Acai lies

Have a new favorite beverage. Emerald City Smoothie’s Brazilian blend, with Acai berry, which is supposed to be really low-calorie and improve mental alertness (and was on Oprah). They blend the Acai with a protein powder in either chocolate or vanilla. I’m told the 24-oz smoothie is 250 calories, which seems impossible, cus the smoothies I used to get were all at least 350.

The bad news is, it costs $5.

The lie is that after drinking the smoothie, I got to work and stared at the computer and the phone for at least an hour before I managed to even pick up the phone to make a call. Then I yawned so much during one interview, I thought the subject would hear me.

Delicious? Yes. Improved mental alertness? Not yet.

The bummer is that I really need to get two stories out of the way, so I can give my full attention to the two stories I need to write tomorrow. I know I’m going to be kicking myself tomorrow for not being more productive today, but I just don’t feel like it.