[I'M OBSESSED] Environment Furniture

True confessions: I always thought that when I got my own apartment that I would have super-modern decor.  

Sharp angles!

Glass everything! 

Black everything!  Back like my heart!

Unfortunately, when it comes to design, I am finding that I have an inner hippie just begging to get out (probably because she wants some weed. Just kidding, I did that once and it was STUPID). 

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[COOL SHIT] Dot Coffee Table from West Elm

If your life is like mine, there is no other piece of furniture in your home than your coffee table. 

It's where you eat your meals, it's where you do your power hours, it's where you map out your ridiculous work schedule, it's where you put your feet up when you're watching yet another true crime documentary on Netflix Instant View.

So here's a gem from West Elm's Spring 2011 catalog, the Dot Coffee Table ($399). 

I'm more partial to dark wood, but it's not bad, huh?

More pictures after the jump.

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[ROUND-UP] The Knocked-Up Edition

Guiliana Rancic summed it up perfectly (YES, I WATCH GUILIANA & BILL, SHUT UP) when she said, "We spend our whole lives trying not to get pregnant, and then when we want to, it's a big ordeal."

Well, not for those ladies that get knocked up accidentally! HA! They were just trying to eat a basket of curly fries and drink a million beers, and guess what happened?  PREGNANT. 

But whether you were wishing and hoping and praying for your own bouncy bundle or joy or whether Saturday night's mixed signals turned out in the worst way possible, most people are clueless when it comes to babies.

But guess who's even more clueless: The friends of pregnant ladies who are still free and single and show up to baby showers two hours late and smelling of mango vodka. 

They're the ones who need the help.  What the hell should they buy as a gift for this shower?  Where do babies come from?  Jesus, did I take my pill today?

And so, I present you with some gentle gift suggestions for what you should buy for someone who is either begrudgingly or estatically pregnant.

Be forewarned: 90% of what I know about pregnancy and babies is what I learned from watching Three Men & a Baby.  That Steve Guttenberg—what an actor!

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[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.