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See's Candy IS EVIL. It really is. And it's local - as in, right down the street, so there's really no escape.

I went in there yesterday. To buy chocolates, because if there's one thing Valentine's Day is good for, it's an excuse to eat chocolate. And because the aforementioned dreaded See's insisted on tarting up their display window with red velvet hearts 'o' chocolate, what's one to do? (Although their webpage is already changed to a St. Patrick's Day theme - fast work!) The gravity of See's cannot be escaped. It it where every chocolate lover must go.

I should mention here that every time you enter a See's store, you are handed a sample. Usually a truffle, or filled candy, or modest chunk of butter brickle, but on this occasion, the free taster piece was an entire dark-chocolate-covered caramel and nut turtle, about the size of the palm of my hand, and that goes under the unassuuming moniker of "Awesome Walnut Square Bar." Well, it is awesome. And evil. TEH EVIL.

The nuts and chews assortment in particular also qualifies as "awesome." And the filled assortment. [end choco-pimp]

I'm not really one for Valentine's Day (other than the candy). I can't stand the commericals, for one - any woman can be bought off with jewelry and stuffed animals, according to this crapola - and I'd certainly spent enough years cursing the very existence of the holiday that seemed designed to do nothing more than divide the entire population of the world into "haves" and "have nots." As if everyone involved weren't already aware of how they stood on that front.

I don't think that's much of a cause for celebration.

Which is probably why, in recent years, Valentine's Day seems to have been morphing into a new mini-Halloween. Maybe the only connector is the candy, but then again... maybe not. I don't think it's my imagination that more horror movies seem to be playing around this time of year (case in point - tonight, we'll probably be going to see Final Destination 3 - hey, I liked the first two!), and as one of our local weeklies couldn't help pointing out, the holiday just puts one in the mood for horror, Valentine-themed flicks such as Valentine starring none other than David Boreanaz. The San Francisco Bay Guardian cover story is also worth reading, for a time capsule of our culture's evolving standards on love. I don't know if I dare claim the Bay Area was truly Ground Zero for such things, the sexual revolution and whatnot, but.. still. Eye-opening.

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Date: 2006-02-15 10:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com
Oooh, now you've reminded me of the raspberry one. Maybe that one's my favorite.

There are many reasons why I could never go on Atkins. Candy isn't even one of them - I can't imagine getting by without bread or fruit. You must have huge self-control.

My apologies for tempting you with come-hither chocolate.

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