[SO YOU WANT TO...] Never Get Laid Again

Look, sometimes you can't help it. 

Sometimes you still have the wicker bedroom set that your parents bought for you when you were six years old.  Sometimes you think that a water bed is the way to go for sexytime because you've never actually had sex and you don't know how important a semi-solid support system is. 

But let's get serious: we all spend a significant amount of time trying to get laid (ladies, you can call it "romance" or "love" all you want, but I know what's up). We put so much time into our game when we're at the bars, creeping on Match.com, or we're trolling the subways—but maybe the problem is your bedroom.

MAYBE no one wants to have sex with an adult who sleeps in a twin bed (adults who sleep in twin beds are serial killers, FYI).   

So I've put together a list of the top things you should avoid if you ever want to see some action again.  

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[HANGING TOUGH] Exhibition A

Do you love art?  Do you have a lot of blank wall space to fill?  Do you have a ton of cash lying around that you can blow on non-essentials like paintings instead of essentials like bread, milk, and deoderant (call me)? 

Then Exhibition A is for you!

Exhibition A is a new members-only website that sells limited editions of artwork by contemporary artists. Each week, they debut a new original piece that's up for grabs for a limited amount of time. 

It's Gilt Group for Art. 

Registration is free, so you have no reason not to check it out.  

DO IT.

[HANGING TOUGH] Adam Cohn's Honest Art

How does any conversation you have with an acquaintance go?

You: Hey.

Them: Hi, how's it going.

You: Good.

Them: Not so good.

You're already walking away, because you don't CARE how they're doing, you're just exchanging mindless pleasantries on your way to the liquor store, or wherever you're going.  Then you have to turn around and engage in conversation.  

Adam Cohn's prints get right down to the point by declaring, "I'm not interested in what you are saying" for everyone to see.  

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[LINK'D] Blu Dot Wants Your Ridiculous Art Projects, Drug-Free Urine Samples

Modern furniture maker Blu Dot is hosting an online swap meet that allows you to trade your ridiculous art projects for a genuinely beautiful piece of their furniture.

How does it work?  You pick out any Blu Dot item you want, and then upload an interesting offer to the site (it can be a collection, art project, or something completely and totally ridiculous).  Users will vote on whether your upload is "swap-worthy" and at the end of the voting period, good golly, Bert, you might win an awesome piece of furniture in exchange from your bottle cap collection!   

I'm thinking this is a pretty brilliant idea, but the best part of all of this is to see WTF people are trying to swap in exchange for legit nice furniture.  

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[COOL SHIT] Chapatti Rolling Pins

Apparently, rolling pins were historically gifted to Indian women as part of their wedding dowries. 

As in, "Thanks for the rolling pin, Tushar, I'm so excited about our upcoming wedding and I guess I should make some unlevened bread now?"

CB2's Chapatti Rolling Pins ($69.95) are "one of a find," meaning that they've only got about 300 units for sale before they're gone forever.

Get on it, they're cool. 

To find out more about rolling pins (or not about rolling pins at all), follow me on Twitter @amandawaas