2022 note: I have no idea what this was and all the links are dead.

Whoa, meta.

(Google Reader opened in Gruml’s browser.)

“We see the emerging opportunity to ‘snackify’ beverages and ‘drinkify’ snacks as the next frontier in food and beverage convenience,” Ms. Nooyi said. … Mehmood Khan, a former Mayo Clinic endocrinologist who heads PepsiCo’s nutrition group, said in an interview that it’s outdated to think that snacks are dry and beverages are wet. “Consumers don’t wake up in the morning and say, ‘I’m going to have a whole grain; I want a dairy product,’” Dr. Khan said. “They’re looking for combinations of those things.” Dr. Khan wouldn’t specify what combinations might come next.

The worst thing I have ever read. Thanks, PepsiCo’s Tropolis Fruit Puree. And thanks Penny Arcade for pointing me there.

Unacceptable.

Hopping on a plane to Toronto

Then it’s a Dash (ha!) back to Kingston. Travel on New Years Day is not optimal, especially travel alone. It would be alright if there was in flight wifi, but that’s asking for too much from Air Canada.

Am I the only one who had sort of a lame New Years Eve?

me: you should clarify the font and not the paper-like material.

Adam: Maybe I just really hate fucking pre-paper. Use regular paper, Egyptians. What, are you too good for us?

(Simple) New Years Resolutions

Note from 2022 Rachel: all the links below are dead; “booth” is a reference to a site called the daily booth which essentially just allowed you to post selfies and nothing else.

1. Write something real two or three times a week.
2. Procrastinate less when I know I have work to do.
3. Tweet more, tumble more, booth more.
4. Keep positive (rather than just keeping calm) and carry on.
5. Be internet famous.

Had a super busy day converting oxygen into carbon dioxide.

Pixel Wars - Star Wars — The Empire Strikes Back: The Pixelated Edition - by Andy Rash

Barbara: Is it exhausting being so awesome?
Hyperbole: Yes it is, Barbara. The weight of my awesomeness is a heavy load to bear. It’s like wearing a backpack full of rocks and trying to run uphill as fast as I can. In the snow. And inspirational music is playing in the background, but I can’t hear it because my ears are too full of my own splendor.

From Hyperbole and Half, a blog that makes me happy and brings super joy to my life. You should read it, if you don’t.

Merry Christmas! (source unknown)