There'll Be No More Living Without You Baby, I'm Counting Each Minute Till I'm Back To You, One Step Closer To Heaven, Baby

--"One Step Closer", S Club 8

I had the idea of work that I'm hoping to implement as the newest trend. A query had arisen which vessel people preferred when imbibing both hot and cold liquids. The choices were glass, mug, or cup. That descended into a conversation about what specifications actually constitute a glass, mug, or cup. For instance, one of my co-workers has a glass mug. Of course, we call it a mug, but it could just as easily be called a glass. It was quite humorous, the diligence we took to what, at first appearance, seemed such an innocuous question. I love when spirited discourse emerges from the simplest of stimuli.

From that discussion, I got to ruminating about why we drink from certain containers for certain liquids at not others. That's where my two ideas had their birth. I want to institute drinking coffee out of sports bottles as the next big thing. I think it'd be hilarious to see someone squirting scalding hot coffee into their mouths. Something about that image amuses me to no end. Yet, for all the potential harm, I still think the idea is viable. It could mean an end to dealing with impractical cups and their less than intuitive lids. It could also mean, rather than sipping coffee and trying in vain to get a quick jolt of caffeine, you could pound them one after the other. Your alertness could be a steady brown (or black) stream away.

My second idea arose as a counterpoint to my first idea. I think it'd be great if people started drinking milkshakes out of spray bottles on the mist setting. Not only would you be cooling your mouth on a tempestuous summer day, but you could cool your whole face at the same time. Think of the possibilities. "Like chocolate shakes? Now you can wear one on your face!" Also, utilizing the stream setting on the spray bottle, you could let your friend taste your shake from across the room. I don't know about you, but I would love to have a friend get my attention and then be rewarded with some vanilla goodness flying my way. The whole concept of milkshakes in spray bottles brings a smile to my face.

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The one thing that sucks about fighting with Breanne is that she's the only one who would find this kind of idiocy as funny as me. I can't wait until this stupid cold war is over so she too can revel in my "discoveries".

Yours Swimmingly,
mojo shivers