ADITLO X

Once upon a time (because all great ideas start that way), a realization struck: everything has a story.

Seriously, think about it. Your shoelaces have a daily routine. Your toothbrush has seen things. Even your car’s check engine light is desperately trying to tell you something (and you keep ignoring it).

But where did the idea for A Day in the Life of X come from? Well, historians debate this. Some say it originated in a coffee shop when a writer, staring blankly at a stirring spoon, wondered about its life goals. Others claim it began in a grocery store when someone, in a fit of deep contemplation, asked, “What does a barcode even want out of life?”

Regardless of its true origins, this book is the result of years (or at least several distracted afternoons) of meticulous research, absurd speculation, and a burning curiosity to answer life’s strangest, most unnecessary questions. What does a traffic light think when you run a red? Does your couch resent you for never flipping its cushions? What’s it like to be the world’s loneliest peanut in the bottom of a vending machine?

We’ve gathered firsthand accounts (okay, fine, we made them up), fact-checked nothing (but promise it all sounds plausible), and created a collection of stories that will forever change the way you look at the ordinary. So read on, and remember: the objects in your life have opinions. You just haven’t been listening.

Welcome to A Day In The Life Of X.