A frolic in Cambodia

[Alex_de_Large]

eta: it's a album cover for a new cd by a Japanese pop singer.

[soup sandwich]

No doubt this is going to incredibly unhelpful, but...

Originally posted by viet_mom
Is anyone using an ottoman as a coffee table?
Or have a furnished living room without a coffee table?
If I need one, any suggestions for a more compact/narrow one?

Thank you fashionistas.

Yes.
Not anymore due to The Ottoman Acquisition*.
No.

You're welcome.


Please complete this message with the "*" of your choice:

*No, this is not the title of a Robert Ludlum book. At least not yet.

*Nobody expects The Ottoman Acquisition!!

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Sorry, TM. I just got off the phone with her and she says she's not interested.

Don't assume. You're making an ass out of ume. I never said she likes to fuck me.

TM

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Bad: When, after seeing your video, everyone calls you the new Weird Al.

Worse: When even Stevie Wonder feels qualified to criticize it.

(1) Who called him the new Weird Al?

(2) It's actually a great call.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by viet_mom
Yes, I know it is Saturday night and coffee tables should not be on my mind but I'm in need of fashionable living room advice. I have a small traditional cape cod house with a small living room and I went too big on my new upholstered sofa and coordinating (or so it was supposed to be) armchair with matching ottoman. Mom says the chair, which is cattycornered (sp?) with the ottoman is too overwhelming for the room, and so I need to (1) get rid of the coffee table in front of the sofa; and (2) use the ottoman (that matches the armchair) instead in front of the sofa (to put feet on). She says people used to do this and when you want to put stuff like drinks on the ottoman, you'd put a tray on the ottoman. This seems fussy and dangerous with a 2 year old. Is anyone using an ottoman as a coffee table? Or have a furnished living room without a coffee table? If I need one, any suggestions for a more compact/narrow one? The decor in the room is hopelessly mix matched with stuff from my travels, mostly Asia and Africa. And here is my area rug: http://www.einsteinmoomjy.com/produc...5&idproduct=80

Thank you fashionistas.

While shopping for my couch I ran into ottomans whose top pillow flipped over, serving as footrests as well as coffee table-like trays. Jensen Lewis has them, but not on their website.

I did a search for "convertible ottomans" and found this one, which I wouldn't ever put in my house, but there have to be some decent ones out there somewhere:

http://www4.jcpenney.com/jcp/Product...ItemId=0ad5590

TM

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
My brother once tried to be in band at school. Because he was the fat kid, and they didn't have tubas in jr. high band, he was given a bassoon. I haven't heard any bassoon solos by accomplished bassoonists, so my opinion of the bassoon as a truly dreadful instrument is probably clouded by listening to my brother practice.

When my brother played the bassoon, it made a very loud throaty noise most often heard bellowed by large mammals in pain. The dogs would plead to be let outside as soon as they heard the latches open on the bassoon case. My dad, who I think overplayed his difficulty with words when it suited him, called it the "bazooka."

If any of you are considering a musical instrument for a child who lives in your house, I would recommend the electric guitar -- without the amplifier. Get the amplifier later once the kid's gotten good enough to join a band. Band practice is always held in the drummer's garage.

I'd like this half minute back.

[viet_mom]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
While shopping for my couch I ran into ottomans whose top pillow flipped over, serving as footrests as well as coffee table-like trays. Jensen Lewis has them, but not on their website.

I did a search for "convertible ottomans" and found this one, which I wouldn't ever put in my house, but there have to be some decent ones out there somewhere:

http://www4.jcpenney.com/jcp/Product...ItemId=0ad5590

TM

Hmmn. That's an interesting concept - convertible. Only thing is, the ottoman is already in existence. I wonder if it could be converted into a covertible (: I'm looking to see whether anyone uses trays on their ottomans and am finding some images which suggest some do. I had never thought of it. Here's an example, except my ottoman is smaller (for an armchair):

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by dtb

Clockwise from upper right:

"These nipple clips feel dElish..."

