Bleah. Came down with something last week which rendered me with zero appetite and a whole lot of general purpose discomfort. Most of the weekend was spend in bed. So I've been ignoring my chocolate and beer and all the lovely little things that make life lovely. I'm feeling somewhat better now (than goodness) and am thinking chocolate again (also thank goodness).

So while I've been off my game what has been going on? Well, the last event prior to my sickening was a trip to Kroger for a sammich for lunch. On my way to the u-scan I couldn't help but notice the ginormous display of Starbucks Chocolate. And there was this funny sign on it that said "Overstock Sale - 75% Off" or something to that effect. Can anyone guess what I do when presented with chocolate I haven't tried at a steep discount? Yeah, I bought a bunch of truffles. I even managed to eat a couple before totally losing all interest in food. I figure I'll lump a review of them in with their Chocolate And Tea Tasting Squares sometime in the next couple of days. The short version is as follows: tasty! And at 75% off? Cheap!

Father's Day is Sunday (as I'm sure you're all aware from the monster advertising blitz that began, oh, the day after Mother's Day) and I've been getting lots of email from the chocolate makers making sure that everybody knows that chocolate is an absolutely fitting gift for Dad. I agree with them. If I'd been in less of a daze last week I'd have posted some of the free shipping deals and sales that have been around. It's getting a little close to the wire for online chocolate but don't let that discourage you from seeking out that lovely local stuff (support your local chocolatier!).

One of the absolute coolest things I've seen lately was an email from M&M's. They've come up with yet another way to customize M&M's for whatever use and it's a really cool one - a definite step beyond simple color, text, and logo customizations. They now allow you to order custom M&M's with a picture on them - like one you took. Their initial pitch is for faces, but I'm sure there are other good pictures you can get on your M&M's, too. Anyway, it's really cool. Call me easily impressed, but I like it.

I'm still running at half-speed, but chocolate is back in the diet so expect something in the next day or two. Sorry for yet another lapse, but it's a one man show here and when I'm spending all day in bed it's pretty unlikely that I'm going to be writing about chocolate.