Mmmmmmm, Ikea

That was a surprisingly painless morning; $1500 or so, and I think I've gotten all the furniture I'll need for the short term, all arranged to be delivered on Friday evening. I bought one, six foot bookcase - shall we start a sweepstake on how long it'll take me to fill it?

I'd also forgotten that Ikea do a wide range of household goods, so I've also picked up almost everything I need for the kitchen, too. I'll still need to pick up a couple of bits, like a microwave, and I'm pretty sure I'm not going to survive for long without a kettle.

So I'm getting there; come Friday, the apartment should be pretty much furnished, though I'll also still need to pick up curtains, I think - I'd've bought them already, but I don't know what sizes to buy (and it doesn't help that I've never bought curtains before, so this will be yet another learning experience for me.)

Finally, I'd like to apologize to the two women who got on the bus at the same stop as me; got off the bus at the same stop; walked over to Ikea from the bus stop; bumped into me about a half dozen times walking around the showroom part; arrived at the Home Delivery desk about a minute before I did; and then got on the same bus back downtown as I did. I really, really wasn't stalking you.