New Year's Journal 2019! + Kaffre talks Candy #46

Greetings and welcome to my very first journal of 2019! *sounds noisemaker*

To begin I'd like to affirm this year's resolutions and how they relate to my presence here on Furaffinity and the babyfur community in general.
1. To continue to focus upon my health. I got new glasses and nearly finished all the dental work I needed in 2018. Therefore, in 2019 I'll be trying to find a new physician I can get to more easily and get a long overdue check-up! This also applies to my mental health situation - about a year ago I was formally diagnosed with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) since I rarely interacted with others outside of structured environments like school, the full extent of my social deficits never really became apparent until I graduated and tried to enter the workforce. That's where I'd like help from you guys please give me honest feedback on my comments, journals etc so that I can try to improve my social skills in the coming weeks and months.
2. I say this every year, but I also want to try to draw and write more I don't know if I'll be any more successful this time, but I've also decided to try to overcome my dislike of social media and open a Twitter account as quite a few of my babyfur friends are there and it would open up another way for me to engage with the community! I'll be sure to let everyone know my handle when I post my February journal.

Beyond that, Christmas and New Year's went OK. I didn't really do anything special, but I did get to spend them with my family which is always nice! Watching my nephews play with their new gifts was a lot more fun than opening stuff myself and even though they had to go home fairly early Christmas Day and thus disrupted our own Holiday Dinner, I'm glad they came out to spend the holidays with us. Hopefully it will become a tradition of sorts! We're currently in the middle of a cold snap with temperatures dipping down into the -30s, but it's set to end soon and usher in some more seasonal weather.

I've decided to postpone TL 4: The Furry Renaissance. The main reason for this is that it's getting late in the month and I don't know if there'll be time to write it up, but I'm also not really sure if people like the monthly topics as nobody really seems to respond anymore... Plus, TL4 is the traditional dividing point between GURPS: Low-Tech and GURPS: High-Tech so I feel justified in having a buffer episode of sorts here. That said, I am still including my candy review, however, as it was already written up and I don't see any reason for it to go to waste...

Well, I guess that's it for January. Thanks for taking the time to read my journal *kerhugs* How are the rest of you enjoying 2019 thus far?

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Kaffre Talks Candy #46:

Name: Barq's Root Beer
Manufacturer: Coca-Cola
Size: 355mL can
Where Purchased: Dollar Tree
Description: Consists of a dark coloured carbonated beverage.
Opinion: Where most root beers are flavoured with either sassafras or sarsaparilla (something sassy either way), Barq's supposedly utilizes a different flavouring altogether. The flavour is fairly similar to standard root beers (a sort of mellow sweetness), but has a certain sharpness that is unusual. Overall, I enjoyed this product and while not the biggest fan of root beer, I would consider purchasing it again.

Name: Dairy Milk Oreo (Mint Flavour)
Manufacturer: Cadbury
Size: 120 gram bar
Where Purchased: British Isles Shoppe
Description: Consists of a large bar of Dairy Milk chocolate where the centre is filled with a green substance that seems to be a mixture of mint oreo filling and oreo cookie crumbs. The bar is divided into eight rows and three columns for a total of 24 segments.
Opinion: This British import seems to be a limited edition and features a sweet minty flavour while the cookie bits added a pleasant crunchy texture. Overall, I enjoyed this bar and would probably buy it again it weren't a limited release, but for now I'll probably stick to the somewhat more common Mint Crisp instead.

Name: Kinder Chocolate Happy
Manufacturer: Ferrero
Size: 102 gram bag
Where Purchased: Dollarama
Description: Consist of foil-wrapped pieces of white chocolate with a thin layer of milk chocolate coating. The pieces are ovate in shape.
Opinion: This was an interesting product in that it resembled a Kinder Surprise in both taste and form (both are egg-shaped in a sense) while being very distinct in construction. Proportionally, this product contains less milk-chocolate due to its shape, but this doesn't detract much from the taste. Overall, I liked this product and will consider buying it again...

Name: Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes (Vanilla)
Manufacturer: McKee Foods
Size: 270 gram box of six cakes
Where Purchased: Dollarama
Description: Consists of Christmas-tree shaped pieces of vanilla cake with cream sandwiched between them that are then coated in white chocolate and decorated with red frosting stripes and green coloured sugar.
Opinion: This cake has a pleasing texture and while it is a tad sweeter than I'd have liked, the cake was very tasty too while coloured sugar gave the whole thing an interesting crunchiness. Overall, I enjoyed this item and will probably look for it again next year!

Name: Ramune (Orange)
Manufacturer: Kimura Drink Co.
Size: 200mL bottle
Where Purchased: Midori
Description: Consists of a yellow-orange carbonated beverage sold in an unusual Codd-neck bottle.
Opinion: This Japanese import was quite fizzy, but the flavour was quite different from standard North American orange-flavoured sodas in having mellower, less acidic taste that almost reminded me of pineapple. Still it was pretty tasty and despite the small size and expense, I am interested to try some of the other flavours in future.