OLd aNd tHe neW

you'd get away with charging me with a lot of faults. but a lack of depth or layers can't be one of them. oh come on.

anyways, so we have this dining table and its interesting that a simple act of getting a dining table can reveal so much about people.
so this table, we got it for free from a friend. and its a pretty good sturdy, made from good solid wood. but its been moved a lot, so its kinda scarred. and not so smooth perhaps.... well its just got scratches on it.

so i look at the table, and i'm pleased. don't ask me why. i just am happy with the way it is.
you look at the table and start making grand plans of buffing it to a polish and applying some varnish to it..
well mebe that's a good idea from preservation of the wood perspective, what do i know?
but i kind of like things with flaws in them. i think they show character. ok so mebbe not always a good character. but they show that you've been through a lot and you've survived. kinda like my dog eared, much folded copy of reader's digest in my suitcase. which goes where i go.
^_^

that's why i prefer old books to new. old furniture to new.. also another reason could be that knowing how clumsy i am, having imperfect possessions gives me the buffer i need when i handle my stuff :P