Jan 27, 2009 03:39
So me and the housemates had our first big sit down and discuss our shit meeting tonight. Basically me and my roommate are filthy and one of our housemates is clean. This causes all our problems. I think everything seemed to work out but then again I always feel more optimistic about these things. It's so weird because it all got me excited. We had real, open discourse for a few hours and it was amazing. I love that type of community. We didn't settle down to a vote because if we did there would be people that were being forced to do something they didn't want to. We worked to consensus. I think this is the first time I have sat down and worked through differing opinions to the point of consensus. Not even in Food not Bombs could we do that properly (I guess that's because people didn't sign a contract to be in close proximity to each other for nine months). Well this whole experience just resolidifies the idea in my head that I'd really like to live in a collective or co-op house as my next residence. Maybe I'm not ready, but I'm definitely willing, and I think that may be just as important, if not moreso.
discourse,
community,
housing,
co-op