What used to be a 5 bedroom house has transformed itself over the past 2 years into a 4 bedroom house with an upstairs office, a half empty downstairs living space, and a family room with a couch that doubles as a bed for the nomadic peoples traveling through. For the most part we all remain confined to our assigned living spaces, and this became the standard after the loss of cable television, a broken xbox, and returned guitar hero. On the rare occasion that footsteps are heard on the main stairwell it is because someone is going to work, running an errand, getting food from the kitchen, or getting away from everyone else to have a semi-private telephone conversation.
This lack of downstairs time is especially true when you are talking about the startup creator himself, Butterfinger. He has single-handedly transformed the second largest bedroom into his personal headquarters. Let me give you an idea of the layout of Butterfinger’s lair…
The command center for the startup is located directly across the hall from the master bedroom, which assures that I never miss any of the exaltation or expletives spouted off on any particular day. This room is the only one upstairs that has a porch attached to it, which is a very convenient feature for Butterfinger because it allows him to dispose of his trash or other unwanted items without having to make the forbidden downstairs trek. I am sure that if it rained more in our area he would be proactive in creating a porch-based rainwater collection system to hydrate himself from the convenience of his computer chair.
On the right side of the room is where Butterfinger spends his hours in his absurdly ergonomically correct seating apparatus. This chair feels as though it is made of clouds and I remain convinced it was manufactured in a dream. While the desk is not nearly as aesthetically pleasing as the chair, the components which it houses are in a world of their own. The top tier of the two tiered ikea desk supports a printer, a fishbowl, and the mac, Socrates. Resting on the main portion of the desk are two monitors, one 21 inch screen and one 24 inch screen, two mice, and two keyboards. Under this Swedish-made work structure are two additional windows-based computers named Shinobi and Optimus.
I do my best to stay out of this computer kingdom Butterfinger has created for himself, in an effort to preserve the electronic harmony he has worked so hard to create.
i used to speculate what went on over there. now thanks to no TV in the house, i know. i need to try out the chair made of clouds.