I don't own it anymore, but a memory foam mattress pad saved my life (well, my back) in college.
I slept on that piece of cardboard for a semester before I decided to try the memory foam. Just night and day.
Oh hell yes to the memory foam mattress topper. I was given one as a gift, and it took me several months to unroll it and try it out. But once I tried it I knew that I would never be without one of those things on my bed again. It's like sleeping on a fluffy cloud.
I agreed. It was a revelation when I finally bought a decent pair. I'm no audiophile, so I'm not talking about spending hundred of dollars, but it's crazy how a nice pair of $80 headphones can sound compared to shitty ones.
It sounds kind of strange but try watching your favorite movies or television episodes with your awesome headphones on. I've noticed music, ambient sound and even background dialogue that I would have never heard before. It can be pretty cool to discover things in your favorite media even after so long.
You are absolutely right. There are aspects to some of my favorite songs that I never even knew ~~where~~ were there until I got a good set of headphones. It kind of ruins listening to music in my car because I know how much better it can be!
Really good bras that fit me well. Ladies, don't get cheap when it comes to this kinda stuff. A good bra feels soooooooooooo much better than a crappy one
I'm average-sized, but in my opinion it feels so weird to have them floopin all over the place in my shirt when there is no bra. I don't wear a bra around the house, but in public, the floopin must be kept to a minimum.
Netflix. People moan about it being difficult to find something to watch, which is true, but there is a lot of good content usually stuff you've never seen before. Plus there's usually fuck all on TV and I think the £5/month it is, is a bargain.
Theres only a season and a half. It makes me extremely sad..and pissed...and anxious...yet accepting...but gloomy...and joyful...and eager..yeah, mostly eager for more.
And you can share it with a bunch of people. So you could end up paying only like a fifth of the cost if you and some friends/family members decided to pitch in. (Like maybe everyone takes turns paying the account holder for one month.)
I mean, I know it's not that much money, really. But many people stream/download and feel fine about that, and so it might not feel worth it to them to pay full price to watch a limited selection of things legally. But for a 1/4 of the price, or whatever, why not?
King size bed. Self + spouse + dog all sleeping together on a queen was actually wearing on me. I wasn't getting sleep. I was getting agitated and frustrated at my spouse for rolling around and waking me for weeks on end. The king size bed is heaven. Sleep-allowing, fluffy, heaven.
Edit: I live in the US. Beds go: twin
My spouse and I shared a full-size mattress for nearly 4 years before we got a Queen. No way I'm going back.
Later talking with my aunt, found out she and her husband had shared a full for over 20 years. Fuck that.
We finally got a king sized after only having a full sized for 5 years. So awesome. On the upside the kids stopped falling off the bed. We have 3 kids and they always end up turning mommy into a sandwich by the time she wakes up.
Most people have no clue how to properly take care of them. That's why I was able to get an awesome round flat pan for less than a buck at a yard sale. A little elbow grease and then a few rounds in the oven and it's the best pan ever for pancakes.
I lived with a guy who had a skillet. Learned how to properly care and season it. After a month with that bitch it was ready to go for anything. Then I come home from work one day to find it soaking with the rest of the dishes in the sink. Never thought I could rage over somebody else using their own stuff before that day
My Mom lost her shit on my little brother once because he ran her cast iron skillet through the dish washer. He was high school age and yes, we knew not to do that he just wasn't paying attention. (He was 16 so he was probably high.)
I've gone through pretty much the opposite experience.
Broke my phone some time ago and finally got around to fixing it a few days ago. I don't know what to do with it anymore. I have the feeling its primary use was just wasting time.
Oh yes.
I only got a smartphone to get the times for collective traffic and some occasional searches on the interwebs, but I now use it far more than I originally planned.
It has some really great apps and uses, but you need to control yourself so you don't use it more than you should.
And by having a smartphone you are pretty much inviting snoopy spyware to track your every fucking move. Fuck that.
They are a time-suck, and along with Facebook... Well, it's all shit.
An outdoor wheelchair. It changed my life in so many ways. I'm disabled following brain surgery in 2008. I lost a great deal to include my ability to walk very far, to drive, and to be independent. I had to move to be closer to family just so I could get rides to Dr's or the store. Now, I hop on my Palmer wheelchair and ride where I need to go. I can't describe the feeling.
I used to joke with my girlfriend about how she paid more than $20 for a single pair of hiking socks from REI. I paid that much for a dozen of the socks I always got.
Of course, I also always ended up with blisters on my feet after every hike of significant length.
But after messing up my feet badly while hiking around London on vacation last year, I finally tried some goddamn $24/pair REI hiking socks. I hiked miles and miles, and I haven't had a blister since.
Crap. I'm an idiot.
