July 11 Means FREE Slurpees!

Do you love Slurpees? How about a free one?

Well, 7-Eleven's participating stores are offering customers a free Slurpee to celebrate their 81st birthday on – when else? – July 11, 7/11/08, also known as 7-Eleven® Day!

As has been the tradition for many years, the company will celebrate July 11 with free 7.11-ounce Slurpee® drinks for customers visiting its U.S. stores. Special birthday cups will be available while supplies last.

Dave (EVAD) and I (mud) Battle in DDR!

One of my favorite pastimes has been to go to the mall and play Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) with the local kids. Mind you, I'm at least 10 years older than the oldest kid there. That said, watch as I put my foot down and show the young ones how it's done.

I'm standing on the left, complaining about how the two of us forgot to go to the options screen and my good buddy Dave is on the right. Chris is filming us playing which giving some commentary.

Robert Opie Kit Kat Fridge Magnet

I picked this up from eBay a month ago from a seller in England. It's a Robert Opie collection Tin Plate Kit Kat Fridge Magnet. I have no idea who Robert Opie is. So, let me write you what it says on the back of the packaging.

The Robert Opie Collection
The world's largest collection of British advertising images, started by Robert Opie in 1963, provides a fascinating insight into the British way of life over the last 130 years. Featured many times in the media, The Collection now numbers over half a million items, and is continually expanding. A part of The Collection is open for public viewing in Notting Hill, London.

It'll be another neat addition to my collection. Cool, huh?

New Kit Kat Branded Products from Japan...

Here's the lovely Valerie modeling two new products that Jason sent me from Japan. On the left is a Kit Kat Stationery Pack, which includes a regular kitter, a Kit Kat shaped eraser as well as a Kit Kat pencil adorned with the slogan and various flowers. To the right of the Shawn (the sheep) is a Kit Kat Mug. There's nothing really special about the mug except that it's pentagonal and it's from Japan. These two pieces will be great additions to my collection.

On another note, we saw the movie "The Happening". Both of us believed that the movie was miscast, but we were quite excited to see the trailer for the new X-Files movie. Can't wait!

A Huge Bag of Aero Bars!

My good buddy (cousin?) Miah just returned from Montreal and brought me back some French Canadian goodness. Check out the size of this bag of Aero bars! Hehe... I also had some fun with Photoshop on my face.

Dairy Queen's Kit Kat Blizzard...

Well, I was unaware of this new Blizzard that Dairy Queen has, so I guess that means that I'll have to take a field trip. This commercial features comedian Kevin Farley, brother of the late Chris Farley.

Kit Kat Palace Hall of Shame

Today we get to meet the first inductee into the Kit Kat Palace Hall of Shame. Man it takes a lot to get into the HoS, because I'm one of the most easy-going people you'll ever meet.

On January 16, I bought a Kit Kat Euro Disney pin from pin-badges-uk through an eBay sale. I made my payment the very next day and waited patiently until APRIL. At this point I was getting a bit annoyed and tried contacting him via e-mail. After several exchanges, I found out that "Terry" was having some personal problems and blah blah. I offered to pay for the shipping for him to send out another one, because the first one he had sent had obviously been lost in the mail.

Well, it's now June 9 - a full 5 MONTHS after I paid for this item and I still haven't received it.
You know what really saddens me at this point? I've seen this exact pin re-listed by him on eBay. This guy needs to grow up and learn how to be honest.

Terry, (pin-badges-uk) congratulations on being the first inductee into the Kit Kat Palace HoS.

Hersheypark (Part Deux)

During this trip, we found out that Stella (our Mini Cooper S) is capable of 450 miles to a tank of gas. At one point, the onboard computer was telling us that we had a range of 502 miles, but I dunno if I would trust those last 52 miles, especially coming off a little more than a gallon of gas.

Anyways, on to the events of the day. We started the day riding Hersheypark's new rollercoaster, 97 Fahrenheit, which boasts a 97 degree drop (see picture). After roaming the park and making my annual visit to the Play Dome (see picture), we headed over to the Kit Kat Cafe to indulge in some refreshing ice cream. The temperature had climbed to almost 100 degrees and the humidity was almost unbearable.

The Kit Kat Cafe (located in the upper level of Chocolate World) is a place where one can rest and have a sandwich, salad, or bowl of pasta in a quiet, air conditioned environment. One can also create your own sundae of two scoops of ice cream, three chocolate candy toppings and two liquid toppings. For my sundae, I chose two scoops of vanilla, three helpings of Kit Kats (what else?) and caramel and hot fudge toppings. The sundae itself was nothing special, save for the delicious Kitters. What made the sundae was the wonderful bowl it came in. Mind you I had to pay an extra $1.99 to get the bowl, but it will make a great addition to my collection. Okay, it's nearing 1:15am, so I best be off to bed. I'll write more about the trip tomorrow...

Oh, it's on. Hersheypark 2008.

Here's the first of several picture posts that I'll be sending during our stay in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Here you see me posing with my buddy, Mr. Kitter. Today, we saw him scare the hell out of two teenage girls who thought he was fake cause he was acting like he was a statue. I bet they don't see too many girls running for their lives screaming and at the top of their lungs in Chocolate World. Tomorrow, I'm gonna see if I can get him to moonwalk or do the robot or something.

Today we also went to a chocolate tasting where "Erma" demonstrated the proper way to enjoy five different types of chocolate. We also got to break open a cacao bean and try the nibs. I drank half a bottle of water trying to wash out the bitter taste!

As usual during one of our trips to Chocolate World, Valerie and I rode on the factory tour ride just to get free chocolate. Last year they were giving out free Take Five bars. This year we got to sample Hershey Bliss Meltaways (3 times!). Here, you can see Kit Kats on the assembly line.


Until tomorrow, adios.

back in action! (for real this time)

Okay, I know I've said it before, but this time I mean it. I have tons of new Kit Kats to blog about, plus I've traveled quite a bit and have picked up some new chocolates from around the world. Also... I've made some new acquaintances and connections and am ready to get this blog going... Have fun reading!