Here are couple of items I've been meaning to share. I needed to buy these things anyway, but the names are what made me buy the particular brands. They really have nothing to do with ZONE, except in my mind

Has anyone else ever had purchasing decisions influenced like this? Or seen ZONE connections where there really are not any?

These are prescription sport goggles I bought last year to play soccer. Not only were they the least expensive goggles I could find, the style name was "ZONE," and the color was called "crystal" which reminded me of "Crystal Live." Also, when I looked for user reviews online, I found one by a person in Texas with the user name "Maiko"! And speaking of Maiko, recognize the kanji on these buckwheat noodles I found at my local Asian supermarket?

That's right! They're the same kanji used in Maiko's name!

So yeah, like I was saying, they don't really have anything to do with ZONE. But sometimes it's fun to pretend that they are somehow related...
