There is something strangely fulfilling about seeing new candy. I think it’s also the same thing that makes me excited as when a new beverage comes out. I’m psychotic about that kind of stuff and I always wondered why. New food? I could care less. New cookies or chips? I hardly ever give a shit about those kinds of things. However, when a new beverage comes out I will dart to my local store and buy three of them. When I’m at the store and I see uniquely shaped bottles and containers that house said beverages, I’m like an animal unleashed. I once spent forty dollars at Raley’s here in town when I saw all their new and fancy bottled drinks. Most people have their achille’s heel when it comes to spending money and drinks, those are mine. Drinks and candy. Yesterday, I about peed myself when I saw that they came out with Tropical Tootsie Rolls. You don’t know pleasure until you’re sucking on a pineapple tootsie roll pop.

I bring this up because my seemingly strange oral fixation for candy always gets in the way with my gaming. I can never suck on a lollipop while playing a game because it takes at least one hand to suck upon the lollipop. I could always leave it in my mouth, but why? I can’t enjoy the spherical shape of the lollipop and evenly make it’s candy-shell shrink if I just pop it in and devote all my attention to the game. See where I run into the problem?

If only they could make a candy that you could pop into your mouth and have a good time with WHILE not having to think too hard about it while playing. Sure, there’s things like M&Ms and Skittles — but those don’t last long. You still have to take one hand off the controller to grab some. With gum, it loses it flavor too fast and then you’re stuck chewing on nasty gum until you can find a safe place to pause.

I know, of all the things to blog about. Of all the things to whine about, I chose candy and my laziness due to ease of consumption. I never said I had a good argument, I just thought to post about it.

Any suggestions?