mundanity

[kespernorth]

It seems like the only personal conversations I hear going on around here are on the topic of houses bought and sold, kitchens remodeled, cars purchased. They speak of things with real care, real vehemence, like they were talking about the fate of their life and freedom.

The idea of having a serious emotional investment in the color of my kitchen counters is really foreign to me, almost repugnant. It just seems so... horribly dull and meaningless. I don't want to fritter away my private life with "home improvement" and having a deck added to the house. I want to live and dream and write and enjoy the company of my friends and loved ones.

These people need bigger dreams. *sigh*

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[narnee.livejournal.com]

The idea of having a serious emotional investment in the color of my kitchen counters is really foreign to me, almost repugnant. It just seems so... horribly dull and meaningless.

Some people think making friends on the Internet is dull and meaningless. You don't. It's all a matter of what interests people. Besides, home is home - would you want to have bright yellow kitchen counters? I think not.

I don't want to fritter away my private life with "home improvement" and having a deck added to the house. I want to live and dream and write and enjoy the company of my friends and loved ones.

Then don't. Personally, I want to buy a condo or a house so I don't have to open my doors to anyone I don't want to, and so I can never again have off-white walls. It would be easier for me to live and dream and write and enjoy company in a residence that's really *mine*, where everything is how I choose and I can be proud of it.

These people need bigger dreams. *sigh*

Maybe home improvement is only part of their dreams, and they have others you don't know about.