Built Like a Brick Sh*thouse

Which is a Nova Scotian expression for overbuilt. Which is pretty much what my new TV stand is... I built it out of 2x4's - 40 feet worth - over the weekend. It isn't pretty, nor it is quite square (not all the way around, anyway), but I can sit on it with no problem. Considering my 27'' tube TV weighs in at perhaps half what I do, it is pretty solid. I balked at paying $200 for a ready-made stand when I paid $200 for the TV. The lumber cost me $15, so I saved a bundle. My limited carpentry skills notwithstanding, I consider it a pretty successful weekend project.