a couple things you shouldn't bother trying

Today has not been a good day for trying new things. Here are a couple that bombed miserably:

1. Think Thin, Be Thin by Doris Wild Helmering. I can't really put my finger on what quality of this book made it so irritating for me. Maybe I just wasn't in the right mindset to enjoy the book, or I'm just anxious to get any book finished so I can return it and Never Let Me Go (soo good!) to booksfree and get some new ones, but I quit after 15 chapters. That sounds like a lot, until you see that each chapter is about a page and a half long--it really amounts to a half-hour of boredom and skimming. There was nothing in those first 15 that hadn't been said better in a million other places. Or at least more entertainingly.

2. Dannon Light & Fit Crave Control. You'd think I'd learn my lesson with the Dannon L&F varieties. I prefer Yoplait in every way, but then Dannon will release one of these "Control" varieties and I fall for it every goddamn time. This one even seemed like a good idea--yogurt with the cereal already in it. It saves a step, right? Well, after tasting it, I think I'll just keep dumping the grape nuts into my Yoplait. Ugh. Whatever fiber source they threw in this stuff tastes and feels like shredded bread crusts. Hey--maybe that's their secret! If so, it's one that they should have kept to themselves.