apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

Wanted you to know how much fun the Smallest/Coolest contest has been for me. The pictures and comments are very entertaining. Thanks everyone who entered and everyone who posts comments.

So the entry hallway tiles are laid down and the shoe cabinet units are affixed to the wall. I am thinking of getting a rectangular, bevelled MIRROR over the shoe cabinets along the length of the entry hallway. Does anyone know where you can get those mirrors that sort of "tilt down", like in a Balthazar or french bistros?


P2, i anticipate your snotty response and pre-emptively suggest you creatively utilize a large wooden spoon and jar of Hellmans. Shall we get that drink next week?

Congrats to Maxwell on the ny paper cover story this morning. Way cool!!

p.s. Very cute pic as well.

I add my congrats to Dorio's. They also featured that cover story on NY1's "in the papers" segment. It was fun seeing my favorite t.v. newscaster (Patrick Kiernan) talking about my favorite apartment therapist.

Which paper? I haven't picked them up yet today, was running very late.

Where was the cover story?

How high should the side table next to a sofa be if you want a modern, sleek look? The height of the arm? Just below the arm? The height of the seat?

YCH:

Never above the arm
Flush with the arm only if it's for flowers or sculpture
Otherwise, below the arm. Reason: a person should be able to put their drink down without having to lift their arm up above normal level.

Thanks. Do you think the table in the photo looks too high? (It does to me, but I want a second opinion.)

http://tinyurl.com/pjbdg

YCH - yes, that table looks too high, I think,.

i believe it was either the daily news or the post
i wasn't paying too much attention to "in the papers" this morning, i blame the margaritas last night...
but either way, yay to maxwell!
and NT, i am SO there with you on pat kiernan, i just adore him, but my true love is roger clark!
and the two of them together? pure comedic genius!

YCH, being an American is all about minimizing the amount of energy spent while we transform ourselves into corpulent, ignorant morons who don't produce anything but rather hand over trade and manufacturing to the Pacific Rim as we sit on fluffy sofas, eat disgusting snack food, watch American Idol and become a nation of profoundly stupid people who dwell on insignificant bullshit and watch our power and influence fade into the abyss. It's all over. With that in mind, you want a lower coffee table so your fat husband can more effortlessly lower his Schlitz, without having to reach upwards to place the beer on the coffee table.

ych -- where's that photo from.. I'm a sucker for stripes and I'm liking that rug....

How did I miss Pat talk about Apt Therapy on NY1 this morning! I'll have to try and find it later.

Patrick (the other one) mentioned in another post using a drapery hung from a hosipital track to divide a space. My boyfriend and I are attempting to create a 2nd "closet" in the corner of our 250sq ft apt where a bookcase once stood with a hospital track--but have been having a hard time deciding what to get. Does anyone had any experience purchasing them or using them? Or, for that matter, has anyone had any luck creating a DIY closet in a corner (meaning there is only one side to it) without installing another wall? the dimensions are 30"W 22"D 120"H
I currently have a garment rack in the space which serves as clothes storage--which at $29 was what I could afford at the time--but I would like to try to close off the area for under $100 (especially if I decide to elfa it later on). Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Oh, and on the other side of my "closet" is a couch--if that helps.

Pat is awesome. I hate it when they have anyone else filling in as anchor, because no one is as good as Pat, especially on "in the papers" - he is the only one. There's one guy (can't remember his name) who always stumbles over his words. I have to change the channel whenever he is on.

Sorry - I don't remember which paper the Maxwell story was in. I was rushing to get ready this morning.

First photo is from Room & Board. What is the concensus on a table that is below the seat height like in this photo:

http://www.dwr.com/images/zoom/zm_4097_4.jpg

Too low?

YCH - yeah, that one looks too low - I think the best bet is something just between them - maybe the height of the cushion top?

That way, it's comfortable to reach your coffee or beverage without straining, and at the same time, it's not like a horizon line all around the room, creating static visual energy.

