Brains!

I'm going to write about my current obsession with entering to win the HGTV Dream Home, but the more I think about it, the more ridiculous the obsession seems. Of course I knew it was ridiculous to begin with. Besides the fact that I'll never get randomly chosen, (and even if I did they could reject me upon researching my background and discovering I'm un-married and don't have 2.5 kids), paying the taxes off to keep the damn thing and its contents is impossible. I start up my computer, check my emails, and then go right to HGTV.com to enter myself in the sweepstakes everyday. Then if the mood is right, and I'm willing to dream, I'll shuffle through some of the pictures, imagine myself cooking in the double island kitchen, or taking a bath in the "slipper tub", or selling the 'kids room' furniture on ebay.

Last night I shouted downstairs to Jordan, "dude I don't know what is wrong with me, I want this house, but I have no interest in being a matron, which clearly the winner is supposed to be". He replied probably not looking away from the football, "well you've got the nagging part down". So much support, at least he's not playing WoW.

I recently checked out what previous HGTV homes looked like, and this years is by far the best. I think I'm attracted to it, because its old victorian style, and that appeals to my Humboldt heart ache. Although I've forgotten all the names, I studied this architecture in my Settlement Geography class, and feel somehow connected? I also like most every room in the house, minus a few chairs and lamps which could easily be removed. It's in Sonoma, the visions I have of are of golden light setting blaze to fall colored grape vines, which frankly isn't bad at all. It's not as remote as Humboldt, still close enough to the real world, to be associated with my fond memories of NorCal.

The interesting thing is that I know if I were ever in the position to aquire a home, the normal-non sweepstakes way, I would never think of purchasing a huge house like this. It doesn't appeal to me to own a house I don't use every room for, waste the energy to heat it, clean it, blah blah blah. I quite content with the idea of getting an apartment, I'm not tied down to. But I know I want a useable kitchen, but I think the small appliances, pots, pans and a damn good Santoku knife make your kitchen.