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  1. PrettySquareGal

    Sad to be alone in my appreciation of another era

    I've had some wonderful experiences volunteering with the elderly. They are the real deal-I don't mean vintage because of their age, but because of their values and knowledge. I get a kick out of listening to music with them that none of my peers enjoy. I learn so much from them. But because of...
  2. PrettySquareGal

    Sad to be alone in my appreciation of another era

    Thanks. I've had parties in my house which naturally were vintage. People have a great time and can appreciate my vintage home, but in the way one enjoys a museum. :) I've never had any converts.
  3. PrettySquareGal

    Sad to be alone in my appreciation of another era

    Thank you. And yes, it's lovely to be heard and understood.
  4. PrettySquareGal

    Sad to be alone in my appreciation of another era

    Yes, I can relate to that.
  5. PrettySquareGal

    Sad to be alone in my appreciation of another era

    Thanks to everyone else again for your suggestions and experiences.
  7. PrettySquareGal

    Sad to be alone in my appreciation of another era

    You don't know what else I wake up with daily to deal with, and my "worry" is loneliness and isolation in relation to my values. You post came across like that of someone who lacks basic social skills. But I raise the bar pretty high, so it could be me.
  8. PrettySquareGal

    Sad to be alone in my appreciation of another era

    Oh, no, not you! It was this: Big Bertie: If I may say so, your troubles do not sound so bad.
  9. PrettySquareGal

    Sad to be alone in my appreciation of another era

    This is true! :)
  10. PrettySquareGal

    Sad to be alone in my appreciation of another era

    Good point! Thank you. :) And thank you everyone!
  11. PrettySquareGal

    Sad to be alone in my appreciation of another era

    I didn't imagine that someone would try to hijack my thread into more-disturbed-than-thou. This is the exact kind of thing that is what's wrong with "today." No manners. Snide remarks. Trolling. Yes, of course people were also rude back then. But not as a normal practice like 2012.
  13. PrettySquareGal

    Sad to be alone in my appreciation of another era

    But you do.
  14. PrettySquareGal

    Why!!!! Hipsters!!! Why!!!!!

    Same here, at least prior to moving to NYC as a kid. To me, cool was what The Fonz said. I love "Leave it to Beaver" because there is NO IRONY, yet it is one of those most trashed shows for being innocent.
  15. PrettySquareGal

    Why!!!! Hipsters!!! Why!!!!!

    It used to be cool to be responsible. It used to be hip to be square. No irony in my statement!
  16. PrettySquareGal

    Sad to be alone in my appreciation of another era

    This is me exactly. Other than my vintage house, I wear jeans and look "regular." It's the attitudes and culture. The crassness and rudeness. The Sloppiness. The Thought Police. And so on.
  17. PrettySquareGal

    Sad to be alone in my appreciation of another era

    Trying to. Thanks.
  19. PrettySquareGal

    Sad to be alone in my appreciation of another era

    Thank you. The only things like that around me are theme parties, really. Yes, close friends needn't share all of my interests. I'm just a fish out of water, to use a tired cliche.
  20. PrettySquareGal

    Sad to be alone in my appreciation of another era

    I love the house-to-house evangelism idea! :p Making the best of it is hard sometimes. I recently had the experience of meeting someone who I thought "got it." I was thrilled! It didn't take long for me to see that it was more of a schtick and act, very hollow. It left me feeling lonely and duped.
  21. PrettySquareGal

    Why!!!! Hipsters!!! Why!!!!!

    Right. But that means their "interests" aren't genuine, their motives not earnest, because they are not living from within, but rather according to outside dictates.
  22. PrettySquareGal

    Sad to be alone in my appreciation of another era

    Many people can appreciate my living in a time capsule house, my old school interests, way of life. But I don't have anyone near me who lives it. I have friends, and liking vintage this or that isn't a requisite to being a good friend. I like differences. But I do get lonely sometimes because I...
  23. PrettySquareGal

    Why!!!! Hipsters!!! Why!!!!!

    The irony discussed in the NYT article is the kind that doesn't live earnestly, and doesn't strive for things that are meaningful to them because that would mean they care, and caring is passe to the Ironic Crowd.

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