Humidity more than heat, I bet. But I have no ideas of what to do except wait for fall!

Hilariously, Apartment Therapy suggests (a) a dehumidifier, (b) a heat lamp, (c) moving to Phoenix. [link] But that makes me think a hair dryer might help.

It's really annoying -- my cable remote was programmed to work with my TV, and it can do everything except switch input. The cable guy tried it with a few different codes, and the TV just wouldn't recognize the switch input button with any of them. So I use the cable remote most of the time, but have to keep the TV remote around just for when I'm switching between TV and DVD and Wii.

OK, so the solution is either heat or cold.

Hil, you need to dry out the drawer. If you can get to the underside, aim a hairdryer at it or put an incandescent light under it for a few hours. Try whacking the sides sharply after protecting them with something like cardboard. If those don't work, see if you can get some lubricant in the sides. The best is a graphite lubricant, but even WD-40 might work. After you've gotten it out, rub wax on the runners to keep it from happening again.

"Adirondack chair" is my brain's default answer to "going to stretch out and read outside not by a pool".

Christ, though, the prices. No wonder Cost Market is sold out (and it was a hideous colour). I'm not paying > $450 for *one* chair that won't be usable every day: [link] . Even BB&B's plastic one is expensive: [link] I have my 20% off coupons like a good girl, but even so...

And then transporting and building. FUCK LIFE. (Though shipping from BB&B is only $32 for $550 worth of chair and stool).

Usability fail--I can't add *some* BB&B items to my cart without using the keyboard (form defaults quantity to zero). Why should this [link] and [link] be different?

And, man, my brain is buzzing with half-baked usability critiques. I need to study up on that properly now that my department has changed.

Fruit salad for lunch again today. I can't believe this is both appealling and satisfying. Clearest benefit to the new "diet"? Reduced edema. I will never have slender ankles, but their swelling is markedly reduced since I've started the "anti-inflammation" diet. So that's good to know, since doctors haven't done anything other than "salt pills" in that regard. And nod. Diuretics and nodding.

"Adirondack chair" is my brain's default answer to "going to stretch out and read outside not by a pool".

One of the really nice additions to my college since I graduated is that the grounds are just littered with Adirondack chairs now. It's so great - you can just plop down on a sunny day and do your reading outside in comfort.

I'm not paying > $450 for *one* chair that won't be usable every day

It's supposed to last forever though, no?

It's supposed to last forever though, no?

I don't need it for forever. Do normal chairs for $80 fall apart in less than five years, especially ones not moved around a lot or exposed to harsh extremes? The one at Cost Market was going to cost $50. One a year for nine years, and I get to vary colours.

There's just nothing I'm going to do to 1 outdoor chair that needs that much money in it, even if every cent is spent on something traceable. It's like buying a bag worth $750 because "it's worth it!" Only if you want/need that much bag.

No, you're right.