I’m sitting at my kitchen table, as the sun spills into my
little apartment from all angles. The street is quiet, the windows are open,
and the light looks golden as it waltzes on my wooden floors. While typing
frantically for a midterm is no ideal way to spend a Sunday afternoon, I could
think of worse pastimes. The only thing that would make this activity better
would be a cup of coffee.
I clean out the pot, grab the coffee grounds, and find the
filters. One problem: I can’t find the filters.
Not on my shelf.
Not by the coffee maker.
Not in the wrong cabinet.
Not even in their secret spot behind the spices.
At first, I’m displeased. Then anger sets in. Must I really change out of my PJs and
walk to C-Town? Really? Must I? Because today is Sunday… a lazy Sunday.
Ah, but isn’t laziness the mother of all invention?
Frustrated and decaffeinated, I glanced around my apartment.
Teapot, toaster, microwave, paper towels…
PAPER TOWELS.
We already know paper towels are good for everything. They
can act as plates, toilet paper, Band-Aids, cutting boards, and tissues. I use
them to scrunch my hair into curls, and I think they’ve even been incorporated
into few Halloween costumes.
So I decided this could work (with a little motivation from
Google). First I folded the paper towel in half. I then folded it one more
time, making a square. Next I formed a cone by opening up the small
square (with three sheets of the paper towel creating one side of the cone, and
one sheet of paper towel creating the other side of the cone – it’s uneven but
it works). Finally, I trimmed off the top of the cone and made a pot of coffee
as usual.
Maybe I should be lazy more often. Maybe I will be lazy
enough to create the next Snuggie. Maybe I will never buy coffee filters again.
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