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I nailed it.

Now that I cohabitate, I’ve got me some furniture to sell! Details inside.

Basically, my entire uptown apartment is for sale. Everything is in good-used condition except where noted. Asterisks indicate items that can’t be taken until the end of October, because if I sold, say, my bed, the guy subletting my apartment would be pretty pissed. All prices are half retail or less.

Foyer

~ $10 metal and thatch Pier 1 foyer table 8″ x8″ x 36″ for umbrellas, keys, a plant, etc. $20

~ 5′ x 4′ rag rug (faded but nice, Pier 1 I think) $10 *

Living room

~ Castro sofabed, multi colors on beige, full size sleeper, seats 3, 66×36″, good for tight spaces $400 *

~ Ikea unfinished wood coffee table $20

~ Ikea unfinished wood wall unit approx 84″ x 48″ with shelves, drawers,

cabinet $150 *

~ Two standard-width, extra-long accordion-fold window shades, light beige color, semi-sheer to let light in (custom cut) $50 for both *

~ 6′ x 6′ light beige carpet-style rug $20

~ Black swing-arm lamp $10

~ Small blue-shade coffee table lamp $15

~ 440-CD rotating white Ikea CD storage rack (great storage, doesn’t swivel well) $40 and/or Boltz 600-CD wall rack (retail $295 unassembled; like new) $200

Bedroom

~ Serta full-size bed with box spring, frame, drape (retail $600, linens

available) $150 *

~ 7′ x 4′ dark green rug (not in good shape but soft) $10 *

~ Ikea small 5-drawer dresser $10 (attractive but junky; good starter value)

~ Computer table with pull-out keyboard tray, space for tower or desktop CPU, monitor stand (great utility) $75

~ Comfy cushioned multi-adjustable black desk chair (great shape) $50

~ Matching floor and table Ikea lamps, brushed steel and handsome

patterned-white lampshades $50 set *

~ Two basic Home Depot shelves and wall mounts $10

~ Light green triangular Ikea side table (cute) $10

Kitchen

~ white Ikea microwave stand with shelf and cabinet (my brother took the microwave) $25 *

~ collapsable round white table (Ikea) and two chairs (has wear and tear, good value) $50 set *

Bathroom

~ Curved two-deck shiny metal with holes wall-mounting shelves and towel rack (great shape) $20

~ Brushed aluminum towel bar (fancier than the apartment it’s in) $20 *

~ Large and small navy blue bathroom rugs (fairly new, well kept) $20 set *

Computer

~ 17″ Sony Trinitron monitor (Apple- and PC-compatible) in fantastic shape but won’t fit my new wall unit $85

~ Junky Apple StyleWriter 1200 printer $20

Appliances

~ 8000 btu GE air conditioner with temp-control, 3-speed fan, variable exhaust (I also have a 6200 but I ain’t selling that one) $200 *

~ Toaster oven $15 *

~ 20″ RCA TV $40 (good sound, picture bleeds a bit off left edge) *

Contact me for more information or to set up a visit/cut a deal.

Hershey’s Web site has a Web page listing the various permutations of candy portions and combinations under 100 calories. Most of them stay under five grams of fat, too. Cheers to Hershey for considering consumers like me—chocoholics who want to sneak a sweet snack while sticking to their diets.

Rockport, Mass., Saturday, 2 p.m.: Buy fried clams from Roy Moore, cooked to perfection.

Essex, Mass., Saturday, 8 p.m.: Drive past Woodman’s and Farnham’s, the originators of the fried Ipswitch clam, each with a long line out the door. Lick lips and pat belly knowingly.

The New York Times, Wednesday: The Deep-Fried Truth About Ipswich Clams. “The legend of Ipswich fried clams continues,” writes the Times reporter. “Why?” One trip to Cape Ann answers that question for good.

My weekend to come: driving to Rockland County; driving to Foxwoods; gambling; driving to Rockport, Mass., on Cape Ann; checking into the Yankee Clipper Inn with my family and my to-be-betrothed; eating seafood; meandering/shopping; buynig penny candy; climbing on rocks; swimming; blowing bubbles; and wading thigh-deep in a tide pool looking for starfish (to look at) and crabs (to race).

See y’all Monday.

Dumb accessory.

Amy and I set a date last night: August 23, 2003, at the Essex House in Manhattan. We have our band lined up too. Progress!

Amy didn’t want me to set up a Web page about our wedding but I did anyway. Nothing mushy in there, I promise.

Thixotropic solids have a thick and gelatinous form yet become more liquid upon activity. Many examples are found in the home: ketchup, mayonnaise, toothpaste, for example. This is a distinct state of being beyond gelatinous.

I had been groping for this word some time ago and was pleasantly reminded of it by the Last Word question, What’s the best way of getting ketchup out of the bottle without breaking the bottle or splattering the sauce?

Irresistible meme: Is my Blog HOT or NOT?

Today: free popcorn chicken at KFC.

Today: Restaurant Day all over New York City, with cheap food sold on the sidewalk.

Monday: free pizza at Two Boots in New York.

All next week: Shops participating in Restaurant Week serve three-course meals for $20.02.