What one thing could you not do without? What luxury is so vital to your existance that you would give up all others just to have it? Now don't say your family or your computer (or your internet connection), those are too easy and we've all clearly demonstrated that those things are necesary to our lives, but what what else is? Is it your car, your house, your cigars, your wines, or your dishwasher?
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Absolutely, without a doubt, my running shoes!!
I would go NUTS without them... trust me, I know from experience! And for those that don't think they are a luxury, I will point out that, due to mileage and wear and tear, I typcially buy about two pairs a year, and the good ones (and yes, in the case of running shoes.. the pricier ones unfortunately DO tend to be better for the most part.. and don't argue with me b/c I work for a foot doctor dammit!) and they just don't come cheap!
(Second is the piano... don't take my big, heavy baby away! noooo!!... If I don't have a house, I will just cover it with a big .. um piano tarp?)
I would go NUTS without them... trust me, I know from experience! And for those that don't think they are a luxury, I will point out that, due to mileage and wear and tear, I typcially buy about two pairs a year, and the good ones (and yes, in the case of running shoes.. the pricier ones unfortunately DO tend to be better for the most part.. and don't argue with me b/c I work for a foot doctor dammit!) and they just don't come cheap!
(Second is the piano... don't take my big, heavy baby away! noooo!!... If I don't have a house, I will just cover it with a big .. um piano tarp?)
I'd have to say that it would be my flower gardens. I have 5 of various sizes and compositions. They are a luxury in that they basicly yield nothing of substance, yet require lots of work and I do spend lots of money improving and maintaining them. But the satisfaction that can be had both in visual rewards and as a stress buster is truely awesome.
Nope, can't do without them,,, nope, not at all.
Nope, can't do without them,,, nope, not at all.
CreamyLady
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Books. I cannot live, or even exist, without them. All kinds -- it doesn't matter.
Periodically I purge the collection, which at this point pretty much walls in my bed, and give the overflow to the Friends of the Library. However, I always feel as if I'm amputating bits of myself.
My sister and daughter have to stand over me to make sure it gets done.
Periodically I purge the collection, which at this point pretty much walls in my bed, and give the overflow to the Friends of the Library. However, I always feel as if I'm amputating bits of myself.
My sister and daughter have to stand over me to make sure it gets done.
There is not a single thing I would have in place of all the other important things. The only thing that comes close is my internet connection - but that is because it is the way I communicate with so many of my friends, not because I couldn't function without it. I defintately could if it wouldn't cause me to lose all contact with some great people. But you said no internet, so I don't know...
I am partial to my guitar and my radio. I love just sitting back and listening to the radio and playing along on my guitar. It's the biggest stress relief I have.
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I am partial to my guitar and my radio. I love just sitting back and listening to the radio and playing along on my guitar. It's the biggest stress relief I have.
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Ditto the books. They're like old friends.
Clever responses to this thread everyone. While I can agree with all of you (books are most necessary), my ultimate luxury would be my bed. I would happily drive a '79 Pinto wagon, eat nothing but Kraft Macaroni and Cheese and be at the mercy of my local library to be able to sleep everynight on my wonderful bed. I lust for all things bed related, from 370 thread count sateen cotton sheets to handmade quilts. I pour through catalogs searching for the next bed thing I can't live without. The contendor right now is a woven silk blanket and if I can ever get my husband to agree how sinful it would be so sleep under (and to allow me to spend $270 for something unnecessary), I'll have it in a heartbeat. Who cares how impratical it is with young children (dry clean only) as compared to the delight of going to bed everynight.
My Shower.
Can't function until I have my shower in the morning.
But the most precious thing in my life is the look of joy on my son's face, for that to be taken would kill me. To see your childs happiness, and have that ripped away in my eye's would be the most terrible thing, and Im not talking Kidnap or anything here, just to see them sad and upset (which is all part of life), or for them to be sick and never get that smile back, to have it taken away, that would crush me beyond repair.
Then it would be my man, I'd be lost without him now. To be able to talk and communicate. To have that love and give that love.
Take Care
Can't function until I have my shower in the morning.
But the most precious thing in my life is the look of joy on my son's face, for that to be taken would kill me. To see your childs happiness, and have that ripped away in my eye's would be the most terrible thing, and Im not talking Kidnap or anything here, just to see them sad and upset (which is all part of life), or for them to be sick and never get that smile back, to have it taken away, that would crush me beyond repair.
Then it would be my man, I'd be lost without him now. To be able to talk and communicate. To have that love and give that love.
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Mine is in agreeance with Creamy and DCL, but with a slight variation. I think if I had to chose one thing that I could not live with, it would have to be my candle light bubble baths with the sandlewood incence burning while reading a good book!
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Currently I'm working on John Saul's The Right Hand of Evil. VERY good book! Almost done!
I think if I had to chose one thing that I could not live with, it would have to be my candle light bubble baths with the sandlewood incence burning while reading a good book! ~Tiggs~
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Currently I'm working on John Saul's The Right Hand of Evil. VERY good book! Almost done!
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Thumper
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A simple plan...you do not own "things" they own you...
In descending order of importance....
Air
Water
Food
Sleep
Go long enough without any of these and you will die....
everything else makes life worth living but lacking them will not kill you...
all that said....books...love to read..
