Are you ready to kick back and eat something so wrong, yet so right? Well, you'd better brace yourself! Trader Joe's has a new product called Cookie Butter. No, I am not kidding! Cookie Butter!
Cookie Butter looks just like peanut butter, yet it tastes like something you've never had before. Basically, it tastes like gingerbread squeezed into a jar. It is smooth like butter though. OK, it is kind of a mystery spread. It is quite sweet with a ginger snap flair to it. Nutella better look out!
What will you do with the Cookie Butter once you have it? Trader Joe's suggests using it on pancakes or waffles. You can also use it as a peanut butter substitute. You might want to serve it on ice cream or dip pretzels in it. I suggest simply taking a spoon and digging in. Have you ever eaten peanut butter straight from the jar? It works just as well for this product, too.
If you are looking for a new mystery treat, you should visit Trader Joe's and buy some of this stuff. It is delicious, yet so weird I can't describe it. With a review like that, how can you resist?
If you are a fan of Ghost Hunters, surely you know Grant is quitting the group. Yes, Grant decided he had a number of personal issues going on and needed to leave Ghost Hunters. This is disappointing, but also, it has given Syfy an opportunity to milk this event for all it is worth.
For weeks, Ghost Hunters commercials have announced, "Watch Grant's last days!" and "These are Grant's final investigations!" Seriously, they might want to calm down. We are all sad Grant is leaving, but it shouldn't be the only thing Syfy channel is talking about.
If I hear one more time, "Watch the episode that changes everything," I am going to scream. Syfy channel - stop trying to get ratings simply because Grant is leaving. What is next? "Tune in next season to see Grant show up on one episode for 5 minutes!" or "Witness Grant's return!" when Grant decides he wants to come back anyway.
Seriously, all of this is just silly. Let Grant leave and stop trying to make ratings out of it!
I am a huge fan of horror movies. I get really pumped when a new movie comes out that looks scary. As scary as Chernobyl Diaries looks in the previews, I refuse to watch this movie. Why, you might ask? How about a completely ridiculous premise.
First of all, anyone that knows me or reads my blog, knows I am huge fan of Destination Truth. The Destination Truth crew investigated Chernobyl in the 3rd season. Perhaps the writers of this movie should have watched that episode and taken notes on some things they could have done to make this movie even semi-realistic.
Chernobyl was the site of the worst nuclear accident of all time. The place is still full of radiation and extremely dangerous. I've watched clips from Chernobyl Diaries. Ummm... where are your suits? Where is the equipment? Where are your masks? You can't just walk into this location and not prepare at all. I mean, these people apparently do, but that is not realistic.
In the Destination Truth Chernobyl investigation episode, they had to receive special permission from the Ukraine government to visit the site. They went through not one, not two, but THREE military posts to get into the Chernobyl site. They also had to take a military representative with them. Furthermore, the military insisted they all drink some type of anti-radiation drink before entering the site. Once they got to the site, they had to wear suits and masks. They also took an instrument to detect radiation, and if the levels got too high, they had to leave that area. This actually happened quite a bit during their visit. The Destination Truth crew was also given a limited amount of time to stay on the site and then they had to leave.
So now, I understand Chernobyl Diaries is not based on a true story. I understand I must suspend some belief in any work of fiction. I mean, seriously, there are going to be ghosts and ghouls in the movie that I am sure don't exist. However, this is more than I can handle. If you want an audience to get on board with an idea, it has to have a somewhat likely premise. How did this group get past that many military posts? Why on earth would a group of people risk a very untimely death due to radiation? I just don't believe these things.
I appreciate the movie might be scary. However, it needs a reality check in a lot of ways. At least make them wear some masks or something. I refuse to believe a large group of people like that could sneak in, stay there, and not get caught by the military. Please, give me a more realistic version of this movie and maybe I will want to watch it.
