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And now, for my own edutainment, an outline of The Sleeping Options at Mint Manor. Because I think I'll write a book about Mint Manor. Perhaps a storybook. 'Tis a magical place.

There are three "bedrooms". One of them is Gina's. Her bed, the only "real" bed in the place, sleeps two and if it is extremely crowded at the Manor, she doesn't mind sharing, but generally we let her have her room to herself due to her extreme insomnia and sensitivity to outside influences.

The second-largest room is directly adjacent to Gina's. When Linn lived here for six months, this was her bedroom. It is bright because of its two windows, small but not tiny. When Linn left this became my room, and I moved The Aerobed in there. This room has a tv with cable in it and the old stereo. There is also floorspace so that The Mat can be moved in in case of guests.

The Mat is a foam mattress pad placed on top of a folded cushiony thing. Can't explain it, but it's comfy when you put them together and cover them with sheets. Linn loves The Mat and used it as her permanent bed when she lived here. Because she and Oscar broke The Aerobed, The Mat is now in my room.

The smallest bedroom is the Red Room. The Red Room is quite small. It has a window that is directly across from the window of the Creepy Guy Next Door. The C.G.N.D. burns candles all night long and if you don't shut your curtains, he'll probably watch you undress. The Red Room was my bedroom when Linn lived here. Now it is mostly storage, although The Mat was kept there for visiting guests. It is still used for storage, although now it has the old tv (with cable but a crappy picture) and Spike's toys and litterbox, for when he needs away-time from Riley.

Downstairs in The Living Room is The Tufon. The Tufon is not very comfortable. It sleeps two, when unfolded. It is Cheryl's bed when she comes visiting. (And, recently, Mike's, too. What's that about? ;) If you put the larger foam mattress pad on top of it, it's not so bad. The main pro of The Tufon is that it is right by the Digital Cable, so you can watch Digital Cable all night long if you can't sleep.

Additionally, there is a lot of floorspace in The Den (where the computer is kept, directly adjacent to The Living Room.) Ade slept in the Den on the Aerobed that she brought with her from home.

According to my calculations, Mint Manor could, prior Aerobed-destruction, comfortably sleep 8. With sleeping bags and B.Y.O. airbeds, it can sleep even more. Sadly, Mint Manor only has one bathroom, so it is perhaps not a good idea for us to try and get that many people sleeping over at once. I'm just saying it's possible.

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