My L.A. Decade: Baby's First Bed

In what will be no where near as insightful or contemplative as my first 10 year retrospective post, i present to you my first L.A. bed. i couldn't help but mention this bc it is just so comical that i didn't feel the need to have an actual bed for at least 2 years. AT LEAST.

And here she is. Yes. i actually slept on this thing, and for much longer than i should have and probably longer than the recommended lifespan of said airbed. i purchased my "Air Cloud" bed from overstock.com at the suggestion of Ryan Scott Self ;) He was currently sleeping on one and raved about it... so i thought i might try it as well.

It was perfect bc i was decidedly not ready to commit to owning an actual bed yet, and this low investment option was easy to move!

The funny thing about this bed is that over time it expands to an obscene size. Presumably just via the daily re-inflating by the BUILT IN AIR PUMP. I remember Ryan's almost outgrowing his room in his first L.A. apt. It was MASSIVE.

Here's the link, but sorry guys... they're currently out of stock.

https://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Air-Cloud-Raised-Queen-Size-Air-Bed-with-Remote/2526907/product.html

Several years and a couple of patched holes later i had to part with this big maroon marshmallow. With amazing timing David LaCross asked if i knew anyone who needed a mattress as he was upgrading and had a barely used one lying around.

i took David up on that offer and Katie Self, at that time still Katie Moloney, let me tie that new (to me) mattress to the top of her Ford SUV and we drove it over to the first Apt Ryan and i shared on Bakman Ave in NoHo.

Looking back i don't know how i survived night after night and nap after nap on that thing. When we moved in together Kat got us a great memory foam mattress from a box and i could never think of resting on any lesser slumber pad.