Mr. Demotivator

I came across quite a funny demotivating web site quite a few months ago - Despair, Inc. Now that I've started to write up my PhD thesis I have been seriously considering buying one of their fine products - it seems quite fitting given my general state of motivation at the moment.

Initially I was thinking of buying the demotivator screensaver set which apparently contains 20 or so of the Despair designs and slogans. Seemed like the perfect choice as it is instantly downloadable... the only problem is that it seems to be available only for the Windows platform. I might E-mail them and ask them about a Mac OS X version.

Perhaps they assume that a Mac user is impervious to the effects of demotivation?

So now I'm not sure whether I should get a demotivator print such as the "Potential" slogan in the above picture... or if I should try to beat my office colleague to the post and order a "Procrastination" mug.

The mug it is - largely to be able to say that whilst I should have been working, I browsed a demotivation store and bought a procrastination mug!

Edit: I sent Despair Inc. an e-mail about the lack of their screensaver support for Macs - and suggested the reason I gave above that Mac Users must be too content to get down about things. Here's their response:

Hello John,

Actually, you're exactly right -- Mac users are too satisfied with their competent, reliable OS to actually get Despair's brand of cynical humor. But we might be introducing a Mac version of the screensaver in the coming months; I guess for all the people who've had trouble downloading songs from iTunes, or who can't keep up with what wild cat the OS is named after this month. So keep your eyes peeled (not literally)...

Thanks,

Mike S.
Despair, Inc. Customer Service