baggage's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bloob Does anyone remember Captain Crunch? Specifically, the Captain Crunch submarine that came inside *specially marked* boxes? It worked off of baking powder, and would rise and fall in the ocean of the kitchen sink just like a real submarine. Bloob...it would rise. Bloob...it would fall. And it rocked my little pre-teenage world. For whatever reason (the rise and fall of my attitude perhaps), I recently had a hankering for this silly little plastic cereal box hunk of preadolescent giddy. I searched the internet, sent e-mails, rummaged through antique stores, yard sales-and, well, failed. Miserably. What I did find was a lot of memories-people remembering the submarine and the good vibes we attach to the cereal box goodies of yesteryear--folks recalling how, as wee-ones, they rushed home from the grocery store, emptied the box of its flaky, sugary content, and grabbed the colorful plastic reward at the bottom. This anticipation, I believe, epitomizes the coolness of childhood-a time when the world could revolve around a cheap, plastic toy hiding inside a box of sugarcoated flakes; a time blessed with an innate ability to find giddy in simple things. Well, I went back in time (sort of) this weekend. Girl-Unit came home from the grocery store Friday night with an odd addition to the shopping list: Fruit Loops. Before I could ask her why she purchased a huge box of cereal we've never eaten-I saw the packaging. There it was. A plastic submarine. Hidden inside the cereal box. Not quite Captain Crunch-but the same general idea. Plastic. Baking soda powered. And, yes, well, I loved it. The sink was filled with water before she could show me the new alfredo sauce she wanted try that night for dinner, and well, I reverted. And, yes, the reversion to yester-giddy worked wonders. Bloob...it rose. Bloob...it fell. A rise and fall that lifted my spirits, and reflected my mood. 1:26 p.m. - 2001-06-11 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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