Invisible Man Season 1 came up for pre-order on Amazon. Children, I nearly wet myself. And ordered it....with the cheap slow shipping because I like to torture myself!
Also, I discovered a site unveiled my long hidden inner shopper. Etsy is the most addictive thing EVER. It's essentially a place for individual craftsman and women to sell there wares which range over pretty much everything imaginable. I've already bought a new messenger bag, a decoupaged jewelry box and an art print. Anyone that knows me well, knows that I usually don't buy nice things for myself, but this place is addictive. But this site has lots of one of a kind items which I find really appealing.
Between that and something my mother mentioned, I arrived at today's post topic. My mother was reading a book that mentioned the current trend of young knitters. The book theorized that knitting was making a come back because people in my generation ( Y boderlining the Millennials) have a real thirst for things that aren't massed produced. That we want to create things that are unique. Now as a generation we're frequently slammed on both fronts for this sort of thing.
On the one hand, our baby boomer parents are said to have infantilized us, over praised us and over emphasized our 'unique like a snowflake' side. Supposedly, this has made us more narcissistic then previous generations.
On the other hand, growing up in the internet age has supposedly made us more hive-minded and more likely to move along with the crowd. We're also supposed to prefer working in groups rather then on our own.
Like any generalization, there is probably some truth to both ideas. I also think that every generation criticizes the one that follows it since cavemen lived long enough to think that those damn kids were crazy with their new grunts and low hanging leopard skins.
The world is changing thanks to the power of technology. The internet allows greater information (good and bad) dispersal and takes down some of the walls of privacy that has stood for years. It is both easier and harder to be an individual in such a state. I'm not going to argue for or against individuality. In western culture there is great confusion as to whether being one is admirable (great thinkers and artists) or not (he's crazy, she just wants attention). And probably depends a lot on the person in question.
I'm not really sure where I'm going with this. It's just been on my mind. All I know is that I saw something different and I wanted it. The idea of something crafted and artistic to put on my Ikea furniture was fun and not nearly as expensive as you'd think. I don't want my potential new apartment to look like some crazed hippie artist decorated it, but I also don't want it to be another page out of the Raymour and Flanigan catalog.
Balls.
Later days,
CGL