In descending order of importance....
Air
Water
Food
Sleep
Go long enough without any of these and you will die....
everything else makes life worth living but lacking them will not kill you...
all that said....books...love to read..
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take my clothes thake my furniture, take my tv but leave me my books so i can sit on the floor naked and reading
Samuari
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Cheri said:
Ahh Jeez Chei, and I thaought that you would have to include menthol in there somwhere! Which mortal sin is a silk blanket anyway? I'm talking about lust!
No realy, I would go stark raving mad without my books. I have 600 feet of bookshelves up, and still have 4 55 gal cans of books stored in my mother-in-law's house! When I can't find one that I know was there last week, everything stops, and I'm on a mission! I'm with you bobtoad.
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My Orchids and Bonsai Garden.
They help when the stress gets too rough. There's something about taking a rough, coarse thing and shaping it to a vision that you see in your mind. Watching it grow and metamorphoses into something brand new.
And the Orchids, it's funny how something so beautiful can be so fragile. Did you know that the salt in a single tear can cause a whole bud to wither? I found that out the hard way.
They help when the stress gets too rough. There's something about taking a rough, coarse thing and shaping it to a vision that you see in your mind. Watching it grow and metamorphoses into something brand new.
And the Orchids, it's funny how something so beautiful can be so fragile. Did you know that the salt in a single tear can cause a whole bud to wither? I found that out the hard way.
Bushido, I love orchids to, but find them very temperamental. I have three phalaenopsis (one was supposed to be a oncidium, but that's another story)and though they seen to love me when they're blooming, they never bloom again. I pour through books and online resources to try to make them happy enough to bloom again, but they haven't yet. lol And I'm usually so good with house plants.
Samuari honey, cough drops are dirty cheap....like $2 for a whole bag. Besides almost any fun sexual activity is made even better done in a wonderful bed.
Samuari honey, cough drops are dirty cheap....like $2 for a whole bag. Besides almost any fun sexual activity is made even better done in a wonderful bed.
SeXy ReDHeD
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Decisions, decisions!!
Well, I've narrowed it down to one, finally. Books were a close second, but I decided that it would have to be:
My CD collection (and along with that, I guess would have to be my stereo) because my music keeps me balanced. It knows my moods and never betrays. When I'm mad I can listen to Metallica or Fear Factory. When I'm sad I can hear Guns-N-Roses' "Don't Cry" or listen to my favorite band of all time, The Cure. When I'm happy I can listen to the Black Crowes or Ben Harper's "Alway Have to Steal My Kisses." When I feel like reminiscing I can throw on a single song and remember... the sights, the scents, the feelings. So much is attached to a special song, and I have so many of them.
I couldn't bear to lose even one of those songs... I just might lose a part of me.
[Edited by SeXy ReDHeD on 09-15-2000 at 07:00 PM]
Well, I've narrowed it down to one, finally. Books were a close second, but I decided that it would have to be:
My CD collection (and along with that, I guess would have to be my stereo) because my music keeps me balanced. It knows my moods and never betrays. When I'm mad I can listen to Metallica or Fear Factory. When I'm sad I can hear Guns-N-Roses' "Don't Cry" or listen to my favorite band of all time, The Cure. When I'm happy I can listen to the Black Crowes or Ben Harper's "Alway Have to Steal My Kisses." When I feel like reminiscing I can throw on a single song and remember... the sights, the scents, the feelings. So much is attached to a special song, and I have so many of them.
I couldn't bear to lose even one of those songs... I just might lose a part of me.
[Edited by SeXy ReDHeD on 09-15-2000 at 07:00 PM]
Music of nearly any sort, excluding country/western and most oldies. I literally crave music sometimes, if I haven't listened to much that day. I can't work without it. Even if I'm not really listening to the songs, it's a must when I'm trying to get anything done. I have over 800 MP3s on my HD at home, if that tells you anything.
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A method for introducing caffeine into my bloodstream. A coffee maker is my current savior.
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Books and coffee.
I could not live without my Sumatran every morning (neither could a few larks in my house) and a good book. I read just about anything that is scifi, fantasy, thriller, mystery, or horror.
But if I were to be forced into that situation, I would also want to live next to SeXy ReDHed and Nicole. I love the Cure and to not shower, ugh, too horrid to consider.
I could not live without my Sumatran every morning (neither could a few larks in my house) and a good book. I read just about anything that is scifi, fantasy, thriller, mystery, or horror.
But if I were to be forced into that situation, I would also want to live next to SeXy ReDHed and Nicole. I love the Cure and to not shower, ugh, too horrid to consider.
For material things, I would have to agree with the afore mentioned books and/or music (CD's, my guitar, etc.).
Otherwise, I would say that the one luxury that I could not live without is hope. It may seem like a weak response, but that is humanity's one true fallback. Imagine trying to live without it. That is the curse of the man who wished that he could see the future.
Hope that wasn't too existential of me.
Otherwise, I would say that the one luxury that I could not live without is hope. It may seem like a weak response, but that is humanity's one true fallback. Imagine trying to live without it. That is the curse of the man who wished that he could see the future.
Hope that wasn't too existential of me.
