Monday, November 12, 2007

hydrate responsibly

I'd like to preface this blog post by first saying that I'm not a big proponent of "fads." For example, I'm not a big fan of Mac's. Why? Because now a days EVERYONE is buying a MacBook. I know reasoning sounds ridiculous but it just makes sense to me. I don't like to be a "part of the crowd;" the only exception to this comes when I'm an early adopter (Wharton-term) or one of the first people that begins this fad. For example, I began using Gmail the summer of 2004 when it was still in Beta testing and no one knew what the "G" in Gmail stood for.

But now I must confess that I've eagerly bought into one of the latest product fads... Vitamin Water. I was quite averse to drinking it at first because I thought it was a rip-off: $1.50 for watered down popsicle water. But then my older brother, Eddie, got me hooked; he told me that it not only tasted great but that it gave him nutrients and energy. That got me intrigued, so I began drinking them... and I haven't stopped since.



I've tried nearly every flavor and the "Focus" Kiwi-Strawberry is my favorite. I love it because it tastes good (subtlety sweet), it refreshes me (almost certainly a placebo effect), and the bottle is very aesthetically pleasing. The only drawback to drinking "Focus" is that it's bright pink. Not exactly the most masculine looking drink but still worth every drop. Apparently I'm not the only who thinks so because Vitamin Water is now EVERYWHERE.

spread the vitamins and hydrate responsibly. (btw, I received NO commission from Vitamin Water for this post... although I should).

7 comments:

Richard said...

I joked around with people that only gangsta's had Gmail. Gangsta mail.

shaun said...

dude. gmail is still in beta. knowing google, it will always be.

Minna said...

no way. best flavor ever: Balance. cran-grapefruit. yum yum yum :D

Eddie said...

dude, i'm thinking about getting the mac pro. what do you think?

JYL said...

omy... can't believe my own brother.

haha, we'll need to have a serious discussion first. =)

ipark said...

it's okay. ed has difficulty tearing himself away from girly-looking pink drinks too. haha

Chaotic Rain said...

although im an avid consumer of both the water and the mac products, i must confess that you come across a little too strong when it comes to the popularity of the water. A couple things that may help ease your pain; vitamin water belongs to an amazingly health focused company known as Glaceau. They not only make Vitamin Water but they also make Smart Water, Fruit Water and Vitamin Energy drinks. An even bigger plus is the fact that walmart sells Vitamin Water at only 1.00 a bottle. Also, the increased energy that you are feeling is really, in fact energy from all the vitamins in your water. No placebo effect when it comes to actually chemistry. Thats what makes it so great. This company is not trying to sell "placebo" water remember that. They actually care about our health. This water really does everything it says it does. SO dont feel bad about the "fad." Who cares is drinking healthy means following the footsteps of millions of others... its a good thing... ;)