Stuff I Like #21: bobble water bottles

I definitely advocate for water bottles as opposed to bottled water. Bottled water is often simply tap water, sometimes filtered, and what a waste to use a bottle only once! I am not prissy and definitely don't mind drinking tap water at all. At the same time, the chemicals that get added to tap water sometimes irritate my stomach and make it hurt.

I commute between two and sometimes three cities a day. The new bobble water bottle totally makes it better. There is a filter in the cap, so it evens out the chemicals in the water. No more sore stomach! Plus, they look pretty cool. They come in all sorts of different colors, so they are easily customizable. I am contemplating using Sharpies to make mine even more "mine."

Bobble filters last for 40 gallons of water, which the company's website equates to about 2 months. They don't filter enough to drink where water has not been declared safe, but they're great for people who don't want all the chemical additives in their tap water.

I love my bobble, and I don't know if I will ever need another water bottle!

Stuff I Like #20: St. Patrick's Day

Who doesn't love a holiday that not only gives you license to drink, but actually almost demands that you do?

One year while I was living in Los Angeles, I went to a bar downtown to enjoy the music of a small Irish band whose singer I knew. Sadly, I didn't have green beer--what was I thinking?? It was my first time at a bar, having been somewhat sheltered and quite conservative up until that point. I also hadn't developed a taste for beer yet. I sipped an Amaretto Sour and watched the subdued revelry.

The best part of the evening was when a man in a kilt came in to the bar. One of the ladies decided she was going to find out what he wore underneath his kilt! I doubt she would have done that if it had not been St. Patrick's Day. For one thing, men don't wear their kilts everyday(although they should!), and women don't go around groping men when they're sober(unless they're members of the world's oldest profession).

It was probably the best St. Patrick's Day I've spent, and I've been thinking of it quite a bit lately since St. Paddy's is coming up this Thursday. I have to say that shamrocks are quite a beautiful plant, Irish music is one of my favorite genres, and I think that I am declaring St. Patrick's Day my official favorite holiday! I am determined to find and drink some green beer this year!