Popping CSta's Cherry.

Buying anything from IKEA warrants a little happy dance on the spot just before checking out, just after checking out, and again when you bring it back home with you. The acquisition of a KLIPPAN couch calls for a party, and that's exactly what Kyle and I did.

Because we are both proud members of CouchSurfing and well connected within Beijing's vibrant CouchSurfing community, we nicknamed the KLIPPAN "CSta", a clever play on CouchSurfing's acronym and the word siesta (and yes, it's a she). After calling up a number of people and posting an event on the Beijing Group, we had a good number of people come out to break the seal and pop CSta's cherry at her party we threw for her this evening. CSta was whoring it out there, alluring us with her voluptuous red dress and sleek lines, then swallowing more than the standard three she was made to take in. We all wanted to sit on her!

Late into the night, we played a game called "Apples to Apples" to which EXPATSTEF was kind enough to bring and had many jolly rounds of fun. The serving of alcoholic beverages continued as the night went on to the point when SUSTAINABLEJOHN just couldn't take anymore of it and broke a glass full all over the floor when he raised his bottle with my cup. All in good fun, though I feel terrible about what happened to the "Apples to Apples" cards which had some spillage on it. Captured on SD, there's a video of this momentous event, which doesn't say much about the quality of IKEA's glassware division.

Here's to CSta, and to a future sibling, CSter. Bottom's up!

Popping CSta's Cherry