January 2012
2 posts
The Clubcard Chronicals
Personnel: Tom Location: Local Park Type of Recliner: Bench Reason for Lounge: Waiting Relative Comfort Rating: 3/5
By way of an introduction to this: I get quite excited learning about the inner working of huge international brands. I know it probably sounds really sad, but I love learning about Disney and I remember trying to learn all i could about the Tesco clubcard system when it...
Another Train Inspired Oddity
Personnel: Tom Location: Metropolitan Line Type of Recliner: Train Seat Reason for Lounge: Attempted rhyme due to shock Relative Comfort Rating: 1/5
Twas the week before Christmas and I headed to town, the train line was busy, but i managed to sit down.
Now during my journey, in came a dad, a daughter, a buggy and shopping he had.
The pushchair, a box and a few things more, were...
March 2011
2 posts
CV or not CV
Personnel: Tom Location: Office Type of Recliner: Sofa Reason for Lounge: Bemusement Relative Comfort Rating: 4/5
I had thought to write about this a while ago but then thought better of it at risk of hurting peoples feeling if they were to happen upon this and read it… but i’ve changed my mind. I now offer up this post as a public service.
Over the last year i have...
A rant will ensue...
Personnel: Tom Location: A padded room Type of Recliner: The floor Reason for Lounge: Aaaaaaaargh Relative Comfort Rating: 0/5
I don’t really use twitter religiously, however i like to keep up to date with what people feel is current and important in the world. As i write Japan and the surrounding areas are in a horrible state due to earthquake and flooding and naturally this is...
February 2011
3 posts
Wordz [part 2]
Badassity adj.
The act or art of being a Bad Ass.
“Not a truer word has ever been spoken… That’s a lie.”
– Tom Weil
“It’s a fine line between being in coherence and incoherent.”
– Tom Weil
January 2011
7 posts
“I’m looking for a book teaching me how to sell my daughter… apart...”
– Tom Weil
London Office & Business Club →
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“Language is the universal whore that I must make into a virgin.”
– Karl Kraus
“language circumscribes beauty”
– Stephen Fry
“I gotta business. I create mirages.
How’s it going?
Not well.”
– Tom Weil
My Bath : Homeopathy
Personnel: Tom Location: The Bathroom Type of Recliner: The Bath Reason for Lounge: The pursuit of hygiene Relative Comfort Rating: 5/5
Warm, soapy & submerged. I had a thought… I quickly stopped what i was doing and proceeded to consider it.
Is perhaps ‘the bath’ the perfect metaphor/parallel for ‘alternative medicine?
Now, i’m not exactly an...
December 2010
1 post
On Ballet
Personnel: Tom Location: The Bakerloo Line Type of Recliner: Standing Reason for Lounge: Returning from the West End Relative Comfort Rating: 1/5
Yet again, the Bakerloo line has proven to be a smelting pot of yet another small fraction of interest. And this was so un-contrived it’s not true.
The topic of Ballet arose between me and my accompanying friend and i’ll set...
October 2010
1 post
“Rap is to music as etch-a-sketch is to art. I thought whilst humming a classical...”
– Dave Shack
September 2010
1 post
Wordz [part 1]
Wikipediphilia n. & adj.
The act or fantasy on the part of an adult of engaging in searching for articles about children on Wikipedia. [Example]
Monomoggy adj.
The practice of only having one cat at a time.
August 2010
1 post
Unity In Diversity
Personnel: Tom Location: Bakerloo Line, London Underground. Again. Type of Recliner: None Reason for Lounge: Travel Relative Comfort Rating: 1/5
Herewith lies an inspirational true story where the world ignores race and creed to support our fellow man.
The location was, once again, the Bakerloo line of the London Underground, which seems of late to be a place of much revelation to...
July 2010
2 posts
The Very Awkward Underground
Personnel: Tom Location: Bakerloo Line, London Underground Type of Recliner: Carriage 3 Reason for Lounge: Near death experiences Relative Comfort Rating: 2/5
Upon arrival in a stuffy Bakerloo line train earlier today I took a seat and started chatting with a friendly looking chap to my left reading a book that I had just finished. There was one spare seat between us. At the next ...
