Let's Talk: FRO-YO

Hellllo my yummies to another edition of Let's Talk! It's been a long time since the last one... Oops. So fro-yo is a very yummy treat that is enjoyed by all usually. It's short for frozen yogurt and is usually used instead of ice cream. It's healthier and there are enzymes and other good things in there! There are many chains of fro-yo like RED MANGO, pinkberry, yogurtland, forever yogurt, etc. So I sort of love Red Mango with a great burning passion and every time I go, I get the largest cup and fill it up full of stuff. Yeah it might cost $10 but it's a yummy cost. It's also less calories compared to other goodies. For a 323 gram cup (large) at Red Mango in Lemonade, it's 320 calories. What is that??? Seriously it is so unbelievably great.
So in 2012, there were 820 frozen yogurt shops all over the US and they collectively made $195 million. Geeez. It means, on average, each shop made $200 grand profit. Goodness! Frozen yogurt is a great alternative to ice cream and can be topped for a low-calorie treat that will delight all! I strongly suggest Red Mango and don't try the original there. It tastes weird. But anything else is good, especially the boba! Popping balls of fruity goodness!!! And their rewards system is great!! I can't even express my love for it properly.
The only problem might be that you spend all of your money but hey, whatever. And the self-serve places? Soooooo amazing.
Okay I have to go, so I'll see you all later pipsqueaks! XOXO have a good day!

Let's Talk: The Midwest

Hi my wonderful darlings! Sorry I haven't blogged in a few days, school is hectic and makes me stay up to unreasonable hours to finish homework. And no, I don't procrastinate, I'm just in three advanced science classes this trimester so no judging. So today I wanted to talk about something that is just so near and dear to my heart. (In case you can't detect my dripping sarcasm, I strongly dislike the Midwest.)

So I'll let you guys know a little creeper fact: I live in the Midwest. Actually I live in the epitome of the Midwest, and sadly it's not Iowa, but in fact Indiana. Yeah, don't worry it's that one state in the middle of no where. Okay so first what bothers me is that the Midwest is inaccurately named; yes, I know when the French and British were here, they thought that Colorado was the West or something so we got dubbed the Midwest. But after so long, when we can accurately see that the Midwest is not in fact in the west, but instead in the east so we should really be the Mideast now, but people are stubborn and like false facts.

So some other things about the Midwest... yes literally nothing interesting is here. Chicago might just be the high peak of the whole Midwest, which hey I love Chi-town. Besides Chicago, it is literally all corn, soybeans, and marijuana. Detroit and Gary are both known for their obscene amounts of crime and murder, while my good old town is known for being the meth capital of the U.S. Great. And note, this town is not actually my hometown, I'm actually a good old Southern belle y'all. Alright sorry, no more y'alls. So nothing happens here, and I think My Big Fat Redneck Wedding or whatever might actually be from the Midwest. Sure some people are great in this region, but most people are farmers and hicks. I'm sorry, but I hate hicks with such an indescribable passion, especially when I see future ones at my school. Those kids, I swear. I'm kind of embarrassed to honestly say I went to school with them, because I know if I actually make something of myself, they'll all go around and claim they're best friends with me. I know this, because it has happened to every decent, intelligent person who has miraculously made it out of this awful, god-ridden place.

The intelligence level of people here just surprises me sometimes. I'm in higher level classes, but I know a good deal of the regs (regulars, but I like regs better) and they ask the most common sense, everybody knows the answer questions ALL THE TIME. It just infuriates me sometimes because I know that every one of them has the capability to do something with their lives besides wear fake Uggs and smoke weed. Every one has the ability to make a difference in the world, and I truly think good could come out of the people in the Midwest if they tried to not conform so much to the rude stereotype plastered to this region.

Okay so that's my tangent for today. Oh! Math pick-up line time. Hey if I was sine squared and you were cosine squared, together we could make 1 (; Good one right? No? Okay I'll just stop now... Okay have a good day beautiful people. And remember what the great old Gandhi said "Be the change you wish to see in the world!" Please think of this and stay fantastic!

Let's Talk: Starbucks

Hi my sweet little Macchiatos! Okay so today I wanted to talk about something I know I am crazily addicted to, and I'm sure some of you out there are too. So let's talk!

What draws us to Starbucks? That green smiley siren (or mermaid, whatever.) is carried around daily by thousands of people. Actually the average for every store is a whopping 550 customers, leaving them with 4 MILLION frappes/mochas/espressos flying out of those blenders every day in just the U.S. alone. If you ask me, every one in the world could get Starbucks everyday, and then Starbucks could support the fiscal cliff issue by itself. But along with that venti plastic cup, a social status comes with the sentence "Oh, I had to get my Starbucks this morning." If you can afford a $5 cup of coffee everyday, cheers to you! Obviously most of us aren't rich enough to have coffee at $5 a pop every single day. In just one month, that's $150 out of your pocket and into Starbucks's. (P.S. In one year, $1800!) So if you have an extra 2 grand every year, treat yourself to some Starbucks everyday. You've deserved it.

But I wonder, even though it shows we have classy, expensive Starbucks and we have bragging rights about how yummy the Vanilla Bean Frappuccino is, don't we ever consciously think about how many calories that one super sugary, caffeine-filled cup has? Like every once in a while, I treat myself to a White Chocolate Mocha venti because I feel like I've earned it. That venti I'm chugging? 580 CALORIES! That should be the amount of calories in a meal and a snack. It would take six miles to burn all of that deliciousness off!

Despite the fattiness and the price, I still love Starbucks with all of my heart. Once you go green, you don't go back. Oh, I highly recommend the cake pops there, super delish! And late-night Starbucks runs in Chicago are seriously the most fun thing ever, and it would be ten times more cute as a date. Okay, I'm done daydreaming and now I'm signing off. Peace out my beauties!Oh yeah, the Starbucks iPhone app? PERFECTION. Free song every week! And no Starbucks blog post would be complete without Starbucks pictures...