If it seems cold now, wait until you're home tonight, ready to settle in with something warm and full-bodied. Then at the crucial moment, you realize you're a little light in the nightcap department. A trip outside would be most bitter indeed.

Good thing we know someone. Meet Night Owl Delivery, which insists you stay in tonight and let it take care of all your last-minute errands. (For a small fee, of course.)

Night Owl is a Boston-based operation that's been servicing Chi-town for a little over a year now. Like other delivery services, it offers shuttles from a roster of more than 40 restaurants, ranging from the mundane (Chili's) to the glorious (RL, Cafe Iberico, Gibsons). But it's the sideline gig where we see it really helping you out.

That includes swinging by a liquor store near your place to pick up a bottle of your favorite fireside bourbon, or grabbing you a quick 12-pack of Heineken, or both. They'll also handle more delicate requests—perhaps those requiring a run to a late-night convenience store when you realize you're running low on certain other essentials.

We'd hate to see you without your marshmallows.