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I just woke up from a nap dream and it goes like this:

I was with a bunch of friends at some sort of hotel or vacation like space. We snuck over to a different area and there wasn’t anyone using this space so we looked around. What we found was magical! The rooms were like giant hamster rooms where people could be alone or congregate with ease. One could mistake their pristine new looks for that of a 60s space-age living quarters. In one sense they were like a college dorm, a place for people to study. In another sense there were rooms for watching movies on the ceiling.

I remember thinking that I wish I was a designer so I could make these rooms a reality.

When I woke up I realized that I, in effect, *had* created the rooms. Then I looked at the darkness of my room and thought- how can I make this, my space, a fun and enjoyable one. I’m not much of an interior designer, but I can still identify what I like and what would be fun.

This past week was a new experience at a wonderful home. A home like the one David, Michelle and I stumbled upon. I want a fun living space like that. I want to live with my friends and have an awesome time.

What is stopping me? Well, I don’t have the ideal place yet.. but apparently it is a very LA thing to do (to look at houses). I can explore and have a blast redesigning things..

I’ve been busy redesigning my life.
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I have these pants that I really like, because they are all stylish and way comfortable. They have been washed so many times though, that the pockets are fraying. Michelle told me that I could probably take the pants to a seamstress and have them recreate them for me. Shock!

I guess that is all it takes to get things done, just take the designs to the people who can carry them out. There is a car part factory I saw on television once. They specialize in creating parts that aren’t made anymore. They even have this machine that they can enter in any computerized part and it will carve it out of metal! How awesome is that!

I’m such a fan of old-time retro-futuristic designs, but unfortunately no one makes anything like that anymore. I don’t know why. I think the 60s space age idea was pretty cool. It *can* be done, it just takes perseverance; perseverance and a way of connecting the dots and resources to get things to the right people.

Above all, it takes money. People who are good at that likely charge a lot, but you know what? I can find people who are good at these things and learn from them. Resourcefulness can be learned, and the rewards are 100-fold.

Now to brainstorm…