Wednesday, August 18, 2010

"It's a Brand New Living Room Set!"

Well, not really, and I'm not auditioning for announcer on The Price Is Right (although I think that position is vacant at the moment). But I've been meaning for awhile to do something about my living room. It is now time to ask: what am I waiting for?

I've got Ben Pilgrim lined up to make me a new purpose-built entertainment center unit for my enormous new TV and associated gear, help me with the new layout, and to install some shelving; I've got Russ to help me figure out the right color for some curtains; and I'm throwing out all the furniture that's in the room right now.

Two love seats instead of that tired futon (so I'll need an air mattress to accommodate guests, too); the new entertainment center; a new coffee table, and a complete reorganization of all the books and CDs and plants and -- just stuff in there. Probably get rid of the rug, too.

Things in my living room are so chaotic and disorganized -- and whenever I do get them organized, difficult to keep that way -- that this is becoming a sanity issue for me. I can take disorganization to a certain extent, and I'm not obsessive about these things -- most of my close friends have heard my "entropy" rant about how it's not economical to keep things maximally clean and organized -- but this is getting ridiculous. Just recognizing that it's really past time to do something about it.

Verdict: didn't seem to have enough time, but priorities change, don't they...?
Prognosis: Excellent. The wheels are in motion, at last -- slowly but surely. There are -- well, let's be honest, the whole rest of the apartment needs some attention, too. The office and bedroom and kitchen... one thing at a time (pretty much). Very exciting!

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