The Community Library

Ever since Chicago, I've discovered the practicality of using the local library. For our neck of the woods, we have this nice looking venue called the Lynn Valley Library. It has a good amount of DVD selections, a fine choice of magazines, and a good crop of fiction and non-fiction books. While the computer books leave much to be desired, the place itself is very cozy. The outside is consistent with the overall look and feel of the Valley Centre (medium sized logs sticking out of the facade's architecture).

On the corner of the Library is an awesome cafe called "Delaney's" which serves, I believe, the best, kick ass coffee food bar none. They have what they call the Toll House Bar and the Rocky Road, which is probably 500 calories each. What the fuck, I'll still eat that bar with my fuckin latte.

Kins Market

Now, just because I go to Save On doesn't mean I have to buy their fruits. Kins is just next door, and it offers a great selection of fruits in season. They even have stuff from the local growers and farmers, which I prefer buying even if its a little bit more expensive. The stuff I got today: bananas, grapes, mandarin oranges, kiwi, 2 small boxes of raspberries and 1 regular box size of strawberries. About $20 bucks in total. There are times when they have interesting stuff, like dragon fruit from China which is a bummer to peel, but tastes good. They sometimes have "Manila Mangoes" which come from Mexico - obviously using a Philippine mango's DNA. Its not the same of course and tastes like the worst of our mango bunch. Pathetic. Blueberry season just ended, and I used to buy 2 big boxes, which my son promptly devoured. No more blueberries in September though. Its all downhill from here.

Lynn Valley Pics

So, Echi wanted an update. Its been some time since I've posted sh1t on this website, so here goes. Every now and then, I have to do some shopping. This is the supermarket I go to - its called Save On Foods. Its okay, and a walking distance from the house. The selection is limited, but one thing I like is the fact that the food sizes are good for small families, or seniors living on a limited budget. Instead of big ass milk jugs, they have small 1 Liter cartons, good enough for a family of three. There are other branches of the store, and they have different sized selections, depending on the needs of the community.

Green & Blacks - The gold standard

Well, its about fuckin time somebody gave me a good candy bar that wasn't a f*cking milk chocolate sugar sh*t. And this is an excellent bar. "Maya Gold" contains some orange and spices on fair trade dark chocolate (70%). Another good thing about this product is the way the flavor plays around with you. It is an exciting ride of spicy, fruity, and then the dark chocolate takes over. Plus, the price for this 100gm product is a whopping $3.50 only. Beat that Mink! Proceeds of the sale of this product goes to improvement of the lives of the South Amercian farmers who supply the beans for the company. Fair trade, and is a great flavor experience. What more can you ask? Verdict, give the man a raise, this is a 10. F*ck Yeah.

PBJ From Mink

In keeping with my past entries, I present to you Mink's product, called "PB with a hint of J." You probably know what's inside - peanut butter with a hint of jelly. It sounds good on sandwiches, but Mink asks "Why not on chocolate bars?" The product is a 3 out of 10 for me. Personally I am a peanut butter guy, but this just doesn't work. It sucks. The redeeming thing about this product: the fact that they try out a wacky idea. But I just don't like the mix in my mouth. Maybe its the jelly, or maybe its the peanut butter. Whatever. It just sucks. Plus the packaging is so sissy. The Price is even worse: for this 50 gm bar, I paid Cdn$6.95. Not worth it. Move along now.