"I want"

There, I said it. I don't care of it makes me seem selfish. I learned a long time ago in my "Eastern Religions" class that some believe that attachment to worldly goods is a bad thing. I am here to contradict great minds such as buddha and let you know that denying yourself is even worse.

The truth is we all do things in order to get something out of it. I I do not play basketball for the love of the game but for the good feeling I get from pushing myself to the limit. I helped a stranger out on the subway the other day merely because I want to single-handedly change the perception that New Yorkers aren't friendly.

I was a little ashamed at first to admit that I want. In order to hide the true nature of this list I titled it "TIW" instead of Things I Want; A list of worldly attachments that may make me seem a little childish. I think it is completely acceptable and grown up to realize that there are things that you can possess that will change your outlook on yourself and the world around you.

For instance if I had a Wii I would be less involved with politics. The games look so fun and addictive that I wouldn't have time to listen to the radio or read the paper. It's not that I would stop caring, no, I would merely cease knowing.

Wanting is not bad as long as it is done responsibly. Nobody would look down on me if I admitted that i want world peace, I don't think that every desire has to be so deep. I want an XBOX 360 but will not forfeit on my mortgage, car payment or rob someone in order to attain this. This is the "don't hang your hat where you can't reach" theory. Basically I think it is fine, in fact quite healthy to admit - to be truthful concerning wants because otherwise it just eats you up inside.

You know what they say "Sunshine is the best disinfectant." Take that Ghandi!!!

WIP

Domestic...

I never thought that word would be applied to me before I hit my thirties but here I am. I am the modern day Paige Davis mixed with a refined Hildi Santo-Tomas. My room was transformed from beige tedium into Suessial vibrancy (???) with a couple strokes of the brush. Gone is the drab commercial carpeting and in with the eco-friendly alternative known as bamboo. Bamboo does not stop at the floor though, it permeates the entire space from the divider to the rods in the closet. As I said... Domestic.

Rhyme Reason Treason

Ridiculous Ranchers Ripping Roots
of Dried Dreary Deciduous Trees
Taking a Toll on Tamed Lands
Languishing Laymen Lay their
Rights Right down for the wrong Reason
Precaution Preached by Preeminent Persons
But Brother and Sister Still Sent to the Sun Stroked
Desert, they Deserve Deeper Deliberation
Before Being Betrayed By Brash Decisions
Better yet Bring them Back NOW!!!

Old to the New

My Housewarming Party was what I would term "the note." I find use it as a more dignified version of "the Mad Note;" It makes me sound older and more sophisticated although it is perilously close to "the slope." The old year ended with Lbo and I frantically trying to piece the place together before anyone could arrive. Unfortunately for us one our invisible shelves exploded before our visitors arrived (Perhaps that was actually fortunate). When we tried to remove the bracket that still hung dangerously on the wall we realized that the screw was stripped. I had to act quickly and hopped over to the HomeDepot where I purchased my first Dremel, which made quick work of the screw. I sawed through the phillips head and made it into a flat head. Exciting!!!

The party had everything: great people, mediocre food and tons of alcohol. There was even dancing but I won't write any further about that. We sent the old year off with some Brugal. I later found out that it is rated internationally the best rum in the world. After the first shot I was sold on it's rating but at that point I would have also bought land in Florida. I insisted on watching the countdown on Univision, the station that brings you "Sabado Gigante!," however everyone else felt it was a terrible idea. Instead they chose to watch Dick Clark as he fumbled through the countdown.

Wonder Twins

No you cannot get it off Craig's List, nor would you want to. The Wonder twins are some guys we hired to do work for us but didn't actually know their names. At one point we thought they both had the same name; they didn't look alike at all. The last part is that we found that the work was not the best, in fact we still have a broken time from the work done in the kitchen. Makes you wonder why more things that they did haven't broken or spontaneously combusted...yet. That's all I have to say about that.

"Crap I got off Craig's List."

The entire apartment is like a who's who (or maybe a what's what) of Craig's List. There is at least two items on each floor from Craig's List. I found that the magic price for all items no matter the original cost or the size is an even $50. If someone can walk away with fifty they feel as if the transaction was totally worth it. I think fifty dollars has become the new twenty dollars as the most accepted currency. That was a made up "fact" but sounds like it could be true, which is good enough for me. Does anyone even forge 20s anymore? How much will that do for you?

If anyone knows where I can get a pot rack for $50 or less it would be appreciated.