Dear Cadbury,

Hi, how are you? I’m fine. Hey, guess what? This weekend, I polished off two four-packs of Cadbury Cream Eggs. And not just because it was Easter on Sunday. No, I ate them all because they were there. Yeah, I know, I’m pretty impressive.

Anyway, my lack of self-control got me thinking: If you finally acquiesced to my demand for year-round access to creamy fondant goodness, that would give someone like me (read: someone with excellent taste in candy) the potential to consume 104 boxes of Cadbury Cream Eggs in a 12-month period. That’s an increase of approximately 650% from the current potential that exists today. And by “current potential,” I am referring to the fact that - let’s face it - you’re a little stingy with the output.

Think of it. If you expanded to 12-months of Cadbury Cream Egg circulation, you could potentially increase your profits by 650% in the U.S. alone! And while we’re on the subject of expansion, thanks for the nugget of effort around the holidays with the Holiday Ornament Cream Egg. Well played and much appreciated. I do just want to take this time to reiterate the point I’ve been making since I was a child: the Cadbury Cream Egg is a candy for ALL seasons. Stocking stuffers, Easter baskets, Flag Day BBQs, back-to-school treats, “Congratulations, it’s Wednesday” celebrations… Do you see what I’m getting at here? We’re talking total confectionery dominance and mass, sweeping marketplace awareness.

I look forward to a day when the Cadbury Cream Egg is a part of my everyday life. Until then, I eagerly await next spring.

Jana

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A recent after-hours work meeting made a drastic turn toward the merits of fair food. Sure, we’re all familiar with these waistline-expanding treats (deep-fried Twinkies, Snickers and Oreos, anyone?). But my pal Matt mentioned one such concoction the likes of which I have never seen: the Krispy Kreme Chicken Sandwich. It comprises a fried chicken patty topped with Swiss cheese and nestled between a “bun” made out of a sliced Krispy Kreme Original Glazed doughnut. As if that’s not enough, it then is served with a side of Smucker’s honey. Even Matt, whose fondness of Taco Bell shows that he’s able to eat just about anything, did not care for the sandwich … and I’d have to agree that it sounds pretty disgusting. However, I am always impressed by the ingenuity of fair food and applaud the creativity behind the Krispy Kreme Chicken Sandwich. Keep the new fair fare coming!

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Joel McHale, of E!’s Talk Soup, as Rainbow Brite. AWESOME!

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Whitney won! I’ve never actually screamed at the outcome of a reality show competition … until last night. FINALLY a normal-looking (or juicy, as the judges called her last night) woman has been named America’s Next Top Model.

And if you have never watched ANTM before, you should, if for no other reason, watch it to learn how to do the “smiling with the eyes squint” (as seen to the left). Tyra explains it every cycle, as she did again last night. Or, if you really must know now, click here to see a clip from The Tyra Show in which Tyra gives a tutorial on how to do the smiling with the eyes squint. No, I’m not joking.

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A recent question of the day on our white board read: Would you rather fly or be able to read other people’s thoughts? Several of my co-workers responded that they already fly in their dreams so they would rather read other people’s thoughts. Since I also take flight in my dreams, probably as often as once a week (I’m able to remember most of my dreams), it made me wonder what that means.

According to Dr. Gail Saltz, Today show contributor: “Dreams of flying can reflect a sense of control. This includes wishing you had control over something you don’t, struggling to stay in control or fearing that you wield too much control.”

Sure I may have control issues, as most of us do, but could it also be that I really wanted Chick-Fil-A during my dream and flying was the fastest form of transportation? Hmmm.

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So, the America’s Next Top Model finale is tonight and we’re down to three contestants: Whitney (left), Fatima (center) and Anya (right). I, personally, am rooting for Whitney, the so-called “plus-sized” model. I put plus-sized in quotes because if you look at Whitney, there’s nothing plus-sized about her. To me, she looks like a healthy size 10. The typical American woman is a size 14, not the size 0 or 2 that the other girls are. Now I’m not taking anything away from Fatima or Anya, who have both taken amazing photos, but I think it’s about time that a normal-looking woman win this competition. Go Whitney!

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