some assembly required

went to staples

for a filing cabinet

for all our shit

but

came home with the espresso mail center instead

much sexier than a filing cabinet

and a little cheaper

let me tell you why

it's a little cost saving idea called
SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED

-
we wanted the cabinet thingy we saw in front of us at the store
not this cardboard box
with a million unassembled peices
crazy instructions


three million fasteners

goddamn recipe for a cerebral infarct

even the voices went away for a little while

as my head threatened to explode

as i work i'm swearing quite a bit

even more than usual because working with tools is just like that

and sweet emily - who never repeats my explicatives - repeated every one of them for a little while - even the more creative flourishes - i had to censor myself and gosh that's not easy

notice the nest she's built with our tools

finally- hours later

with emily's help
and diana's unconditional unvexing support
we got it done

and then
the voices came back worse than ever


and they were laughing
and they were singing

some assembly required - some assembly required
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