Flocking v Differentiation aka why I’m uncomfortable in IKEA

(image from Flickr Creative Commons) I have a lot of anxiety around IKEA. For starters, it’s always packed full of grubby kids and Noah’s ark styled couples, you know, the kinds that dress alike. Second, they trap you on certain floors and sections, by making you go up an escalator with no way down, urging… Continue reading Flocking v Differentiation aka why I’m uncomfortable in IKEA

How We [Almost] Beat IKEA

Many speak of the often ill-fated IKEA relationship test. Few live to tell the tale. On a recent episode of 30 Rock, Liz Lemon and her boyfriend Criss decide to take the aforementioned relationship litmus test. On the way in they see an old couple arguing while leaving the store. The old man exclaims, “I’m going… Continue reading How We [Almost] Beat IKEA