So, I finally managed to get my hands on a couch.
Or well, it’s more “finally got around to buy a new one”. I have looked around for a used one for a good while, fairly clean, cheap and close by, but it’s like this triangle – “chose two, cannot chose three”. I’ve actually found some couches that’s really clean and for free – as long as you pick them up yourself – but they’ve all been like hundreds of miles away. Or there was a really clean one that one of the neighbours had up – for three times the retail price. One couch I found that was just a few miles away, pretty cheap one, running something along the lines of $50, but it was crusty, torn, one of the seat cushions were missing half the filling.. The absolute worst couch I saw though, were one dirty and torn couch that the seller wanted several hundreds for – almost close to retail price – and they demanded that you came and got it yourself. The kicker? “Because of the pandemic, they didnt want to let you in, so they’d carry the couch out to the sidewalk for a fee.” How large a fee?
The same as they wanted for the couch. So if I wanted that type of couch, I could literally buy a brand new and buy the option of delivery, and still spend less money.
So I did.
It’s actually really comfortable – atleast according to my youngest two kids. It’s been a fort, a hurdle to climb, they’ve used it as a trampoline.. Almost anything but as a couch.
I have yet to sit in it myself, and my oldest haven’t got a clue it’s even here, so it’ll be fun to see that reaction!
As a result, I’ve redecorated here, so my bed is back by the windows again, and the TV – which basically act as a PS5 monitor and Alexa TV-unit – is back in the corner of the room. Now I’ve almost paid off an expensive monthly payment too, so I’m on the verge of getting a new TV bench and bookshelves too!
It’s “just” $950, not including the delivery. Hopefully, I’ll be able to make that within half a year or so. Maybe a year. Though, when I buy these, I will have to redecorate again, moving the TV back to where I have the bench, swap places with the couch and PC desk, and bed back to where I just had it. The shelves I have now I have to get rid of, so I can fit these in.
I’m also contemplating getting a furniture for a sort of “coffee island” too – get a kettle, coffee brewer, a can of hunny, a box of tea, mugs, glasses, a cold-water dispenser and a bunch of other stuff related to it. Like a coffee-bar, but as a “kitchen island”, in the living room. It would be cool, but I feel like I would never leave the living room if I do that – bed, PC, PS5, TV, coffee – it’s all there! I only need a minifridge for snacks and drinks, and I’ve got a studio apartment inside my actual apartment!
I haven’t gotten much time playing Demon’s Souls for a while, so I haven’t finished it yet. In the first world, I actually only have King Allant left, and I have the entirety of the Archstone of the Chief left, the Valley of Defilement. Although, I can definitely see how this game is considered by some to be the best of the soulsborne games!
Instead, I’ve actually bought Vampire Survivors, a $3 game or so. It’s still in early access, so it’s not too much there yet, but it’s fun as heck! I’ve done all there is to do now, all achievements, played all the characters, unlocked all the maps, used all the various weapons.. I cant recommend it enough!