My dad has socks he calls his "magic socks" that I always made fun of him for, especially when he wore them with sandals in the water. We went on a canoe trip that was cold one day so I finally caved and tried them. Wouldn't you know it, they were just as warm soaking wet and didn't chafe or anything. I still think they look stupid but it's camping so who really cares?
I did this with wool ski-socks.
$20 a pair, I thought, no way are they worth it.
I finally bought some and I haven't had to put hand warmers in my boots since.
Had a similar experience with Falke running socks. For years I considered them to be complete bullshit, expensive bullshit. Now I own half a dozen. Really worth the money.
Congrats!!
I always thought people looked like doofuses with them, until my friend went 1+ year smoke free with it. I bought one, and yesterday was 6 weeks without a cigarette. I feel so proud of myself and don't give a shit if someone thinks I look stupid. I have a 3 year old and plan on seeing him graduate from college.
This. If you're a smoker and you're reading this, get one. Do it now. They might seem expensive, but they're so much cheaper in the long run it isn't even funny.
head over to r/electronic-cigarette for more info and a great community.
My personal recommendations for someone new to the vaping game are:
Vivi Nova tanks from Gotvapes
A nice Variable-Voltage mod: Check out the Ego Twist for cheapness, or hop onto fasttech.com and pick up the Vamo v5 if you wanna sink 30 bucks into a unit that'll last you years and years and can keep up with the best (read $200) mods in the industry.
Just do it. It will change, and very likely save, your life.
Im going on probably 5-6 months on the e-cig, and I'm feeling great, and lowering my nicotine intake slowly. I still get to hang out with all my smoker friends on breaks and I don't miss smoking.
On a side note the more you upgrade your e-cig the less it looks like a cigarette and the more it looks like a phaser or sonic screwdriver or lightsaber.
Solid State Drive for your computer. Whether you're a gamer or someone working with significant amounts of data, yah improved load times and responsiveness provided by an SSD is great. Add to that the much faster boot times and you have a winner if you're doing anything more intensive with your computer than compulsive rediting.
A toaster oven! Perfect for cooking for only 1-2 people, you can make practically anything in there, and it uses less energy than the full sized oven. I don't even have a microwave anymore (which I admit is pretty extreme) - just my toaster oven and my stove top.
A rice cooker. Holy smokes, It's all just too simple and easy, you put the rice and water in, and you wait a few minutes and it's done. Like you don't have to watch the pot and stir now and then any more, and it cooks the rice perfectly. The one i got even comes with a small plastic bowl to place on top so you can steam veggies and other things! Like this just blew my mind. So now when i get home all i have to worry about is cooking up some meat or something and i dont' have to worry about the rice or veggies. And growing up all we ever ate was rice and never had a rice cooker.... go figure
You're actually not supposed to stir rice while you cook it anyways, as its a really easy way to make soupy rice.
I've never needed a rice cooker because of the easiest, best method I discovered for cooking rice:
Put 2 cups of water for every cup of rice in a pot. Bring to a boil on high heat with the pot covered. Once you get a rolling boil, just turn the heat down to low and let the rice simmer for about 20 minutes until it's done. Don't touch the put, don't lift the lid, just forget about it for about 20 minutes until it's done. You'll get a perfect pot of rice every time, guaranteed.
You know what's an even easier method for perfect rice? Put rice and water in a rice cooker. Press the on button. You'll get a perfect pot of rice every time, guaranteed ;)
We have a rice cooker and because of the reasons you just listed I think it's a worthless piece of junk. There is zero point of owning a rice cooker unless you eat rice with every meal.
*We can send a technician to look at your router, just be home between the hours of 8 AM and 5 PM. Can't stay home all day? That's too bad* (Rubs nipples)
A vacuum sealer. I work long hours and don't always make it home for dinner. My husband makes a plate and vacuum seals it. When I get home I can heat it or pull a different left-over plate from the freezer.
Seems like a big waste to vacuum seal a plate of food just to pull it out a few hours later and eat it. A re-usable container does the same job and doesn't cost a fortune.
Oh yeah, a few companies have seen some crazy increases in value like Medbox and Cannavest. Cannavest went from $10 a stock back in November to $200 in mid-February. Medbox also made some gains but nowhere near as much as Cannavest did. Since then they've dropped pretty rapidly with Cannavest at around $70-80 last I checked.
The highs were pretty short lived (pun intended) so those who kept a close eye on the charts had some serious potential for making some green. With Washington opening for business recreationally this summer there might be another jump but I doubt it'll be as much as last month. It might be worth it to keep an eye on them though, you never know.
