The IKEA store closest to Waterville Maine is in Stoughton Massachussetts

...this Interesting Geographical Fact brought to you by Sharon's Continuing Search for a New Desk.

Extra Bonus Geographic Fun Fact: Stoughton Massachussetts is 202 miles from Waterville Maine.

A couple of questions for those who live in more urban environments -- what's IKEA's quality like, on average? Anybody have any up-close-and-personal experience with this desk? Can you paint this stuff? (White is not my Happy Color.) Should I just go to Evelyn's in Skowhegan and see if they have an old kitchen table in the upstairs of the barn somewhere that they'll sell me cheap, and deliver? Tell all!

Later that same day...

Thanks to everyone for your input on IKEA in specific and desk solutions in general. *Continues to mull.*

I wrote some today. In and around that, I went to the day-job, where there's not much doin' at all, did grocery shopping, picked up Magic Pink Stuff for Hexapuma, and not-so-magic thyroid stuff for Sharon, and came on home, wondering why I was feeling so very...warm.

Ninety-three degrees fahrenheit/34 degrees celsius would be why. What is this? Summer in Baltimore? Tomorrow, we're only promised 80F/27C -- a cooling trend! Then back to liveable -- mid-60s/15ish -- on the weekend. Sunday's looking to be a pretty day for the graduation ceremonies. Not that I'll be there; I'll be home, writing. Getting a wrap on the first draft is looking more and more possible.

On the other hand, writers are Really Good at self-delusion.

Going to do dishes now, and go to bed early, hoping to sleep.

Progress on Mouse and Dragon

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