more things done

Tired, so this is unedited:

- repotted all plants
- planted thyme seeds
- hung hooks in bedroom (desperately needed; almost done)
- hung curtains in bedroom. Don't know what height to hang them so am sleeping on it before installing the other five.
- finally hung up trash bin on the inside of the cabinet door
- carried in bookshelf
- chose lamps to replace ceiling fans

I have never been so happy to have an unassembled chair in my kitchen

The Lunna chair by Ikea doesn't look like much, but after the ass test I was smitten. It is the perfect size and shape for my body, and provides lots of support without being too squishy. It also has no armrests, so it is the perfect knitting chair.

I have been trying to buy this goddamn chair since August, when the computer said there was only one left in the store-- one that was not on the shelf. They were getting more in on Monday. I bought the footrest and went home. I know Ikea and their atrocious stocking abilities, so I called several times before I had planned to go back. Every time I called they had a different expected ship date, and I was starting to think they had discontinued the chair entirely. I was in Ikea on Thursday because it was convenient, but no chair. I happened to check the website today on a whim, and THEY HAD IT IN STOCK. After running back and forth around the apartment looking for my cell phone, which was in my pocket, I called Ikea and swore I would never shop from them again if they did not hold that chair for me. They held it, I borrowed a truck, I picked it up, and checked the stock again just now. It is sold out again.

I don't get it. Why only get shipments of 4 chairs when it is ridiculously popular?

Meet Jasper.

I went to the Soho Room & Board store this weekend to take a look at the couches I've been eyeing online. I'm really glad I did-- they vary widely in comfort. On the catalogue page they all look pretty similar, but in person the effects are quite different. Klein and Jasper were neck-and-neck for a while, but Jasper won out. The reasonable depth measurements helped turn the tide, but little legs pushed me over the edge.

It feels really good to have this big decision made.