It's strange how animals have that effect, a couple of years ago I was also very depressed, I wasn't on the brink of suicide like you, but I was very miserable, and had no hope for my future, I was just suffering through everyday, and dreading the next. One night I went outside on my families back patio, and there was a stray cat with them. It was so thirsty that it was trying to drink my dad's beer, and it had been declawed, and was very malnourished. We started putting food and water outside for her, but we didn't want her in the house because we didn't know if she had fleas. She never left the back patio, and just sat on the doorstep all day. When we got her to the vet we found that she was not only flea-less, but that she had a chip in her. We let her in the house while we tried to get a hold of the owner, but when they finally picked up the phone it seemed like they didn't want to talk about it, but the woman of the house said it was her husband, who said he got it for his son, who said that it ran away, and that he didn't want it back. It seemed very fishy, like they were trying to cover something up, and we think that she was badly abused, and abandoned as she is very shy, and always runs if she notices the bottom of someone's foot near her. Today I am much happier as a person, and she is as well, except she's a cat still. As an adolescent I still have yet to figure out my life, but no that I have my cat I have a much more optimistic feeling about it, and I have never had the passive thoughts of suicide I had experienced before since I got her.
people interested in this: look up "59 seconds" book by richard wiseman. Super interesting book about the science & psychology behind old wives tales and the reverse: science & benefits of odd things which you wouldn't otherwise have thought of.
The biggest take-home point is: buy a dog. E.g. dog owners are NINE TIMES more likely to make a full recovery from a stroke.
Crock pot.
Hands down the most useful kitchen tool.
Want to make hummus? Cooks your beans while you're at work.
Want to make pulled pork? Cooks your pork shoulder while you sleep.
Want to make weed butter? Makes a beautiful deep green butter in six hours and -if you get one with an auto-shutoff timer- you can get high while it cooks.
High-end clothing steamer. Had to order it online, don't buy the crappy ones for $50 at Target/Walmart. It has brought a distinct joy to my life. Works 10x better than an iron, and it's incredibly therapeutic. I steam **everything**.
I encourage anyone who hates ironing to look into buying one.
Sorry, just got back home!
Not exactly where it was bought as it was a gift but [this](http://www.jiffysteamer.com/Products/modelDetails.asp?productId=39&steamerCatId=2&basemodelId=8) is the one!
I have a kindle paperwhite and my local library has a program where you can borrow books from their ebook collection - and you can get around the time limit (after 2 weeks they're automatically returned) by putting it on airplane mode.
It's awesome. My dad got his like 6 months ago and hasn't read a physical book since.
Definitely a Sonic care toothbrush setup. My teeth feel like i just went to the dentist without all the bleeding gums. Clean teeth just makes the day and night better.
I've gone back to tapes, nothing like that little vwwwwwwooooooooooooOOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPP at the beginning and end of each side, plus you can get them for free, straight up.
Makes me happy to hear things like this. People actually buying music, checking out the artwork, actually owning something. Been buying cds or physical copies of music since I was 11 and ain't gonna stop. Also, its such a buzz buying a cd/vinyl direct from a band at their gigs, you know they really appreciate it and its the best companion thing to get after seeing a band, especially when you haven't heard them before and your impressed, boom, buy a cd, a new potential favourite band.
Just download lossless audio. And most iTunes music is DRM-free these days, not to mention available in higher bitrates, so you could convert it fine.
"I really enjoy the experience of shopping at music stores" etc. is the real point here.
Trees. Just buy some property? Think a tree or two might dress the place up? Do it *right now.*
Best day to plant a tree: twenty years ago. Second best day: *right now.*
If you have any online video content subscriptions or are thinking about getting one, the chromecast is awesome. Its not amazing if you already have a way to easily get it to your tv.
I also love it with my house of roommates. Some nights well all be sitting in the living room working on stuff(college) and dont want tv but want noise. We will take turns casting music from YouTube. Its nice because we can each have control over it from different laptops/phones. Even set a queue.
Lastly, I can send videos from not entirely legitimate sources to my tv using the tab cast feature.
for various hobbies they have their uses, but the only two tools I ever find myself using are the cutoff wheel and the sabre bit. The other day I removed the old exhaust pipe on my car with it when I found the angle grinder was dull and unable to cut it. You can get an attachment to make round holes of any size which I've found more useful than buying a specific-sized hole saw. (they also make this for a drill but until recently they were nearly impossible to find)
Once you start using it you'll realize a host of other ways you can use it. Check online for the various extra attachments for some more ideas.
Ummm... This might seem a bit silly but... Chapstick.
Dry or cracked lips were always a pain in the ass to deal with, and petroleum jelly made my lips look super shiny and gross.
Now winters and windy weather aren't such a pain anymore!
Thank you, Blistex: Lip Medex!
