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Sigh. Yes, I suppose I'm an old meanie, but I'm so horrified by the poor writing in this post that I can't enjoy the content. Am I wrong for wanting blogs to have high editorial standards? The writers are paid, aren't they?

"If baskets *is* your thing"?! Ouch.

There's much more, but I'll stop there.

This post gave me a reason to count residences.

I'm 45, and since college, I have lived (alone or with roommates or a boyfriend), in 22 different apartments, in three states and two countries. Longest amount of time in the same apartment was three years.

I really don't like the tone of this post. It seems unnecessarily mocking, and out of place on this site. It also strikes me as really immature. "The most obsessed cat people ever"? "who travel with shrines to their cats"? If those cat pictures were replaced with child pictures, would you have mocked those people for having a "shrine" to their children?

"See more crazy cat pictures"? If an AT writer is not going to a report on an event respectfully, and with an open mind, then I'd rather not see that even described on this site.

Try Brass and Glass in Oakland, on College. They don't have Charles Rogers beds listed on their web site, but they still might carry them, or something very similar. I bought my iron canopy bed there (and I adore it). The service from both the sales and delivery people was exceptional. I highly recommend them.

http://www.ironandbrassbeds.com/

Warning: somewhat annoying video plays on home page.

This is, perhaps, a stupid question, but is this something that should *only* be attempted out of doors? Is it then an impossibility for an apartment dweller with no access to yard or driveway?

This is very similar to a Waverly pattern called Essence Onyx. I have curtains in that fabric; I got then on ebay. I think Bed, Bath, and Beyond used to carry them, but I think they might be discontinued there. I'm not sure if Waverly makes a shower curtain in the same design, but if you're using a plastic liner, you could probably adapt the window curtain as a shower curtain. Or, fabric web sites sell the Waverly Essence Onyx fabric, too.

The curtains pop up fairly regularly on ebay. Here's a pair:

Stop the presses! They *do* make a shower curtain in this pattern, and here's one on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Waverly-Essence-Onyx-shower-curtain-72x72_W0QQitemZ330140406424QQihZ014QQcategoryZ46246QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

This won't kill the bugs, and most likely won't do away with the infestation, but it will minimize or prevent bites while you're trying to get rid of the bugs: pure lavender oil. Sprinkle it liberally on yourself and your bedding before you go to sleep.

I'm a budget adventure traveler, and I always carry a small bottle of lavender oil with me. I spent a few nights in a seedy youth hostel in Bombay (no other cheap beds or rooms available at the time). I was sleeping in a women's dorm. I sprinkled my cot every night with the lavender oil: no bites. All the women around me were munched on!

Hi, this is the question asker (I'm excited that this got posted!) Hmmm, perhaps I have no idea of the cost of a custom piece like this. I was hoping I could get an unfinished hutch for about $300 (really, it only needs a top, sides, and doors, and it doesn't need to be very solid 'cause nothing heavy is going on top).

Any woodworkers or cabinet makers out there who can give me a quote?

The other argument, besides cost, against a new TV is my available space. I've got a full component stereo system, including turntable, inside the console, and the only space for the speakers is on top -- the two speakers are now sitting on either side of the TV. If I get a TV that takes up the top of the console, I'll have to figure out something else to do with the speakers (I've just moved to a new studio, and the wall I liked best for the media spot is fairly narrow, between a window and a doorway, as you can kind of see in the picture).