Again?

Alright, I am starting to get a little pissed off at Silverlight.

Woo Hoo...sort of?

I love a great stomp box and the really good ones deliver more than just the sound listed on the box. They deliver freedom of expression. Well, that concept has just been taken up a notch. I have been watch the open source world for some time and even though I don't understand much of it, I understand this:

This is the Open Stomp Coyote 1 open source stomp box from Howler Audio. That's right, open source. What it means is that this stomp box can sound like anything you want it to. You create preset sound and load them onto the stomp box and then just use it like any stomp box. Custom stomp box = win!

The down side is... the controller software is only available for Windows. That leave the Mac and Unix community almost completely out. They are some of the biggest open source users. Sure, I could dual boot but I just don't want to.

Sickness

OK. I have that desk thing all under control now. I canceled the auction for the third desk despite my lust for the drawer pulls and I think I can put the desk thing behind me for a while. Of course all the while, I have been quietly replacing my desk lust with a new disease...chairs. It started simply enough with a cool mid-century looking wood job that caught my eye at city auction site. It was part of an auction of several chairs but I only wanted the one. My coworker, in his infinite wisdom, bought the auction and sold me the chair.

As it turns out, it was a big waste of money because the thing is kind of wobbly and the seat is not that good. Sombody else will have to love this chair. You would think that a bad first outing would deter me. No. I bought a second chair from the same auction site. This time a Techfab all steel job in green. Very much in the vein of what I wanted the office to be. 

Very quickly after finding this chair, I began to search for mid-century all metal chairs on Craigslist. I love Craigslist becasuse is imediatly kicked out this Shaw Walker wood and aluminum job for the low low price of only $25.

Shortly after that, Two Star played a gig at a local college and down in the basement was this awesome Ajustrite (that is the correct spelling believe it or not) all steel adjustable stool. This stool is so groovy because it is fully adjustable just like it was over 50 years ago. Very sturdy, very adjustable, very much my new favorite. 

And then, today, I find this awesome beauty.

That's right. The Steelcase black and gunmetal side chair. Price, $20. I want 3 more of these. 

What I have learned from all of this is that chairs only work in pairs. Every-time I find a cool chair I think "man, this would really work if I only had another one of them" I also discovered that having a pair of chairs greatly increases the value of the chairs. 1 chair can sell for about $15-35 but if you have a set, then the starting price seems to hover around $100. A set of 4 can go for 4 times that.  Finding a set on Craigslist has proven to be very difficult. Ebay has lots but with shipping and all that, I could easily spend a grand on what is essentially old chairs that nobody wants. I need to find some local office closing or estate auction or the like. Meanwhile, the rest of these are going back on Craigslist to try and recoup some of my expenses.  

Score!

My search for another desk is over! I just found this lovely black / woodgrain top desk on Craigslist for $50 to match my silver one. Together they look just great! 

So now I am on the search for a set of matching steelcase (or Royal Metal Corp / Emeco) chairs with wheels. Also, I need some side chairs that will sit behind Messy and I for guests to listen to their freshly recorded tracks. AND we got the floors done. Check out that black sparkle tile!

It's more like a condition...

I have developed an unhealthy obsession with Steelcase desks. Now many of you may say " Steelcase desks? What makes them so special?" and you'd be right to ask. Before I answer, look at this:

OK, so this is not my desk but it is very very close to what my desk looks like. And now that I have one, I have to find one like it for Messy so that her dreams of office continuity can come true. Along with this search come an unhealthy obsession with chairs and lamps and credenzas and everything steel and aluminum from this design era. The problem is, these desks are few and far between as they are desirable and durable. I found a whole office of them the other day while on-site at a customers location and all they had to say about them is "old" and "we hate them". If only I could find a way to talk them out of them.

Failure to communicate

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