Dear Impulsive Buy readers,
I never thought this would happen to me….
My name’s Marisa and I’m humbled to be invited to join the team of writers here. I’m East Coast born, West Coast raised and will swear up and down that I don’t have any sort of an accent. The city of Tacoma is where I currently reside, a city made minimally famous by Almond Roca candy, a Steve Miller song, and named the “most sexually healthy city†by Self Magazine. Trust me, it’s a tough reputation to live up to.
I would bet dollars to donuts (sweet, delicious donuts) that I’m the typical example of the online food reviewer: slightly overweight build, hunched back from hours in front of a computer, and an ungodly knowledge of the all the flavors of Pop-Tarts that have debuted over the years. I’ve been rambling about all sorts of junk food for years now, so it’s great that I can legitimately put it on a resume now. I always get a thrill from purchasing “Limited Time Only!†foods (note Exhibit A: The stack of Birthday Cake Oreos piling up in my kitchen) and quickly discontinued foods that disappear faster than endangered species. I still mourn the loss of Sprite Remix & Surge on a semi-regular basis.
When I’m not working for my state government forty hours a week helping to increase student loan debt, I post food musings on my own site Clearance Cuisine, whose biggest fan and ardent supporter happens to be my mom. By the way Mom, if you’re currently reading, this is what the Bachelor’s Degree in Arts, Media & Culture got me. Nevertheless, I’m ecstatic to try loads of products in my spare time and have a captive audience to my thoughts. By eating junk food for a living, I consider it less “killing myself†than I do “taking one for the teamâ€.
If you were wondering, my favorite go-to fast food meal is three McDoubles with no bun and no ketchup. I’m watching my carbs, okay?