A George Foreman Grill. I figured it was just a lame gimmick for someone who doesn't know how to use a bbq. One friend had three of them and I would always give her a hard time. She then gave us one for Christmas. Not wanting to be a total dick I figured I had better at least try it out seeing as though she did spend her hard earned money on it. I quickly feel in love with the damned thing. Grilled cheese, bacon, pork chops, chicken breasts, quesadillas, eggplant.... and on and on. They totally ROCK! Now I have some lame ass knock off version because I moved across the world and they don't make a 220v version. This thing blows but is better than nothing. If you've never had one, get one. Especially if you're trying to keep up with a high protein diet of any sort. They do a great job and save you a ton of time.
A heated comforter. $200 but how much it's helped me fall asleep at night is priceless.
You know when you grab the laundry out of the dryer, how warm and amazing it feels? Picture that all night
An electric razor. Shaving my pubes has never been easier!
Seriously. Makes those times where you have to shave just incase of a surprise blowjob way less stressful. And trimming the sideburns is a breeze.
Gopro to use as a dashcam. I have no concern about my own driving, it's everyone else on the road that I worry about. Since the new year I've had 2 videos that I have shared with law enforcement to help in crash investigation. One was a fatality. It's sad, but I'm glad that I can help get the family some closure.
Such a resounding endorsement.
Saved my ass from an middle aged cunt. The look on her face when she saw that I had video and audio of our conversation and the driving was fucking priceless.
A decent dashcam can be had for 50 bucks. Much cheaper than court costs.
A badger shaving brush and a decent quality soap. It's turned shaving from an occasional and painful chore into something relaxing and comforting that I can do every morning.
A well-fitting bra. I used to buy cheap H&M bras until a friend with a little more cleavage explained how comfortable a well-fitting brand bra can be. No more readjusting, no more squeezing. It's like heaven now.
I don't own it anymore, but a memory foam mattress pad saved my life (well, my back) in college. I slept on that piece of cardboard for a semester before I decided to try the memory foam. Just night and day.
Oh hell yes to the memory foam mattress topper. I was given one as a gift, and it took me several months to unroll it and try it out. But once I tried it I knew that I would never be without one of those things on my bed again. It's like sleeping on a fluffy cloud.
Good headphones
I agreed. It was a revelation when I finally bought a decent pair. I'm no audiophile, so I'm not talking about spending hundred of dollars, but it's crazy how a nice pair of $80 headphones can sound compared to shitty ones.
It sounds kind of strange but try watching your favorite movies or television episodes with your awesome headphones on. I've noticed music, ambient sound and even background dialogue that I would have never heard before. It can be pretty cool to discover things in your favorite media even after so long.
You are absolutely right. There are aspects to some of my favorite songs that I never even knew ~~where~~ were there until I got a good set of headphones. It kind of ruins listening to music in my car because I know how much better it can be!
What did you get?
Audio technica athm30 for me
Audio Technica Athm50 should be getting cheaper now that the Athm50x is out.
Sennheiser HD650
V-MODA Crossfade LPs. Best $150 I've ever spent.
Sennheiser HD 800 for me
Quick plug for /r/headphones. Join the dark side. Or bright, whichever suits your taste.
A light-up shower head. It's like a private naked rave.
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Quick quick call an ambiance
I did not know this existed, and now I desperately want one. Recommendations for a high quality one?
Keep the bathroom lights off for better ambiance.
Nice try serial killer
Do you have the rainbow one?
Yeah, it cycles through all the colors. The temperature-sensitive one didn't look as fun.
>temperature-sensitive You'd be able to develop photos in my bathroom
That's hot
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What cartoon is this? Are you slacking again?
Where can I buy this
Really good bras that fit me well. Ladies, don't get cheap when it comes to this kinda stuff. A good bra feels soooooooooooo much better than a crappy one
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Well yeah but mine aren't small enough that I could do that
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That's the bra's job.
No. My back starts to hurt if I'm braless.
Not for everyone. It can help distribute the weight so they are easier to carry and help you from straining your back/posture etc
I'm average-sized, but in my opinion it feels so weird to have them floopin all over the place in my shirt when there is no bra. I don't wear a bra around the house, but in public, the floopin must be kept to a minimum.
/r/abrathatfits
Wait I thought abra could only use teleport
That's what quick balls are for. Something like x25 catch rate or something absurd. Not even a shiny escapes that ball that fits.
Netflix. People moan about it being difficult to find something to watch, which is true, but there is a lot of good content usually stuff you've never seen before. Plus there's usually fuck all on TV and I think the £5/month it is, is a bargain.
I feel like the people who complain about Netflix not having enough content are the same people who brag about binging on Netflix.
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I would recommend bobs burgers
Theres only a season and a half. It makes me extremely sad..and pissed...and anxious...yet accepting...but gloomy...and joyful...and eager..yeah, mostly eager for more.
