http://blog.pidesign.com/2008/12/youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 11 Jul 2010 06:21:53 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 http://blog.pidesign.com/2008/12/youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Darin Selfridge Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:19:09 +0000 http://blog.pidesign.com/?p=63#comment-6 P.S. I love "A Christmas Story" P.S. I love “A Christmas Story”

]]> http://blog.pidesign.com/2008/12/youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Darin Selfridge Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:04:54 +0000 http://blog.pidesign.com/?p=63#comment-4 I was enjoying this cute bit of nostalgia, that is until the seque into swap meets and garage sales! This made me reflect on a bit of painful history. When we purchased our new home, which had a beautiful custom office for my wife Jenny, I was assured that the other spare bedroom would be turned into a music room/office for me. All looked good for my man-room plans... until Jenny's mother happened by a garage sale that had an old-fashioned bed frame that, to quote my mother-in-law, "we had to have." I now cram myself into a 3'x3' area and use a foofy white dresser to compute upon. When I really get into some deep stuff, I pull out the top drawer of the dresser and lay across it an unfinished piece of plywood to extend my desk space. My horns are pushed into a dusty corner that prevents opening the closet door, and when I raise my adjustable-height chair it gets stuck in the ornate Filigree of the bed's footboard. Anyway, this is the holiday season and it isn't about me, I realize. The bed looks great, imposing itself upon the room (and me), and loftily exalts its rank in the order of my life. On a positive note, vacuuming is a breeze. Thanks for the memories. I was enjoying this cute bit of nostalgia, that is until the seque into swap meets and garage sales! This made me reflect on a bit of painful history. When we purchased our new home, which had a beautiful custom office for my wife Jenny, I was assured that the other spare bedroom would be turned into a music room/office for me. All looked good for my man-room plans… until Jenny’s mother happened by a garage sale that had an old-fashioned bed frame that, to quote my mother-in-law, “we had to have.” I now cram myself into a 3′x3′ area and use a foofy white dresser to compute upon. When I really get into some deep stuff, I pull out the top drawer of the dresser and lay across it an unfinished piece of plywood to extend my desk space. My horns are pushed into a dusty corner that prevents opening the closet door, and when I raise my adjustable-height chair it gets stuck in the ornate Filigree of the bed’s footboard. Anyway, this is the holiday season and it isn’t about me, I realize. The bed looks great, imposing itself upon the room (and me), and loftily exalts its rank in the order of my life. On a positive note, vacuuming is a breeze. Thanks for the memories.

]]> http://blog.pidesign.com/2008/12/youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Lisa C. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:34:05 +0000 http://blog.pidesign.com/?p=63#comment-3 Years ago I found a "Snoopy" dog pull toy with the wobbly red wheels and the springy tail for only a couple of bucks. We got it for our older daughter who is now 13. The toy is still played with today by our three year old. Lisa C. Years ago I found a “Snoopy” dog pull toy with the wobbly red wheels and the springy tail for only a couple of bucks. We got it for our older daughter who is now 13. The toy is still played with today by our three year old.
Lisa C.

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