I've got a 2006 macbook, and i have run out of disc space, and now it won't boot up, what can i do?

I've been running dropbox, and adding files from a different computer, and my laptop got jammed full, and now when i start it up,i just get a blue screen, or in safe mode, i get a screen saver type background, but no finder...then i get a message that my disc is full, and i should dump some files, but i still get no finder after that....
Pretty sure i'm running Snow Leopard...version(?)
Help!????
-Greg

nope...
i'm heading to Genius Bar now...thinking that i need to do the fire wire target thing...i just don't have anything to target to...

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