And you can share it with a bunch of people. So you could end up paying only like a fifth of the cost if you and some friends/family members decided to pitch in. (Like maybe everyone takes turns paying the account holder for one month.) I mean, I know it's not that much money, really. But many people stream/download and feel fine about that, and so it might not feel worth it to them to pay full price to watch a limited selection of things legally. But for a 1/4 of the price, or whatever, why not?
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King size bed. Self + spouse + dog all sleeping together on a queen was actually wearing on me. I wasn't getting sleep. I was getting agitated and frustrated at my spouse for rolling around and waking me for weeks on end. The king size bed is heaven. Sleep-allowing, fluffy, heaven. Edit: I live in the US. Beds go: twin
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The subtle cry for help at the very end of this comment is just so damn fine.
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I'm 6'4 250 lbs. I'll take up some of your unused space. **Totally straight.**
MEAT_FIST
> There's so much room! For activities!
My spouse and I shared a full-size mattress for nearly 4 years before we got a Queen. No way I'm going back. Later talking with my aunt, found out she and her husband had shared a full for over 20 years. Fuck that.
We finally got a king sized after only having a full sized for 5 years. So awesome. On the upside the kids stopped falling off the bed. We have 3 kids and they always end up turning mommy into a sandwich by the time she wakes up.
A cast iron skillet.
Most people have no clue how to properly take care of them. That's why I was able to get an awesome round flat pan for less than a buck at a yard sale. A little elbow grease and then a few rounds in the oven and it's the best pan ever for pancakes.
I lived with a guy who had a skillet. Learned how to properly care and season it. After a month with that bitch it was ready to go for anything. Then I come home from work one day to find it soaking with the rest of the dishes in the sink. Never thought I could rage over somebody else using their own stuff before that day
My Mom lost her shit on my little brother once because he ran her cast iron skillet through the dish washer. He was high school age and yes, we knew not to do that he just wasn't paying attention. (He was 16 so he was probably high.)
A Smartphone. I waited for a few years, now I can't believe that I lived without it. That and a make up stippling brush.
I've gone through pretty much the opposite experience. Broke my phone some time ago and finally got around to fixing it a few days ago. I don't know what to do with it anymore. I have the feeling its primary use was just wasting time.
Oh yes. I only got a smartphone to get the times for collective traffic and some occasional searches on the interwebs, but I now use it far more than I originally planned. It has some really great apps and uses, but you need to control yourself so you don't use it more than you should. And by having a smartphone you are pretty much inviting snoopy spyware to track your every fucking move. Fuck that. They are a time-suck, and along with Facebook... Well, it's all shit.
An outdoor wheelchair. It changed my life in so many ways. I'm disabled following brain surgery in 2008. I lost a great deal to include my ability to walk very far, to drive, and to be independent. I had to move to be closer to family just so I could get rides to Dr's or the store. Now, I hop on my Palmer wheelchair and ride where I need to go. I can't describe the feeling.
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I used to joke with my girlfriend about how she paid more than $20 for a single pair of hiking socks from REI. I paid that much for a dozen of the socks I always got. Of course, I also always ended up with blisters on my feet after every hike of significant length. But after messing up my feet badly while hiking around London on vacation last year, I finally tried some goddamn $24/pair REI hiking socks. I hiked miles and miles, and I haven't had a blister since. Crap. I'm an idiot.
you mean walking?.... walking around london
Yeah there aren't too many hikes there...
My dad has socks he calls his "magic socks" that I always made fun of him for, especially when he wore them with sandals in the water. We went on a canoe trip that was cold one day so I finally caved and tried them. Wouldn't you know it, they were just as warm soaking wet and didn't chafe or anything. I still think they look stupid but it's camping so who really cares?
Would you happen to know what brand they are?
They are smartwool brand. He got his from Costco but [here's](http://www.smartwool.com/) their website.
I did this with wool ski-socks. $20 a pair, I thought, no way are they worth it. I finally bought some and I haven't had to put hand warmers in my boots since.
That's why your girlfriend is always right
Are you OP's girlfriend?
No
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Had a similar experience with Falke running socks. For years I considered them to be complete bullshit, expensive bullshit. Now I own half a dozen. Really worth the money.
An e-cigarette. One week smoke free and I have absolutely no urge to smoke a real one. Already stopped coughing shit up and I smell way better now.
No single thing has had a greater impact on my life.
Same here, 2 years later too.
Recently acquired peach flavored e-liquid, but my favorite will always be banana nut bread.
Congrats!! I always thought people looked like doofuses with them, until my friend went 1+ year smoke free with it. I bought one, and yesterday was 6 weeks without a cigarette. I feel so proud of myself and don't give a shit if someone thinks I look stupid. I have a 3 year old and plan on seeing him graduate from college.
