Cereal Popping, with Milk Chasers.

Today was the first day I ever drank milk directly from the carton.  You see, I'm not really a 'break the rules' kind of girl.  I understand the rules.  I know the reasons behind the rules.  After all, if everyone drank milk directly from the carton instead of first pouring it into an extrinsic vessel, there would be bacteria transferred to the fertile mouth of the carton.  The carton would be left out of the fridge too long, contributing to spoilage.  And we would all take a step backwards from that ideal point of evolution where no one minds the burden of cleaning an extra piece of glassware, because we are all self-actualized and find joy in even the most mundane of activities.

But sometimes, you have to look past the rules.  You have to realize that if you are the only person drinking from that carton, and that you really like milk, that it won't last long enough to spoil... well, the only harm that's left is utterly abstract.  And if you have, for example, a box of delicious cinnamon Life cereal that was on sale at the grocery store which tastes amazing with a little milk, yet gets soggy if you fill a bowl with both cereal and milk and let them mix over the course of breakfast--

No, I think I was justified.