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Figuring out the smartest places to store your stuff is time well spent—mostly because it results in time you don't spend cleaning. Here are 10 smart storage solutions for your excess cords, shoes, spices, and all kinds of computer stuff. 10. Make Your Shoes Float Formal shoes, work boots, summer wear, running shoes, the spare brown pair—even those with minimal fashion sense can end up with lots of these suckers. You could pick up one of many hanging/sliding shoe storage solutions, but we dig both the look and convenience of this DIY "floating" shoe rack . For a slight upgrade, This version goes one better, hiding the hanging hardware entirely out of sight. (Original posts: one , two ). 9. Keep Your Cats and Their Necessities Hidden Cats are great, generally low-maintenance creatures, but the stuff they need and like does take up some space. Avoid sacrificing a room or closet to mother nature's needs with some litter box modifications. The ideas...

Wanting to draw a straight line easily?  Here's a nice design by Korean product designer Giha Woo .  A pen attachment that can help you draw straight lines. Called the "Constrained Ball", this attachment can be easily attached on any pen and can help you draw straight lines, horizontally or vertically. It's a small attachment with a very simple design and an attractive look. The constrained ball lets you draw straight lines vertically, horizontally and even diagonally with one sweeping motion with any pen.  It can also be used to measure a length of line which is clearly indicated on the tip. Because of its adjustable rubber lining, any size of pen can easily be attached to this. Seen above, the constrained ball product easily follows the line on the graph and indicates the length of the line already drawn. You can use it to underline your notes neatly. The constrained ball, a very useful product design that can be used by ...

Quick Boomerang (Mega Man 2 Shot) Ingredients: 15 ml Passimo passion fruit liqueur 15 ml vodka 1 lemon peel  Directions: Pour in the passion fruit liqueur, then layer the vodka on top.  Cut a boomerang-like shape out of the lemon peel and add it to the top before serving.  Like Quick Man, this drink is fast ! Liquid Snake (Metal Gear Solid Cocktail) Ingedients: 2 oz Whiskey 1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth 1/2 oz Dry Vermouth 1 dash bitters 1 gummi worm (or snake) Directions: Combine all ingredients into a glass, stir, and enjoy.  Note: this drink is essentially a “perfect manhattan” with gummi worms instead of a cherry, but don’t tell Foxhound. “Did you like my sunglasses?” -Liquid Snake Zero Suit Samus (Metroid Cocktail) Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz. Hpnotiq 1 oz. Blue Curacao 1/2 oz. freshly squeezed orange juice A splash of Midori A splash of Apple Pucker 3/4 cup ice Directions:  Squeeze the juice out of half an orange and use a scoop ...

The thirty books listed here are of unparalleled prose, packed with wisdom capable of igniting a new understanding of the world. Everyone should read these books before their thirtieth birthday. 1. Siddhartha  by Hermann Hesse A powerful story about the importance of life experiences as they relate to approaching an understanding of reality and attaining enlightenment. 2. 1984 by George Orwell 1984 still holds chief significance nearly sixty years after it was written in 1949. It is widely acclaimed for its haunting vision of an all-knowing government, which uses pervasive, twenty-four/seven surveillance tactics to manipulate all citizens of the populace. 3. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The story surveys the controversial issues of race and economic class in the 1930s Deep South via a court case of a black man charged with the rape and abuse of a young white girl. It’s a moving tale that delivers a profound message about fighting...