I used to be extremely opposed to the iPhone. I mocked it, I thought it was childish and a waste. I was a proud user of the Blackberry for many years… until one day my Blackberry began to fail me. Calls were dropped (thanks a lot AT&T) and the phone was beginning to deteriorate. I was ready for an upgrade.

I visited my AT&T store, picked up the new Bold and immediately had issues. I was getting up to 150 text messages in a minute due to some virus. I went back, replaced it twice, only to keep having the same issue. I finally was so aggravated one of the employers was able to convince me to buy an iPhone. My whole world was turned upside down. No one even knew who I was anymore.

Now, three iPhones later (what? They break easily… especially after a few dirty martinis and my habit of throwing things in frustration) I’ve come to terms with the thing, if only for the apps. The service still bites (thanks again, AT&T) and I’m not the biggest Apple fan, but I do love my iPhone apps. Read More »

About two weeks ago, I decided that it would be an amazingly brilliant idea to try different energy drinks. I never hear the same thing said about an energy drink twice; it’s always a different response, and very few of them encompass the drink as a whole. So I decided to test stuff out on my own.

See? I didn’t die.

Still, once I found myself working my way down (or up) this list, I was getting a lot more negative side affects than positive. So use caution when drinking these guys, and for God’s sake, don’t drink them all in a two-week span like I did.

5. Mad Croc: I wasn’t crazy about this stuff, I’ll be honest. It tasted a lot like Red Bull and bubblegum ice cream combined (gross combo, I know). . If you’re looking for something to just keep you up, this is probably your product. I had a mild case of the shakes for about fifteen minutes, but no other noticeable side affects really showed up. Read More »

In my never-ending quest to find the best way to retain energy (without doing illegal things) I have stumbled across possibly the most addictive thing ever: caffeinated lip balm.

Invented by “an Alaskan Police Officer, who need[ed] both quality lip balm for the cold and the ability to stay awake during long shifts”, Spazzstick has just recently hit the Internet market.

Simply explaining that the caffeine “absorbs directly into your lips as you use it”, the makers of Spazzstick provide no other information on the website as to how this lip balm—which comes in vanilla, chocolate, mint, and orange flavors—is actually made.

I’m sure you could email them and ask, but I’m perfectly happy to a buy a few sticks of this new product, sans inquiries. I don’t want to know what it’s made of. I just want it’s sweet caffeine to seep directly into my body.

Until they invent a direct IV drip of the stuff into the bloodstream, caffeinated lip balm is my newest quick fix.

I’ll let you know if it works…and if mixing it with Red Bull sends me to the hospital.

“You don’t understand, I think I’m seriously addicted to chocolate!”

Sound familiar?

No matter how painful an urge becomes (such as when I’m on a diet, walking past a Cold Stone Creamery, or trying to eat just one Dove ice cream bar), I never actually believe there’s something chemically wrong with my brain when it comes to sweets. I mean, I can’t really be addicted, can I?

Actually…I might be.

The Guardian recently released a study that claims “the pleasure centers of chocolate lovers’ brains [light] up more strongly in response to the food than those who are less partial.”

Which basically means: to some of us, chocolate is like coke. Read More »