seltzer | What it's made of is a mystery--

So. My first proper post in this journal is going to be about Slurm. Anyone who watches Futurama out there probably remembers the weird soft drink.

Fry is a big fan, and when he wins a tour of the Slurm Factory, (in an amusing Willy Wonka parody), he finds out it is made with the secretion of a big... Slug... Thing. Um, it's been a while, but the point is, it's really gross. And one day,

betterdeadthanred and I discovered the real-life version of the product lives up to that nastiness.

So, backstory time! When I first-- Actually, THIRD, met Gwen, it was at high school lunch. She'd talk about Futurama a lot, and I had no idea what the show was, but I really like hearing the funny stories from it, and just learning from Gwen. Eventually, I ended up watching the show, and I really loved it, too! So when, one Christmas season, I was in Hot Topic looking around, I saw actual cans of Slurm... I was so excited! What a great present! How unique and quirky and fun!

And icky. As the time to drink the soda arrived, Gwen and I were both getting a bit apprehensive based on the drink's bright green color. We poured a bit into two glasses... I don't think we even finished that, though! I can't even remember what it tasted like, honestly. It was just... Unpleasant. I think Gwen ended up pouring it out and saving the cans as collectibles, at least.

...This year, I got her a Disney Trivial Pursuit game. Much safer bet.