Sunday, Oct. 22, 2006 11:45 A.M.
More of the same. For yesterday�s entry, click Here This will show you what I�m talking about. First of all, I was trying to give you an idea how much they stuffed into the box that contained all the foam pieces for the 4 cushions and the arms. I was trying to remember a specific word that described what the box was. I remembered it at 2:30 this morning. The word is blivet. (hey Poolie, I said blivet and you didn�t, neener) For those of you who do not know what a blivet is, it is the following:
blivet: /bliv'@t/, n.
[allegedly from a World War II military term meaning �ten pounds of manure in a five-pound bag�] I heard that word years ago, when I kept piling clean dishes upon clean dishes in the strainer. Someone asked if I was trying to create a blivet. Also, in case you read the post before I added a line to it yesterday, The frame comes all pre-cut. You pop in some plastic do-hickeys and screw all the pieces together. If you want to know more, you can find it Here I encourage you to tour the site. Even if you aren�t in the market for a chair/loveseat/couch/sectional it is really interesting to see how these are made. There is a cool video too, right Here Just click on the loveseat link and it shows a video of one being put together. I watched that video before mine came and thought, "Sure. They make it look so easy. I bet it�s going to be a lot harder than that!" It wasn�t. It really was really easy. All you need is a power Philips screwdriver. The only thing they don�t tell you is that putting the material on the arm rests is like making another "blivet." (There�s that word again.) It�s a bit of a fight getting the cushion into that cover, but nothing any of you couldn�t handle. Oh, and one more thing. Each piece has a number cut out in plain view. You assemble all of it in numerical order. Just remember one thing that they don�t tell you but it makes life so much easier. When putting on any piece, the number will be facing you in the correct position to read it. So if the number is upside down, or back-side to when you go to put the screw in, it is WRONG. Yes, I found out the hard way on piece number 10. Also, the side facing you will be a bit shiny and smooth. The side away from you is unfinished. They even give you a pair of gloves. I urge you to wear them. Trust me. The little slivers of wood you get in your finger, are like those little steel wool splinters. Unless you are 12, they are almost invisible. When you are 53, they are! So WEAR THE GLOVES! Oh, and the price? My loveseat was $239.00 before shipping. It is different for each piece and it depends on the material you select for the cover. They have a huge assortment to choose from. It came UPS from Indiana, and it cost $45.00 to ship. If you are closer to the, of course, it would be cheaper. This was an unpaid, unsolicited advertisement for Home Reserves. I am all about making your life easier. *****Moving right along, I felt a kinship to Golfwidow this morning. Terry and I need some new pillows. I told him I would buy them when I went shopping today. I asked if he wanted the same size or if he wanted bigger ones. He said he never knew they made different sizes. He thought they were one size that fit the bed. He must have then thought that they mysteriously morphed between queen size and single. I explained that they have Standard for twin, queen size for Queen, etc. He was shocked and awed. Then I said that I would need to pick up the larger sized pillowcases. He asked why. I simply smiled and told him I am packing his bags and shipping him off to live with that-man-of-hers. Men. How do they survive in the wild before they find wives? That is of course unless they are a gay man. That conversation NEVER would have taken place with a gay man. They are all about home d�cor. I think they are born with the After Labor Day White Sale gene. Well, I�m off to shower and hit the stores. I am also picking up new sheers to go with the living room drapes. The white ones don�t work for me anymore. I need more color in my life. No, I�m not sending Terry. With my luck, he�d come home with a shower curtain and I bet even that would be the wrong color. I love him though. He cooks me brunch. He�s a keeper.
Later,
Cosmic
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