Meta-recs site info / vacation update

[thistlechaser]

Good news: Thanks to a comment, I tracked down the former mod of wereadshite. She doesn't want to run it anymore, so she accepted my offer to take over. I wanted to go with the new place (recsrainbow) instead of wereadshite because I paid for recsrainbow for a year (so that I could change the style and list the site links on the left). She agreed to that, and is going to put up a comment on wereadshite redirecting people to recsrainbow. Woo!

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Vacation update: Spent much of the day at Ikea today. *drool* So much to buy! So much that I didn't need but wanted wanted wanted! I know elo_sf had trouble with them, and my visit didn't end the way I wanted it to, but still! So much stuff! I think I could have lived on the first floor (of the East Palo Alto one). So much kitchen stuff! I don't even cook and I just wanted it all.

The downside of the Ikea visit: The one thing I went there for (a dresser) they were out of the style I liked. I ordered it online, but I bet the postage will be murder (the package weighs 100 pounds). The other thing I found that I really liked (a giant hedgehog-shaped foot rest thingie) they were out of. I did buy a ton of kitchen stuff though.

Tomorrow: Driving up north and east, checking out what's east and north of Oakland.

Comments

[gconnor.livejournal.com]

If you like the name, you can rename your new journal to wereadshite and it will still be paid. Of course the old wereadshite might need to be renamed first... and by the time you get two rename tokens you might be getting close to the cost of a year :) On second thought a redirect sounds fine.

[metron-ariston.livejournal.com]

Oooh, IKEA. Giant store of furniture madness. I personally love the area near all the product with 'seconds'. Greg and I (and his parents) have gotten some great, cheap stuff there... often marked down over half off simply because the packaging was opened or there was a small scratch somewhere invisible. Greg's parents got six huge bookshelves for around $200.

Half of the furniture in our apartment is IKEA. (Actually, that's kind of embarrassing. @_@)

nod...

[elo-sf.livejournal.com]

...the first floor of ikea is admittedly evil.

But a good sort of evil and their prices are Crazzy Eddie Insane.

[loup_noir]

East of Oakland, not much. Berkeley is fun. Great used bookstores and good people watching. The rest of the I-80 corridor is kinda dull. There's an Ikea in Emeryville should you need another consumer jolt. North of Oakland is pretty. Keep going north on 101 until hit Cloverdale, head west until you hit hwy 1 and you're in my neck of the woods. Email if you're bringing mom up this far.

Oooh! Do take mom to Napa. It's a combination of wine tasting and gorgeous architecture. The vines may still be in full color about now.

[recsrainbow.livejournal.com]

Ah, thank you for the info! She's not feeling too well this morning, so I'm not sure how far we'll get today, but if we head up that way I will!

Thanks,
Thistle

[recsrainbow.livejournal.com]

Grrr. Wrong LJ name. I'm never going to keep these two straight. :P

Re: nod...

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

But a good sort of evil and their prices are Crazzy Eddie Insane.

Exactly! Their prices (and quality) are way better than any discount place!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Oh, I didn't see any section for seconds! I would have loved to get things from there, too!

(Actually, that's kind of embarrassing. @_@)

Nah, don't be embarrassed by that! Good furniture for cheap prices? What's wrong with that? :)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Hm, true. That was a thought, but I think renamings take $10? If so then yeah, just about a year's worth of paid time. Oh well!

[kaiz.livejournal.com]

Good news: Thanks to a comment, I tracked down the former mod of wereadshite. She doesn't want to run it anymore, so she accepted my offer to take over.

Yay! Very glad and thanks for taking on this mammoth task. :-)

What do I need to do to get my recs page added to the list?

Oh and have a great rest of your vacation!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm happy to be able to do something useful for the fandom. :)

What do I need to do to get my recs page added to the list?

Just check out the user page of the group, it has my email and the format to send it in.

Oh and have a great rest of your vacation!

Will do!