Chrisonomicon

Monday, October 28, 2002

I want to buy a home for the obvious reasons—equity, tax breaks, pride in ownership—but the big one that's standing out in my mind right now is Ty Pennington and affording a future locale for an episode of Trading Spaces. M got me hooked on the show when, upon waking late on Sunday mornings, we'd drift into the living room with coffee and watch Ty buzz-saw away a permanent place in our hearts.

The idea has been on my mind lately and it hasn't been a new one but living in a rental again has brought about the routine, apartment-life complaints, most of which involve neighbors, directly or not: noisy neighbors, messy neighbors, neighbors who are just plain weird. M and I talked about his previous experience with a live-in boyfriend. I'm not sure if I'd want to give up my personal space and time alone, but there are certainly a lot of benefits to living with one another.

It helps to have two people for the show, anyway.