Kinky Gazpacho's Profile

I don't save magazines for trips, but I will admit to almost treating issues of Small Room Decorating like Charlie did his bday chocolate bars...

SRD is one of last print shelter mags and my apt is basically a larger SRO. The fact that it's a special interest pub that can't be subscribed to makes its quarterly issues seem all the more precious.

The Container Store Roll Out Desk is similar to the pic 1 desk. Worldmarket had a similar model (hutch optional), but they've apparently replaced it with a metal legged version. Amazon and Overstock.com often have similar desks as well.

I hate rounded buds because they feel uncomfortably huge and don't stay in my ears.

My preferred buds are the $20 Sony MDR-ED21LP Fontopia. The L-shaped posts attaching cord to bud rest against my ear in just the right way. I get such a comfy good fit that I use them to listen to audio books in bed.

I always buy a few when they're on sale because my cord mangling eventually causes shorts near the plug :( The thickness of the plastic around the plug also doesn't play well some form fitting ipod and and phone cases.

Sony's newer ED12LP buds lack the L shape posts and are a poor substitute IMO, but the $14.99 price and color selection likely means death for the 21LP model.

As an aside, Apple's basic buds stay put in my ears and are comfy enough, but I hate the cord lengths and the 21LP's just give me a better fit.

I'm all for LAT.

I'm the oldest of four and even as young child realized I wasn't interested in being tied down by kids or marriage.

My home is my refuge and I wouldn't want to sully that feeling by living in someone else's space or trying to accommodate contrary habits and preferences of
someone else in my own space.

This would have been a House Call without the vignettes ;)

A transformable study carrell. LOVE!

The sitemeter stats sadly seem to answer many of the qualms those of us less happy with the redesign have brought up: Jan2012 is showing the most hits/views/etc. ever this pas 12 months, thus new design is "working" and stays.

The relative silence of the staff and removal of a central place to discuss the change (the redesign post) seals the deal. I've found the info vacuum to be more off putting than the sometimes antagonistic responses some gawker newtork editors offered during their redesign debacle.

AT might as well have been my homepage for all the time I spent on it before, but no longer. AT has clearly moved on and the sitemeter finally made me realize I'll have to as well.

The first time I saw something so similar in size this was in David Bromstad's Design Star finale design.

I'd love to see some the kind of bizarro terrarium+picture+natural elements smashup I thought the first picture was :D

I can't paint, so I'm looking at decorative paper and/or fabric to add stripes

I just want to say thanks for a slideshow that doesn't reload the whole page.