Time Capsule (601 hits)
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Submitted by ilikesteak (View user info) at 2009-09-14 21:30:01 EDT
Last week, I had the chance to go by an old storage unit I've had for a while. Since I live out of state from the unit, I don't get to see all my old stuff very often, but every once in a while, I get to take a trip down memory lane, leaving something else behind and taking a piece of the past back with me.
This time was Lappy One. The first laptop I've ever owned, which I've kept for far too long, and upgraded it to stretch out its lifespan well beyond what it ever should have been. I left it at the capsule because it refused to turn on, but didn't have the time to fix it. Now that I do have a little more time, I got it working again (it involved placing the A/C adapter in the freezer and a can of air cleaner over the processor) only to find a treasure trove of computer goodness. Class notes from when I was a functional person in college, diagrams from when I felt like feeling educated, random texts, programs I can't remember, information about everything under the sun, and just before it all ended, music that I don't even remember listening to, my entire stockpile of random concert footage and video. An epic collection if there ever was one.
The game will continue later, more things will be put into storage, and I will have something for next time. This time is a definite win. Have a nice day.
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Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2009-09-21 14:50:57 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
if you need a storage unit, you own too many things.
Submitted by c1ndy (user info) at 2009-09-18 12:00:40 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by precision (user info) at 2009-09-17 14:01:32 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2009-09-16 04:36:56 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I hate stuff. I've never liked wrappers either; you know, for food and stuff. It'd be so much easier if I could just suckle nutrients from a tube in the wall.
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Tube in the wall = glory hole.
Submitted by monkeyswithguns (user info) at 2009-09-16 09:37:59 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs//archives/15131
Those memories are superior to yours.
Submitted by TuTs (user info) at 2009-09-16 08:30:30 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
We have books, they clutter the bookshelf, coffee tables and there are even piles of them on the floor. Kids toys get thrown, clothes get given away, games go with their consoles in the bin and we don't really keep old furniture. If J had his way though we would keep everything. His shed is a hoarders daydream. Old lounges, tools, broken chairs and papers/magazines. I would love to get in there but I'm banned.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2009-09-16 04:42:31 EDT (#)
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*ninja hand gesture*
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2009-09-16 04:41:28 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
If you didn't have dependents, I think it must be liberating to have nothing.
I only fear it because people rely on me.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2009-09-16 04:38:02 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Once you have had nothing it's hard to get rid of the fear.
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I guess that's the crux of hoarding in general. Makes you think.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2009-09-16 04:36:56 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I hate stuff. I've never liked wrappers either; you know, for food and stuff. It'd be so much easier if I could just suckle nutrients from a tube in the wall.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2009-09-16 04:36:38 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I was a terrible hoarder before my kids dad threatened to leave me if I didn't throw stuff away. When it was just me and my eldest kid we had nothing, I mean nothing, so when I finally met Addi and we had money I'd buy things in 2's or 3's so I'd never run out and have nothing again.
Once you have had nothing it's hard to get rid of the fear.
Now I have three kids I haven't room for clutter and I find I am less sentimental about stuff, besides I am more careful what I buy in the first place so it doesn't become unwanted or clutter.
I am moving very shortly and there is very little junk to move, just big pieces of furniture and a few bits and bobs.
I don't even keep the clothes the kids have grown out of. Or indeed clothes I have shrunk out of. I have however got a massive collection of viynl and nearly every issue of Viz from the late 90's but that doesn't count. That's cool.
But I agreed with everything you said Berty. I am amazed by your observations and opinions at times.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2009-09-16 04:28:20 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I hoard stuff. My computer table is a monument to my laziness and the corner of every room littered with unwanted Christmas/Birthday presents. It's disgusting.
Does motherhood exacerbate the situation?
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2009-09-16 04:26:31 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Bertys a darn philanthropist
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2009-09-16 04:24:56 EDT (#)
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You much of a hoarder, Pheely?
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2009-09-16 04:17:38 EDT (#)
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Oh Berty that comment was super.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2009-09-16 04:07:18 EDT (#)
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I've never liked the idea of renting storage. I mean, if you wanted that stuff then you'd be using it otherwise it's just crap.
Honestly it's kind of revolting. That there are families and individuals struggling to make ends meet while you're there with so much money you can afford to not only fill your life with crap but also spend hundreds, maybe even thousands, of dollars storing crap you've forgotton about.
My sister is just the same as you but she does not even have the decency to maintain her ephemera with her own money, preferring to financially burden both our parents who are not wealthy people.
It is offensive and it is vulgar. Feeling genuinly morally outraged is such a rare experience for me though, so in a way this is a delight.
Submitted by Ducky (user info) at 2009-09-15 10:29:14 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
*smiles*
Submitted by BranDo (user info) at 2009-09-15 07:41:11 EDT (#)
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Memory lane is the best lane
Submitted by AshK (user info) at 2009-09-14 23:59:28 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by willartstorg (user info) at 2009-09-14 21:46:44 EDT (#)
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Submitted by YourNameHere (user info) at 2009-09-14 21:39:20 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
I don't think "treasure trove" means what you think it means.
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Treasure is in the mind of the poster, fuckwad. Shut up.
Submitted by sandmantate (user info) at 2009-09-14 21:46:13 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
o rly?
Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2009-09-14 21:40:06 EDT (#)
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You know how awesome it would be to take your innocent, unsuspecting kid to go see the Easter Bunny, move down the line all excitedly, then stumble around the curtained corner and have him see THAT??? Oh... how we would laugh and laugh and cry and laugh and scream and laugh. Sure, there would be some massive psychological trauma and undoubtedly huge therapy bills later on - but for those few sweet minutes; hilarity!!!
Submitted by YourNameHere (user info) at 2009-09-14 21:39:20 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
I don't think "treasure trove" means what you think it means.