cha-cha-cha chia couch

i work in a an office that has the lighting equivalency  of a cave. (a very dim one) this doesn't cause  much of a problem during winter months given that there is only gray and other variations of gray blanketing the sky. 

but when Spring rolls around and we see that first sign of hope from the sun, my eyes feel traumatized. not in a bad way; i'd liken it to running into a ghost. ha ha! i'm kidding.
every time this happens, i close my eyes and put my face towards the warmth like you would hold your hand out to a dog. you have to slowly reacquaint yourself to the elixir of the golden globe.

my co-workers and i talk about installing retractable roofs on buildings in oregon....so when the sun appears we can all recharge our solar deficiencies while in our cages cubicles.  of course, what company would go for that? not mine.(although i know of a company in MN who gives their employees fridays off during the summer because they are inside soo much during the winter-i say kudos to that management team)

anyway, i also live in a small studio and don't have a yard to grow anything in. this makes me sad-i live in oregon! things grow year round here! when the weather is nice, i never want to go inside. but yet i do because that is where all of my stuff is. my bed, kitchen, shower, and there would be a couch if i didn't live in a shoebox. my tv is inside too. not that i watch it often, but i heart Netflix and some cheesy shows occasionally (hey, everyone needs a good mind numbing session from time to time)but when i stumbled across this image found in Readymade Magazine, it hit a heart string of mine. how awesome would it be to have a "chia couch" ok, that's not what it is called, but that's what i would call mine. oh no, should i trademark that? ha ha! this makes me crave a yard even more--so i can grow a couch!!!!!

can you envision curling up to watch a movie on that cushiony grass?  you could spill things and not worry about stains. and pet fur? not a problem. every now and then you would just trim it back down and wa-la, just like new. not to mention you wouldn't lose the remote in between cushions.

i realize there may be some down falls, like insects crawling on you or a dog mistaking the couch for a poop zone...a real bummer would be finding out you are allergic to grass. yikes! but all in all it seems WAY more eco friendly than buying a brand new one.

 i get that grass upkeep can be hard on the carbon footprint but not if you harvest rain and consider different grass types.i'm all for giving something a shot- worst case scenario, you have a wanna be couch lawn ornament in the backyard for your drunk friend to crash on. trust me, they will never know the difference. ha ha!

maybe some day i will have one. it will be fun to lay beneath the stars and wish upon the moon...thankful to not be in a traditional living room. 

(yeah, that rhymed)