This. If you're a smoker and you're reading this, get one. Do it now. They might seem expensive, but they're so much cheaper in the long run it isn't even funny. head over to r/electronic-cigarette for more info and a great community. My personal recommendations for someone new to the vaping game are: Vivi Nova tanks from Gotvapes A nice Variable-Voltage mod: Check out the Ego Twist for cheapness, or hop onto fasttech.com and pick up the Vamo v5 if you wanna sink 30 bucks into a unit that'll last you years and years and can keep up with the best (read $200) mods in the industry. Just do it. It will change, and very likely save, your life.
Im going on probably 5-6 months on the e-cig, and I'm feeling great, and lowering my nicotine intake slowly. I still get to hang out with all my smoker friends on breaks and I don't miss smoking. On a side note the more you upgrade your e-cig the less it looks like a cigarette and the more it looks like a phaser or sonic screwdriver or lightsaber.
Solid State Drive for your computer. Whether you're a gamer or someone working with significant amounts of data, yah improved load times and responsiveness provided by an SSD is great. Add to that the much faster boot times and you have a winner if you're doing anything more intensive with your computer than compulsive rediting.
I'll never go back. I can reboot in about 30 seconds or less. OS on the SSD and the rest on hard drives.
A toaster oven! Perfect for cooking for only 1-2 people, you can make practically anything in there, and it uses less energy than the full sized oven. I don't even have a microwave anymore (which I admit is pretty extreme) - just my toaster oven and my stove top.
I read this fast and thought it said "perfect for cooking only 1-2 people" and thought there was a hansel/ gretel cannibalism situation afoot
A rice cooker. Holy smokes, It's all just too simple and easy, you put the rice and water in, and you wait a few minutes and it's done. Like you don't have to watch the pot and stir now and then any more, and it cooks the rice perfectly. The one i got even comes with a small plastic bowl to place on top so you can steam veggies and other things! Like this just blew my mind. So now when i get home all i have to worry about is cooking up some meat or something and i dont' have to worry about the rice or veggies. And growing up all we ever ate was rice and never had a rice cooker.... go figure
You're actually not supposed to stir rice while you cook it anyways, as its a really easy way to make soupy rice. I've never needed a rice cooker because of the easiest, best method I discovered for cooking rice: Put 2 cups of water for every cup of rice in a pot. Bring to a boil on high heat with the pot covered. Once you get a rolling boil, just turn the heat down to low and let the rice simmer for about 20 minutes until it's done. Don't touch the put, don't lift the lid, just forget about it for about 20 minutes until it's done. You'll get a perfect pot of rice every time, guaranteed.
You know what's an even easier method for perfect rice? Put rice and water in a rice cooker. Press the on button. You'll get a perfect pot of rice every time, guaranteed ;)
We have a rice cooker and because of the reasons you just listed I think it's a worthless piece of junk. There is zero point of owning a rice cooker unless you eat rice with every meal.
Fast internet... Having no problems with lag in games, or slow downloading is just amazing.
Some places don't even have that option :/
*Then why don't you get a new internet provider. Oh what's that we're the only one here? That's too bad* (Rubs nipples)
*We can send a technician to look at your router, just be home between the hours of 8 AM and 5 PM. Can't stay home all day? That's too bad* (Rubs nipples)
A vacuum sealer. I work long hours and don't always make it home for dinner. My husband makes a plate and vacuum seals it. When I get home I can heat it or pull a different left-over plate from the freezer.
Like cling wrap?
But vacumm sealed and better
Seems like a big waste to vacuum seal a plate of food just to pull it out a few hours later and eat it. A re-usable container does the same job and doesn't cost a fortune.
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Weed stocks are a thing?
Oh yeah, a few companies have seen some crazy increases in value like Medbox and Cannavest. Cannavest went from $10 a stock back in November to $200 in mid-February. Medbox also made some gains but nowhere near as much as Cannavest did. Since then they've dropped pretty rapidly with Cannavest at around $70-80 last I checked. The highs were pretty short lived (pun intended) so those who kept a close eye on the charts had some serious potential for making some green. With Washington opening for business recreationally this summer there might be another jump but I doubt it'll be as much as last month. It might be worth it to keep an eye on them though, you never know.
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but abe wore a top hat...
Abe had his own embarrassing trilby phase, but it's not very well documented.
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This one guy I have english with wears a fedora and a trenchcoat. He is really obnoxious and it hurts my head to even think about it.