Unsure which lockeroom to use, or "going through Elton John phase."

"I wonder if the fact that I'm dead inside translates to film", or "I'll bet no one knows this was a tablecloth last week."

"I hope I don't have to shower with dad again tonight."

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by bilmore
Never any hint or affect or pressure from me. Just too many relatives, friends, etc., who hunt. (Oh, and too may weekends where we go out and, if you aren't carrying and licensed, all you can do is watch, so I guess maybe there is some pressure from me after all, 'cuz I'm the one that takes 'em.) Plus, in our snooty little burb, I think the hunting thing has a decidedly retro-MadMax image amongst the kiddie set. Youngest Baggins-chile seems to like throwing her I-got-it-from-the-hip-as-it-flushed stories amongst her buds' isn't-my-pony-pretty stories.

Are you trying to raise Anne Coulter?

[Bad_Rich_Chic]

Originally posted by viet_mom
I'm looking to see whether anyone uses trays on their ottomans and am finding some images which suggest some do. I had never thought of it.

Actually, I have a trunk that I use as a coffee table (yes, it's a leftover from college, but I no longer know how I'd replace the storage space), and I sometimes use trays on that, despite the flat wooden top. Not sure why a tray would be more dangerous around a 2 y.o. than the 2 y.o. just pulling the stuff off the coffee table/ottoman sans tray, but I haven't got a 2 y.o. to demonstrate so ... certainly having a 2 y.o. trip and do a face-plant onto a cushioned ottoman sounds safer than having it do the same thing on a regular table with edges.

Actually, this weekend I was at a house with a coffee table I quite liked, so I have been thinking of coffee tables, too. It was a low rustic-looking African table, about 4 feet by 6 feet in size, with two sofas facing it from either side. (This was a nice big house in the suburbs, so they had room for it.) All manner of art books and african statues were on it, and it was big enough that it didn't look crowded. They had kids, though all beyond the "chew/break everything in reach" stage. It really looked super, though if I were to put that coffee table in my apartment there would be like 6 inches between its sides and the sofa & opposite wall.

These folks also used a tray for munchies and drinks and what not. Still not sure I understand the tray concerns. Then again, I have a couple nice silver trays that arrived with the wedding stuff, and, damnit, if I'm gonna polish them I'm gonna use them.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Are you trying to raise Anne Coulter?

Damn. That woman kills the mood even when she's not around.

TM

[NotFromHere]

OK, there are a lot of Cal Bears who are pissed, PISSED that the BCS selected Texas - TEXAS to be in the Rose Bowl. Not that I give 2 shits about Cal, but the Rose Bowl without a Pac 10 team? This is blasphemy.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
OK, there are a lot of Cal Bears who are pissed, PISSED that the BCS selected Texas - TEXAS to be in the Rose Bowl. Not that I give 2 shits about Cal, but the Rose Bowl without a Pac 10 team? This is blasphemy.

The BCS sucks for many more reasons than this. Put aside the Auburn problem, which would happen regardless of what system, other than a playoff, you use. The biggest joke is that Pittsburgh is in and Cal is not. And wouldn't a Utah-Auburn game be a bit more enticing, although it would make even more obvious that there are three undefeated teams not playing for the national championship.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

...and since I need gift ideas, here's a poll:

What do you want for Christmas? Realistic answers only, please (translation: no cars or houses or new jobs or other pipe dreams).

TM

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
...and since I need gift ideas, here's a poll:

What do you want for Christmas? Realistic answers only, please (translation: no cars or houses or new jobs or other pipe dreams).

TM

1. Tivo
2. a soft shell Mountain Hardwear jacket (so gift #1 doesn't take over my life (Hi Bilmore!))
3. An mp3/Ipod/music player that I can run with and can take a beating.

For dtb:

Nose hair trimmers