Random Conversations

Background: It was another busy day of product development at the Hills and Burdman household. Hillsy noticed that Burdman was in one of her craftin' grooves and suspected that she probably didn't want to break it by going to Stop & Shop for their weekly Sunday food shopping trip. The thoughtful man that he is, Hillsy volunteers to do the groceries for the second weekend in a row.

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The couple gets up from the table and starts cleaning up after dinner. Like clockwork, Marichelle begins to scrounge around for something sweet...

marichelle: Hey babe, I totally dreamt that you weren't able to get the Caramel Cone Haagen Dazs ice-cream. Isn't that weird? I was so shocked to see it in the freezer this afternoon, I even told Ez and K that you weren't able to find the flavor. So weird. Hillsy pretends to be interested.
hillsy: Huh. Weird. still pretending to be engaged. Hey, you know what I also bought? Haagen Dazs "Five". It's their new thing, apparently only has 5 flavors ingredients.
marichelle: Oh yeah? What are they?
hillsy: Opens the freezer and starts reading the label. Milk, cream, sugar, eggs, van...
marichelle: interrupts. Oh yeah? What did they leave out?
hillsy: Hmm. Let me see, I also bought the regular stuff, coz I wanted to compare the taste... let's see... Milk, cream, sugar, eggs, van... wtf? It's the same exact thing!??!
marichelle: Nice. That's SO wrong.


Notes:
I couldn't resist the caramel cone (my new favorite flavor) so I just wanted to note that I personally haven't done a taste test, but I will and will definitely give you the low down.

vanilla bean: Calories: 290
Ingredients: CREAM, SKIM MILK, SUGAR, EGG YOLKS, NATURAL FLAVOR, GROUND VANILLA BEANS

vanilla bean five: Calories: 220
SKIM MILK, CREAM, SUGAR, EGG YOLKS, VANILLA (VANILLA BEAN FLAKES, VANILLA EXTRACT).

Image: Haagen Dazs

Random Conversations

Background: It was a busier than usual blogging day and Marichelle ends up eating lunch at 17:00, a turkey sandwich to be specific. So by the time Hillsy comes home (approx 19:00) he's on his own for dinner. Fortunately the fridge is fully stocked with cold cuts and leftover meatballs from the night before.

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Hillsy is sitting in front of the television in the living room, finishing the last bite of his sandwich. Marichelle enters the kitchen to grab a drink and spots the tub of mayo sitting on top of the counter and immediately makes her way back into the living room...

marichelle: You know, you shouldn't leave mayo out like that. Hillsy looks confused.
hillsy: Huh? still looks confused.
marichelle: You know, you shouldn't leave mayo OUT tilts her head towards the kitchen attempting to point to the jar with her head like that.
hillsy: I didn't.

Marichelle soon realizes that the man in question made himself a meatball sandwich which didn't require mayo. She gets a sudden flashback of her making her lunch... bread + turkey + cheese + fuck! Mayo.

marichelle: oh. Innocently returns to the kitchen & puts the jar back into the fridge.
hillsy: You know, you shouldn't leave mayo out like that.
marichelle: It wasn't out for that long. It's fine.

Random Conversations

Background: Every other week Marichelle cleans the bathroom and has been noticing gross grime buildup at the bottom of the cup being used to hold the toothbrushes. As with most things, the poor guy usually gets the blame...

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Couple brushing their teeth before bed. Marichelle watching his moves intently. Hillsy "rinses" his brush under the running tap and shoots it back into the cup...

marichelle: Do you think you can rinse your brush more thoroughly? Hillsy looks confused. I don't think you're rinsing your brush enough and well... bacteria is forming.

hillsy: Bacteria is forming? A bit more confused but gives in and runs the brush under the water again, attempts to shoot it back into the cup, but before he gets it back in...

marichelle: ... The handle too.