Windows Live Messenger/MSN: sylespada@hotmail.comEggnoggity!
So for those of you who aren't in the know, every time around 2 weeks before Thanksgiving a restaurant chain called Jack in the Box starts serving 2 types of milkshakes: pumpkin pie and eggnog. Now, what makes this mentionable is that they only appear for the holiday season and a bit after New Year's they go bai bai. It's a shame, but that's what makes them so special, and to me, nostalgic.
I've been buying the eggnog shake since they introduced it back a couple years ago. A tradition, if you will. Every time I drink it, or even try to remember it's flavor, I get nostalgic. It's a sort of appreciation that you can only get with food, kind of like eating a relative's special recipe that you only get to eat at family reunions. It's that kind of special that I have come to experience with these shakes.
I don't go to college anymore, and I miss it. As much as I dreaded it sometimes, I miss the atmosphere a lot. The people, the classes, the music I'd listen to from my MP3 player, the buildings, everything. I get all nostalgic, but the eggnog shake brings back the most memories. I'd always pick one up across the street from campus on my way to the bus. Like I said, I miss it man. It's kind of sad I get all hurfdurf because of a stupid milkshake, but it's just that good. When I ordered my shake the first time, I honestly wasn't expecting much. As some of you may know, some products that have eggnog in them taste so plasticky and stuff, and I didn't really have much experience with eggnog before that. It's really thick so you don't get much from it until it melts down a bit. So I waited, ate the cherry and tried it.
I INSTANTLY FELL IN LOVE. It has such a pleasant, creamy flavor, but is also rich in flavor. It tastes like Christmas. I got really cheerful (yes I know, I'm a fucking fat ass) at how wonderful it tasted. So I did the same again the next day. And the day after that.
One day though during finals week, I had just gotten off of a really busy day at work and really long sociology final. The first I was looking forward was to my damn milkshake. So I brighten up and make my way there. When I go to order my shake, I order a sourdough chicken sandwich. Why the hell not, I did good at work and on my final, I deserved it. When I went to order my milkshake, I said "Oh, instead of the soda can I get a nig...uuuh eggnog milkshake?" I stopped myself from finishing what I was going to say. I was about to order myself a nignog milkshake, and the cashier happened to be black. Nignog isn't that well known of derogatory racial slur for black people, but still that was like ooooooh shit. According to my research back then, it's a derivative of nigger, but used in Britain (hence why aside from my friend I hadn't heard it anywhere else). Still though, that's a pretty fond memory that I probably won't ever forget. Yeah, I'm fairly aware that it's a shitty lolwut memory, but still. It reminds me of my college days, and the awesomeness of eggnog milkshakes from Jack.So in order to serve some sort of promotion (PROMOTIONS \o/), GET YOUR ASS TO YOUR LOCAL JACK IN THE BOX AND TRY ONE OUT YOU NIGNOGGER.
Labels: college, eggnog, jack in the box, nignog, nostalgia