Schlogging!

That's my new word for blogging in school between classes. Schlogging. Sounds German, doesn't it?

I read this article in the National Post today (I know, there's my first mistake, right?) called House Steal At $10.8M, Owner Says about a man who will remain nameless (until of course I name Mr. Singh, after which he is...nameful?) and his ordeal selling his house on the Bridle Path in Toronto. For those who don't know, the Bridle Path is a rich area in North York with all these multi-million dollar mansions on it.

At first, nothing surprised me, until I took notice of the quote at the top of the page.

"Canada, actually, is very backwards in its architectural design."

Huh? Oh, Mr. Singh goes on...

"We've had people coming in and saying, 'Where's the dining room, where's this room, where's that room.' They have their fixed ideas in what they want."

A pretty bold statement, if you ask me. What, then, does Mr. Singh's house look like?

Well, imagine a bunch of blocks thrown onto a large green mat by a small child. Then imagine several windows placed haphazardly about the outer walls, some big, some small, giving the impression that the building is an artistic fusion of cubism and Swiss cheese. And of course, the roof is flat, which allows this thing we get often in Canada called... what's the word... oh yeah, snow to accumulate. There's no dining room, but there is a basketball court and ten bathrooms.

I'm confused myself. Who in their right mind would want things like a kitchen, a dining room, or a living room? When was the last time you went to someone's house and saw them cooking, eating, or living?

The windows, the article states, not only expose your every move to the outside world (re: other rich people who are probably nosey), but they let in a lot of sunlight which keeps heating bills down in the winter (and, which they fail to mention, air conditioning costs up in the summer). That's an excellent idea and one I hope more $11-million houses incorporate into their design. Because the greatest thing weighing on the minds of the wealthy is how they're going to pay to heat their homes. Right?

Sorry, just had to rant since I found it so ludicrous. Now, excuse me while I go console Escalade owners who can't afford their gas...