Falling Asleep

Yep, that's how it goes, except for me, there's waking up at least once an hour until the clock says I can get up and turn on the coffee. This graph is from Matt Shirley. 

Pips and Nubs

Some human technologies are so ancient and ubiquitous that we don't notice them at all anymore. Yet they are still so useful that we should appreciate the minds (whoever they were) that came up with them. YouTuber Craighill explains some of these design details and how they are found everywhere. The first are pips, which are concave dots. The second are nubs, which are convex dots. These two things are more useful than you ever realized, and they make life easier in so many ways. Then there's the basic mechanics of putting the two together. Pips and nubs combine properties to fill a lot of different needs. It's where we got what we know as the familiar "click." You'll know it when you see it in action. (via kottke) 

Dirty

(via reddit)

Horses

Sure, she's seen horses before. She's also been on road trips, and she knows how it's supposed to be done. This comic is from Chris Hallbeck at Maximumble.

If Monday Was a Video

If Monday was a video, you can guess what you'll see. Nothing goes right, and you wish it was another day. That's Monday in a nutshell. What really got me was the plastic wrap. It was a brand-new box, and he knew it would be hard to open. He must've bought that exact same brand before, and so knew it was a problem. I also knew the plastic wrap would show up again. I've had lots of problems with plastic wrap. So I'm going to spend the rest of today not doing any of these things. (via Metafilter)

Crime Spree

(via Bad Newspaper)

Stove with a Story

(via Bad Newspaper)

Sleep

(via Cracked)

How Are You Doing?

(via Bits and Pieces)

Fur Baby

(via Bored Panda)

Grow Up to Be Like you

From Married to the Sea.

Stupid Question

(via reddit)

Where Are They?

(via Fark)

Disaster in the Pantry

How would you handle this disaster? Redditor nerdy_J said a friend's kid did this to all the cans in the pantry. They were lucky that the labels were still there at all. Do you know what's in your cabinets well enough to figure out what's in the cans? Tomato paste, tomato sauce, corned beef, and tuna are pretty easy. I hope you store the cat food in a different place. Some folks at the post shared what they did back when they got unlabeled canned food free.

When I was a kid we were really poor and would volunteer to take food from local grocery stores to the local food pantry. Legally, the food pantry could not accept cans without labels, so rather than throwing them out we would take them home. We all got pretty good at guessing what was in a can by how it sounded when you shook it. We would also make “mystery can soup”. Basically get a cheap chunk of roast and then start opening cans: vegetables went in the soup, fruit went into a bowl for fruit salad and cat/dog food/mystery meat would go to the cats.

That plan gets a wrench thrown in when you open a can of tamales or chow mein, but those can be refrigerated for a while. I am reminded of a Girl Scout camp out where we all brought a can of our favorite soup and threw them all in a pot together. The real problem with your canned goods shelf is that you keep too much stuff around that you really don't want to eat. I once bought one can of French onion soup because I like it, but the hassle of preparing a couple of slices of French bread and melted cheese meant I never prepared it. Yesterday I checked and found the can expired four years ago!

Items You Have Lost

(via Pleated-Jeans)

To See

(via She Who Seeks)

Frying Pan

(via Bits and Pieces)

Conversation

(via She Who Seeks)

Honesty

(via reddit)

British Toilets vs. American Toilets

Most Americans aren't aware of how different toilets in Britain are, even those who have traveled to the UK. Oh yeah, there are places you have to pay to use them, but at least they are available. Laurence Brown, with years of experience living on both sides of the pond, is very aware of how our toilets are different. And our sinks and bathtubs, for that matter. The toilets actually use different mechanisms for flushing. He doesn't mention which system uses more water, but that's not really a concern in Britain, which is geographically consistent and it rains all the time. Now that I'm in the know for watching this, it's my opinion that American toilets are superior, with the exception of having to plunge or snake them occasionally, which is honestly not often enough to be a bother (your mileage may vary). American sinks and tubs seem to be better as well, even though I prefer a shower to a bath.   

It's somewhat amusing to hear how he talks about toilet efficiency without using any rude words. There's a skippable ad from 2:55 to 4:10.