House meeting minutes 17/09/09
House agenda
* Rent
* House check-in
Paul: We havent met the vision we set for the house, but it would be cool to come up with ideas to re-invigorate the house.
Nick: Happy about the house, and the fact its nicer than other sharehouses. Also super keen to be back in summer mode.
Sadhie: Has been really happy with all dinners and house activities. It could be cool to have a structured dinner. Oh, and have more people shopping, cleaning and cooking together. Has had great couch surfers in the house recently.
Ollie: Feeling good. Like the ideas of having a meal cooked by one person each week. Wants to talk about our vision for our house and turning the space outwards. Has always found it difficult to live in such a sweet house without consciously using it for good. But feels like he has been the only one putting on events in recent times and would like others to put on events more often. Still very keen to see us open the more often to more people.
Ben: Is loving it. Was feeling down and out - a little claustrophobic after to being here for so long. But now feels sweet and wants to do more stuff ala ollies vision.
Nollie: Feels good, but regrets that he doesn’t invest as much energy in community that exists here. Its always a challenge to distribute his life amongst people who he wants to share it with. Wants to raise how he said ‘i dont want to be part of the communal food’, because its a cost he doesn’t need. But now is happy to keep on chucking in for the food now he has considered it.
Sasha: She is really, really enjoying it at the moment. Loves being here and getting to know us all better. She will really miss it. (Context: sasha is going to madagascar)
* Cleaning roster — from last meeting!
Paul to develop a cleaning roster. We also need to do our own fair-share [25 minutes of heated discussion ensued].
* Regular shopping/dumpstering system/communal food —sort of from last meeting!
Dumpstering: We hardly ever dumpster anymore! It has all dropped off. We need to start again. From now on Wednesday nights are dumpstering night.
Shopping: Should we buy staples plus? or just staples.
House Dinners: on Sunday nights
Re-scheduled for another night (due to paul going to bed and all deciding to follow):
* Events
* Vision
* Dinner with Carrolls —no date set
* Guests
— Ollie’s sister Loz: when and where?
— Sash’s leaving :( 28 Sept
* Shopping essentials brainstorm:
- chopping boards
- scissors
- bluetack
- masking tape
- superglue
- bandaids
- cups (stolen or otherwise)
* Next Workshop Party of wonder and wickedness: this time with Bmar and Nollie!!
Proposing for mid-late September
*Someone* left a helpful theme suggestion on the kitchen table.. “office ho’s and ceo’s”. Sounds hot.