My New Desk Chair (and the End of an Era)
I've used the same desk chair for the past eleven years. A black folding chair that served me through college, through my QUALCOMM days, through to my days as a writer. Considering how much of my life has been spent in front of the computer writing, it's not an exaggeration to say I've spent the equivalent of months in that chair. The chair has literally been a piece of me. A cold, hard, uncomfortable piece - but nonetheless, a piece of me.
I've kept hearing about writers and bad posture and all the awful things they have to deal with as they get older - and it really became clear that it wasn't good for me and my career longevity to depend on a piece of furniture that I bought because it was the cheapest chair they had at Target. So I did a little bit of asking around and found many professional writers recommend the Aeron chair... which retails for $700 to $800.
A bit out of my price range. For that much money, it'd have to be one freaking AMAZING chair. I'd need the chair to have magic powers and the ability to serve up chilled Diet Pepsi on command. Sigh - that would be sweet. Maybe science will come through for me on that front.
Anyways, I ended up getting a new desk chair. Nothing special, just a leather task chair with some wheels and arm rests. It's much more comfortable than my last chair - but it's still going to take some getting used to. In the meantime, the old folding chair goes into the closet. Here's a picture of the changing of the guard.
The folding chair is dead! LONG LIVE THE FOLDING CHAIR!
I've kept hearing about writers and bad posture and all the awful things they have to deal with as they get older - and it really became clear that it wasn't good for me and my career longevity to depend on a piece of furniture that I bought because it was the cheapest chair they had at Target. So I did a little bit of asking around and found many professional writers recommend the Aeron chair... which retails for $700 to $800.
A bit out of my price range. For that much money, it'd have to be one freaking AMAZING chair. I'd need the chair to have magic powers and the ability to serve up chilled Diet Pepsi on command. Sigh - that would be sweet. Maybe science will come through for me on that front.
Anyways, I ended up getting a new desk chair. Nothing special, just a leather task chair with some wheels and arm rests. It's much more comfortable than my last chair - but it's still going to take some getting used to. In the meantime, the old folding chair goes into the closet. Here's a picture of the changing of the guard.
The folding chair is dead! LONG LIVE THE FOLDING CHAIR!
posted by Eugene at 4:26 PM
3 Comments:
Lemmie know if you change your mind about the Aeron. I can get you a discounted one around $500 thru work. Still doesn't make diet Pepsi tho'.
Are they worth $500? Because we all know how shallow I am. If it's between a fantastic piece of furniture that will improve my posture and my career longevity... or say an XBox 360? My posture is going to suffer while I play that XBox... :)
What if that Aeron chair improves your Fantasy Football team's chances?
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