Ok, well, I kinda lied in the title, but that’s alright! Who remembers Sweethearts candy? They were the little rolls of sweets that had things written on them like “kiss me” or “be mine”.

This was all well and good. The company that produces the candy Necco, decided that they needed to update the candy to have more “modern” messages written on them. In the 90s they added “call me” and even “fax me” :s lol

But “call me” and “fax me” are to be replaced with “tweet me” and “text me” – what kid uses a fax machine?! haha

I was going to finish there, but I found these gems: Twilight Themed Sweethearts.

Oh Lord! More themed crap for the kids to buy!

These actually came out last year.. And more are planned to be released to coincide with the release of the Twilight Eclipse movie that is due to be released this summer. I’m telling you, these Twilight fan-girls are CRAZY! Don’t know if it’s a good idea to be giving these fanpires candy too!! Do you think Twilight is as crazy as I do?

According to a lot of sites, the Twilight Sweethearts are a little weak in the quality department – crooked faded print, some are blank – maybe only vampire eyes can read them?! Some of the text from them include: “Bite Me”, “I <3 EC”, “Lamb”, “Live 4 Ever”. The box says “Secret Scent… Rub To Reveal…”…Um….?! The box? or the candies?

And I seem to remember that these candies had “mean” things on them too.. I tried Googling it, but couldn’t find anything.. Does anyone else remember this? Or am I just crazy?

Ok I’m done. But if you would like to buy these Twilight candies, apparently they have them at Walmart. If not, then Amazon – but they’re like 4 times the price.

Or, if you buy both, you could combine them to make some funnies: “Bite Me” “Love Bug”; or “Me + You” “Fork”… ok, NOW I’m done!

Why do you think Twilight is so popular?

With Halloween upon us, I’m sure most of you are busy decorating your homes, going out to buy some last minute candy or dressing up to go to a costume party. If not, maybe you are getting ready to disconnect your doorbell, so you won’t hear the trick-or-treating children coming to your home.

When you stop to think about the origins of this holiday, it’s difficult to believe that is has turned into such a consumer driven event. This halloween, take a moment to think back 2000 plus years, to what this holiday really meant to those who celebrated it.

Traditional Druid Halloween Ceremony

1. All Hallows Eve (or Halloween) dates back to the Celtic Druid religion in Ireland. It is one of the oldest celebrations as it dates back to around 200 BC. They believed that October 31 was the only night of the year where the spirit world and the living world could intermingle.

2. The Druid religion worshipped The Lord of Darkness – Samhain. Samhain reigned over the long, cold, dark winter months. His influence grew as the days got shorter, as he could only wander the earth in the hours of darkness. He would roam the earth looking for souls to take back to the world of darkness.

3. Pumpkin carving began as an Irish tradition. But instead of pumpkins, they would use turnips, potatoes, beets – basically anything that could be carved! Candles were placed inside the carved out vegetables to ward off evil spirits. When Irish immigrants arrived in America in the 1800′s, they discovered that pumpkins were easier to carve and also a lot bigger. Since then, pumpkins have been carved on Hallow’s eve.

4. People would light candles on All Hallows Eve to ward off the evil spirits that were roaming the earth. But the lights would also serve as a beacon to guide the spirits of loved ones back home.

5. Orange and black became the Halloween colours because orange is traditionally the colour of harvest and the fall (think carrot and pumpkin harvesting and golden leaves), and black is the colour of death.

With that being said, I wish you all an enjoyable Halloween! I’m off to watch Hocus Pocus and eat a ridiculous amount of candy!

!! HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE !!