I should rule
Oct. 19th, 2005 01:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
zdashamberMy mom is certain that the market will provide... I point out to her that it hasn't provided infinitely-variable windshield wipers. Another thing it hasn't provided, alas, is a decent sized mattress.
I'm 5'6", maaybe 5'6 and a half. A twin mattress, 75", is too damn short. 66" of me, plus about 6" of my feet flopped out straight = 72". Which leaves what for pillow space? Bup kiss, is what.
So maybe you'd think that the next size up would work? That's what I'd think. But noooo. The mattress sizes only stretch out sideways. I could stand a bit more sideways area than the twin's 39", but come on, this is insane. To get to a mattress size that even fits a 5'6" person I have to add nearly two feet more width and get a Queen. What if I wanted to be able to walk through my bedroom?
And 25% of the population is taller than 5'9"!
Anyway, so I'll look for a twin extra long, probably, since I'd rather have living space than sleeping space. I have doubts that I'll find one, though; I gather they're rare. Maybe I'll go back to sleeping diagonally on a Full. Maybe I can figure out how to make a bed so that diagonal sleeping isn't all unbalanced coverwise... Honestly, how does everyone else manage?
Anyway, this is why you should all make me king of the world. I have no interest in interfering with your lives. I will merely require that in addition to current production, some useful, sensible, beautiful things be made. Polishable, formal-looking leather shoes with the underlying cushiness and support of sneakers! Car seats that can be cranked to the exact angle that fits you best! Mattresses that are 48" x 80"! We can call that size the "Madeline."
I'm 5'6", maaybe 5'6 and a half. A twin mattress, 75", is too damn short. 66" of me, plus about 6" of my feet flopped out straight = 72". Which leaves what for pillow space? Bup kiss, is what.
So maybe you'd think that the next size up would work? That's what I'd think. But noooo. The mattress sizes only stretch out sideways. I could stand a bit more sideways area than the twin's 39", but come on, this is insane. To get to a mattress size that even fits a 5'6" person I have to add nearly two feet more width and get a Queen. What if I wanted to be able to walk through my bedroom?
And 25% of the population is taller than 5'9"!
Anyway, so I'll look for a twin extra long, probably, since I'd rather have living space than sleeping space. I have doubts that I'll find one, though; I gather they're rare. Maybe I'll go back to sleeping diagonally on a Full. Maybe I can figure out how to make a bed so that diagonal sleeping isn't all unbalanced coverwise... Honestly, how does everyone else manage?
Anyway, this is why you should all make me king of the world. I have no interest in interfering with your lives. I will merely require that in addition to current production, some useful, sensible, beautiful things be made. Polishable, formal-looking leather shoes with the underlying cushiness and support of sneakers! Car seats that can be cranked to the exact angle that fits you best! Mattresses that are 48" x 80"! We can call that size the "Madeline."
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Date: 2005-10-20 04:04 am (UTC)