hanc's Profile

"(Along with those goofy 3D glasses that seem to come along with every new TV.)"

what!?!?!

what if i have the dishwasher on the energy save cool cycle?

Ha! I did this last week and everyone thought I was crazy. (Benches are expensive, and I had two perfectly good kitchen chairs that I was about to throw out and a long finished board, so...free.) Now I can point to this article and show that my thought has been AT-validated!

"There are probably some less-than-ideal boxers and boy shorts floating around the underwear drawer"

it seemed like you were objecting to boy shorts on the grounds of their not being cute!

omigod i am SO jealous. 3 presses!? and so much beautiful beautiful glass and ceramics!!

man, tell me about it. i live in a building where we share a balcony (fire escape!) with our neighbors - college students. not only do they often have parties laaaaaaate into the night (on weekdays), but i've been finding cigarette butts in my potted plants out there :-/

borage - if the price is firm, you should put "firm"! i hate when i make a lower offer for something on craigslist and the seller gets offended. it's CRAIGSLIST, not christie's.

ditto for "best offer" option on ebay - if you actually want people to make you an offer, don't get genuinely offended when it's lower than you want! THAT'S WHAT NEGOTIATION IS FOR.

i mean, i HATE haggling. but part of why i hate it is that people (in the US? i wouldn't know if this is different elsewhere, but i'm tempted to make the generalization that it is) often are personally affronted by it, even when they are working in a venue that implicitly or explicitly requires or promotes haggling.

nate f, i think you're right, and what you said needed to be said. BUT, your analogy is faulty. you're describing a situation where someone misuses/wastes a diminishing resource in a way which permanently dissolves it. that would be appropriate if, for example, her question was "hey guys, i really like the way mid-century nightstands burn, do you think it would be cool if i used this to build a fire?" she is going to use this piece of furniture as a piece of furniture; she's just thinking of modifying it in a (possibly less than ideal) way first. a better analogy would be something like, someone who puts a shot of espresso into one of the last cans of 7up before drinking it.

i don't think you should paint, btw, emma. the piece has great detail already - i think adding herringbone and contrasting colors would be a bit overwhelming.

i was so excited because i thought it was functional as a bucket - like, a storage ottoman. how amazing would that be?? i was imagining a bucket that you could keep, like, cat litter in, but it would look pretty. but no, they're just using the bucket as a form. still cool - just not as cool as i thought. disappointed face.

I actually thought that for most people buying "made in usa" had more to do with ethical labor sourcing. The US has labor guidelines and restrictions (minimum wage! breaks!) that many other countries don't have - which is exactly why companies outsource production.