It looks harmless enough...

So I finally decided to try some of that Arizona Green Tea. It took me a while to get into it, but it was drinkable. I could see myself keeping a couple in the fridge, if it was healthy.

But that's the question. Is it healthy?

To find out, I turned to Wikipedia, which helpfully informed me that the Arizona Beverage Company sold green tea drinks and provided me with a list of their other products. For once, Wikipedia has failed me. Are there not enough beverage enthusiasts for this green tea drink to have its own page?

Of course I know green tea is healthy. But how much high fructose corn syrup can you add before your green tea starts to hurt you?

So I asked google... again, nothing. Plenty of websites reassured me that Arizona Green Tea actually made testers lose weight, blah, blah, blah, but weight loss isn't really my primary objective, and anyway I don't trust any random site I come across. I could not find a reputable source (meaning: a site I've heard of) discussing the benefits of said tea.

17g of sugar. But how much is that? It's better than the 45g you'd find in Pepsi, but that's not really saying much.

And how do I know the antioxidants are even working for me? Green tea is listed as the primary ingredient. Does that mean the benefits of the antioxidants outweighs the cost of the sugar? Why, oh, why don't they list antioxidants under Nutrition Facts? And omega acids, ect.? Aren't these useful things to know when you're stressing over your beverage choice?

Obviously I've got a go-to alternative to coca-cola. And I suppose some sweet relief for my caffeine headaches. But should I keep one in my fridge, or only drink them when I'm out and about?

Any one have any ideas? I'm totally mystified.

You may not have heard about this...

But the Saints won the superbowl.

I am overjoyed, not least because in the pre- and post-game coverage my city got a few much-needed hours under the nation's spotlight. Since we have a tourist economy and badly need economic stimulus, we need to remain on everyman's mental map of the USA.

Everything that can be said about the Saints has already been said. I would have taken pictures when I went to the Quarter Sunday night, but I don't have a camera and the camera I do have doesn't work at night. I would have brought my friend the photographer, but she's two years younger than me and living at home and I doubt her parents would approve.

What I can say, which to my knowledge no one has said before, is this:

All fairy tales come from China. Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, you name it. Chinese stories.

And how do I know? Simple! What do all of these men have in common?

All of these men are with a Disney princess, which, one would assume, makes them Disney princes. However. ALL OF THESE PRINCES ARE NAMED CHARMING.

What does this tell us? Well, either they're all the same person-- check out the pictures above and you'll see they obviously aren't-- or they're all related. They're a dynasty of Charmings... Or should I say Char Mings?

The Char Ming dynasty, which unfortunately has never appeared in any book I've read and so must be a part of Chinese prehistory, was obviously in the habit of marrying poor peasant girls on the spur of the moment. Not that Sleeping Beauty was a peasant girl. Neither was Snow White, but she might as well have been-- she was just lying in a casket surrounded by tiny men. How on earth would you know about her heritage?

Anyway, I have a French test tomorrow and I don't really have time to look into this important discovery, but if any anthropologist or historians want to take up where I left off, they can go right ahead.