About an Abstract; Attributed to Amsterdam
Personnel: Tom Location: Amsterdam Type of Recliner: A plastic garden deckchair Reason for Lounge: Near death experiences Relative Comfort Rating: 2/5
There is a distinct hierarchy which can be plainly on the streets of the Netherlands. Top of the list is the tram. All fear them. No one fucks with a tram or you’d soon catch a rather nasty bout of death.
Next come bicycles....
June 2010
4 posts
The Coke Conundrum
Personnel: Tom Location: Amsterdam Type of Recliner: Large white ‘L’ sofa Reason for Lounge: Cultural Division, or a lack thereof Relative Comfort Rating: 4/5
The Coke / Pepsi divide has sparked debate for many years. Those involved take their sides, dig in their heels & fail to get anywhere. But it seems the land lords and bar men and women of our fine country think they know...
Printer Problems
Personnel: Tom Location: Tom’s Office Type of Recliner: Black Swivel Chair Reason for Lounge: Irritation Relative Comfort Rating: 4/5
Following the cat incident, i’ve discovered more breaking news! The AI revolution is upon us! And the front line offensive is my damn printer and its goal is to slowly drive me insane!
How is it that every other form of technology has developed so...
“Eventually Art Becomes Clutter”
– Dave Shack
Cat Concerns
Personnel: Tom Location: My Bathroom Type of Recliner: The Bath Reason for Lounge: Concern Relative Comfort Rating: 3/5
I’ve become more than a little concerned that my cat may be plotting to overthrow mankind…
Firstly, when it sits on me and kneads my leg i have a feeling he’s actually just testing the integrity of my outer defenses.
Not only this, but he has taken to...
May 2010
11 posts
WTFBBQ
Personnel: Tom Location: Colchester University Type of Recliner: Grassy Bank Reason for Lounge: BBQ Relative Comfort Rating: 2/5
After the initial rather deep concern of acquiring food poisoning from a group of rather culinary challenged personages i realized something. I would have realised it, but my computer spell check decided to be American.
I have put more time into rehearsing the...
“This just in, 9 out of 10 musicians feel the 10th should just chill out a bit.”
– Tom Weil
“My desire,
a cold steel blade to the chest.
Your twitching remains lying...”
– Tom Weil, 2009
“To live is to loungue”
– Claire Little
Wikipedia
Personnel: Tom Location: Tom’s Girlfriend’s Mum’s Husband’s Auntie’s House [North West Greater London] Type of Recliner: Large white sofa Reason for Lounge: Recreational visit & Wikipedia exploration Relative Comfort Rating: 4/5
During the duration of this lounge 3 exciting things happened:
Whilst listening to Radio 3 i heard a name that i recognised as a collegue...
Desk Chair
Personnel: Tom Location: Tom’s Office [undisclosed] Type of Recliner: Black Desk Chair; Ikea Reason for Lounge: Procrastination Relative Comfort Rating: 4/5
Tea, Check. Phone, Check. Email, Check.
So much to do, but i have an overwhelming sense of duty to report on this, my first noticeable lounge of the day, namely this short bout of procrastination while in my black ikea office chair.
...
About The Art
Well, in the name of giving the metaphorical ball a hefty shove in the general direction of a slight downward incline, let me welcome you to this, our blog.
Hi.
The content, while not exactly essential to the everyday person, will be vital to the lounging connoisseur for we shall endeavor to bring you, our delightful reader, to the best of our ability, an informative working knowledge of...
“Feeling and longing lounging are the motive forces behind all human endeavor.”
– Albert Einstein
“Prayer is not asking.
It is a longing lounging of the soul.”
– Mahatma Gandhi
Lounging
v.intr. 1. To move or act in a lazy, relaxed way; “Ali was lounging on the sofa like a paralyzed cat”; “Anne lounged around in pyjamas for a week after the acid party”. 2. To pass time idly: “Derrek lounged on the beach checking out the girls’ volleyball game”. v.tr. To pass (time) in a lazy, relaxed, or idle way: “Dough lounged the day away playing...