It was the Daily News, and boy was it a spread! Congrats!

Here's a link to the article:
http://www.nydailynews.com/03-29-2006/city_life/story/403802p-342009c.html

OR
http://tinyurl.com/ruswv

How odd is it to be so excited about the release of someone else's book? I don't know Maxwell, I come to this blog (way too often)...and yet I want to throw him a party!

I can't wait for "Apartment Therapy, the Movie."

The article says AT gets 40K visitors a day. Is that unique visitors or hits? I'm probably responsible for about 200 hits a day. If it's unique visitors, can you imagine if everyone posted?

Has anyone seen the latest DWELL magazine?
"Think Small - Homes under 1,700 sq. ft."
After admiring places under 650 sq. ft. all month - 1700 seems extravagant.
Sorr to say - Yet another month that DWELL has underwhelmed me.

Which month of Dwell? I have to agree, it's been really painful getting through the last issue of Dwell - the one with Marcel Wanders on the cover. There was hardly any architecture/homes in it.

Pixie,
Just got it in the mail today. So the May issue.

Oooh, That means that provided my mail carrier didn't lose it, I might be getting Dwell tonight (though it's kind of a mystery why David in DC got his before Christine in DC). I have to agree that it has been a bit underwhelming lately. But, I'm a magazine sucker...so I'm excited nonetheless.

Had to laugh about the 200 hits, Pixie, because I'm the same!

The side table height issue is very interesting and educational for me--I've been wondering the same thing. What about for bedside tables? I got a new mattress set and it makes my side table that I had forever look tiny.

Hell, I'd like a nickel for every hit I do during the course of a day!

Hey everyone.
I am still brooding over which sofa to buy. I was all set to buy this York sofabed from R&B:

http://www.roomandboard.com/rnb/prod.do?pfid=487149&grp=RB3210-1&grpType=0&collid=RB3210&collname=York&dept=RB155

But I fell in love with this sofa:
http://www.roomandboard.com/rnb/coll.do?coll=RB3993&dept=RB158

and I can't get it off my mind.

So now, I'm thinking of getting it instead of the sofabed and getting one of those inflatable mattresses for visitors.

Is this a stupid idea?

Also, does anyone know how the "boucle" fabric will stand up to cats? One of the reasons I wanted to get the York is because it is in microsuede, which supposedly cats do not like to scratch.

Oh, and to whomever asked me about the rug, no I have not bought it yet because I need to get the sofa first.

NT, glad to see you back, safely (and in good spirits). Agree on Pat; get my first cup of coffee (a "quiet moment in the morning chaos") watching him. Left before "in the papers" this morning, what a pity I missed the mention!

Pixie, thanks for the link.

Side table issue: Jonathan is right: if the purpose of the seating group is relaxation, ergonomically the side table should be the height of the easy reach in a relaxed seated position, without straining the arm muscules. Imagine you have no arms on the sofa: your elbowis about an 1"-1.5" higher than your lap, so if the seat of the sofa is at 16" off the floor, your elbow is at 17.5"- and that's the ideal height of the side table.
In practice though, the arms of the sofa sometimes are on the way (like they are on the picture linked above), so to get to any height table, the seating person has to lift his elbow above the sofa's arm. The table pctured is the right height, since it'son the same level as the sofa's arm - on the shortest route.

I love Pat Kiernan, too. Why hasn't he been snapped up by some bigger show? (Not that I don't like NY1)

If AT is made into a movie, Jennifer, I'm rooting for a musical. I can just see Jonathan, P2, Curtis, Jamie pup, et all, in a high-stepping chorus line.

I think Pat is too ironic and not enough of an airhead to be on a network news show.

Fiona, thanks for making my lunch worthwhile with that visual.

Thanks Tat
We just barely missed the riots and strikes in Paris, so we were lucky.

the quickie trip is great, but man I did not want to leave. I plan to go for two weeks next time.

