That dream was to find the most comfortable computer chair in existence.
My standards were quite high. I sit in in front of my computer for hours at a stretch. Some days, except for bathroom breaks, I literally spend the entire day staring at my monitor, typing and mousing away. (For the moment we won't go into if this is a superior way to spend my life or not, it is simply a fact. :) )
One day it occurred to me that the most comfortable chair I own is my trusty recliner. If only I could find a chair just as comfortable! I literally sometimes fall asleep in this chair it is so relaxing. Ah, comfy Mr. Recliner....
I searched in vain for a chair that I thought could match this standard. But every time I found something, it never quite stacked up.
And then it hit me! I had been looking at the problem all wrong. I had already found my chair. It wasn't a chair problem. It was a desk problem!
Instead of finding the perfect chair, I needed to find a desk that would support my already quite perfect chair (Mr. Recliner).
So I searched, and I modeled, and I thought and figured and schemed until finally at long last I have achieved my dream.
Behold the Ultimate Desk AND the Ultimate Computer Chair:
For those who like the nitty-gritty details here is the bill of materials:
1 X X-Pole Xpert 50mm Chrome
1 X Ergotron LX Wall Mount Keyboard Arm - Keyboard/mouse arm mount tray
2 X Ergotron LX Wall Mount LCD Arm - wall-mountable
1 X Ergotron Laptop Arm Mount Tray (50-193-200)
6 X Ergotron Mounting Pole
I'd also like to recommend getting a trackball. Now that I have one for this setup, I like it so much, I'm thinking about buying one for my work-cube-setup as well:
1 X Kensington Expert Mouse Optical USB Trackball for PC or Mac
Here are some progress photos:
Mr. Recliner, all alone....
Finding my ceiling joists...
Nothing quite compares to the feeling of owning your very own stripper pole...
Programming in complete comfort at last....
