{"id":181,"date":"2012-06-25T21:03:49","date_gmt":"2012-06-26T04:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etodac.wordpress.com\/?p=2245"},"modified":"2012-06-25T21:03:49","modified_gmt":"2012-06-26T04:03:49","slug":"take-my-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/blogsquadalumni\/2012\/06\/25\/take-my-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Take My Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 510px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" title=\"meme\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.kym-cdn.com\/photos\/images\/original\/000\/264\/200\/acb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">No truer words have been said on TV, Fry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A few years back, a friend and I had a running joke about the words &#8220;need&#8221; and &#8220;want&#8221; because in most cases when you say you &#8220;need something&#8221;, you actually don&#8217;t. To illustrate:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Need is when something is necessary, like when I whisper into the telephone to the police, &#8220;I NEED this stalker out of my house.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Want is when you desire something, such as, &#8220;I really WANT my dad to stop asking me what am I doing when I am in the bathroom.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In most cases, people say they need some sort of object, like a jacket, a new computer or some space. We&#8217;d correct each other and say, &#8220;Is that a need or a want?&#8221; or &#8220;What kind of space, like the one between your eyebrows and your hairline because it&#8217;s come soon, dude.&#8221; But then there are instances when we knew in the depths of our hearts that we really needed this object in our lives because it&#8217;s too awesome and for f***&#8217;s sake just TAKE MY MONEY NOW.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some things I recently saw and then proceeded to throw money at my laptop screen but nothing happened because I realized that I am an unemployed student and the &#8220;money&#8221; I was throwing were pieces of my hopes and dreams. Yes, this just got dark fast. Now onto the beautiful objects of necessity.<\/p>\n<p>Macbook Pro with Retina Display<\/p>\n<p><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='627' height='383' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TFIHewtEuJQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;%23038;fs=1&#038;%23038;showsearch=0&#038;%23038;showinfo=1&#038;%23038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;%23038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-2410\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>TopBrewer Coffee faucet by Scanomat &#8211; with iPhone control<\/p>\n<p><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='627' height='383' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XxVYe-TE2eU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;%23038;fs=1&#038;%23038;showsearch=0&#038;%23038;showinfo=1&#038;%23038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;%23038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Leap<\/p>\n<p><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='627' height='383' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_d6KuiuteIA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;%23038;fs=1&#038;%23038;showsearch=0&#038;%23038;showinfo=1&#038;%23038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;%23038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Monolito and Megalito carbon fiber table<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/julessturgess.com\/#\/Monolito-product-page\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"table\" src=\"http:\/\/img.gawkerassets.com\/img\/17qkn27qrg9l9png\/original.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>GroundWave Shadow Trainer that teaches you how to dance<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5920375\/sneakers-that-teach-are-the-ultimate-dancin-shoes\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"shoes\" src=\"http:\/\/img.gawkerassets.com\/img\/17qi0p68392g3jpg\/original.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"538\" height=\"302\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few years back, a friend and I had a running joke about the words &#8220;need&#8221; and &#8220;want&#8221; because in most cases when you say you &#8220;need something&#8221;, you actually don&#8217;t. 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