I think the only non-musical item that can transport me straight to Nirvana is a peanut M&M. It's almost an out-of-body experience for me, and there ain't no fucking thing as one M&M. As a result of the new weight-loss health plan I'm on, I have taken a solemn vow to never eat another M&M for the rest of my life. Peanut M&M's are the single, solitary ONLY food item about which I cannot control myself.
I used to eat them according to this little OCD routine. I would pop one into my mouth, and without chewing it, I would let the candy coating melt slightly. Then, I would hold it lightly between my teeth and slightly crack the shell, peeling off the candy coating without harming the chocolate (like peeling a boiled egg). Then, I would allow the chocolate to melt slightly before breaking it off the peanut (the chocolate would come off like those model molds in two halves). I would chew the chocolate and swallow, and then finally chew the peanut and swallow. Grancey proved to me once that the routine is so annoyingly OCD, I actually chew the peanut an EXACT 11 chews every single time.
My favorite place to eat them was in the car while driving, and I could make a King Size snack bag last for almost an hour if I ate it that way. I used to come up with all kinds of ridiculous lies to convince Grancey that I NEEDED those damn M&M's, like "They keep me awake while driving," and other shit like that.
Now, no more. Never again. The withdrawal has been difficult, but I've been M&M-free for several months now.
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