so whichever way i look at it, impoverishment is unavoidable; the chief difficulty, then, is in deciding what first to be crippled by.

if i went for the laser printer and the standing lamp -
i would be utilitarian.

if i went for the winter clothes and stout boots -
i would be survivalist.

if i got my room plush carpets and cushions -
i would be sensualist.

if i went for the thurber and the macneice -
i would be compulsive.

what's it to be then? a poll is in order.