Not On Our Registry, Part 3

I really, really like the show Mad Men. I confess I liked it before it got all the Emmy buzz - there was a huge ad push in New York in the weeks leading up to the series premiere and you couldn't look at the side of a bus without seeing that silhouette falling off the building. I decided to watch it just in case it was any good, and I'm so happy that it is.

Anyway, there is an episode in the first season where Pete gets a chip and dip for a wedding present. He has to go and return it, I don't recall why, they either got two of them or the wife didn't want it, but anyway, he shows it off to his coworkers and they all make fun of him and call him a pansy, because apparently men don't like threats to their perceived masculinity. Phbbt.

Mad Men story aside, a chip and dip is yet another one of those useless things that incur my annoyance. I understand why they are around, I suppose they serve a purpose, which is more than I can say for a lot of these things. I'll admit despite my equality-for-all stance that I like my chips and dip SEGREGATED. THEY DON'T BELONG TOGETHER until it's time to put them in your mouth, together, in one harmonious motion. Because if you mix them up then you get mushy chips and who wants that?

The real reason I don't like the chip and dip is that I like things that have multiple functions. I don't like the idea that I own one thing and it serves only one purpose in my life. I like clothes and shoes that I can use for work/play/out, I like all/multipurpose cleaners, and kitchen appliances that will be used in different situations and over and over again. And yes, I suppose I could use the compartments for foodstuffs other than chips and dips, but then, why is it called a chip and dip? Poor chip and dip, I didn't mean to pick on you, you were just the first one alphabetically.

Chip and Dip! For when you care enough not to use two different bowls!

Not On Our Registry, Part 2

Napkin rings.

They're so useless! Every time I see one I roll my eyes because once I sit down I take the napkin out of the ring... and then what?! Seriously, why are napkin rings even in existence? "Because they're pretty" is not sufficient. Has society really reached a point where accessories for our napkins are must-have registry items?

Not On Our Registry!

Not On Our Registry, Part 1

In case you couldn't tell by now I love keeping lists and recurring themes on this blog. And to keep with this trend, here is a new one called Not On Our Registry, detailing and sometimes ranting about Useless and Silly Things that are on every registry checklist. But Not On Our Registry!

Part 1, I admit, is not entirely Useless and Silly but in a way it is for me and Dude. The first Not on Our Registry item is - luggage.

That is not to imply that we don't like to travel, because we do. However, in my former job I was practically a professional traveler, and when you spend 4-6 hours of your week in the airport and going through security (for three years!), trust me when I say that I've got the traveling thing down. You don't want to spend a minute more in the airport than you absolutely have to, and you roll your eyes and silently curse at people who don't know to take their shoes and belts off.

We did not register for luggage because under no circumstances will I ever check baggage. In my opinion, if you can't fit two weeks' worth of clothing and toiletries in a rolling carry on and a backpack, you're not trying hard enough. We are going away for two weeks for the holidays, traveling all over for MonkeyGirl's wedding and general holiday visits, and we are only bringing carry ons. Dude and I have already agreed that it will be the same case for our honeymoon.

I do realize that it's something most people want and use, but for us, totally unnecessary.