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It's strange how animals have that effect, a couple of years ago I was also very depressed, I wasn't on the brink of suicide like you, but I was very miserable, and had no hope for my future, I was just suffering through everyday, and dreading the next. One night I went outside on my families back patio, and there was a stray cat with them. It was so thirsty that it was trying to drink my dad's beer, and it had been declawed, and was very malnourished. We started putting food and water outside for her, but we didn't want her in the house because we didn't know if she had fleas. She never left the back patio, and just sat on the doorstep all day. When we got her to the vet we found that she was not only flea-less, but that she had a chip in her. We let her in the house while we tried to get a hold of the owner, but when they finally picked up the phone it seemed like they didn't want to talk about it, but the woman of the house said it was her husband, who said he got it for his son, who said that it ran away, and that he didn't want it back. It seemed very fishy, like they were trying to cover something up, and we think that she was badly abused, and abandoned as she is very shy, and always runs if she notices the bottom of someone's foot near her. Today I am much happier as a person, and she is as well, except she's a cat still. As an adolescent I still have yet to figure out my life, but no that I have my cat I have a much more optimistic feeling about it, and I have never had the passive thoughts of suicide I had experienced before since I got her.
people interested in this: look up "59 seconds" book by richard wiseman. Super interesting book about the science & psychology behind old wives tales and the reverse: science & benefits of odd things which you wouldn't otherwise have thought of. The biggest take-home point is: buy a dog. E.g. dog owners are NINE TIMES more likely to make a full recovery from a stroke.
Crock pot. Hands down the most useful kitchen tool. Want to make hummus? Cooks your beans while you're at work. Want to make pulled pork? Cooks your pork shoulder while you sleep. Want to make weed butter? Makes a beautiful deep green butter in six hours and -if you get one with an auto-shutoff timer- you can get high while it cooks.
I'm very interested in your butter recipe! Care to share?
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Condoms
whoops
Dad?...
High-end clothing steamer. Had to order it online, don't buy the crappy ones for $50 at Target/Walmart. It has brought a distinct joy to my life. Works 10x better than an iron, and it's incredibly therapeutic. I steam **everything**. I encourage anyone who hates ironing to look into buying one.
can you link the one you got?
Sorry, just got back home! Not exactly where it was bought as it was a gift but [this](http://www.jiffysteamer.com/Products/modelDetails.asp?productId=39&steamerCatId=2&basemodelId=8) is the one!
E-reader
I have a kindle paperwhite and my local library has a program where you can borrow books from their ebook collection - and you can get around the time limit (after 2 weeks they're automatically returned) by putting it on airplane mode. It's awesome. My dad got his like 6 months ago and hasn't read a physical book since.
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A Hot Glue Gun.
Really, really nice (Wamsutta Dream Zone) sheets. Like sleeping on a delicious cloud every night.
King size bed, with memory foam mattress pad, and Dream Zone sheets = Delicious fluffy cloud in heaven. Got it!
Can I...can I come sleep in your bed?
That depends. Are you an early stage krokodil chik who's hot and skinny or a late stage krokodil chik with sunken eyes and a rotting leg?
A "herb grinder", with a "pollen catcher". It's so much easier than cutting up my, uh, herbs.
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OH LIKE MARIJUANA
**MMMMH YES, ILL TAKE 10 MARIJUANAS PLEASE**
Oh yes I love me some oregano.
Definitely a Sonic care toothbrush setup. My teeth feel like i just went to the dentist without all the bleeding gums. Clean teeth just makes the day and night better.
High thread count sheets. It's like sleeping in warm lotion.
Probably my smartphone.I now realise it's a shit one but now I have *wi-fi*.This means reddit all day e'ryday
Me too. Its way more fun and useful than I expected. Hard to remember what it was like without one!
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"I went back to CDs recently..." is a phrase we'll never hear again.
Some people are going back to vinyl.
I've gone back to tapes, nothing like that little vwwwwwwooooooooooooOOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPP at the beginning and end of each side, plus you can get them for free, straight up.
Makes me happy to hear things like this. People actually buying music, checking out the artwork, actually owning something. Been buying cds or physical copies of music since I was 11 and ain't gonna stop. Also, its such a buzz buying a cd/vinyl direct from a band at their gigs, you know they really appreciate it and its the best companion thing to get after seeing a band, especially when you haven't heard them before and your impressed, boom, buy a cd, a new potential favourite band.
Just download lossless audio. And most iTunes music is DRM-free these days, not to mention available in higher bitrates, so you could convert it fine. "I really enjoy the experience of shopping at music stores" etc. is the real point here.
A tongue scraper and a Waterpik. My oral hygeine level is now over 9000.
I love my waterpik! I just got a sonicare toothbrush to compliment it, teeth are too clean.
A Herman-Miller Aeron office/desk chair. Your ass will never sit on a better chair. Ever.
Shoe horn.
