Changes

As mentioned before, I've wondered if moving away would be a solution to my problems. The jury's still out on that. But there has been something that has been on my mind lately. I think it has to do with the fact that I walk past this section several times a day at Wal-Mart.

I want new things.

Particularly house/bedroom things.

I want to buy these bed-in-a-bag things, get new shelves, dressers, etc and get rid of my old ones.

I have a lot of my sisters things in my room. Combined with the things that haven't changed in their since the beginning of time, it looks like a 12 year old lives there instead of a 25 year old. I don't want any of this furniture any more.

And I'm tired of that pale blue paint on my walls. I want something bolder. Bright reds or dark greens. Something that says this is my room.

I just need money.

Upgrades of Life Part 2

So, just a few continuing thoughts on the upgrades of life.

Do we ever really finish upgrading? As soon as we buy a new computer, it's outdated as something new has just been released. We buy a new phone and there's a better one in a week. I'm currently using an LG Rumor. A few weeks after I got it, the Rumor 2 was released. Yay for technology.

So where do we draw the line? Should we get something new as soon as we figure out that something we have isn't as top of the line as someone else's? Well, of course not, obviously. That's just a waste of money.

But the fact is that we, as a society, want our technology better, faster. And right now, it's getting on the market faster than we know what to do with it. Maybe we should slow down the technology a little. Even if we cut our current technological advances a little bit, we'd still be a pretty technological advanced race. We could then use the money into something like helping to fight diseases or feed starving children.

And it's not like we're competing against anyone. In the Cold War/Space War, it was all about the US getting ahead of the USSR in terms of technology and getting into space. Is this still happening? Are we trying to compete with other countries to see who can make the best laptop and cell phone? It shouldn't be like that. We should be working together, building and learning for all of humanity. That way, when the aliens come, we can say "well, our computers can do just about anything. Plus, we've beaten cancer and fed all the poor kids in Africa".

At least then maybe the aliens will let Earth live. We're smart and we care!

Upgrades of Life

In our lives, we're always upgrading, going from one thing to something better. Sometimes, we do it because technology requires us to upgrade. They don't make VHS anymore, so buying a VCR isn't a great idea. Sometimes, something is old and doesn't work well, so we need something new, like a new car. Sometimes...well...sometimes, you just want to upgrade.

When I look at the things I have, I think how I'd like to upgrade: newer laptop, smartphone, HDTV. I wonder why I'd want to upgrade. My laptop is about three years old, and things are breaking on it. The dvd player doesn't work, it doesn't recognize the webcam and the battery is shot. If I were to get a new laptop, I could justify it. The smartphone - well...everyone else has one! Why do I have a feeling that's not a good enough argument? If I wasn't living home, or if I was more popular, than maybe I could. But not now. Maybe I just want one because I'm jealous everyone else does. HDTV...well, I needed a new tv, and I got the cheapest TV I could find...which was also HD. Getting the HD box and subscribing to HDTV seems like the next logical step.

I can also upgrade my clothes! I've lost 15lbs and I'm proud to say I'm done a size in my clothes! That makes me so...I don't know how to describe it. Someday, I'll get a little smaller and I can wear even more clothes that fit me well. I know I won't be small, since I don't think I'm genetically able to be bone-skinny. But at least I'm not a plus size anymore :)

So, now do I upgrade? I got new clothes, so now I just need to figure out what now.

Also, no new news on the nanaimo bar quest.