July 21st, 2005the greatest inventions of all time
There is truly no greater invention than the air conditioner.
See, I’ve thought about this for the past two days, as my apartment is now a comfortable 68 degrees.. sigh. (My landlord.. the greatest man on the planet—he came and installed it while I was at work yesterday.)
But I have compiled the following list of the other great inventions… feel free to add to it.
Toilet paper—seriously, need I say more?
Lighters—I can’t light a match to save my life, forget about building one with flint and whatever the hell else you are supposed to use.
Laptops—Joy. Unmitigated joy.
Tampons—sorry guys, but it’s so true.
Takeout—I’ve been unpacking for four days, nothing is being cooked.
Cable TV—I’ve been unpacking for FOUR days…
Blogs—I love blogging.
Gas Power—I have a hot shower now, AND my stove works—bonus!
Dental Floss—Nime chow gets in the crevices, which is highly annoying.
Nail Files—Somebody tell me, what did they do before these?
RSS Feeds—love, love, love.
Printing Press—I love books.
Shoes—Dansko’s.. if you don’t own a pair, you should. These are the greatest shoes on earth.
Starbucks—Howard Schultz is a brilliant, wonderful man.
Microwaves—and with that in mind, frozen dinners and frozen waffles.
Coffee Makers—electronic wonders that make my day.
ChapStick—I could not live without it.
Remote Controls—for anything, air conditioners, TVs, radios…
iPods—and Bang and Olufsen headphones… they get me through the day.
iTunes—instant music at my fingertips.. joy.
CoverUp—lol, another girl thing.
Deodorant—I seriously wish the movers had used some.
Underwire—ladies, you know what I’m saying.
Alright, that’s all I’ve got right now.. any suggestions?
Bobbypins, Ben and jerry’s, instant cappuccino.
Comment by Lisa — July 21, 2005 @ 12:40 am
The Guest’s Top Ten:
10)Sonicare – Love my Sonicare.
9) Wireless internet access
8) Japanese toilets
7) Windex – you can clean almost anything with it
6) Snack Time
5) Naps (post-snack or post-sex)
4) All-you-can-eat Cruises (need I say more?)
3) Thongs (and no, not on me)
2) The Pill
1) TOP SECRET
Comment by the guest — July 21, 2005 @ 1:00 am
Well, considering I’m barely out of a 10 hours’ sleep, beds. Beds are definitely among the great inventions of the past… few years.
Comment by Anne — July 21, 2005 @ 7:42 am
Lisa—bobbypins… definitely.
J—LOLOLOLOLOL.. you are so predictable. 🙂
Anne—Beds, YES, how could I have forgotten. My bed is my wonderland. 🙂
Comment by the insider — July 21, 2005 @ 10:02 am
Its got to be vodka sours followed closely by coors light(cheap beer that got me through college), subway(the food not the transportation) and of course the airplane (because anything that can get you out of Minnesota any faster has to be a good thing)
Comment by andy — July 21, 2005 @ 12:00 pm
Teabags are the best thing ever invented. Yorkshire ones preferably…
Comment by Anne — July 21, 2005 @ 5:03 pm
Hmm… vodka. Yes, definitely vodka.
And teabags—much more fun than loose leaf, that’s for sure!
Comment by the insider — July 21, 2005 @ 5:39 pm
Sorry my dear, I really must disagree with just one of your greatest inventions. While iTunes is indispensable to those with iPods, it really is quite awful. I have had no end of instances where I have cursed itunes and longed for the day when i was using my old jukebox programme, far more user friendly with better features.
But the rest of it, for sure, I agree with!
Comment by ms. mac — July 23, 2005 @ 6:53 pm
Oh my, the illustrious Ms. Mac commented on my blog! Very cool 🙂
Aside from the songs that they don’t have but should, I’ve never had a problem with iTunes.. then again, I do have an iPod. Hmmm…
Comment by the insider — July 24, 2005 @ 11:22 am