before i forget: desire and philosophy.

the next post will say something about my culinary exploits today, but i've been meaning to form a list of kitchen appliances that i would like to have. so here they are.

1. a spice grinder. i have a jar full of fennel seeds and a small bag's worth of coriander seeds, ready to be pulverised into tasty seasoning. there is also the temptation of another vice of mine: freshly ground pepper!
   
   come to think of it, a mortar and pestle would work, too. (;
   
   
2. a food processor. it would be nice to make my own pureed soups without trying to mash the soup contents myself. the same also goes for sauces, like salsa verde and pesto-like concoctions, as well as my own hommos.
   
   in light of market price for good hommos and pesto and whatnot, i might actually be saving money..
   
   
3. a rice cooker. m won't always be my flatmate, but i use hers rather frequently.
   
   more so, alan uses her rice cooker like a crack addict, so perhaps i should invest in one of my own.

there are other little things, like a better set of kitchen knives, a more complete set of dinnerware, etc. but it would be a fine thing to have appliances.

this belies a deeper, more problematic issue. you see, i'm opposed to the acquisition of property [1] and especially non-essential property.

for example, i would be hard-pressed to buy a blender: it's purely for the mixture of drinks and smoothies and serves in no other purpose. a food processor, on the other hand, is quite utile in the preparation of tasty food .. then again, it's not absolutely essential ..

perhaps that's one reason why i don't own [2] a television or dvd player or stereo, or my own couch or living room set, or my own desk and bed. i'd also have to move them when changing residences, and being an irregular nomad and not in possession of a car, it's more trouble than not.

[1] rather, ideally i try to minimise the things i own on buddhist, not socialist, grounds. i am not a pinko .. at least, not most of the time.

[2] .. don't worry; i don't sleep on the floor. much of this stuff appears in my apartment. the television and ps2 are molly's, and as a general rule, all the cool and utile stuff in our apartment is either molly's or on loan from our housing company.