Did anyone read the part of daily news article where it said Sara Kate is pregnant?

Congratulations Maxwell and Sara Kate!
That is wonderful news.

NT, the second sofa so much cleaner looking than the big, goopy first sofa.

Tat - I decided to buy a large dining room wenge table top from Bo Concept - am going to have the contractor cut it to size and fit it snugly in the computer nook....I ultimately concluded that glass was just too Miami Vice and because I put milk glass in the pocket doors separating dining room from kitchen, i figured enough with the glass already.

I do have some renovation on snapfish - how do i post them/send them?

Isn't a member of the Dwell cast judging smallest, coolest? Hopefully, he will read our complaints (new name, thanks to Dave in DC, "UnderDwellming").

Like Christine, I am a mag-junkie, but it is so sad to see such a good thing go sooo blah.

I agree J - it is goopy. And the more I look at the Burke, the goopier the York looks to me. I just have not been able to find a sofabed that I love - that is also comfortable to sit on.

Everytime I look at the Burke, my heart goes pitter patter.

jamie pup
I did read that - but I thought maybe i was the only one who didn't know and I didn't want to reveal my ignorance. I feel better that you didn't know either.

of course, all i could think was that it must suck to go to paris and not be able to drink all that great wine.

Jonathan, I'm not sure what are you asking; my opinion on wenge wood? Bo Concept? price?
From what I remember you told us, the colors around than nook are variation on neutral beige, right? If you want to continue with quiet harmonious color scheme, wenge works.

I would still get the second quote from a millworker though, it might happen that to manufacture fit-to-size worksurface (plywood with wenge wood veneer and solid edge stained to match) could cost you less than what you set out to do.

Ha! Thank goodness for that NT. I was just about to post "Is this old news?"

NT, what is your budget?
When I was shopping for my sleeper sofa, I came across some Italian ones with traditional bones that are the classier version of what you melt over. They were wrong for my application, and the price was over $3000 (with my discount), but if we're talking investment in a timeless piece of furniture and good customer service...

Tat, just wanted to let you know i ended up getting the wenge from bo...i loved the architectural link with those surfaces but i figured the desk top would end up costing over a thousand bucks and i can't get an appointment anyway, not being a professional designer. can i send you the snapfish pics?

jonathan, set up a flickr account, load your photos again (sorry) and just paste the link here.

Sure, Jonathan.
I never received your e-mail, btw.
My address is tat_epstein-at-hotmail.

Congratulations to Maxwell and Sara Kate!

Tat
$3000 is a bit out of my range. The sofabed I liked at DWR was $3000 and I decided against it because of the price. I'd like to keep it to around $2000 or less. Would be interested in looking at those sleepers anyway - do you have a link?

Jonathan
I agree with jamie pup - put them on flickr and post the link.

Or if you want to share the snapfish album with me, my email is elpispistis-at-yahoo

NT -
Yes, I like the 2nd one better, too. I like being able to see a tiny bit of air underneath. But... did you say the 1st one folds out into a bed? That really would probably be a more efficient use of that underneath space, actually.

But it also all depends on what kind of visitors you want/expect. Some say that the fold-out sofas don't actually feel as good to sit on, but I think that mine is great, so I'm not sure I agree across-the-board with that.

Does anybody have suggestions on where I might get decent project drawers (or any other not-too-deep drawers) on wheels? Ideally, the front of the cabinet would be open so that I can see what's inside. I figure that if I have good project drawers, then good projects are sure to follow.

I'm thinking of something along the lines of the Mazarin filing cabinet at Conran's (see http://www.conran.com/conranshopping/showMoreInfo.do?productid=10422 ) except I'd like it to (a) have wheels, and (b) cost less.

Curtis

Yes the first one is a sofabed. I do have guests stay with me occasionally so I need some solution for that. My parents will be staying with me in May and will not be able to sleep on a blow up mattress, so if I get the regular sofa/blowup mattress combo, they will be sleeping in my bed and I will be on the mattress. Anyone else will have to sleep on the mattress.

