Tetris is geometry with moderate calculus. The point of Tetris is to assimilate the pieces into holes in the shape of the pieces themselves. Geometry is used to determine whether a shape can fit into a certain hole or not.
That is the official definition. But what Tetris REALLY is all about is rearranging furniture.
Our house is tiny compared to our previous two houses, and we hadn’t really tried to make things fit properly. When we moved in we just told the moving company to set things wherever they could find a bare spot, and we have been living with the results ever since.
So this last weekend we moved things around to see if we could open things up a bit.
First we removed a desk on the south wall and set it on the back porch. We moved a filing cabinet into the bedroom, and put the coat rack on the front porch. We’ll move the desk and coat rack into the storage shed whenever we get around to it. Then we moved the treadle sewing machine out of the living room entirely, sliding it under the kitchen counter-top overhang, giving us lots of space to move the remaining furniture.
We moved the entertainment center cabinet and TV from the corner where it set diagonally to be square on the wall.
In order to be able to move the cabinet, first we had to move a book shelf and air filter that had both been behind the cabinet. We moved the air filter to be between the bird cages and unloaded all the books from the book shelf so we could move the shelf. That was so heavy! The book shelf is now between the windows. It blocks one of the windows partially, but that falls into the category of “Oh, well.”
We moved the entertainment center cabinet and TV from the corner where it set diagonally to be square on the wall.
And then moved the couch to sit squarely in front of the cabinet instead sitting on a diagonal in the room in relation to the walls.
By doing all that, we created a path from the kitchen into the living room part of our living space. There is also a clear path from the front door into the living area. This all makes it much easier to walk around the house without having to worry about bumping into something.
We created a path from the kitchen into the living room part of our living space.
A much better arrangement of furniture.
A few weeks ago I finally got around to hanging my water color bird paintings. That also makes it feel more like home.
We moved the treadle sewing machine next to the cabinet and under the window and added a rug to the living room, which made Mishkin really happy. He remembers this rug from our house on White Mountain and so he spent quite a bit of time rolling around on it and reclaiming his rightful property.
And I think he has forgiven us for changing his house again. He really seems to like this new living arrangement and he has more room to scamper around should the mood take him. He can see out of the windows from the comfort of the couch or foot rest and watch whatever is showing on kitty-tv without having to exert any energy which is his more normal mood.
Reminds me more of a 15 puzzle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_puzzle than Tetris.