You're wrong about River. River's not on the ship. They didn't want her here, but she couldn't make herself leave. So she melted... Melted away. They didn't know she could do that, but she did.

River ,'Objects In Space'


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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Hil R. - Apr 06, 2008 11:26:10 am PDT #9726 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Happy Birthday Amy and Annabel!

I just tried to order a bookcase from IKEA. The bookcase was $59.99. The shipping came to $295.17. That's a no. Just ordered a different one from Target, which has free shipping.


Theodosia - Apr 06, 2008 11:43:29 am PDT #9727 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Eeek on the shipping... while IKEA furniture might be smart and stylish for its price, you might as well shop at Crate & Barrel for that kind of overall price.

I bought myself a book on Java programming so I need to sit down with it and see if it indeed clears up any of my problems....


Daisy Jane - Apr 06, 2008 12:17:38 pm PDT #9728 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

IKEA shipping is pretty notoriously expensive. Before there was a store up in Frisco, people used to drive down to Houston to pick up their pre-ordered furniture.


Hil R. - Apr 06, 2008 12:20:55 pm PDT #9729 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Yeah, I don't have a car, a Zipcar would be at least $50 for the amount of time I'd need to get to IKEA and back, and I'm already begging friends with cars for a ride to Passover shopping, which is more of a priority than bookshelves right now. But shipping being several times the cost of the item is just ridiculous.


brenda m - Apr 06, 2008 12:27:52 pm PDT #9730 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Yeah, I took a Zipcar to Ikea once. Once. Still a lot cheaper than shipping, but just getting an actual rental car would cost less, and not be so stressful in terms of getting it back in time.


Hil R. - Apr 06, 2008 12:29:36 pm PDT #9731 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Yeah. Zipcar is pretty good for grocery shopping somewhere relatively within the neighborhood, but not so good for going out of the city.


Daisy Jane - Apr 06, 2008 12:44:06 pm PDT #9732 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

We don't have zipcar which is another reason the "just tow the uninsureds' cars" people piss me off.


Trudy Booth - Apr 06, 2008 12:44:26 pm PDT #9733 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

You know when you have a fever and the blanket on means you're roasting and the blanket off means you're freezing?

Like that.


Jessica - Apr 06, 2008 1:38:03 pm PDT #9734 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

In NYC, at least, I have yet to find a rental car agency with a lower weekend day rate than most Zipcars. (Or anywhere at all that will let you return a rental car on Sunday except to the airport.) So I love it for day trips.


Amy - Apr 06, 2008 1:41:29 pm PDT #9735 of 10001
Because books.

Thanks for the birthday wishes! There's sunshine here today, and there will be cake later, so I'm knee-deep in happy.