And most poor suckers are starving to death!

I got a call from Audra’s mom– Audra is fine and little baby Julia is healthy and she is the most beautiful little baby in the entire world! She even emailed me pictures to prove it! And if anything, she understated! Okay, I gotta get myself ready– off I go to the hospital!

This has been quite a weekend for me. I’ve spent most of it biting my nails and thinking of Audra. For those not in the know, Audra is/was very preggers. This is the weekend she’s gonna spit out a little rug rat. I know, it seems too soon for me too. I mean, it was just December when she told me she thought she might be with child. That was just a couple months ago, right? At any rate, I got a call from her hubby on Friday saying the time was nigh but I haven’t heard anything since. I am just so anxious to know the baby is out and well and the name they chose and how much she weighs and if she is the girl we are pretty sure she is. Time will tell. Must be patient.

I ruined it. I killed the surprise. Rather than patiently waiting for the new Ikea catalog to come out- I viewed the online edition. There’s something so sweet about getting the latest Ikea catalog and flipping through it the first time and imagining myself in the rooms. It’s the only time I indulge my old dreams of Europe (and in particular, Germany). I think about tea and Silke and down comforters engulfed in beautiful duvet covers, old door knobs, brötchen, Nutella, cheese, chocolate, Weinachtsfest, Glühwein, Döner Kabobs, Kinder Eier, Stephan Remmler, etc… So I live vicariously through the Ikea catalog. Except I didn’t do that with the online version. Oh well.

I went to The Dump (yes this is the actual name of the furniture store) and I purchased a sofa for the loft. It’s really nice. The color is a little unusual and the styling fits my taste. Here it is:

Dimensions: 37″ H x 82″ W x 41″ D
Weight: 125 lbs

The color is showing up a little brighter in the picture than it is in reality. The sofa will arrive next Sunday. I can hardly wait.

Now I need to figure out what to do with my old futon. Do you think it’s a smart idea to put a listing up on Craig’s List for a free futon? How else can I get rid of it? I can’t think of any other option.

There is something going on… if you access this page with Internet Explorer. Firefox and Opera are fine. Internet Explorer gives an error that the page can’t be opened and operation aborted. I sent an email to dreamhost– we’ll see if they can get it fixed.

Is something weird going on here or is it just me?