Wii is the awesome! However, GF is addicted to the Star Wars Lego game, which can be v.v. annoying at times.

Did I gripe earlier about my new apartment's combo of freakishly narrow hallway (32") and short door (6' 6") making it impossible to get the super comfy sleep-inducing couch inside? I've been looking at furniture stores for 3 days trying to find something that will (a) fit, and (b) not make me seethe with disappointment whenever I use my living room. Not much luck with (b) at the stores I've visited, but I ran across this online and actually like it. I'm thinking of buying one and either getting the deep red slipcovers or having new ones made out of bright red velvety material.

Then I could stain the wood of my remaining chair and papasan to match the black finish, get a bright green cushion for the latter, and do something with alternate color throw pillows. A complete 180° from the 19th century drawing room thing I had going on at my previous apartment, but I think it could work with the black cabinets and appliances and blue-violet interior walls.

The old comfy couch doesn't come apart at all?

JILLI! YAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

Not without a buzz saw. It's basically a solid wood daybed frame and back with rattan sides, nailed and glued together. Ultra-sturdy, so it'd have to be cut apart and then rebuilt rather than just reassembled, and I lack the carpentry skills to do it without ending up with firewood and cushions.

On the bright side, a co-worker is interested in it for her basement game room. So I can be sure it goes to a nice home and will feel much better about giving her a bargain basement price than some stranger.

I need ita. How long do I ice and then how long off before I re-ice?

I like that couch, Matt.

Sometimes I think my life is fodder for one of those point-and-laugh tragic-comic sitcoms.

Then I realize it's way too boring for that...

I only got an ipod last xmas! Also from the parents.

Sigh. Some people, rather than using the kind of menorah that uses candles, are a bit more authentic and use a kind with little bowls for oil. This, of course, is sometimes kind of messy, to pour the oil into the little cups each night. So there are a few companies that make pre-filled little cups, that you just place into the cups of the menorah and remove the cover.

There was a new brand last year. Made of PLASTIC. So, yeah. You light the oil inside, and soon, the plastic melts. Depending on the design of your menorah, this could send flaming oil dripping onto your table or carpet. These were, of course, recalled.

Seems they're back again this year. New label, but obviously same product.

OK, seriously? That's so wack!

I am having SUCH a "what is WRONG with people?!?!" day.

Hil, that's awful.

So I just turned on the tv and there's this guy yelling "Root! Root! Gotta get the root!" and you know what I thought. Except he was yelling "roof."