You Can't Just Force Me To Create A Title!
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BenMike on Wed, 07/22/2009 at 6:36pm.
I recently went out and found myself a new roommate after my friend Lance moved down to Salem to be closer to his work. After a long, intense screening procedure I had this kid named Andrew move in with me. Some of you may know him as he also happens to be my baby brother. So far he seems to be working out pretty good, other than his unwavering dedication to keeping his room a mess, and that one little mishap where he neglected to push the shower pop-up knob back down after showering (Call me crazy but I prefer to not get a blast of ice-water in my face when I first lean in to turn on the shower). The only real problem is that between the two of us, we own very little in the way of home furnishings.
The day Lance moved out, I went from having a respectably furnished 3 bedroom apartment, to having completely empty living & dining rooms. A few days later Andrew moved in and I checked "couch", "TV", and "TV Stand" off of the 4 page list of items that I, as a gainfully employed adult, should have in the home. I should mention that the actual ownership of these 3 items was still hotly contested between Nick and Andrew due to the fact that Jennifer gave these furnishings to them during the brief time that they had an apartment together. Well a couple of days later, the Television is no longer an item that either of them cares to claim ownership of, since it apparently had a minor tube meltdown, followed by a complete flatline. This once proud piece of electronic technology, so lovingly crafted by the fine people at Sony, now sits directly in front of the couch and is being used as an undersized coffee table/foot rest. In it's previous place atop the TV stand sits a sad little replacement that is best viewed from approximately 2 feet away, or if you wish to enjoy the comfort of the couch you could also enjoy watching it through a high powered telescope.
Luckily for us, Andrew and I have both always enjoyed tinkering around on the internet or playing computer games far more than watching television. Unluckily for me, my computer was apparently so grief-stricken at the loss of the television in the next room that it took it's own life the same day. Okay, so it was not officially ruled a suicide, and some nutjob conspiracy theorists think that I did not properly secure one of the internal components. These obviously mentally disturbed accusers would go so far as to say that the smell of burning electronic components coming from the case was a direct result of me inadvertantly grounding out the motherboard from a negligently installed PCI/USB card. I know, total lunatics right? Besides, the cause of death is entirely irrelevant, and people should focus on what a wonderful and productive life the computer had before it's sad and untimely death. That's the sensitive thing to do.
And so, my good foxes and turtles, this brings me to my long-winded point. Should you, or anyone you know, have any of the following items taking up valuable storage space and wish to part with them for a pittance of their actual value, Andrew and I would be happy to provide them with a loving new home.
- Television
- Coffee Table
- Dining Table and Chairs
- End Table or Nightstand
- Computer Components (that aren't already obsolete)
- Briefcases Filled With Unmarked $100 Bills
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