stuff and space

i look around at the house that hmc’s staying in, and i’m floored. it’s just so spacious. there’s just so much room. and that’s just the downstairs that she’s living in, this doesn’t even take into account the much huger upstairs part of the house.

well, ok, this is los angeles, which means you’re living in the world’s largest suburb, so of course things are going to be big and spacious. that’s the trade-off for not being able to walk anywhere to get a cup of coffee or a great meal at a nearby restaurant: space. space means that things are away from you, but then when you want things, you have to go to where they are.

the other side effect of having so much space is that all of hmc’s things don’t look so cluttered and imposing when they’re spread out over such a wide area. as opposed to at home, where our stuff is jammed into a little (but very cool and cute) apartment. but i do think and wonder, “where the hell is all of this stuff going to go when (if) she moves back home?”

maybe i should just break down and rent a storage space like she’s been pestering me to for the past, uh, forever. but i’m of the mind that people should just own less things. if you don’t have room for it, get rid of it! if you can’t even see it or use it every day, why even have it? for what? for when?

it’s like moving all over again, which is basically paying for your own stuff again, just in a different place. this is even worse, because you’re literally paying for your own stuff to be in a different place. and it never ends! it’s just an excuse to keep more crap.

but what’s the alternative? i’ve already missed my window of opportunity to secretly sell stuff while she was away. she’s already caught onto that plan and has started taking mental inventory of all the things i’ve been eyeing.

i still haven’t unloaded the land cruiser from four weeks ago when i drove a lot of hmc’s stuff back up because i can’t figure out where it’s all going to go. there’s some creative packing i can do, but it’ll be tight. and meanwhile, all that stuff in the land cruiser makes it hard to actually sell the land cruiser.

anyone want to buy a land cruiser with lots of cool stuff in it?

Posted at October 16, 2004 1:59 PM