A Taste All It's Own

It's a sad world that we live in when news of Ricky Martin announcing that he's gay (there's surprise all over my face, really) bumped news of the Moscow bombings off of Yahoo's front page. I've never really understood the media's fixation with the personal lives of celebrities, but that's really a bit of a low, isn't it?

Oh, hello Blogposphere.

My OCD's been in full swing over the last couple of days, which has lead to the genesis of about fifteen different projects. As of this moment, all of two are completed, and I'm pondering several more. Most of them involve the frantic rearranging of Stuff, and none include the doing of my taxes. Thankfully, I've managed to avoid the wretched pull of the light switches so far. Seriously, if you've never had an obsessive tick, you cannot possibly understand the Abyss of Wasted Time that such a seemingly benign little object can be.

Anyway.......before this post goes too far off the deep end of pointless ranting, we'll move right into this week's top five list. This week it's my Top Five Soda's of All Time:

1.) Classic Coke: I live in a family that pretty much worships Coca-Cola. A slightly disturbing fact from my youth: the She-Beast would drink NOTHING but Classic Coke for years. This includes non-carbonated beverages and the like. Really, it's the best beverage ever, for so many reasons. This hallowed beverage goes with anything, but it's best on it's own, poured in a glass with a heaping of ice.

2.) Cherry Coke Zero: It's the first (and only) zero calorie drink-aside from water-that I've found to my liking. It tastes....close to the real thing, but strangely better. This is a beverage best consumed on it's own, without the interruption of food.

3.) Mountain Dew: It's a pity this is a Pepsi product, but as far as citrusy-green beverages go, this is the reigning champ. It's also perfect for long gaming marathons and the having of most any munchie.

4.) Dr. Pepper: Makes the world taste better? I think so. Best had with beef sticks or chicken tenders.

5.) Mellow Yellow: Originally a something of a prototype for Surge (a nostalgic runner-up for this list), this was Coke's answer to Mountain Dew until the creation of Full Throttle years later. Though not available nationwide anymore, it's a gem that I can (thankfully) still get ahold of here in the midwest. It's best consumed with a Hershey's Almond bar.

I was going to end this post with a Youtube clip of a Coke commercial, but there are simply too may to choose from. Ah well.