new furniture!

kirk and i went on a field trip to ikea on saturday morning. it was a very surreal experience. after much searching, we bought this three-tiered monstrosity, which barely fit in the car--it's nearly six feet long. the only unfortunate thing about it is that our floor is so stupidly uneven that even with the special adjustable-height legs, we had to bolster each side with cardboard shims. oh well. i still think the whole thing looks nice, though i'm not done loading it up with books just yet.