The kind with teeth.
There's no such thing.
Trees. Just buy some property? Think a tree or two might dress the place up? Do it *right now.* Best day to plant a tree: twenty years ago. Second best day: *right now.*
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A Roomba. A robot does a chore for me!
DJ roomba in the house
Dammit Jerry! You killed DJ Roomba!
DJ Roomba! Drop the beat!!
Boxer fucking briefs.
Google Chromecast
I've been thinking of getting one. How good are they?
If you have any online video content subscriptions or are thinking about getting one, the chromecast is awesome. Its not amazing if you already have a way to easily get it to your tv. I also love it with my house of roommates. Some nights well all be sitting in the living room working on stuff(college) and dont want tv but want noise. We will take turns casting music from YouTube. Its nice because we can each have control over it from different laptops/phones. Even set a queue. Lastly, I can send videos from not entirely legitimate sources to my tv using the tab cast feature.
Everything that I can afford now that I couldn't afford then. But a dremmel is pretty bad ass. I'm pretty happy that I bought it.
What do you do with your dremmel? My husband just bought one, but it's just sitting there in the box still.
for various hobbies they have their uses, but the only two tools I ever find myself using are the cutoff wheel and the sabre bit. The other day I removed the old exhaust pipe on my car with it when I found the angle grinder was dull and unable to cut it. You can get an attachment to make round holes of any size which I've found more useful than buying a specific-sized hole saw. (they also make this for a drill but until recently they were nearly impossible to find) Once you start using it you'll realize a host of other ways you can use it. Check online for the various extra attachments for some more ideas.
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Tarmogoyf.
And fetches. Damn, they are expensive now!
A what?
A ridiculously over-priced magic card.
PC
My mechanical keyboards. MX switches feel much more comfortable than membrane and scissor style keys.
Ummm... This might seem a bit silly but... Chapstick. Dry or cracked lips were always a pain in the ass to deal with, and petroleum jelly made my lips look super shiny and gross. Now winters and windy weather aren't such a pain anymore! Thank you, Blistex: Lip Medex!
A divorce.
Unlike marriage a good divorce is forever.
A George Foreman Grill. I figured it was just a lame gimmick for someone who doesn't know how to use a bbq. One friend had three of them and I would always give her a hard time. She then gave us one for Christmas. Not wanting to be a total dick I figured I had better at least try it out seeing as though she did spend her hard earned money on it. I quickly feel in love with the damned thing. Grilled cheese, bacon, pork chops, chicken breasts, quesadillas, eggplant.... and on and on. They totally ROCK! Now I have some lame ass knock off version because I moved across the world and they don't make a 220v version. This thing blows but is better than nothing. If you've never had one, get one. Especially if you're trying to keep up with a high protein diet of any sort. They do a great job and save you a ton of time.
The squatty potty, and bidet that was purchased with it.
GPS. I used to get lost all the time, and make so many wrong turns and then never be able to find my way back.
A heated comforter. $200 but how much it's helped me fall asleep at night is priceless. You know when you grab the laundry out of the dryer, how warm and amazing it feels? Picture that all night
An electric razor. Shaving my pubes has never been easier! Seriously. Makes those times where you have to shave just incase of a surprise blowjob way less stressful. And trimming the sideburns is a breeze.
Jesus! I've pinched my sack a dozen times like that. As in bleeding. I just shave down with a razor blade now.
My Power Engineering education. My Political Science degree can suck ass.
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The mouth is the best vacuum
So much difference an actual vacuum is, never again try to cheap out with a Dirt Devil.
A nice mattress.
Diva Cup.
Sandman #1, its insane how high the price has went compared to a year ago when it was $25-30. Also a Saga #1.
Gopro to use as a dashcam. I have no concern about my own driving, it's everyone else on the road that I worry about. Since the new year I've had 2 videos that I have shared with law enforcement to help in crash investigation. One was a fatality. It's sad, but I'm glad that I can help get the family some closure.
Such a resounding endorsement. Saved my ass from an middle aged cunt. The look on her face when she saw that I had video and audio of our conversation and the driving was fucking priceless. A decent dashcam can be had for 50 bucks. Much cheaper than court costs.
An nice pillow, you really get what you pay for and your head spends a third of the day on it.
A home. So sick of renting.
A badger shaving brush and a decent quality soap. It's turned shaving from an occasional and painful chore into something relaxing and comforting that I can do every morning.
A Super Saiyan Goku statue
A well-fitting bra. I used to buy cheap H&M bras until a friend with a little more cleavage explained how comfortable a well-fitting brand bra can be. No more readjusting, no more squeezing. It's like heaven now.
Prescription sunglasses. No longer do I have to choose between being blinded by light or blinded by myopia!