A blog of satisfying things.
Posted in Satisfying Sights on Apr 15th, 2008
One surefire way to make something that would otherwise be ordinary into something wicked satisfying is to make it smaller. I’m not sure why, but it just seems to work out that way. Cake -> cupcake, standard stapler -> mini-stapler, tree -> bonzai, you get the picture. Well it just so happens that toiletries are […]
Posted in Satisfying Experiences on Apr 10th, 2008
Peeling a vegetable or fruit with a peeler is wicked satisfying for a lot of reasons. First, you have your whole item that’s just waiting to be peeled. It’s best if you have a nice dirty potato because you can fully appreciate each swipe of the blade as it exposes the shiny clean potato underneath. […]
Posted in Satisfying Sights, Satisfying Textures on Apr 9th, 2008
You may recall from the Volkswagen entry that I mentioned that things that look like candy are satisfying. There’s not much to not be satisfied by with candy-like qualities. Well, electronic accessories are no different. In this ‘iPod generation’ that we’re being stampeded by, it’s hard to find somebody who doesn’t have headphones jammed in […]
Posted in Satisfying Experiences on Apr 8th, 2008
The sun is shining today and it’s actually starting to feel warm. This means beach weather isn’t far away, and, lucky for us Satisfytes, the beach is absolutely loaded with satisfying things! But I will try to contain myself until Summer for all of those. Thinking about the beach made me think of how satisfying […]
Posted in Satisfying Sights on Apr 7th, 2008
Volkswagen makes some pretty satisfying-looking vehicles. I can say this without bias because, sadly, I don’t drive one. That doesn’t mean I can’t admire them from afar, though. I’m not taking into account the handling or luxury level of these vehicles, just the initial feeling upon seeing one sparkling in the sunshine or parked happily […]
Posted in Satisfying Experiences, Satisfying Sights on Mar 31st, 2008
The inspiration for this post came from a couple of weeks ago when I eagerly scratched away a couple of tickets to reveal a total of a $70 win! I don’t really make a habit out of buying scratch tickets, but I have been known to have pretty good luck with them. The satisfaction that […]
Posted in Satisfying Experiences, Satisfying Sights on Mar 27th, 2008
It’s Spring, and as anyone who’s ever sat through a poorly orchestrated HGTV or TLC show knows, ’tis the season for home improvement. Just as the bears and other forest-dwelling creatures emerge from hibernation, so do the frustrated, cooped up DIYers, migrating back to their beloved homelands of Home Depot and Lowe’s in their SUVs […]
Posted in Satisfying Words, wicked word wednesday on Mar 26th, 2008
Tada! This post marks the first Wicked Word Wednesday since the birth of this new baby blog. Can you handle all of this alliteration? For those new to the blogging scene, there’s this trend going around called “Wordless Wednesday” where instead of posting a normal entry, each Wednesday, bloggers will just post a picture. Often […]
Posted in Satisfying Experiences, Satisfying Textures on Mar 24th, 2008
Opening a new bottle of pills is a pretty satisfying experience all around. First you have the little neat box that you can shake to hear the pills inside. Then you open the box and toss the unsatisfying instructions out. Then, you peel off the protective plastic on the bottle, revealing a fresh pill cap […]
Posted in Satisfying Experiences, Satisfying Textures on Mar 23rd, 2008
I suppose this kind of approaches the borderline between the ‘wicked satisfying’ things in this blog and other types of satisfaction, but we couldn’t let Easter go by without talking about the most satisfying Easter candy in existence - the epic legend known as the Cadbury Creme Egg. Cadbury Eggs go from a snack to […]