Your Non-negotiable Creature Comforts?

Rockies?

where you at? - I'm a mile high myself right now

and yes - it was cold - but now it's a balmy 25 degrees

reply to post by caitlinfae

Ah this made me smile...! My little creature comforts would include..... Loo paper....of course, and shower gel. Toothpaste...my favourite vegan kind. Moisturiser...can't have wrinkles *ever* Bean, rice, tomatoes, coconut milk in the cupboard. Lady Grey tea.....yum! The Internet... And stationery...notebooks, drawing paper, pencils, pens, rulers...all the stuff....it's a genetic obsession that I've inherited...I love paper! I could happily get snowed in if I have all of this to occupy me. I'm hoping I do in January! Cait

:-)

beans, rice, definitely - I've lived exclusively on them before - prepared to do it again

Lady Grey - after Irish Breakfast - my favorite

art supplies - absolutely

I love getting snowed in too - especially if the electricity goes out - which it hardly ever does

but something about the quiet of the snow - and the missing electrical buzz of appliances - very nice

here's an ignorant question - vegan toothpaste?

please tell me they don't make regular toothpaste with critters

Originally posted by whaaa
Numero uno on my list of creature comforts

Toilet Paper

If I didn't have that; I simply wouldn't want to live!!

Oh yes. I was thinking of all the things that might be great to have and never once did I think about going to the bathroom. Personally, I think I have to put toilet paper at the top of my list; and in the middle and again at the bottom. Thanks for reminding me.

reply to post by Spiramirabilis


Well my laptop crashed on the 3rd December, only just got back up and running on the 19th December…so I would definitely say, without a shadow of a doubt…My Laptop and Internet connection…working lol

I’ve had the pleasure of the company of females recently, not that it’s a rare thing lol…to cut a long story short; they’ve kind of got me hooked on chocolate, of the dark variety lol

Anyway that’s enough rambling…here’s my esteemed list…

1 Laptop + internet connection
2 Dark Chocolate
3 A good book + dictionary
4 A comfortable bed
5 Solar powered torch (in case the lights go out lol )
6 Clean water
7 Pure orange juice, red wine, and Earl Grey tea
8 Toilet paper
9 Heat
10 Electric shaver or razor
11 Toothbrush
12 Pocket chess set (In case things get really rough, like getting snowed in )


I hope I haven’t forgotten something

reply to post by Joecroft

Well my laptop crashed on the 3rd December, only just got back up and running on the 19th December…so I would definitely say, without a shadow of a doubt…My Laptop and Internet connection…working lol

16 days without a computer? how did you do it?

absolutely - me too - my computer

I'm having some serious issues this week - and from what I've been able to find out so far - not gonna be just an inexpensive glitch

whatever will I do?

Pure orange juice, red wine, and Earl Grey tea

3 in 1? red wine would also be on mine - but coffee still comes first

and - dark chocolate is a harsh mistress - good luck with that :-)

1. Cheese
2. Starbucks
3. Scotch
4. Ipod

All I need is those four things and you can send me out to Chad butt naked and I would be fine.

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reply to post by Spiramirabilis

16 days without a computer? how did you do it?

"how did you do it?" simply put…I didn’t do it ! lol

Well it wasn’t easy getting through the waking cold sweats lol (Just Joking)

Seriously though it was tough, but Christmas was fast approaching and took my mind of it a little bit, with deciding what presents to get family and friends etc… Actually most of my time was spent trying to get my laptop fixed.

3 in 1? red wine would also be on mine - but coffee still comes first

Don’t worry it’s not a special cocktail, I have been working on lol I thought I would group all the liquids together, seemed like a good idea at the time.

"Coffee is not my cup of tea" that’s a famous quote but I cant remember who said it.

I’m trying to work my way of the dark chocolate slowly; I just don’t think it’s right for a guy to be hooked on dark chocolate, it’s not very macho lol

I'm having some serious issues this week - and from what I've been able to find out so far - not gonna be just an inexpensive glitch

I hope that glitch somehow works in your favor My friend once phoned up the internet provider and told them that while they were away for a few days, the kids had been messing around on the internet lol. I think they got a slight reduction on there bill…It’s a long shot but it might be worth a try

Originally posted by Spiramirabilis
Rockies?

where you at? - I'm a mile high myself right now

and yes - it was cold - but now it's a balmy 25 degrees

uh....me?......

