Cereal Review: General Mills Frosted Toast Crunch!!

PSA 

Been a long time ladies and gentleman.  Due to "The Man" keeping his foot on my throat, and those agents chasing me around everywhere, I haven't had much time to blog as I once did, BUT, I'm back now, gonna try to bring the Cereal Reviews you love and the random rants you disagree with during my time off.  With that said.  Here we go!

About The Cereal
As you know by now, this cereal is new, doesn't have too much history, but it was birthed by its cousin (ew) Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and their step child (eww dude) French Toast Crunch.  Cinnamon Toast Crunch is legendary and one of the untouchable cereals that will continue to grace our grocery store shelves for generations to come.  Lets see if Frosted Toast Crunch can carry the torch....the box....the bag within the box!

The Good

• Patented cereal design, stuck to the roots.
• VANILLA!
• VANILLA MILK!!

The Bad

• Patented cereal design, stuck to the roots.
• Once the vanilla flavor rolls of the cereal...thats it...its gone...game over.
• Vanilla Milk isn't as awesome as Cinna-Milk.

Wrap Up
This cereal isn't bad at all, I do not regret this purchase as I did with other cereals (see. Cinnaburst Cheerios).  Unfortunately, I don't see myself buying it again.  As good as it is, its just not good enough to get over that hump, like it's missing one key ingredient, its good enough to finish off the box, but not good enough to buy.  Sticking to your patented cereal roots can be both a good thing and a bad thing, the reason why its both in this case, because its a safe zone, they could've tried something else and failed, or tried something else and succeeded (French Toast Crunch) hence...the bad.  This cereal would taste a LOT better, and would definitely be worth the money, if it were a Vanilla and Cinnamon swirl, so if you do plan on buying it, make sure you buy Cinnamon Toast Crunch with it, combine the two, you wont regret it.  This cereal isn't bad, isn't bad at all, just not worth another purchase (unless its with Cinnamon Toast Crunch).  I give Frosted Toast Crunch 3.5 Bowls out of 5.

Cereal Review: General Mills' Cocoa Puffs Brownie Crunch

About the cereal
Cocoa Puffs have been around for decades in this crazy game we call...Breakfast.  Normally, it's formula (for the most part) has remained unchanged, I say "for the most part" because somewhere along the line (seems like I say that during all my cereal reviews) the good folks at General Mills decided they wanted to see how much chocolate they could actually cram into one Puff.  Almost seems as if they went from using milk chocolate, to semi-sweet.  Anywho.  That crazy bird will toss a curve ball at you every now and then, from Cocoa Puffs Combos to Coca Puffs Brownie Crunch.

The Good

• "CHAWCLAAATE!"--little old lady from Spongebob...they were selling chocolate.
• Brownie Crunch lives up to its name when it comes to the Crunch...it wouldn't get soggy.
• That classic chocolate milk left over, not as good as it used to be, but still very effective

The Bad

• The "Brownies" have a brownie-less taste
• Tastes just like the regular Cocoa Puffs
• The chocolate just isn't as sweet as it once was

Wrap Up
Cocoa Puffs Brownie Crunch isn't what I was expecting, though I wasn't expecting much, I do feel a bit cheated. The "brownies" in the cereal are square, rounded, and slightly puffed, they are also packed with the same chocolate chips used in Cookie Crisp, they seemed to stay attached to the cereal more with the brownies, but by the time you're finished eating, you'll notice those little chocolate chips having a pool (milk) party in your bowl.  For years, cereal companies have tried to incorporate certain delicious foods into crunchy bite-sized breakfast meals.  Unfortunately, General Mills has failed to capture that awesome brownie essence, but if you're craving chocolate, it'll definitely do the job.  I give Cocoa Puffs Brownie Crunch 3 bowls out of 5.

America...The Sensitive

Kinda high off of a short stack of silver dollar pancakes, so I'm gonna get right to it.

Stop being so sensitive.

Everyone: black, white, brown, gay, straight, backwards, forwards, red light, green light.  I believe this is one reason why we aren't growing in this country.  We get too caught up in people living their lives and saying how they feel.  Instead of listening, agreeing to disagree, and moving forward, we want to chastise, criticize and ask for apologize (I just wanted to rhyme, don't judge me)

To an extent, its safe to be that sensitive, you don't want someone representing your Cancer Survivors company, going on a radio show and saying something like: "those baldies, thats what I call em', the baldies" and he/she is out there shaking hands and kissing babies, but to make him/her apologize for it, and "clean" it up by doing some charity work makes it all ok?  You really think he/she aren't still calling cancer survivors "baldies" when there's no microphone in their face?

