Oh Target
I realize that I still haven't posted pictures of our apartment, but please believe me that Palmer and I have a nice little balcony outside our living room. Up until now, the only things on that balcony have been my bike, some Christmas lights on the railing (yes, still), and an ashtray. Since the weather is getting nice again, and we might conceivably want to sit outside and hang out in the nice weather, Palmer and I decided it was time to buy some outdoor furniture.
Ok, do you know how expensive that shit it?! Even the cheapest set still clocked in at $150. For just two little chairs and a dinky table! wtf?! That was not going to happen, so we decided to just check out Target and see if they had any Adirondack chairs or cheap outdoor chairs available. And they did! Some nice metal frame chairs with green netted seating, and a little metal and glass table to go between them. And since all were on sale, together they cost about $67. SO MUCH BETTER!
But here is where we ran into difficulty- the chairs did not fit in Palmer's car. Not in the trunk, not in the backseat. At all. We didn't want to return the chairs, because we really liked them, so what to do? After a close examination, we realized that we could, in fact, take apart the chairs, as they had bolts holding them together. But did Palmer have a wrench in his car? No. Luckily, we were still right outside a Target! Wrench acquired, we began the dismantling process. Oh. My. God. These things were clearly never meant to be taken apart by human hands- it took us about an hour to get both of them broken down. But hey, at least they fit into the car afterwards!
So we got home, and brought the chairs up, and started to put them back together. Palmer was much faster at getting his chair back together than I was, but eventually they were properly reassembled. Then, sweaty, gross, and tired, we took our chairs outside, placed them on the balcony, sat in them, and smoked triumphant cigarettes.
I also finally located an ice tea container with a spigot that wasn't a)glass or b)mad expensive. Bring on the infused vodka!
Oh, and this exchange occurred in the Target parking lot, as we're disassembling the chairs:
Random Woman: Oh, I hope after you take those apart they fit in your car!
Suze: Thanks, I hope so too!
Random Woman: Because if they don't then you'll have done a lot of work for nothing.
Suze: ...Thanks, that was SO helpful!
Wretched woman.
Ok, do you know how expensive that shit it?! Even the cheapest set still clocked in at $150. For just two little chairs and a dinky table! wtf?! That was not going to happen, so we decided to just check out Target and see if they had any Adirondack chairs or cheap outdoor chairs available. And they did! Some nice metal frame chairs with green netted seating, and a little metal and glass table to go between them. And since all were on sale, together they cost about $67. SO MUCH BETTER!
But here is where we ran into difficulty- the chairs did not fit in Palmer's car. Not in the trunk, not in the backseat. At all. We didn't want to return the chairs, because we really liked them, so what to do? After a close examination, we realized that we could, in fact, take apart the chairs, as they had bolts holding them together. But did Palmer have a wrench in his car? No. Luckily, we were still right outside a Target! Wrench acquired, we began the dismantling process. Oh. My. God. These things were clearly never meant to be taken apart by human hands- it took us about an hour to get both of them broken down. But hey, at least they fit into the car afterwards!
So we got home, and brought the chairs up, and started to put them back together. Palmer was much faster at getting his chair back together than I was, but eventually they were properly reassembled. Then, sweaty, gross, and tired, we took our chairs outside, placed them on the balcony, sat in them, and smoked triumphant cigarettes.
I also finally located an ice tea container with a spigot that wasn't a)glass or b)mad expensive. Bring on the infused vodka!
Oh, and this exchange occurred in the Target parking lot, as we're disassembling the chairs:
Random Woman: Oh, I hope after you take those apart they fit in your car!
Suze: Thanks, I hope so too!
Random Woman: Because if they don't then you'll have done a lot of work for nothing.
Suze: ...Thanks, that was SO helpful!
Wretched woman.