Clearly, the sofabed is the more elegant solution (not in terms of style, but in terms of practicality/efficiency).

Sofabeds are supposedly harder than regular sofas but that doesn't concern me all that much. The reason why the York sofa was more comfortable than other sofabeds I tried is because of the height of the cushions. The other ones I tried were too low - both my boyfriend and I are tall and our legs were sticking up from the tops of the sofas. lol!

That's a problem I could embrace -- being too tall.

Anyway... I think I'd opt for the sleeper sofa. Especially if you think it will YOU who sleeps on it. If you were detemined to have all guests sleep on the less comfortable option as a deterrent to long stays from Uncle Buck, then the other option would make more sense.

Congrats, Sara Kate and Maxwell! A baby is yet another great reason to buy your book. (Ah, college funds)

Will there now be an "AT: The Nursery" section?!

I just got a whole bunch of Flor samples in the mail and they are very rough. I was hoping for something less industrial feeling. Now am at a loss about what to do for a rug. Poo.

which sofabed do you have curtis?

Or will it all be re-named Cottage Therapy?

NT, I literally went "ooooh" when I opened up your second link. I agree with everyone else, the Burke over the York.

I can't really attest to the kitty factor, because Noire was (by command of my mother) declawed - but I've never heard of microfiber being unpleasant to kitties. We have a twill/canvas surface on our couch, and it has held up to kitty and dog behaviors, even the less than desired ones (hairballs, sleeping on the couch during the day, etc). Plus, it's pretty easy to clean.

It's so freaking warm here today, my boss has offered to buy everyone ice cream sandwiches. I can't help but think I'm in a better version of "The Office"...

Jessica :(

I sympathize. there is nothing worse than getting all excited about a possible design solution, only to have your expectations dashed and have to start all over again. poo, is right.

NT -
Neither of those. I have a leather fold-out sofa-bed that I got from ABC Carpet, which I love. It is just about the ONLY leather fold-out sofa I had ever seen that didn't look like the bloated middle America "before picture" kind.

It's sort of Deco-ish in a dark brown leather. If you click on my name and go to the set of photos about my Paris mural, the sofa is visible in the 7th photo.

Jessica: I felt the same way when I got my FLOR samples. I don't understand the love-affair with that stuff!

NT: I love the Burke too. I had been all set to buy R&B's Duncan when I saw that sofa. But I know my cat would go nuts on it -- she loves to scratch on textured fabrics: twills, canvas, velvet. The only fabrics I've found that she won't scratch are leather and microsuede/ultrasuede.

The scratchiness of Flor tiles TOTALLY depends on which ones you get. Some are the exact same texture as broadloom carpet.

And none are any scratchier than sisal.

New Tenant,
Get the couch you love. I mean, you spend a larger percentage of time without guests, right? Aren't you willing to sleep on an air mattress occasionaly so you can have a couch that you love all the time? You could even sleep on the couch that you love and gain a more intimate relationship with it.

Jonathan,
They probably make tilt mounting brackets for any mirror. But a tilt-down mirror will make you look fat. (You were hoping for a snottier response than that.)

Jonathan,

You don't need to buy a special kind of mirror that tilts downward--it's all in the hanging. The trick is to position the wire or hooks farther down from the top of the mirror.

Maxwell and Sara Kate--expanding the AT empire!!! Congrats!

Fiona--riotous image...

Jennifer--it's my fault Dwell is going downhill because I finally subscribed...my luck. Sorry to ruin it for everyone else!

