#45

Today, at work, I decided that I needed Coca-Cola-like refreshment so I went to the vending machine and decided that regular old Diet Coke was the answer...I went to select it once I'd put my money in, and the slot I was about to select was C4. Now, I don't know a whole lot about C4 but I know it's an explosive. I was kind of uncomfortable selecting a drink that was labeled "C4." I checked and double checked the rest of the machine to see if there was diet coke anywhere else, but alas. Only C4.

So I stuck with it. Took it back to my desk, poured it into my empty McDonald's cup that had ice from the kitchen fridge in it, and drank. Now, I don't know if it was the coke, or the ice, or the cup, but by the time I got down to the last third of the drink in said cup, it started to taste funny.

And when I say funny, I don't mean flat or watered down...I mean...I mean it started to taste like plastic pool toys. I know that sounds ridiculous and how the hell would I know what those chlorinated plastic goodies taste like, etc. but that's definitely what I tasted. I think it was the C4. This message will self-destruct.

(side note: Safari is telling me that destruct is not a word. *Puts Safari on the bad list*)

Also on the bad list: Pillsbury (Safari recognizes THAT as a word) Pizza Crust. Now, I don't expect any non-homemade crust to be wonderful, but I expect passable from a brand like Pillsbury (note: Pillsbury is not actually it's own thing now. Instead, it's owned and licensed by General Mills and Smuckers. The refrigerated and frozen foodstuffs, like said pizza crust, is sold by General Mills under the name of Pillsbury). But it's not passable. It's pretty gross, actually. It's salty, it came apart before I even opened the can, It didn't bake evenly, it thinned out while baking so that the cheese burned onto the pan...it's a mess. All I wanted was a homemade white pizza. I got homemade oven-baked gravy-looking slop. I'm going back to Boboli.