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Don't walk Coney Island Ave!! It sucks!! Ocean Parkway is MUCH better for pedestrians - they have a whole long sidewalk between the main street adn the side street - it's BUILT for pedestrians. Once you get down to Cortelyou or Church, you can cut over (not far) back to Coney Island up to Flatbush. Trust me! I live right between these two streets, and Ocean Parkway is the way to go.

I've had this couch/bed (or it's earlier IKEA incarnation) for 3 years now. The bed is VERY FIRM. We ended up buying a mattress pad to go on top, and it's much better. You should also be aware that the cushions do not hold shape over time - you're going to be constantly pushing them back into some semblance of a square.

I would only recommend this if you're not looking to make a big investment, and if you're willing to sacrifice on comfort. We've actually had to give up a few movies mid-viewing because we couldn't take the couch anymore. (I almost think it's better as a bed than a couch!)

I like the idea of a nice warm terracotta beige or orange.... it will keep the Seattle basement cozy! Then you can add pops of red throughout to echo the barstools, and detract from the diner motif. Good look, looks like a nice place!

Stick a potato in it.

I'm not kidding! They are the hardiest plant, and can survive changes in temperature and odd watering schedules. If kids in grade school can do it for a science experiment, you can do it too.

Plus the leaves are quite pretty. And if you dig it up 2 months later, you might even get little potatoes!

Sorry.... Springbok, not springbox!!

Are you kidding me? ANTS on my dishes?? That would be NO NO NO NO NO with a bit long EWWWWW at the end. I would completely freak out every time, and my guests would totally freak out, every time.

This would maybe be okay if you were an entomologist, but even then...

I would NEVER want to put my toilet cleaning sponge anywhere near my utensil sponge.... do you know how fast bacteria can travel across sponge material? Even separated by the fabric of the "house" sponge.... this is still totally gross to me.

I have one reason (and it's a really good one) to have a metal bed frame. Bed bugs find it harder to live in them, and have a harder time crawling up the legs of them, than in/on wooden bed frames.

You still have to treat the mattress and the sheets and stuff, but that's much easier than getting them out of wooden legs.

Nuff said.

Oh my god! 3 years I interviewed for a marketing position with this architectural firm. The 2 lead architects really believe that by surrounding yourself with the "proper" physical forms you will never age or die. They're totally serious about it too. It was more than slightly freaky!

heatherleaf, I thought you couldn't take cats inside the cabin with you on international flights? We're moving to England next year and have had a hard time planning on a way to get our 2 cats overseas. I don't really want to have them go below, but can't find an airline that will let me carry them on. Any suggestions?