NT--I like the second one even though the York looks kind of similar to my own sofa. I considered getting a sleeper, but having had a sleeper in the past that was only used by a few guests (and by me when I didn't have A/c in the bedroom...), I decided against it because of the seat springyness issue and the fact that they aren't all that comfy to sleep on anyway. Plus, they're so heavy...not that you necessarily move it constantly, but, that was one of my "cons" on the sleeper. When I have guests, I typically stick them in my bed and I sleep on the sofa. As my brother said so eloquently "if you get a sofa with a big enough ass on it, you won't have to worry." I nap on it often, too, so it's kind of nice. I figured I could get an aerobed (not a cheaper air mattress which I'd had and was sooo bad) in a pinch if I wanted or unexpectedly invited a refugee family or something....but I haven't had to yet.

I agree Anna - I just hope my cat won't scratch the boucle - whatever that is. Anyway, I am going to the store to take another look at it today and I may just buy it. I will let you all know tomorrow. Try not to go mad with suspense and anticipation.

I heard that tilted mirrors make you look short and bald as well.

I have a "throw pillow" question -

I love the Thistle and Allium throw pillows from CB2 (in my name), as well absolutely everything in a throw pillow from Amenity



Yet my instincts say they are froofy adn cluttery. That's why my bed doesn't have any pillows on it. My couch is a very neutral colour, even though the room is cream/orange/brown - and I feel like it needs something - but it also has a bit too much 'pouf' already - and since I can't get a new couch any time soon, I thought pillows would be a good idea....

What do you think of pillows?

You guys are kidding about tilted mirrors making you look fat...right?

what's a flickr account

Jonathan

let's say you want to share photos of - oh I don't know - your adorable kitty:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30117221@N00/sets/72057594049912253/

you would go to www.flickr.com and open an account. Then you would upload your photos and post the webpage for others to access.

Yes, I know the photos are blurry. so sue me.

http://www.flickr.com

type something like decor into the search field to see how other ppls' photos of their interiors then click on clusters to select the interior design cluster. Should give you an idea of how photo haring and grouping works (by using tags) on flickr.

Then set up a free account load your pics and come back here.

New Tenant - she's a real cutie. I'm such a sucker for kitties!

Pixie: Thanks for the link -- What a great article. (And a great book, too -- my advice is not to pick it up at midnight thinking you'll read just a couple of pages. . .)

Jonathan: Restoration Hardware?

Maxwell and Sara Kate: Many congrats!

New Tenant: The Burke. It's beautiful.

A tilted mirror will fore-shorten you.

If you want to look taller (and thinner,) you can get everyone around you to lie down.

Is it me, or does that CB2 Shelter sofa on the home page ad banner just keep getting better looking?!

So Jonathan - I looked through your reno photos - very interesting - loved reading the descriptions. It's obvious you guys are putting your heart and soul into this place. It must be really exciting - even though it's stressful.

I have some comments:

I think the ikea shoe cabinets look great in the hallway. My boyfriend wanted me to get those shoe cabinets for my bedroom, but I decided to get a more multi-functional storage unit that i can use for shoes and other stuff as well.

I like the drop down lights in the kitchen. If you are planning to change out the milk glass cabinets, I would advise going with the most opaque version you can find. I hate seeing through kitchen cabinets -esp in an open kitchen.

The tin ceilings are awesome

I like the staircase reno - the tiles and treads are really nice - I probably would not have put in the glass divider but that's just me - it looks very mod, but I would like to have the staircase visible.

Floors look great - wow - what a transformation

love love love love the chandeliers. love them.

love the farmhouse sink

wife is hot; child is adorable

love the glass bricks in the downstairs bathroom

love the german sink fixture

Wine cellar will be AWESOME - love the tiles - i would have so much fun filling that up

love the green tiles on the basement landing

Can't wait to see it as it progresses.

no, it's not just you p2

The FLOR samples, for some reason, do not do the actual textures justice. Are you anywhere near a "stockist"? I didn't like any of my samples (I tried a bunch of different textures), but when I ended up purchasing my tiles (long story) I was pleasantly surprised (and I did not go top of the line).

It is worth trying to see some of them in person (although the cheapest options are indeed industrial).

P2: I am also liking the look of it, but can't help but think the arms are too straight and high for comfortable lounging.

Not like I am a couch potato or anything.

