It's All About: Cornbread

Who doesn't love cornbread? I mean seriously. The stuff's delicious. Gimme some warm cornbread fresh outta the oven with some honey butter and I'm in heaven. I believe Chris Rock said it best:

"Cornbread: Ain't nothin' wrong with that."

It's All About: Sharpies With the Sharp Tip Still Intact

You know what sucks? I'll tell you what sucks. It sucks when you go to look for a Sharpie and you pop off the cap to see a round little nub that makes writing difficult, sloppy and unsatisfying.

Also, you really do have to LOOK for a Sharpie. Have you ever noticed how no one ever knows the exact location of the nearest Sharpie? My theory is that the Sharpie falls in a sort of limbo category. It's not a pen that you use everyday; it doesn't warrant a spot in the desk pen-cup. But it also doesn't belong in the often-ignored box of poster-making/decorating supplies. So I think that people try to put their Sharpies in the most convenient spots: near the phone, by your stack of blank CDs, etc. This is where we get into trouble. You can't just start scattering pens everywhere people! It's chaos!!!

This problem of Sharpie location only compounds the real issue at hand here. If you spend all that time finding a Sharpie only to have a crap time writing with it, it can be an angering experience.

This, my friends, is why it's all about Sharpies with the sharp tip still intact. All problems are avoided and you can write permanently in peace.

It's All About: Procrastination

Ever since I was a little girl, I tried as hard as I could to avoid doing anything that required real work, especially if the task at hand was something I simply didn't care about. At 20, in my second year of college, I have officially perfected the art of procrastination. It's a delicate art, not to be taken lightly, and truly understood by only a few.

As it happens, right now I'm supposed to be researching and writing an 8-10 page paper that's due on Thursday and counts for 65% of my grade in that class. But I'm not. I haven't even started. You see, the key to perfect procrastination is to actually do something other than what you're supposed to be doing. If you sit around on your duff and waste away your time, you run the risk of feeling guilty later, and as this is supposed to be a pleasurable activity, guilt is something to be avoided. The best thing you can do is to accomplish something else: something not required of you, something optional that doesn't require much effort, something you want to do, that you're excited about doing, perhaps that you've been putting off because you haven't had the chance. This way, you've actually been productive, you've haven't technically wasted any of your time, so there's nothing to feel guilty about and you can be proud of your accomplishment.

What about later, you ask? Well. The second step to procrastinating properly is something much more difficult to master. This is the part where you actually do what you've been so carefully and joyously avoiding. Now, what makes this part so difficult is that you must leave yourself just enough time to finish your task before the deadline. This extreme pressure gives you an adrenaline rush that, along with whatever caffeinated beverages and stimulating drugs you've been downing, allows you to stay awake and focused so you can properly complete your task, and actually do it well.

The best part, the part that it's mostly all about, is when you've finished, and you can sit back and mentally crown yourself with a laurel wreath and throw yourself a a party for being so awesome, because you did what you needed to do AND you were productive earlier. Double whammy.

I know procrastinating isn't for everyone. Some people just can't handle the risky roller coaster of thrills. That's okay.

As for me? I'm going to finish this sandwich sitting next to my laptop, probably get some ice cream from the kitchen, maybe make a few phone calls, and eventually study for my final exam this afternoon. The paper will have to wait for a more appropriate occasion.

It's All About: It's-It and Snickers Ice Cream Bars

Here's the thing about ice cream treats: 99% of em suck. I was a child once, and in the years of my youth I got a little crazy in the ice cream department. As such, I feel like I am an expert in the field of frozen novelties. In my extensive and delicious research, I have come to the conclusion that two ice cream treats stand head and shoulders above the rest.

The It's-It, for those of you not in the know, is a chocolate-covered oatmeal cookie sandwich containing vanilla, chocolate, mint, or cappuccino flavored ice cream. It may be a little difficult to eat (it totally sucks when you try to bite through both cookies and the ice cream pops out the sides), but once you've developed a good method for gettin' down to business it's smooth sailing into Tastysville. Population: you.

The Snickers Ice Cream Bar stands on the opposite end of the eatability spectrum. Its candy bar shape is the ultimate in ice cream portability. Gooey caramel and peanuts top peanut butter flavored ice cream and the whole thing is covered in chocolate.

As we get into the summer months, it is extremely important that you know how to cool off properly, and these two ice cream tools will help you get there. Happy feasting.