Bachelor Pads
I’ll let you in on one of hubby’s and my parenting secrets. Long, long ago we decided to keep the kids close, both so we’d have more chances to chat, and so we could monitor their online behavior. So our dining room also contains all the computers and gaming equipment. And in one corner is the boy’s bachelor pad.
Soon, next August in fact, it’ll find its way to college with him. But for now it is the corner of 17-year-old bliss. Gaming chair with plug-in sound next to a huge floor pillow and beanbag for buddies. Small entertainment center that holds a TV and all his gaming equipment, plus the movies he’s begun to collect for himself. Bookshelf to its right topped by a way cool lava lamp, also holding board games and other miscellaneous necessities. Old ammo box to the right of his chair to support drinks (mainly Kool-Aid) and his typical snack…peanuts. This is where he goes to unwind, and if he wants to show us a cool section of game or a neat new trailer (because they’re always tempting him with them), we’re right there to share in his viewing pleasure.
This small section of our house got me to thinking about Cole’s place. We’ve never really talked about it, have we? And I think it must be such a kickass home. Any ideas what our hilarious sniper’s bachelor pad looks like?
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February 15th, 2010 at 10:43 am
how about a closet full of bubblegum
February 15th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
Some how I can see him having both an eyrie and a basement shooting range. He’ll have weapons safes and a big comfy hair in front of a gaming console and big screen tv (lets give him a new borderless LED one) with a dvd player and a stack of movies including all the grouch marx ones. Oh and some really tacky, bright coloured souviners from places, maybe bagpipes from scotland as well
Not that I’ve thought about this or anything 
February 15th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
That should be char not hair, my bad
February 15th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Coles place is definitely a bachelor pad, with a sort of organised chaos about it! Agree with the big screen and various game machines! I’m thinking quirky, yet manly and easygoing!
Everyone should have a bachelor pad! Just had a thought, what is the female equivalent? whatever it is, can i have one! Come to think of it, my room at present is pretty perfect, all i need is a big bookcase to save me from being buried under my piles of books
February 15th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
LOL, always worth considering. To be honest I’ve had a thought or two. Firstly I would guess that he has one or two shooty arcade machines. Perhaps Alien51 (well he kills paranormal creatures), possibly Evil Night or House of the Dead, perhaps even some Western type ones like Cool Gunman.
Then he’d probably have a shelving unit thats full of joke products, chattering teeth, undrinkable wine glass, fart machine etc. More than likely open plan living, top floor of a building, pretty spartan in a minimalist way although I would assume he’d have a pretty descent walk in wardrobe along with a top of the range bathroom for primping etc. LOL
Hope it helps jenn.
February 15th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
hmm def da tv and games and the ultimate lazy boy, a cupboard for bubble gum, posters and yeah da joke stuff too, um how bowt a bowling alley or sumfing
February 16th, 2010 at 6:34 am
Well considering how much he has dated I’m sure there are some good choices in with the regular guy stuff. Plus his mom would never let him have a messy place or an unstocked fridge – can anyone say dry ice homecooked froZen food shipments — he’s been holding out on Jaz with the cookies.
But at the same time I could see a kickin pez collection pre smoking and bubblegum.
February 16th, 2010 at 8:06 am
Aw, Addie, that’s perfect!
I dunno, Penny, I’ve always thought of his hair as big and comfy!
Santa? Sophie needs a bookcase! (Now you gotta be good aaaaall year!)
Gareth, you are a mind reader. I’ve actually included one of the items you mentioned in book eight. Hope it’s a winner with everybody!
Cole’s personal bowling alley. I can see it, Carly.
Love your vision, Tori!
February 16th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
All of the above. Of course that’s assuming they get paid decently for putting their lives on the line.
February 16th, 2010 at 1:42 pm
I don’t think he’s been working for the CIA long enough to have an expensive home, but since they met in Florida (didn’t they?) I would guess he has a small place at the beach which looks worse than it is. He has all his money inside, with all the high def radio/tv/dvr/video game equipment he can buy, including original Pong and Atari 64 machines. He has a wide variety of wardrobes for his work, including some rather exotic disguises (rastafarian priest?) but he has a collection of Jimmy Buffet concert shirts that he treasures.
February 16th, 2010 at 3:22 pm
i agreen with all of you but i also think some were there he has a few shoeboxes full of dum stuff he wants to do.
February 16th, 2010 at 5:06 pm
Well i’ll give it a try, but it’ll be hard to be good all year
! Maybe santa will take pity!
February 17th, 2010 at 5:09 am
I think he would have every game system he could buy, and inbetween gigs with Jaz I imagine him waiting inline to get the newest version of Fallout or another shooter game. He probably has an awesome surround sound system for the games and music. Beer is always in the fridge, and I think he would do a lot of take-out.
Hey Jennifer, is it freaking you out that your son is 17? Mine is 16 and the college info. is coming in daily. He’s a senior next year and I can’t even imagine him not being at home all the time. We also have our computer stuff in the living room area…
February 17th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
I don’t why, but right now I imagine Cole’s place to be full of movie posters. And, didn’t he have a lot of brothers and sisters? So his place can’t be too messed up, for he must have become used to keep everything neat when growing up.
February 18th, 2010 at 8:08 am
I think we can assume that, Jill.
Love your Jimmy Buffet addition, Shawna! (And, yeah, you’re right about the FLA connection.)
As everyone should, Lauren.
I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you, Sophie!
Yeah, Moonsanity, I am officially freaked about the boy. Probably has something to do with sending in the housing downpayment to his college of choice. Yipes!
I love me some movie posters, Vale. Seeing them now!
February 18th, 2010 at 10:49 am
I see movie posters, huge DVD collection, bubble gum everywhere, he’s a guy so blues/greens/blacks, and somewhat kiddish so joke books, prank books, and various items to pull the jokes/pranks.
February 20th, 2010 at 10:25 pm
I’m just imagining bubblegum and all the places he would store it. For some reason, the closet comes to mind.
February 21st, 2010 at 9:22 pm
Let’s not forget the closet full of red hi-tops. The boy has to have some spares.
February 24th, 2010 at 6:16 pm
I think Cole’s pad would be the complete opposite of what we would think it would look like. It would be a sanctuary of calm & peace. Comfortable colors with a terry-bear on the bed,his t-shirt collection pressed to perfection on matching hangers in the closet and a cookie jar in the kitchen area (filled of coarse with EVERY colour and flavor of bubble gum). But he’d also have a storage locker that had disguises & enough guns & ammo to start a small war…. The James Bond or MIB look…that works 4 me !
March 7th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
Why does nobody mention his closet? I think, and I don’t care if you think men shouldn’t ya all, he has a HUGE walk in closet, not for clothes, but fot his fifty pairs of red converse all stars, a few converse in different colors in case he wants to switch it up, and maybe the three pairs of requisite ‘other’ shoes: black dress shoes, flip flops, and a true running sneaker. For the clothis side, that is in the middle, more of the half wardrobe half dresser deal, and he has shag carpets all over, and a specially made double bubble gum dispenser (like they used to have in the K-Marts for kids), and of course there’s some sort of sweet surround sound in there so he can shake his groove thang while he dresses. ;P