I just spent the last hour developing plans with E.  He took my fantastical ideas seriously and volunteered to draw out the blueprints for my dream café, figuring out the technical aspects of it for me.  Idealism only takes you so far, apparently.  

For some odd reason, he was really against the idea of mushroom tables and chairs.  Upon indignant questioning, he said, "Well, realistically, fungi are associated with death and decay."

Pffft.  Engineers.