I hate myself a little
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inverarityI was listening to Pandora, and a song came up on the playlist that I thought was cool, so I clicked the "like" button - and it turns out to be from the Twilight soundtrack.
Shoot me now.
In other news: I have more bookcases! I can possibly for the first time in the history of my life shelve all my books!
There are several thrift stores in my area, and I am always amazed at the furniture you can find there (and sometimes annoyed that I just spent five times as much at Ikea or Office Depot buying something just as good or better that was available "gently used"). $200 office chairs for $20. Complete living room sets for a couple hundred dollars. People throw out so much crap that doesn't need to be thrown out.
Besides some good, solid bookcases, I also picked up a nice loveseat, coffee table, and recliner, so my living room is starting to look like a living room, and my basement is starting to look like a library. :D
Okay, so I'll admit it's kind of a butt-ugly chair. But it's comfy, and it was cheap.
There was even a guy with a truck hanging around outside so I was able to get door-to-door delivery for a very reasonable price.
Yes, I am a cheap SOB. But that's how I was able to buy a house. And I gave the guy 25% more than we agreed on.
Now that winter is reluctantly letting go, though, there is exterior and yardwork I'm gonna have to get to pretty soon. :P
This is relevant to Alexandra Quick fans (see, if I am going to occasionally ramble about prosaic crap, I try to make it relevant to those of you who only read my blog 'cause you want to know if I am ever going to finish AQ5 - aren't I considerate?) because... I have found that my writing environment greatly affects my ability to keep my butt in a chair and write. The chair and desk I sit in really matters. So does the lighting, and the ambiance, and the nature of surrounding distractions. (People: okay, if I can wear headphones. I like bookstore coffee shops and the smell of espresso and pastries. My office: not so okay, because my Internet browser is right there. My living room: also not so okay, because the television is right there.)
So I am trying to transform my basement library into my "ideal" writing workspace. On a cheap-ass budget. So far: nice office chair, simple writing desk, and an adjustable footrest (why did I not ever think of buying one of these before?). Added bookshelves (so I can get replace those unsightly boxes with walls lined with books and a recliner (so I can read, all comfy-like). Wireless speakers so I can pipe music from my stereo or computer upstairs.
The non-cheap step will be adding more insulation in the walls, because while it's a finished basement with a heating vent, it still gets cold.
Shoot me now.
In other news: I have more bookcases! I can possibly for the first time in the history of my life shelve all my books!
There are several thrift stores in my area, and I am always amazed at the furniture you can find there (and sometimes annoyed that I just spent five times as much at Ikea or Office Depot buying something just as good or better that was available "gently used"). $200 office chairs for $20. Complete living room sets for a couple hundred dollars. People throw out so much crap that doesn't need to be thrown out.
Besides some good, solid bookcases, I also picked up a nice loveseat, coffee table, and recliner, so my living room is starting to look like a living room, and my basement is starting to look like a library. :D
Okay, so I'll admit it's kind of a butt-ugly chair. But it's comfy, and it was cheap.
There was even a guy with a truck hanging around outside so I was able to get door-to-door delivery for a very reasonable price.
Yes, I am a cheap SOB. But that's how I was able to buy a house. And I gave the guy 25% more than we agreed on.
Now that winter is reluctantly letting go, though, there is exterior and yardwork I'm gonna have to get to pretty soon. :P
This is relevant to Alexandra Quick fans (see, if I am going to occasionally ramble about prosaic crap, I try to make it relevant to those of you who only read my blog 'cause you want to know if I am ever going to finish AQ5 - aren't I considerate?) because... I have found that my writing environment greatly affects my ability to keep my butt in a chair and write. The chair and desk I sit in really matters. So does the lighting, and the ambiance, and the nature of surrounding distractions. (People: okay, if I can wear headphones. I like bookstore coffee shops and the smell of espresso and pastries. My office: not so okay, because my Internet browser is right there. My living room: also not so okay, because the television is right there.)
So I am trying to transform my basement library into my "ideal" writing workspace. On a cheap-ass budget. So far: nice office chair, simple writing desk, and an adjustable footrest (why did I not ever think of buying one of these before?). Added bookshelves (so I can get replace those unsightly boxes with walls lined with books and a recliner (so I can read, all comfy-like). Wireless speakers so I can pipe music from my stereo or computer upstairs.
The non-cheap step will be adding more insulation in the walls, because while it's a finished basement with a heating vent, it still gets cold.
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Date: 2013-03-31 02:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-04-01 10:08 pm (UTC)BTW, Miami was interesting this year, no? Women's was as good expected (and Sharapova even put up a decent fight!), but Men's was really out there... How are you? I haven't heard from you in quite a while?
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Date: 2013-04-01 10:50 pm (UTC)I was surprised that Maria did as well as she did, but as always it seems, Serena's games are mostly on her own racket. Tommy Haas's run was fun, but I was disappointed that Ferrer came so close to his 2nd Master's title and fell down literally at the very end.
I'm doing okay. Graduate school continues to be what it is. Sorry for not being in contact for so long...shoot me an email and maybe we can set up a date to IM chat.