Back in the day, when someone said something about you, you'd say something about them back, so instead of gay people whining to David Stern (NBA Commissioner) when a player gets caught saying "faggot", how about just talking about that person, make fun of how he only averages 5 points a game, then again, why get upset about it at all? Do you believe he was actually thinking of you (or your "community") when he said it? An apology is not going to change how he feels or his slang terminology.  Were your feelings ever even really hurt or you just wanted to see that black man (yeah I took it there) receive a fine?

If you feel strongly about a certain issue, stand by it.  Maybe what you said was just a joke and was meant to be taken lightly, stand by it.  Instead of giving in and apologizing to all these "communities", talk to them.  Obviously my gripe is with the media and celebrities, but it goes a bit beyond that.  I think when we reach that point of standing by what we say, regardless of what it is, we'll begin to laugh with each other, more and discover common ground.  I know that sounds crazy, people laughing at themselves and one another and finding common ground on real issues.

Peace and mo Old Navy Fleece

P.S.--I'm very sensitive, lol

Watch the World Burn

I'm shutting the world out, not even intentionally, its just happening, I can see it though, but I cant stop it...I want to be there for people, I want to be a good friend, I want to be a decent human being.  I feel like I've lost all control, part of me likes it, obviously the other part doesn't.  I'm gonna be a bitter lonely old man, mad at the world for turning me into a monster, how can a part of me be content with that?

Easy, I'd rather die alone than continually have my hopes and dreams shattered, and my heart broken.  I can be content with that, and knowing that I'm not bringing anyone down with me, my wife, my kids, family and friends, dont have to suffer with me, or suffer for things I've done, and mistakes I've made.  I'll just sit back, play my role when my name is called, and fade to black when I see, all is good.  Perhaps thats why I'm shutting the world out, maybe I'm just making my bed.

but..

I'll always be depressed, I wont ever feel complete.  Passing up opportunities left and right because I'm too afraid of the future.  No more being in love....no more knowing the person you're in love with, is in love with you as well.  No one to teach, or pass my wisdom down to while I watch them grow.

Just me...

I guess thats a sacrifice I'm willing to make....this bud's for you.

Say Goodbye to the Good Guy

I'm writing (typing) this without my glasses, so if I spell "special" like this "speshull" don't hate on me, just feel my pain.

Being a good person just doesn't seem worth the trouble anymore.  Not to try and discourage anyone else, but maybe its just not for me anymore.  I'm just generally a nice person, most of the time I could care less if the nice things I do for people go unnoticed, I'm not doing it for recognition, not doing it in hopes that I'll get something in return or to throw it back in anyone's face later down the line, I just want people to be happy, but I suppose I've reached a point where SOME kind of reward would be nice.

It's all making sense though, my Sunday School teacher once told our class "..you wont get to heaven by just being nice."  This world isn't made for people like me, its too cold.  This world seems to be made only to break you down.  It's a shame to see people who changed their lifestyles and ways of thinking, readjusting their personality to fit in this cold world....count me out.

How can you not be discouraged?  Everyone around you seems to be smiling harder than you, and you know they don't deserve it. (I just said "you" like a bajillion times)  I guess that proves my Karma Theory right.  Still.  It's not fair, to witness some people going about their lives in such a careless manner, while you're cautious with just about every step you take (singing Bobby Brown- Every Step I Take)  Only to find out, you had it wrong this whole time.  It's a good thing I probably wont end up having children, cause they would turn out to be the most ruthless human beings this world has ever seen...and they will inherit the Earth...not the meek.

I always feel like I don't belong here, or I was born during the wrong era, or something.  Maybe God made a mistake?..Yeah you're right, he doesn't make mistakes.  My patience is running low, usually when that happens, I'll get a break, like, I'll find a dollar on the ground, and that'll keep my patience meter up for about 2 years.

This blog looks like a suicide note, well just to give you a heads up, I'm not going to kill myself and I'm not going to stop being nice, It's something I cant help, maybe it'll pay off one day, maybe it wont.

That's all for now...I'll have more depressed thoughts for you later