The home improvement project is going well. Made an exhausting trip to IKEA on Friday. (I think all trips to IKEA are exhausting, probably.) Spent yesterday putting together some CD racks and TV/stereo stand. And hanging curtains. I'm really liking how the living room is shaping up -- though, the most offensive items (futon, wicker chair, ugly-ass fake fireplace that doesn't even work and horrible marble underneath it) are still there. I have a comfy chair that I like a lot on the way. Still don't have a sofa. The other one was taken back, and now I have a credit at Busvan (the store where I bought it), so I guess I'll need to go back and hopefully find another sofa that they can get up the stairs. If there is such a thing. Had the idea that it may be possible to go through the neighbor's apartment and then up the back. Have to look into that.