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Dark chocolate digestive biscuits, part deux

I ordered the McVitie’s dark chocolate digestive biscuits last week and they came today!!!!



I can totally understand why people snarf these down by the packetful. They are SO good!



Now, I’ve had the Le Petit Ecolier (The Little Schoolboy) chocolate cookie-biscuits by LU Biscuits and I loved them. I was expecting the McVitie’s biscuits to be similar, and they are, but at the same time they’re very different.



McVitie’s chocolate biscuits have a thinner layer of chocolate that melts more easily, so rather than a block of chocolate in my mouth, it’s a delicate, creamy chocolate flavor. The McVitie’s biscuits are also more crumbly than what I remember of the Le Petit Ecolier biscuits, and I kind of like the more toothsome texture of the McVitie’s, which I think is from the whole wheat flour.



Of course, now I will have to get the Le Petit Ecolier cookies again, just to compare, you see.

Dark chocolate digestive biscuits

I've come across "digestives" in the Betty Neels books I've read and finally today I looked up what it was. They're cracker-like cookies called "biscuits" in the UK although they're nothing like Southern-style biscuits.



I had read about chocolate digestives and decided to try some, and lo and behold, Amazon has them. So I bought some.



I am about to embark on some British culture, folks. :) I hear they're fantastic. The milk chocolate digestives are the most popular but I couldn't resist getting these dark chocolate digestive biscuits.



And according to Wikipedia, they're called "digestives" because originally they were thought to have antacid properties due to the sodium bicarbonate used to make them. I think these days, the ingredients make them a decent source of fiber.



Anyone had these before? I just hope the weather stays cold so they won't melt before I get them.

Ashley Judd is my new hero

I have always loved Ashley Judd as an actress because I think she's gorgeous and I've liked her in all the movies she's done that I've seen. I have been loving her in her new TV series "Missing" but recently heard about the critics who said she's clearly had work done because her face looks puffy and because she has no wrinkles. Really? Figure out what you're saying, people.



Ashley wrote this column to refute the critics (she's amazingly articulate--I had no idea) and also here's a short video:







Why are we so quick to criticize a woman's appearance? I'm ashamed of every time I've thought an actress looked like she gained weight.



I actually really like Ashley in "Missing" because she looks about the right age to have a college-aged son, as opposed to other shows where the actress looks like she's in her late twenties and yet she has a teenager.



What do you think of all this?

Writers: Choosing the Perfect Unpublished Client - Books & Such Literary Agency

This blog post is by my agent, Wendy Lawton. I was one of the unpublished writers who she took on and she and I have been together since 2005. She is a very good friend and a spiritual mentor to me. If you're at all interested in writing (fiction or nonfiction) this is an excellent blog post about what to work on if you're looking for an agent.

Isaiah's Song (Holy Lord)

Little known fact: I used to sing in Testimony A Cappella group when I was at Stanford University. It was a fantastic experience because it was the first time I ever met Christians my age who truly loved Jesus. I was a baby Christian and I learned so much about walking with Jesus from my fellow Testimony members.



This is one of the songs we sang, although we were definitely not as good as the Maranatha Singers. Our soloist was Luke, and while the rest of us were only so-so, Luke was flippin' awesome.

I am IT woman! Hear me roar!

For a long time, I have had a second monitor that Captain Caffeine bought from Goodwill but hadn't taken the time to set it up. I finally figured out I needed a special adapter and the Captain bought it for me, but I only yesterday redid all my cables to set up the second monitor. It took a few tries but I finally did it!







For those of you who may not know, I stand at my computer because it's better for my back. I also have a laptop that I switch to when my feet get tired, so I go back and forth between sitting and standing. I'm on the computer most of the day, so the sitting/standing helps keep the blood flowing in my legs and prevents my back from getting sore from sitting for too long. The gray mat on the floor is an Ergomat, a special anti-fatigue rubber mat that's exactly like what I used to use in biology work when I had to stand for long hours at my workbench. It's very cushy. :)

Facebook buying Instagram

So what do you think about Facebook buying Instagram? Do you use Instagram? A lot of the teens at my church use Instagram, and I have an account but I admit I'm not entirely sure how to use it. :P How do you use it?



That being said, I'm not happy about Facebook buying Instagram because Facebook is notorious for it's horrible privacy policies and it's sad to think of yet another app following those policies and potentially exposing people through their pictures.

Hot dog stuffed crust

Pizza Hut in the UK released this menu item and I totally want to try it. I am unashamed to admit I LOVE hot dogs. I don't care what's in them (or not in them), I will continue in ignorant bliss because I love eating them. Corndogs are my favorite.



My love of hot dogs might be because when I was little, my family would go to town (downtown Honolulu) for my mom's hair appointment. While she was there, Dad would take me and my brother to a matinee movie, and we'd always get popcorn and hot dogs. We saw all three Star Wars movies (episodes 4, 5, and 6) with my dad. Those are good memories for me.



So, yes, I would want to try this pizza!

I'm such a sucker.

I ate some leftover pot roast and had some gravy left over. I looked at Snickers.



"Do you deserve a treat?"



Snickers looked at me:





"Yes, you deserve a treat!" I gave her the gravy with a little bit of kibble.



I am so pathetic.

Japanese hair clip

My mom bought this hair clip for me and I just got it yesterday. Isn't it super cute? And it's PINK!!!





Here's the view of the underside with the little white flowers and bell.



Here's the view of the top with that little rosette. I love it!



If I could sew I'd totally try to make something like this.