Did you know on Amazon you can buy a pack of 24 Snickers Dark Chocolate for just $18.17*? I'm tempted to buy, if only 'cause it's so hard to find the bars in a lot of the grocery stores I frequent.  The difference between regular Snickers and Dark Chocolate (to me) is the difference between ground beef and sirloin steak...

Okay, maybe that analogy doesn't work (I'm really, really bad at analogies and don't eat red meat anymore.) But any lover of dark chocolate will tell you that the enjoyment you get from it puts milk chocolate to shame. (Maybe a better analogy would be the difference between boxed wine and bottled?)


(*Just probably isn't the right word since $18.17 sounds like a lot, but considering most candy bars are up to a dollar these days...)

Last night I listened to Madonna's Erotica for the first time in ages and I realized: this album is totally underrated compared to the Material Girl's other work. I remember that it wasn't all that well-received back in 1992, when she simultaneously released her Sex book and took on a whole new level of controversy in her career.

But as Erotica's gotten on in years, some critics have started re-evaluating it. When I went online to see what others think about the album these days, I found this awesome review (one of the best reviews for any album I've ever read):

click here  to read review

Say what you want about it...at its worst moments, Erotica's still something you can move your body to...even if, at times, it's about as sexy as a visit to the gynecologist. 

And speaking of underrated and Madonna...

Entertainment Weekly put out this list of what they consider the top ten most underrated Madonna songs....

definitely agree with this choice, in particular:

''More'' (I'm Breathless: Songs From and Inspired by the Film Dick Tracy, 1990)
''Nothing's better than more,'' Madonna sings, channeling her Breathless Mahoney character from Dick Tracy. And indeed, when it comes to the movie's soundtrack, nothing really is better than ''More.'' Just when you think Stephen Sondheim's rapid-fire wordplay is about to get away from her, Madonna pushes through, proving she's got a stronger instrument than a lot of critics would like to admit.

I love the mini-trampoline I got for Christmas. For the first time in ages I'm excited about exercising. The rush I feel jumping up and down while my favorite songs dance through my body...it's almost like being a kid again. I don't stress or think about the future or worry about anything. I'm just in the moment!

It's a real high, better than any pill-induced mood!

Here's just one of the many articles on exercising with mini-trampolines (or rebounders):

read here

This book is so good I forgot to watch one of my favorite shows last night. On the surface Handling the Undead seems to be about Swedish zombies, or, as they're more commonly referred to within the novel, "the reliving."

But as I get further into the book (and further hooked) I can't help but think Lindqvist's novel is all about the unbearable pain and power of grief...because when the dead (only those who have passed away within the past two months return from the grave) start coming back to life, their loved ones will do anything to keep hold of them.

It doesn't seem to matter to the families and spouses that "reliving" means nothing more than rotting, gray flesh, rancid smells and a strictly electrical reanimation with restricted bodily movement and limited speech. The grieving will take whatever they can get!!

That's it for now...gotta get back to this marvelous, addictive read!!

 

"Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels"-Kate Moss

A while back the famous model got into a hot mess of trouble for saying this. I remember thinking it was a somewhat reckless comment since young women and girls are so impressible when it comes to fashion and society's image of the "ideal" body...but recently I saw this essay and couldn't help agreeing with the author:

read here