so, cioppa and i went on an adventure of the furniture moving kind...turns out, my car (yonkers) does have seats that move down, however, there exists a barrier between where the seats rest, and where the trunk beings. after probably at least a 20 minute wrestling match with a potential dining room table, fully equipped with folding leaves (this comes into play, i promise), turning it every which way and nearly crying over our lack in ability to force it into my car, we gave up and decided to put it back on the sidewalk where we found it and go home.

once getting it out of the car, holding the blasted table upside down, one of the hateful leaves fell open, and pinched the shit out of my hand, resulting in this:



and this:



all healed now, but still. ouch.