Top 10 Things I Can’t Imagine Life Without (RTAM 18 of 25)

I have tons of homework tonight, but hey, that just makes posting an entry all the more enticing, right? Yes, I know that in a lot of ways, I’m spoiled. However, I’m still going to be as honest as possible with this list, but it won’t include people, remember these are things! The people I can’t live without are my family and Ranni. I can’t live without God either.

10. Digg

Oh Digg, where would I get my daily dose  of random, off the wall news without you? After discovering this site in 2006, I’ve Dugg over 3000 stories, submitted 40 of my own, and have made over 50 comments. I have 61 friends on Digg, which is probably more than I do in real life (but I have some 435 on Facebook, go figure). Without Digg, I don’t know how I’d fill those days when I’m up ‘till the wee hours of the night procrastinating on homework.

9. Fast Food

Hungry? Too lazy to cook? Can’t cook? Lack someone to cook for you? Don’t fret! Just drive right down the street and hit up the local Subway, Wendy’s, McDonald’s or any of the dozens of other fast food restaurants. My favorites? The Baconator at Wendy’s, and the Steak Burrito at Qdoba, mmmmmmmm.

8. My Cell Phone (A lowly, free, SPH-m300)

I know, I’m not even able to text, but it absolutely freaks me out when I miss a call. It freaks me out even more when that call was something important. You’ll never see me without my cell phone, it’s one of the 3 things that are always in my pockets (the other two being my wallet and my keys).

7. The Internet

What’s this? The internet is only number 7? Have I gone crazy? No, I really enjoy using the internet, and you’ll never see me without Gmail, Remember the Milk, Google Calendar and Pidgin open, but I’ve gone weeks without an internet connection, and I’ve been just fine. Oh sure, I was a bit overwhelmed when I came back, but nothing a little Gmail filtering and hardcore keyboard macros can’t handle.

6. Access to University of Michigan Sports (especially football and basketball)

I try to catch every game possible, and when I can’t, I always come back and watch it later if I’ve taped it, and if I didn’t tape it, then I go and read every possible recap of the game, trying to find out exactly what happened. I’m so obsessive (which you would know if you read my previous posts) about Michigan sports, it’s definitely unhealthy. Thank goodness for ESPN360, it has saved my butt quite a few times when my lame HD antenna fails to receive the game.

5. Videogames

I’m not video game nerd (you may beg to differ all you want, I stand by what I think!) but I am wholly convinced that video games are a legitimate way of interacting with other people, and a very fun one at that. Who doesn’t enjoy some good, simple fun with Mario Kart and Smash, or some hardcore (not that Mario Kart and Smash can’t be hardcore, because they most certainly can) Resistance or Halo? I’m up for any of those games, even though I’m quite horrible at console FPS (I just don’t get how dual analog sticks can even try to compete with the precision of the mouse, although I’m following the development of The Conduit for the Wii very very closely, as it’s shaping up to be awesome).

4. Americanized Chinese Food

I love Panda Express, China Wok, Lucky Kitchen and anywhere else that sells greasy “Chinese Food”. Did you know that General Tso was white? Yeah, a white guy invented that. Chinese people traditionally don’t eat chicken, but that’s what Americans like, so that’s what we sell. Either way, orange chicken has got to be one of my favorite foods in the world, and paired with fried rice, Mmm mm mm mm… good!

3. My Teddy Bear

Cue the emphatic “awwwwwwwws” or the derogatory “SISSY!” at this point. There’s no denying that I love my stuffed bear. His name is Cubbi, and he was specially customized from a Build-a-bear workshop from a very special friend of mine for my birthday. Yes, I am taking the bear to college, but I’ll need to find a way to keep it from getting destroyed by my roommates.

2. My Two Babies (Desktop and Laptop)

I do a lot of light web surfing and basic word processing, but the reason why I have such powerful machine is that I do much heavy duty stuff as well. Be it editing photos and videos or converting files, I need the extra oomph my computers offer me. The great gaming performance is a definite plus as well. Of the two, I really can’t say which one I like better, because I don’t know. It’s like your kids! You like them both the same (or so our parents lead us to believe…)

1. What Could Possibly Be More Important to Me Than My Computer?

My bed. I’m really picky about where I sleep and how I sleep, I find it very difficult to sleep anywhere else. I love the soft springs of my mattress, and my thick pink down comforter, and my two big soft down filled pillows. I’m falling asleep just thinking about it…

What are the things you can’t live without in life? Think I’m crazy? Tell me about it! Also, in future posts, I’m going to put more pictures I’ve taken myself because I now have access to a decent camera (an Canon Powershot SD1100 IS if anyone’s curious).