“Awesome!” people say, confirming with every utterance that it has become today’s superlative of choice. Though as a statement, it is, in my opinion, somewhat subjective: one man’s awesome is another man’s average.
So you may be forgiven for thinking that, to deserve such heady praise, something truly remarkable had just been witnessed (but then, isn’t that subjective too?). Anyway, I digress. If you want to see a list of awesome things then let me direct you to Neil Pasricha’s hugely popular 1000 Awesome Things.
The site, which Neil started in 2008 to combat the ‘doom and gloom’ of a particularly difficult period in his personal life, now welcomes over 50,000 visitors on a daily basis. At the time of writing, Neil is up to number 468 in his list of awesomeness, so isn’t projected to finish his countdown until April 2012: perhaps the final entry will be along the lines of finishing in time to watch the Olympics? In the meantime, you can follow his blog at the link above; and here are some of my favourite ‘awesome things’ that Neil has already mentioned…
- Using rock-paper-scissors to settle a dispute
- When hiccups stop
- Popping bubble wrap
- Thinking it’s Thursday, then realising it’s actually Friday
- Paying for something with exact change
- A long hug
- Mum’s scrambled eggs
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