Funny phrases I never thought I'd say #1032

"I'd pee myself if Wonder Years came out on DVD!"

This is what I thought randomly just now. And said out loud. To myself.

No wonder I spend so much time alone...

Old Brick Roads

I have never thought otherwise: I love old buildings and architecture and neighborhoods. I love feeling a sense of history with my surroundings. I love that people in centuries past invested wisely in design and craftsmanship. I love that they conserved space, as land was a valuable commodity and if they spread everything out, people would have a harder time walking around their community. Form and function were both considered of the utmost importance. Furthermore, with a bit of ingenuity on our part, we can make updates and renovations to these old buildings and preserve all of the aforementioned beauty and craftsmanship for future generations.

In this century, those values were forsaken for the gluttony of our times. We spread out because we had the money and the land, and we could drive our cars to everywhere so it didn't matter. The focal point of an establishment became the place we park our cars; the beauty of the building was not considered. We cut back in craftsmanship because it was cheap and we loved that feeling of newness so much that we would probably be tearing it down to replace it before it wore out anyway. 20th Century neighborhoods are disgusting. Slums, or slums-to-be. Culs de sacs litter our world. Subdivisions divide us from neighborhoods of yore. We are wasting so many finite resources in the building, tearing down, rebuilding, and the driving to instead of walking to these places.

This is pure fact to me. It never crosses my mind that it should be otherwise.

Until I was walking on a sidewalk in German Village today. A beautiful old neighborhood that still has a focus on the beauty of natural brick, simple architecture, and greenery. The commerciality of the place is so understated that you barely see the signs for restaurants and stores when driving. It is a neighborhood that was designed for foot traffic. But the sidewalks are in such disrepair that I have a very difficult time walking on them, especially in heels. They are brick, but the ground under them has shifted so much over the years that they are hopelessly uneven. It made me think: Why hasn't anyone repaired these over the years? Why has the brick not been replaced when it breaks? Why hasn't the ground been leveled for ease of walking? Is it for the historical value of the neighborhood? Because for how much I love the historical value of things, I gotta say: the people who built these streets and sidewalks built them to ease transportation. Yet we keep them despite it. They would have thought we were retarded for keeping around a bunch of shattered bricks that they laid a hundred years ago or more when it is actually causing problems for the people that walk on them daily. It would be like people of the future not filling potholes for the sake of historical value.

I found my line of reason in this debate. If the historical brick sidewalk trips people and makes your drink slide off of the cafe table balancing on it, it is stupid to not repair and/or replace it.

Shadows of Fish

The shadows against the wall behind the fish tank are creepy. You don't see a water shadow, just fish moving around in it.

I had never watched Lost before, but this 20 minutes is sucking me in. I don't even know why, I don't know what is going on, and my tv doesn't have a wide screen option so I can't read these curious little pop-up phrases at the bottom of the screen very well. Are those in every episode?

I am so glad its Friday tomorrow. I am losing my mind.