we got lost in montreal again. it turned out totally fine, but at the time i really had to pee and we were really low on gas. stressed me out! then (for about 10 minutes) i thought i lost my wallet, but it was on the floor in the backseat of the car - thankfully.
it was a really great trip, and i appreciate the fact that we can do fun things like that, especially at minimual expense. i've been thinking about something i heard in a show i was watching at beck's place. the character said "when did life become something you buy". that really stuck with me. i don't want my life to be about buying things. it's not something you purchase, it's not about the things we have. it makes me disappointed that our culture is so obsessed with the latest and greatest. it's not even "keeping up with the jones's" anymore, but rather keeping up with market introduction. we've been told that wants are now needs, and we live in a society of people who live above their means in order to have those "needs".
b and me, we don't have cellphones, we don't have cable tv, we don't have a blu-ray player or current electronics. most of our furniture is used or hand-me-downs. and we live in a tiny one-bedroom apartment. some would think we're kind of lame. but the reality is, very few people can have EVERYTHING they want, so we all have to pick and choose how we want to spend our time and money. my dad has a neighbour who spends 500 bux a month on satellite. the guy has hundreds of channels, but i suspect he doesn't go anywhere or do anything interesting. we all pay in one way or another. we give up something to get something else. us lorimers, we try to live frugally in order to do other things we like more.
speaking of things we don't have... beckie gave me her old rabbit ears! we now get one channel - cbc! hooray! i'm very excited about this. i like that it's kinda retro. i want to digress a little. sometimes it's hard to keep life simple, but i think it's important and more sustainable (see above paragraph).
you say yes, i say no.
you say stop, and i say go go go!
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