what have i become? last night j and i went to see “burn after reading”. but beforehand we dropped in to bloomie’s so she could return some stuff. there it was… sitting between theory and hugo boss suiting… a ermenegildo zegna fitted long blazer/overcoat of sorts. i bit the bullet after trying some jack spade bags on and walked back to try it on. it was amazing… and i knew it would go so well with my day to day slacks, medium starched shirts, and overpriced ties.
jesse would say that i am “t3h gay”… but it’s kind of like the bloomies salesman said… “that’s very New York”. i know i’m saving for a house… but it’s so hard… a mid-twenties yuppie… knowing you can quote un-quote “afford” something and yet denying yourself the pleasure. i guess that’s the source of most of the problems we’re facing today. consumerism. buying on credit the things we don’t need but “want” so badly.
i turned the price tag over… i’m not sure what i was expecting… maybe half or 3/4ths of the figure that i saw… “$1,299″. i walked away. i have expensive hobbies. $1,300 could easily be a project guitar, a ’69 datsun 510, or 35 shares of Schnitzer Steel. i had to think to myself that “normal” people don’t buy $1,300 coats… and that $1,300 could save a lot of lives. a lot.
tonight i found myself at a club with some of the most spendy asian-americans that the US has to offer. a quarter of the asian yuppies in the city must have been at this party. i looked around as i sipped on my $10 jack and coke watching the i-bankers that may not have a job next month and all their friends that managed to find a way to survive in the second most expensive city in the nation. and not just survive. we’re doing well.
… but what are we living for? another friday night at a happening club? another round for our friends? shots for the ladies? we are the target market. we spend, we spend, and we spend… on nothing at all. we think that we can buy happiness. in a 3-series… in a posh apartment… in cocktails for our friends… but can this really make us happy?
… i’m not so sure.
where is you. i keep missing you
good post 3.14 dude. thanks for that.
that’s a good question. where do you draw the line though? is $15 for a dinner out too much to spend? some xtians would exclaim yes, and some would admit yes while eating their $25 dinners.
it’s a moving baseline, i suppose. find your happiness, stick to it, and only change when you hit those milestones
it really is a moving baseline. i know (of?) many wealthy christians that are able to AND DO give more than i can ever imagine and still have plenty leftover to spend on themselves. and i may be one of those that say $15 is too much for dinner while i easily and without reservation had quite a few dinners last month that cost twice as much or more.
i guess i don’t have that big of a problem with the spending, and you know i’m definitely not one of those ultra-cons that think everything in the world is evil. so i must lie in some gray abyss. it’s just that i wonder if there’s a point where it just becomes completely ridiculous…
i spent 11 buck on a dirty martini.
and 13 on a plate of food.
24$
if i had a date.
another 24$
if we had dessert
another 6$
Tax and tip.
Total…roughly 60$ WTH!!!!!!