Entry 02 - Home

[subjectivedata]

My time at L'Atobe thus far has been enjoyable and instructive. With every shift at the restaurant, I gain knowledge from my co-workers and the patrons I am helping. And your entries, especially the entries of those of you under the influence, have also been useful and entertaining. I hope you will cooperate with a question I have been grappling

Comments

[gummy_tensai]

Things are always better when you throw them into a blender~

[subjectivedata]

Well put. However, what do you mean by "things?"

And do you think there are some things that should not be mixed, like carbohydrate and acidic foods?

[gummy_tensai]

I'm pretty sure you can figure that out on your own, considering the subject of your post.

Obviously. That'd taste grossss.

[subjectivedata]

So mental and physical -- the identity as a blender. Thank you for your valuable input, Bunta.

And it is terrible for you.

[senti_kun]

Wow, I don't know if I can put this as eloquently as Bunta...

Home is a feeling, not a place.

[subjectivedata]

So you feel "home" is entirely in the mind or gut?

[senti_kun]

Both.

[subjectivedata]

So the physical place is irrelevant?

[so_adieu]

I don't mean to sound too terribly cliche, but home is where the heart is. However, an empty house is not a home.

Though, I think it possible to have more than one home. For example, while I don't live there any more, my childhood residence is still home even though I think the hotel is home right now. If you move a lot, I think you will consider those places home.

[gummy_tensai]

Oshitari is rubbing off on youuuuuuuuuu ;P

[so_adieu]

That is not a terribly bad thing.

[gummy_tensai]

Depends on what he's taught you doesn't it? ;)

[flaming_redhead]

Home is where you feel comfortable, safe and loved. It can be in a small, one room apartment; a large, three floor mansion or a treehouse.

[subjectivedata]

Do you feel this comfort comes from within, or has to do with the physical properties of the place and its people?

[flaming_redhead]

Both. You need to be physically comfortable in a place as well to be emotionally comfortable.

[subjectivedata]

I see. Thank you for your input, Mukahi-kun.

[underzaumi]

Well sure a lot of places can be home. Home is where you can be yourself.

[subjectivedata]

What about a place makes you feel comfortable enough to be yourself?

[underzaumi]

Family, friends, food, surfing. >D

[subjectivedata]

I see. Thank you for your input, Akazawa-kun.