Monday
Feb192007
Self-imposed challenge
Monday, February 19, 2007 at 10:16AM
We completely rearranged the furniture in our living room on Saturday and somehow ended up with a little extra wall space. We decided to fill it with an inexpensive bookcase (hello clearance section!) from Meijer. This would provide a way to relieve some of the stress from the overburdened bookcase in the bedroom while also finally providing a space to display that cool red glass mosaic vase that has been thus far stowed away in the dusty corner of a closet.
Brad and I are always intrigued by reality shows that require teams to compete in challenges, and we've often speculated about whether we'd excel as a couple in a situation like that. So to make the assembling of the bookcase a little more exciting, I proposed we imagine that we're on a reality show where couples are pitted against each other, and our challenge for the day is to successfully assemble this bookcase in the least amount of time.
The rules of the challenge were as follows:
-I wasn't allowed to touch any part of the bookcase or any tools, but I was allowed to see the directions
-Brad wasn't allowed to see the directions, but could use any tools to assemble the bookcase
So here was my contribution to the process:
And here was Brad's:
As you can see, I was just lazy and found a creative way to sit on my ass and watch tv while Brad did all the actual work. Actually, I really enjoy putting things like this together, but I thought it might be fun to see if we would kick the other couples' asses if ever faced with such a challenge. We totally would.
I did cheat a little when I helped him pound some nails. The directions called for him to use 34 nails to attach the back of the bookcase, and as lazy as I am, I couldn't allow myself to passively watch Girlfriends while he feverishly pounded all 34 nails. And even though we never set a timer, I still think we beat our imaginary competitors and totally won the money and all-expense paid trip to Maui. In your face suckahs!
Ta-da! The fully-assembled bookcase with a bunch of crap on it:
Brad and I are always intrigued by reality shows that require teams to compete in challenges, and we've often speculated about whether we'd excel as a couple in a situation like that. So to make the assembling of the bookcase a little more exciting, I proposed we imagine that we're on a reality show where couples are pitted against each other, and our challenge for the day is to successfully assemble this bookcase in the least amount of time.
The rules of the challenge were as follows:
-I wasn't allowed to touch any part of the bookcase or any tools, but I was allowed to see the directions
-Brad wasn't allowed to see the directions, but could use any tools to assemble the bookcase
So here was my contribution to the process:
And here was Brad's:
As you can see, I was just lazy and found a creative way to sit on my ass and watch tv while Brad did all the actual work. Actually, I really enjoy putting things like this together, but I thought it might be fun to see if we would kick the other couples' asses if ever faced with such a challenge. We totally would.
I did cheat a little when I helped him pound some nails. The directions called for him to use 34 nails to attach the back of the bookcase, and as lazy as I am, I couldn't allow myself to passively watch Girlfriends while he feverishly pounded all 34 nails. And even though we never set a timer, I still think we beat our imaginary competitors and totally won the money and all-expense paid trip to Maui. In your face suckahs!
Ta-da! The fully-assembled bookcase with a bunch of crap on it:
Reader Comments (2)
HI baby, this is a test
That's a super nice bookcase. Send me a post card from Maui!!