Frightening concept, no? I mean really, without Post-its my life would be in shambles. Well, my office life. How else would I keep my hastily scribbled phone messages and to-do lists and what-form-goes-wheres and spontaneous ideas organized? These are the basic Post-its I need to make it through the day.*Editor's Note*: The picture does NOT include my five different multi-colored Post-it flags for notebooks. I wish I could say I am kidding. I cannot. And yes, I have Hello Kitty Post-its. And yes, I know they're fabulous. :)
I know what you’re thinking—what about this fantasterrific new CrackBerry I just blogged about? Don’t get me wrong, the CrackBerry is e-mazing, but psychologically (for me at least) there’s nothing quite like popping out a brand-new Post-it from my little Post-it Popper-Upper
(I'm still trying to figure out what's in it to weigh it down--sand? lead shavings? crack?) and physically writing what needs to be…well…written. Sorry guys, the creative juices just aren’t
quite flowing like normal today. I blame it on waking up at 4:30 A.M. To my Hello Kitty iPod docking station/alarm clock. You'll start to see a Hello Kitty pattern sooner or later. :)
So anyway, I got to thinking of all of the various uses for Post-its outside the norm. In the film “The Machinist,” Christian Bale’s character (who is a crazy, skeletal insomniac) randomly (he believes) finds a hangman game written on Post-its on his refrigerator, and once he fills in the blanks on them he is connected with repressed memories that he realizes are crucial to his mental well-being. Spoiler Alert: He heals. Sort of.
While exploring the less creepy uses for Post-its, I happened upon the 3M Web site and was pleasantly surprised at how far Post-its have come since the plain, yellow sticky note. They have everything from Post-it bulletin boards to a Post-it Digital Notes software kit that allows the user to create their own digital Post-its on their computer to "make and
organize lists, plan projects step by step, sort your notes by category, personalize messages with photos, even set alarms to remind you of appointments or key dates." You think I'm kidding? Click here.
So thank you Art Fry of 3M for inventing the wonderful little sticky notes in North St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1977. I bet you're one rich bastard.
And yes, I Wikipedia-ed Post-its. What’s it to ya?
Stay tuned!