Corrales, west of the Rio Grande in the Land of Enchantment.
Beautiful day today, mid 60s, clear and sunny

Where you be Spiramirabilis?

oh yeah, I wouldn't want to be without my Stratocaster. But numero uno is still Toilet Paper. That's my story and I'm stickin to it!

reply to post by whaaa


Rockies - farther north - Denver

it's nice here - but definitely not the land of enchantment

I'd give anything to live there

someday...

reply to post by Joecroft

I’m trying to work my way of the dark chocolate slowly; I just don’t think it’s right for a guy to be hooked on dark chocolate, it’s not very macho lol

do go slowly - don't want to hurt yourself

and I say - chocolate is for everyone

reply to post by nastalgik


cheese?

you've got scotch on your list - but your first choice is cheese?

:-)

Originally posted by Spiramirabilis
reply to post by Joecroft

do go slowly - don't want to hurt yourself

LOL

I've managed to get it down, to one bar a week

and I say - chocolate is for everyone

Hurrrraaaay ! chocolate for everyone...
At last...
Finally...after all these years lol

reply to post by Joecroft


it had never occurred to me before - and now it saddens me to realize how many men may be going without chocolate because it would compromise the status of their masculinity

I worry - what other lovely things do men deny themselves for this same reason?

:-)

enlighten us

A job - to pay for it all
A car - to get to the job
Insurance - needed with the car
Health Insurance
A roof
Electricity
Food
Pet food - for my pets
Nice TV (with cable)
Internet
Books
Music
Movies
A comfy bed
A shower
A stove
A microwave
A refridgerator
A washer and dryer
An iron and ironing board
Toiletries

Everything else is just kind of extra...but need the above material things...
Nonmaterial includes my wife, my friends, etc.

Originally posted by Spiramirabilis
reply to post by Joecroft

it had never occurred to me before - and now it saddens me to realize how many men may be going without chocolate because it would compromise the status of their masculinity

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with a guy having the occasional bar of chocolate but being hooked on chocolate is regarded as more of a female thing Maybe they should make a male chocolate bar that has a cool and macho image on it.

I worry - what other lovely things do men deny themselves for this same reason?

The only thing I can think of, off the top of my head is moisturizer lol Although I bought a shaving kit a few years back and it came complete with a bottle of moisturizer. I guess the world was saying "Hey guy’s it’s ok to use moisturizer now" lol

reply to post by Gazrok

if we were really to get past the pleasantries - and into brass tacks - these would be my main concerns also:

A job - to pay for it all

A roof

Pet food

Everything else is just kind of extra...but need the above material things...

fortunately family, friends - those things don't (necessarily) disappear in hard times

in fact - I can see all of us reassessing the value of everything - including our family and friends

reply to post by Joecroft

The only thing I can think of, off the top of my head is moisturizer lol Although I bought a shaving kit a few years back and it came complete with a bottle of moisturizer. I guess the world was saying "Hey guy’s it’s ok to use moisturizer now" lol

see - this is really interesting

and I'll bet just the tip of the iceberg

being clean - i cant sleep at night unless ive had a shower. cant start my day without one either. (i know, im crazy)

socks - i love them, especially here in spain. we dont have carpets (i miss that about america) and the tile floor gets very cold in the winter.

breaded chicken cutlet - favorite meal ever. well, besides sushi, but sushi is hard to get here and its expensive. thing is too, i make the best breaded cutlet ever.

books. i love them, i need them, it breaks my heart when i dont have them.

reply to post by miriam0566

someday I'll see Spain - it's on my list :-)

being clean - i cant sleep at night unless ive had a shower. cant start my day without one either. (i know, im crazy)

NOT crazy - I like clean too :-)

I can put up with a lot of physical discomfort - but I will really start to whine if I can't get clean

breaded chicken cutlet - favorite meal ever. well, besides sushi, but sushi is hard to get here and its expensive. thing is too, i make the best breaded cutlet ever.

these are the things I like to hear :-) the very favorite things people really enjoy

books. i love them, i need them, it breaks my heart when i dont have them.

funny how this usually ends up on everyone's list - far more often than TV - or even movies

Without my servants and yard people; life would just be unbearable.
If I don't have people I can criticize and abuse, I'm just not happy!


I think I mentioned toilet paper earlier, but it bears repeating.





[edit on 15-1-2009 by whaaa]