Category: WIBCI

Wouldn’t It Be Cool If: If we knew what we liked?

WIBCI we thought about WHY we like what we like?

When dating someone either in the 2D or 3D world, we are matched with people whom appear to have the same interests as you. But…how much thought did you put into your own preferences? If you have ever chosen what these are, and are able to see them, pull them up and ask yourself, if this true? If you don’t have a ‘list’ somewhere, ask yourself what you ‘like’ in the following categories: food, weather, outdoor activities, color M&M, music, Sesame Street Character. If you don’t know yours, how do you know if you really ‘match’ with others?

I love architecture. I do not ‘work’ in this industry or anything that touches it. I was not brought up appreciating it, nor did I study it at any point in my academic career. I cannot remember when this first took hold as something I dig, but I’ve thought a lot about it.

I love architecture, but not generally speaking. I particularly like 17th-19th century homes. Not fortresses, castles nor churches… homes. I like architecture that was lived in; not where people sheltered in, a place that was once seized, nor places that speak of blasphemy and penance. I like places that were a families little world upon which to stamp.

People’s status was important to people even centuries ago, but without social media, it had to be shown in other ways. This was done through clothes, means of transport, and of course, your home. According to information found at The House of Seven Gables, in the 17th century, a sign of affluence was the size and number of decorative nails/studs in your front door. They didn’t do anything, hence the sign of wealth. But I’ve found that these facts weren’t what I was most interested in. More than the aspects of architecture that showed affluence, I’ve discovered that the more Utilitarian the aspect of the house, the better. I love what the time period dictated was necessary, and often, the more humble the purpose, the better.

I like coat chutes, boot scrapers, and coffin doors. I like milk doors and dumb waiters. I like transom windows and pocket doors.

I learned this: Guests were not frequent in the homes of colonists in the United States, there also wasn’t Facebook. Therefore, if a family lost a child, they might have a painting of it done with the child pointing down. To any guest of the time that wasn’t in constant communication with the family, this would be noticed and the subject of the child would be avoided. This spares the guest of bringing up a painful subject and the family from the pain.

I like stuff like that.

What do YOU like and more importantly, ask yourself why? Then ask yourself, if people really knew their likes/dislikes and could communicate THAT in profiles, wouldn’t you be able to weed through the phonies pretty quickly?… more “WIBCI Post #63”