before you keel over–keilhauer

friends, writers, computermen:

your back hurts. i know because i’m you. you sit at the computer all day jerking and twisting, your neck throbbing and aching, and your fingers twitching and spasming. writing means sitting. and sitting means paining and complaining. we weren’t meant to sit. we were meant to wander nomadically in search of leonard nimoy. besides, you should be spending your time tearing out your hair and wondering if your ideas are any good. back pain is taking away from your special insecurity time…

you need to go from ergoNOTic to ergonomic.

now, there’s a solution, and i’ve done the back-breaking research for you!

last april i enjoyed a girls weekend in seattle with my bffs. whilst whimsically whittling away the world, i happened to sit in the desk chair at the hotel. the sky opened up, light poured down, angels wept, and my body didn’t want to stop–sitting. the only problem was i couldn’t tell just what kind of magical chair this was. i couldn’t find a tag. a brand. nothing. as soon as perfect chair came into my life, it was taken from me. poof!

but back pain is a tricky thing. it leads one to be…persistent. so after a month of being home and broken and pining for the perfect chair, i called the hotel. not only did the lovely attendant know exactly what chair i was talking about–but she also informed that i wasn’t the first writer to call in and chase after it. apparently, the chair gets around. she gave me the info, and i was on the hunt like a hungry nomad with well-calloused footpads.

i was referred to du graf associates in seattle, where i was once again informed that i was not the first to drool for this chair. (it turned out it’s the chair they use day in and day out as well!) so just what is it about this crack chair? when you sit in it, it’s like someone putting gentle support all the way up your spine. what can i say? it’s the only chair that ever allowed me to have the perfect forward tilt for when one is in the writing position, say, for HOURS? plus it has all the bells and whistles. if you’re tall or tallish, i recommend the deep seat. that’s the #1 problem i find with most chairs; they don’t have enough seat for the long-legged.

deep seats? writing positions? strap on your seat belt because, yes, this is chair porn.

the bad news is that this chair is an investment (read: pricey). but if you have to sit (a lot), it’s worth the investment in your RIGHT NOW! and your future. And it comes with a life-sit warranty; i couldn’t be happier.

you can even pick your own fabric! i call mine the volturi chair because i got the voluta fabric but kept forgetting what it was called and saying volturi. did i mention it’s also the perfect chair for being turned into a vampire? why be uncomfortable when crossing over to the dark side? ha ha

okay, well, endorsement over. i don’t know if this is the right chair for you. i’m not being paid to say any of this. buy your own chair at your own discretion, etc. but if you write, if you sit, or if you compute, i’d at least give this chair a try, a sit, a chance, but do your own due diligence, too.

it’s also somewhat enviro friendly–less off-gassing and such. you can read all about it on their website. it’s the junior task chair. i got the 8561. not sure why it’s called junior because this chair is a BIG deal. it should be called WRITER!

chairy on…
~char out