apples and oranges of the furniture variety.

obviously, we know the heart-wrenching experience i have had regarding my college couch. i'm slowly coming to terms that it'll never again hold a spot in victoria living quarters.

that said ... turns out a friend of the family is looking to get rid of some of his furniture ... and i've been offered a couch, a loveseat AND a rocking recliner. for no cost, although i'm certainly going to give him something for it.

the three pieces will never replace my wise $40 investment of years ago, but i firmly believe that the gods are smiling upon me after the couch-napping my brother committed and karma is back in my favor.

i'll be able to spread out in the comfortable furnishings my living room requires while my old couch will continue to flourish in college living quarters. only difference is that those quarters are now in somerville instead of burlington.

speaking of the boston area ... next weekend holds much music, traveling and laughs, i hope. friday night - degraw/tolcher/vaco in burlington. saturday - road trip to the greater boston area, where i will blow my customary kiss to the skyline and figure out how the hell to get there. saturday night - averi in providence. sunday afternoon - visit somerville, hopefully grasshopper, before a return to all things burlington.

side note: see "big fish." i highly recommend it. alison lohman's resemblence to jessica lange is almost eerie, while ewan mcgregor turns his zip accent from "down with love" into a delight. beth asked if the story was logical in its progession - i'll say that it is not, but there's a logic in its lack of logic. it's worth seeing in the theater.

that said, will they just name "2" "spiderman 2" already? the "2" title in the trailer continues to piss me off.

***editor's note: please update list to the following: couch, loveseat, rocking recliner, possible recliner, desk, and wooden stand. thank you, karma gods ...***