This weekend I am blowing through Chicago and, in my few free hours, am hitting CB2 and Sprout Home. Ah, materialism. I am sure that Frank Gehry thing is wayyyy overrated.

Jennifer--
Agreed, not the "crash couch" type of piece. But I've personally never met a sofa I couldn't fall dead asleep on!!

I'd love to see that sofa paired with a small-scale round or oval dining height table and two visually-light dining chairs, a la Vicente Wolf, for a cozy sometimes-dining room solution in the corner of an open plan space.

Or as a setee in a bedroom.

NT:

Choose the sofa you love. No matter what you do, your cats will either claw it, or not. It has less to do with the fabric type than the inclination of the cat (but please don't declaw!).

Get some throws on sale that you can drape over the sofa on daily basis; hopefully your cat will choose them. Some people also suggest wrapping the arms or sides in foil or double-sided tape for the first few days the sofa is there; if you cats are interested, they will soon lose interest.

Sorry not to offer a magic formula.

re-- CB2 Shelter Sofa
Or upholstered in gray felt, used in the sitting room of a modern furnished but rustic country home, paired with two of those sexy, angular Mitchel Gold + Bob Williams modern wing chairs.

With a pumpkin colored square leather ottoman.

NT - any thoughts on how to fill those spaces??

Get that slick sofa, NT, no goopy sofas. As for the cats, why would they treat the second one any worse than the first? You could also take the cats to 34th street and sell them for someone's lunch

NT- Get a good airbed and you'll be surprised at how comfortable they are. If you do go that route, get a nice thick breathable (we prefer wool) something or other on top of the plastic to act as a mattress pad, it will make the bed more comfortable as well.

As for kitties (cute Calico, I have one too), they really, really love the vet-designed purrfect posts. Or anything wrapped in sisal carpeting or rope that can hold their weight and not tip. My two hellions don't scratch on furniture because they love scratching on their purrfect post and jungle gym ladder wrapped in rope and carpet. Copious praise for that behavior, lots of catnip on the posts, and well timed squirts with a water bottle worked well in combo to keep them from marking furniture. Now if I could get them to stop climbing the curtains when I'm away.


www.purrfectpost.com

regards,
trillium

Pixie, thanks for putting a name to the face on the cover of Dwell. I don't have the magazine, but I will probably buy it just for the cover picture:
http://media.dwellmag.com/images/issueCoverLarge_May.jpg

Has nothing to do with design, but I have the overwhelming urge to leap up, run, slide across that desk, knocking him onto the floor and wrestle passionately with that man on the cover.

Or maybe he's getting out of his chair to come over and see me...and that's another story that y'all aren't going to hear. LOL!

Jonathan, did I miss where you made a place where we could see your pictures? I'm trying to catch up with this website and understand where everything is. Or how people post, or where I'm supposed to post, or if anyone ever goes back to the other threads.

Trillium, you can try the Comfort Zone with Feliway plug-in to calm kitty when you are away. I get mine from Valley Vet, super fast shipping, and I buy in multiples to avoid the small handling charge.

Another tip for cats enchanted with curtain climbing, set up inexpensive curtains at your window(s) on tension rods, that are JUST BARELY adjusted to hold the weight of a light sheer. Kitty even snags a claw on the curtain, the curtain and the tension rod come down.

The rods are lightweight, so they shouldn't hurt kitty if they actually fall on kitty, and the folds of fabric falling over kitty will absolutely scare the kitty from doing that again. A couple times of that, and kitty won't bother curtains again.

However, the upside to climbing curtains came when my cat leapt off the balcony (9 feet off the ground) and to get her back up, I tied two beach towels together for her to climb. She was a cat in the process of being tamed enough to be adopted, so I couldn't catch her.

congratulations maxwell and sara kate! so that's what all those adorable baby items have been about. congratulations!

I just have to interject to say that often, I beat myself up because my place isn't "perfect" or nearly as stylish as those I see here.

