JFG Nation, my building recently got a new elevator. It’s beautiful – super quiet, modern, yet classically designed in both metal and paint color. And then my buildingmate Rebecca recently posted this:

Calling all math nerds. Can you see it??! I’m glad we have a new elevator after three months of stairs but THIS is going to drive me nuts.

A photo posted by Rebecca Bly (@rebeccablyyoga) on Jul 19, 2016 at 7:28am PDT

IT’S DRIVING ME NUTS TOO. I feel like I’m taking crazy pills. I feel the same way when I see a calendar that is designed with both Saturday and Sunday on the END of the week. NO ONE THINKS OF WEEKS LIKE THAT, LEXIS NEXIS.

But honestly, who the hell placed the 4 and the 5 like that? WHY, BUILDING, WHY? THIS AIN’T NO FIBONACCI SEQUENCE. Does this tilt you too, JFG Nation, or am I just overthinking it? Let me know in the comments below.

Today’s junk food: Trader Joe’s Shooting Stars Cookies!!

Trader Joe’s Shooting Stars Cookies are the first cookie I’ve seen that has included Pop Rocks as an ingredient. I’ve tried two different types of chocolate with Pop Rocks in it (here and here) and I’ve had cereal with Pop Rocks in it…but never a cookie.

JFG: “What!? What the hell does this mean, Trader Joe’s?!?! This better not pop in my face or so help me…”

<opens package, nothing pops out>

JFG: (staring at open box) “…..RIP OFF.”

Carbonated candy “meteoroids”…..hoookay, Trader Joe’s Shooting Stars Cookies. Just call them Pop Rocks and be done with it.

By the way, in case you’re wondering how Pop Rocks work, read this from PopSugar:

“In any form — hard, soft, or chewy — candy is essentially a sugar-water mixture that’s been cooled and hardened. In the case of Pop Rocks, an extra step is required: The sugar-water syrup mixes with pressurized carbon dioxide gas (roughly 600 pounds per square inch!), which forms tiny, pressurized bubbles in the candy. Once it cools, the pressure is released and the candy shatters, but pieces still contain pressurized bubbles. When consumed, these pieces melt in your mouth, releasing the bubbles with a loud snap. That’s the sound of the pressurized air being released from the bubble.”

There you have it – the little bubbles have pressurized gas in them!

Trader Joe’s Shooting Stars Cookies smelled great when I opened the package. Each cookie was drizzled with semi-sweet chocolate and the smell of the chocolate was super strong.

Each of the Trader Joe’s Shooting Stars Cookies had a healthy dose of Pop Rocks stuck to the drizzle – light brown in color, the popping candy stuck to the cookies REALLY well. This wasn’t a situation where all of the Pop Rocks had fallen off into the tray.

I snacked on a couple of these Trader Joe’s Shooting Stars Cookies and….not bad! The basic sugar cookies themselves were super snappy – like the crispness of a gingersnap (without the ginger). The cookie was light and crunched really nicely.

The semi-sweet chocolate flavor was all consuming, as the chocolate was not only drizzled on the front but also dipped on the back. Chocolate coverage was not a problem.

The Pop Rocks themselves? Well, they did crackle a bit in my mouth as I chewed…but the novelty wore off quickly. The Pop Rocks themselves didn’t add any particular flavor to the cookie – they were just sugar flavored – and after a few crunches, the pops were gone. The whole cookie felt a little gimmicky. Still, the basic sugar cookie plus semi-sweet chocolate combo was hard to beat.

All in all, these cookies good, not bad, but the Pop Rocks weren’t anything special. I’d eat these again, but don’t sweat if you can’t find these.

Purchased at: Trader Joe’s, Gaithersburg, MD

Price: $2.99

Sincerely,

The JFG