Eureka!

There I was, gazing lazily at my vascular notes as it returned my stare with a facetious glance, mocking my motivation.

Me: What?
Vascular notes: What's the point?
Me: Don't talk to me..let me finish..
Vascular notes: Right..you said that last week
Me: Well don't put the blame on me..it's not MY fault that you're super boring and complicated..
Vascular notes: You're just distracted..
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And on and on it went. It ended in a childish fashion of name calling. My vascular notes called me a sloth. I called him a stack of papers.

Oh well...I guess I'll just do it later. I'm a staunch believer that nothing ever gets done before the 11th hour. I've been using the below principle for years and it has worked pretty well for me, I daresay:

Productivity is proportional to one's level of desperation.

Ahh...such wise words..Though I don't quite think it's original. =p

Anyway, I stumbled upon a site showcasing the winners of the International Housewares Association's 2008 Student Design Competition...and of course their thoughts were waaay better than mine..I'll share some of them here..

This was my personal favourite:

Honourable mention: Rake N Take

Inventor: Ryan Jansen

What it does: Instead of raking leaves into a pile, and then raking them into a bin later, you can now do both raking and dumping them into the bin using Rake N Take. There is a lever which you can pull to grasp all the leaves and just like a fist, throw them into the bin..What genius..Anyone with a patch of grass would love this..

Tied for second place: Kitchen Sync

Inventor: Noah Balmer

What it does: I'm going to do this in short sentences. You like to cook. You need recipes. You found them online. They're in the computer. You have to either: a) Print them out (are you really going to kill those trees just to satisfy your stomach?) or b) Bring the laptop down (and spill greasy, syrupy, coloured, chips, juice, ...) So thanks to Kitchen Sync you don't have to do either. This is a device which connects your home network and displys the recipe on the screen. (Plus it comes with a touch screen)..And you can chat with others about recipes..Though, if you're a lousy cook, it does nothing to change that fact..=p

Tied for second place: Opus

Inventor: Rick Hagee

What it does: It's a portable hamper that enables you to hold, carry and load laundry easily. Basically it's a shape-shifter. It sits on the floor, can be folded and can be hung.

AND THE WINNER GOES TO THE ELIZABOWL!

Inventor: Sarah O'Brien.

What it does: You know the saying one bad apple spoils the whole bunch? Well, this prevents that from happening. You place each fruit in a separate container so they won't have negative influences on each other. Her invention is named for its similarity to collars worn during the Elizabethan period.

Talk about eliminating peer pressure...