But then I look at photos that go with real estate listings, interior shots, and I pat myself on the back for having so much better taste and design sense than, seemingly 98% of the general population.

Carry on.

Guess what? The evil B&N in Park Slope (that's for you Guido) is already sold out of the book! Re magazines, anyone see the new Elle Decoration? THey have this diy trick for a dining table and lace im dying to try on my mother's table. Oh to move to the UK for Habitat and those magazines!

Shoshana --

So have the B+N on Union Square and Astor Place!

Metropolis mag is 25, someone was just talking about chandeliers, and I now have a name for the hot guy on the cover of Dwell, which led me here:
http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/story.php?artid=1559

And then to here:
http://www.happyhourchandelier.com/about-the-happy-hour-chandelier.html

I wonder if they make a home version of that?

Andree

{{{a baby!}}}


CONGRATULATIONS!

Jennifer, judge Sam Grawe is Senior Editor at Dwell:
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/032406/small-cool-2006-news/small-cool-judges-sam-grawe-007278

it is past 4:00 AM. i just spent the night in the godamned hospital after slicing off the top of one my fingers because i was distracted while chiffonading some dill. i am going to look like a godamned retard at work with one arm wrapped in gauze and a finger sticking out like those big foam fingers idiots wear at basketball games

i am in deep and agonizing pain and have to get up for work in 2 hours.

i walked back from the hospital in park slope and just tripped over some iron toolbox that one of the workmen left smack in the middle of the hallay. i would sue his ass but he is probably sleeping with my wife and i figure she deserves a good time so perhaps i ought not to interrupt her.

i was just given percoset. i have never taken it before, and wonder whether I shall become addicted and end up robbing liquor stores to support my habit.

i can't handle it anymore

Oh, Jonathan. It could be worse. You could be me.
I am utterly ignorant, I have no idea what chiffonading is, or why anyone would do it to dill.

You got to go to the hospital, many folks can't afford it. Or have incredibly poor coverage, like me, through Medicare/MediCal and a host of other misery-inducing fine-print nightmares.

You have a job. I don't. I'm disabled. You think you'll look stupid with a gauze-wrapped finger? With my nerve pain, I just lie down on the floor as needed, which is usually frowned upon by most employers.

You'll get two hours of sleep, and will go back to sleeping like a baby. I haven't had a good night of sleep in six years.

Look where you're going. Geez.

You have a wife, which means you aren't so bad, or she puts up with a lot. I had a husband, he was so bad, and I don't put up with a lot.

Yes, I'm sure that you'll become instantly addicted. We all suffer, that's one of the Four Nobel Truths in Buddhism. Another truth is that suffering can be ended, I didn't see the mention of percoset there, but it should help temporarily.

I didn't see bank robbery in the list of side-effects in either two percoset descriptions:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202392.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a601007.html

My recommendation. Take the day off. Take your percoset. Lie in bed all day and have your wife feed you grapes like this, or the chocolate mousse (do skip the alcohol, don't mix it with percoset):
http://www.happyhourchandelier.com/about-the-happy-hour-chandelier.html

Since you cut off your fingertip, you probably used the sharp implement in your dominant hand, so get a coloring book and the really big box of Crayola crayons, and color in bed.

Wear the foam finger, and yell out your window naked, on percocet, and point at everyone.

These are just a few suggestions, Jonathan. A big stack of magazines can be fun (please wear protective gloves, those paper cuts can be painful too).

I'd offer to flash my boobies at the monitor, but I don't think it would help.

Andree -
I'm howling aloud. Meanwhile, I wish Jonathan was joking about the finger, but I've a feeling he isn't.

LOL. NT you've got (good) competition.

New Tenant,

My sofabed (a loveseat/full size) has a horribly thin mattress, so we stick up blowup Coleman mattress on it - the sort that has a nice, velvety texture.

My mother has slept on it (at 78) and said it was fantastically comfortable. She loved it.