I had not been to Ikea in over two years. Parking is a pain. Traffic is
murder. Since I had to go to work and it was on my way home, I
decided to stop and see if anything had changed.
Nope, nothing had changed. Same cute/weird stuff. That is why I stay
away. When I walk into Ikea, I ask myself, "What do I want?"
Note how that should actually read "What do I NEED?"
The answer is: I don't need anything.
I walked out with kitchen stuff and other junk. Let see, it is the seventeenth
day of 2004 and I have yet to cook anything in my own home. The funny thing
is one look at my kitchen and no one could help but conclude that I must be a
great cook. Wishful thinking. Subconsciously, I must think that if the kitchen
looks inviting and nice I would eventually go in there and cook. We'll see if
my subconscious is correct.
Ikea is also a great place to people watch. Any onlooker is guaranteed to see
the following:
- people who just moved in together
- couple's disagreeing (read: fighting)
- bored men
- people trying to remember how big the space is where the new thing is
suppose to go - bored kids running around to not be bored
The first two things got me to thinking about couple's and how I am not part
of one. Then came the real question: Do I want to be in a relationship?
After some contemplation the answer was still no. I'll have to revisit this later.
People should control their darn kids.