Comfortable Computing

When I moved away from home, my first computer chair was a decrepit metal and plastic monster weighing a metric ton and bleeding stuffing from a crack in its centre seat that was mostly sealed with duct tape. My mother got it for free from her work and it was better than a cheap folding chair (albeit not by much). Being the practical sort, I never gave it much thought and an old towel pinned into place avoided the sticky edges of the duct tape from removing any more hair from my legs in the summer.

When we got married, I seem to remember that old chair quickly going away and us using Kim's old computer chair for a while. Eventually that gave out and we purchased a used office chair from a used office furniture store in Ottawa, a nondescript large grey chair that was in decent shape and fairly comfortable. That did us for a few years but lacked any proper back support and was uncomfortable to stay in for any length of time.

More recently we purchased a cheap chair from the local grocery store. Not the cheapest; it had arms, adjustable height, and decent comfort. But not the best quality either. One of the Kids broke the back the first weekend we had the chair by leaning on it and bending its rotating joint back to far and busting the plastic. The chair was still serviceable but fragile, and more recently the seat has become thin and hard to our buttocks. With Kim getting heavier and more spare time now that she is done work, it was proposed that new office chair was desirable.

So off to Staples Business Depot we went and we spent half and hour or so sitting in various chairs on display and pontificating on their comforts, options, and price. Finally we settled on a nice solid leather "executive's chair" that is very comfy and sophisticated compared to my original old green beast. Last night it was in and I picked it up and put it together in the living room. Its big in our little office but I definitely appreciated the smoother ride, and the next movie night we have with the kids I think I'll use the office chair to watch it from, its that comfortable.