Entries Tagged as 'lighting'

the holy see of the w.c.

January 6th, 2008 · 92 Comments

octavio in munich says that his landlord (who shares the same apartment) is a regular high priest of paternalistic little notes — the entire flat is covered with them. on the bathroom wall, for example, this glorious collage is what stares back at those seated on the throne. (altogether now: “holy shiße!”)

going OUT?…
must turn the [...]

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Tags: bathroom · deutsche · german · lighting · munich · toilet · turning on/off

some creative brainstorming and flexible thinking

August 8th, 2007 · 101 Comments

jenn in san francisco received this little from a then-roommate who she lived with for a year but barely ever saw or spoke to. says jenn, “she was rarely seen outside the confines of her own room and seemed to prefer communicating electronically and then, only when absolutely necessary. so you can imagine, she probably [...]

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Tags: "helpful" advice · e-mail · energy usage · lighting · money · roommates · san francisco · smiley · temperature

this makes me want to scream

June 26th, 2007 · 91 Comments

explains james, “my cool roommate tries to do something nice for the house, and then jerk roommate writes this”:

seriously, team cormac all the way.

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · excessive underlining · lighting · money · whiteboard

a holiday wish

June 6th, 2007 · 9 Comments

from heidi’s apartment building in kansas city, mo. says heidi: “the decorating committee of condo owners added lamps to the hallway tables on each floor. someone started turning the lamps off on some floors, and someone else left this note on the bulletin board in the building’s laundry room. “gotta love that festive holiday stationery!

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Tags: holiday spirit · kansas city · lighting · neighbors