Here, a frank exchange between two friends about bedding. Commenters, please add your thoughts about memory foam.

WARNING: light adult content

PATTY: where can i find a decent mattress pad
RON: what’s your idea of decent
k-mart or bb&b really
PATTY: bbb is expensive isn’t it?
i thought c21 would have some but theirs sucked
RON: do you want memory foam?
i would try overstock.com for memory foam
brad pitt swears by it
a standard firm mattress topped with 3″ of memory foam
it’s the pitt-rest
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Our good friend Yossi recently started making his own pickles. We’ve always loved pickles, especially pickled green beans. So good! Maybe later he’ll talk to us about how he got started, his favorite pickles, and his future hopes and dreams. (Note: the pickles shown are not Yossi’s pickles)

Meatloafing: can i interview you about pickling?
Yossi: uh
Yossi: I don’t really know much about it
Yossi: I’ve followed the same recipe succesfully five times. that’s it.
Meatloafing: i don’t care
Meatloafing: i don’t know many picklers

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Please do not steal my stuff. Theft is an extreme invasion of privacy and leaves victims depressed, angry, scared, and prone to an irregular appetite.

How to Make Your Home Safer

1. INSTALL A DEADBOLT! If you have one of those locks that just looks like a regular doorknob but with a double lock–kinda thing, get a deadbolt. They are cheap and easy to install if you get a handy friend to do it and not a locksmith. Even if your super tells you that the lock you have will be sufficient, don’t listen! (Legally you are probably obligated to give a copy of your key to the management.)
2. Make sure you have bars on all windows
3. Keep sensitive files hidden on your mac or pc. If you have an external hard drive then store it in a drawer or closet when not in use.
4. Get to know (or at least greet) your neighbors even if they’re weird and don’t initiate conversation. Everyone enjoys a friendly hello!
5. Occasionally wear baggy jeans and a stained t-shirt while doing neighborhood errands.
6. Keep your local precinct’s phone number handy, or dial 311.

‘Tis the season to relax and possibly hermit a little. But we also enjoy getting out of the house sometimes. Hopefully you’ll find inspiration in some of these 10 simple suggestions.
Compiled by Barrie, Mollie, and Todd

1. Ice skating ♥

2. Marvel at the Grand Central kaleidoscope light show

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Large Brown Sleeper Sofa

- Some light stains (could benefit from a steam cleaning)
- Comfy if you add pillows and blanket
- Bed pulls out

This is free to anyone who will pick it up from my apartment. The couch is heavy and I live in a 4th floor walkup.

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What detergent do you use? Unless you just moved in with your hippie girlfriend or you’re a wash-and-fold kinda guy, I bet the answer is Tide. If it’s not, then you probably have ugly clothes that smell like dirt and/or cheap shampoo.

Also, remember that commercial in the early ’90s (?) where there was a white shirt w/ a big brown stain and a guy wrote something in detergent and then washed it and the written-on part was sparkly white? WHAT WAS THE PRODUCT??

Meatloafing took a little mental health break to take care of some much needed home improvement. When I recently moved, one large wall of my apartment was painted in a lightly textured caramely, rusty brown. I didn’t mind it at first (it wasn’t totally ME, but it felt sort of warm and comforting), but after about a month I began to feel a bit too Shining, and realized that my life in Starbucks could simply not continue. My neighbor Meldon completed the hardest part—sanding away all the gritty and depressing textured shit. Last night my good friend Mathew and I finally finished up the job. The walls are now “China White,” and I no longer feel like sedating myself when I step inside my apartment. Continue reading for BEFORE and AFTER pictures!

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First off, I should probably say that I’ve never had to look for an apartment in New York City. Neal (bf) and Steven (bf’s bro) were kind enough to take care of that for me before I first came out here, and we’ve lived in that same apartment for the last six years. So even though I had a ridiculous amount of moving practice in Santa Cruz, I’ve also gotten way out of shape.

The first place I looked at was a basement apartment in South Park Slope for under $1000 (unheard of here, for those who have never experienced the steepness of NYC rental prices). It wasn’t tiny, it actually had windows, and the owner was very nice and seemed easy to deal with. And it had a BACKYARD. But the neighborhood is like a wasteland and I felt like I would have been exiling myself to move there. Plus: 1 tiny closet, no separate kitchen and living room area. I couldn’t see us and the kitties living there or calling it home. A no-go.

Railroad Apartments Basically Always Have Shitty Kitchens and Bathrooms

Next up, we looked at a railroad apartment in Bushwick for just over $1000. It was a little farther out than we intended to move, but we decided to give it a look. From the moment the guy opened the door, he was clearly taken with us, especially Neal. “Red beard!” he cried out as if he had known us for years. (more…)

Ryobi 9.6 volt cordless drill

Every day I find something new to drill. I think last night I even slept with my drill.

Demarle USA Silpat

Do you like to bake tuiles, gougères or cookies? I do. The Silpat is the best thing ever. Shit just slides right off.