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Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results - Albert Einstein

moving update
May 27, 2005 - 2:10 pm

the other day, while on a quest for some furniture, i took my first steps inside an ikea. i had no idea what to expect.. certainly not a maze that wandered through "rooms" of furniture. i've no idea if that's how all ikea's are, but it does make sense.

i wanted one of two things -- a smallish table, like one might find in a kitchen or dining room or a smallish couch. i must say.. i was wholey disappointed. even computer tables were shitty.

well, not so much shitty.. as nothing like what i wanted.

the big problem with the couches was the cost.. and that's more me than ikea. not a single table caught my eye.

in fact, i was quite of the mind never to bother venturing into another ikea when i went downstairs and through all the nicknacks. this part of the store i liked and liked alot.

i found a nice six bottle wine rack, some assmebly and staining required. i'd have bought quite a few other things, but i was in a semi-cost conscience mood. in total, i left with a block of swedish cheese (pretty yummie), a bag of swedish sour cream flavored potato chips and the wine rack. yes i know, more food than furniture.. but oh well.

oh, i also eat one all fifty-cent all beef hotdog. i think if i worked near ikea, i'd eat lunch there everyday.

my living room is now.. 60% cleared out. i think i want to get some sort or exercise machine to go in the empty area.. but i'm loath to find out how much they cost.

the bedroom is a total loss. tons of clothing.. most of which needs looked over to see if i still like it or if it still fits.

i want to make a trip to goodwill... drop off some clothing and hope they have a table i'll like. chairs are a secondary concern..

i also really like that i can have both doors opens and get a kickass cross breeze through this place. i'm sort of hoping i never have to turn on the ac.

what's in store for the weekend? well.. i need to sort out how to get a front license plate onto my car. i was going to drill two holes and mount it myself (i did the drilling) and then realized, i can't access the backside of the bumper for the mounter thingie.. so i'm sort of screwed there. i think.. though i hate to say it, i think i need to go back to saturn and have those folk do it.

as for a trip? i'm thinking.. a trip to the casino -- however with dropping something like 800 bucks yesterday.. i'm not at all sure i want to gamble with anything more than fifty bucks.. and what's the point of that? slots i suppose. i think the trip would be more about do i like mohegan sun and would i go back..

for sure there's other things i'd like to do.. but well, we can't always get what we want -- can we?