the bar is covered in white chocolate while the bottom half retains its familiar milk chocolate coating.
Opinion: A special edition 8-pack to celebrate the Year of the Monkey, I grabbed this up from the clearance bin not really knowing what to expect. The result was, in fact, rather interesting with the white chocolate providing a robust vanilla flavour for an overall effect that I found reminiscent of a Kinder Surprise. Overall, I thought this product was quite good and would probably buy it from time to time if it were available year round though I do suspect it may lose some of its appeal once the novelty wore off. On the other paw, at the very least, it's still a Kit Kat...
Name: Scottish Tablet
Manufacturer: Lees of Scotland
Size: 60 gram block
Where Purchased: British Isles Shoppe
Description: Lee's Scottish Tablet consists of a beige brick of sandy-coloured material with a texture reminiscent of fudge.
Opinion: A product I'd vaguely heard of via toddlergirl making it at home and grabbed for fun. The bar had, by the time I got it home, developed a slight tackiness and in general, it seems pretty hygroscopic (research indicates this is a common problem in fudge-like confections due to the high sugar content). In any case, the item tastes much like a standard vanilla-flavoured fudge except that the texture's a bt grainier and while not 'harder' per se, it somehow seemed denser though that may be a result of moisture accumulation. Overall, a reasonably tasty treat, but not one I'm sure I'd buy again with any kind of regularity, but may perhaps grab from time to time for a bit of change.
Name: Starbar
Manufacturer: Cadbury
Size: 49 gram bar
Where Purchased: British Isles Shoppe
Description: Starbar consists of a rounded bar with an ovoid crosssection containing a core of crunchy powdered peanut (similar to the crispy crunch, but softer) surrounded by a layer of caramel and finally coated in a layer of milk chocolate. Apart from the unusual shape and size, however, the bar is actually rather plain-looking.
Opinion: Apparently what Cadbury calls Wunderbar in the UK, I grabbed this bar up on a whim. As noted above, the taste was pretty much identical to that of Wunderbar (American readers may imagine Butterfinger, but with a layer of caramel and a softer, less-salty centre). Overall, I enjoyed this product, finding the different textures and flavours to combine quite well resulting in a very tasty candy bar. That said, however, I don't think I'll be buying this again - mainly due to the greater availability of Wunderbar.
Name: Tayto Roast Chicken Crisps
Manufacturer: Tayto
Size: 37.5 gram bag
Where Purchased: British Isles Shoppe
Description: Tayto Roast Chicken consist of fairly normal looking potato chips.
Opinion: An Irish import I'd not seen before, I wasn't really sure what to expect from this product. While Roast Chicken is a flavour one occasionally sees in Canada, it's not very common and I never was especially fond of it. The actual flavour is difficult to describe and, I suspect, is probably an attempt to replicate the taste of spices used to season poultry rather than the chicken itself. I'm not really sure how successful the endeavour was, but I, at least, had a difficult time identifying any of the individual herbs used. Overall, I thought this flavour to be 'OK', I would gladly eat these again, but they're not a flavour I'd choose to buy for myself.
Name: Tizer
Manufacturer: Barr
Size: 330mL can
Where Purchased: British Isles Shoppe
Description: Tizer consists of a bright yellow carbonated beverage flavoured with 'citrus' and 'red fruit'. "The Great British Pop"
Opinion: A Scottish product I'd heard of only the vaguest of terms, but nabbed on a whim anyway. The flavour is somewhat similar to a combination of ginger ale and a lemon/lime flavoured pop like 7up or Sprite. There's also an aftertaste reminiscent of diet soda, a taste I generally dislike, but think works well here, possibly because the drink does contain actual sugar in addition to whatever's responsible for that flavour (as well as yummy black carrot and safflower concentrates). Overall, I found this product to be reasonably tasty, but at the same time didn't think it was really different enough from ginger ale/lemon lime pops to make it worth the effort of tracking it down again.
There are different kinds of roast chicken flavour crisps, none of them really taste like chicken, but a few of them are really nice!
Anyway, I agree with your assessment, I was mostly just trying to work out what that flavour was actually supposed to be. In retrospect, perhaps a review wasn't the best spot for that particular rumination...
Specialists are always tricky to make appointments with. Quite honestly, if not for my recent surgeries, I would've been out of a Glaucoma Specialist. The only reason I got who I got now is due to needing the second surgery and my Cornea Specialist shuffling me quickly to him. (I then got sneaky and got him to be my sister's specialist, too.)
Do you feel things are gradually falling comfortably into place for you, Kaffre? Are there any particular goals you are hoping to achieve in the near future with the aid of all the hard work you've been doing to arrange appointments?
It's hard to do arts when your amidst a whole bunch of RL matters. I'm sure you'll be able to finish the piccie as you further get life matters comfortably aligned. *Snugs*
Good luck and all the best to you, my feline friend.
As for the appointments, at this point I'm mostly just looking for a set diagnosis so I can start working on a treatment plan of some kind. Once that's done, however, I'm not really sure what I plan to do - at this point it's mostly about getting well psychologically than working toward any concrete goal.
*Snugs* Good luck, Kaffre. If you ever need to talk, please let me know.