Silliness So what are you doing RIGHT NOW? - Page 108

Patricia · 11-17-2008, 05:33 PM

You could just keep one quilt, one souvenir from Japan etc, and let the rest go, DixieGal.
You could even take photos of the stuff that you let go. Phtos don't take up space, except on your hard drive.

Greg Anos · 11-17-2008, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

Really? I like the sound of that. I've got old 78 RPM records from my dad's youth when he sang on the radio stored in the bottoms of drawers, quilts, souvenirs brought back from "occupied Japan," just loads and load of precious memories that need to be dusted. I yearn for clear, clean surfaces.

The problem is, the old stuff is the best stuff. STOP! Must not let emotions interfere with process of decluttering.

Without emotions, we are just robots, with no purpose and no dreams. (I seem to be channeling Eastern philosophy today, don't ask me why!) But some things you can do some things to reduce. The 78's, for example. Find a copy of the audio collector's magazine Goldmine, check into a commercial conversion to digital format. Then you can keep one of the discs as the remembrance, and still have the singing (which is the real remembrance) on-line to listen to whenever you wish. (Please back it up into a safe-deposit box in case of disaster/theft). Photos can be digitized as well. (My stack for digitization is massive!) Every digitized book I buy reduces that much shelf space...

RickyMaveety · 11-17-2008, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

Really? I like the sound of that. I've got old 78 RPM records from my dad's youth when he sang on the radio stored in the bottoms of drawers, quilts, souvenirs brought back from "occupied Japan," just loads and load of precious memories that need to be dusted. I yearn for clear, clean surfaces.

The problem is, the old stuff is the best stuff. STOP! Must not let emotions interfere with process of decluttering.

That's why I'd recommend having an appraiser in. They can give you an idea about how much something is really worth to a collector, and you can decide which ones to keep and which to sell. Since they generally do the storage and auction for you (which is how they make their money), you end up with a clutter free life fairly quickly.

Sometimes you find out that something you loved, but not THAT much, is worth a hell of a lot of money to someone else. Sometimes you find out that some of the stuff you really secretly hate is worth a ton.

I was really close to throwing some stuff out that an appraiser took off my hands and sold. I netted about $14,000, all for getting rid of some "worthless" junk that I was going to toss anyway.

pshrynk · 11-17-2008, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

you have to act fast if you want to get stuff on freecycle. luckily i'm usually giving stuff away, which is much less pressure.

i've never given away anything that good though. nor gotten anything that good. i did get 2 nice chairs that just need to be reupholstered.

I've got a wacom sitting gathering dust if you'd like it. You may have to scrounge the drivers because I'm incredibly disorganized.

pshrynk · 11-17-2008, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

Introverts are quiet, but not any more submissive than anyone else. I know a few who have spent years thinking out their principles and now would stick to them through anything. One of them is very active in politics. The other is a teacher with no small-talk, and who is very shy, but can give a real performance in the classroom.
I suspect that Ricky will now get a lot of forum members offering to drop by and tidy up her basement for her, in hopes of finding hidden electronic treasure.

I'd offer to tidy her basement, but since she lives in Texas, no basement. That, plus, as I posted above, I'm incredibly disorganized.

pshrynk · 11-17-2008, 06:20 PM

Right now, I'm working on a "secret project". Think Steve's 6 of One.

zelda_pinwheel · 11-17-2008, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

Right now, I'm working on a "secret project". Think Steve's 6 of One.

you intrigue me !

RickyMaveety · 11-17-2008, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

I've got a wacom sitting gathering dust if you'd like it. You may have to scrounge the drivers because I'm incredibly disorganized.

Now ... see, there's a thought. We could start our very own "stuff you can have for the cost of shipping" and "stuff I need" thread. Probably in the Lounge, since the Freebies forum is really more for ebooks. But .... really, why not??

Taylor514ce · 11-17-2008, 07:29 PM

We already have a flea market section. I'd suggest using it, with thread prefixes:

NEEDED: A girl robot

OFFERED: the spring from a ball point pen

Kind of like freecycle.org does.

Do not suggest that people who come to a meet-up bring housewarming presents. No one will agree to come.

badgoodDeb · 11-17-2008, 07:36 PM

No, it isn't the housewarming presents part. It's that the Chicago members are all introverts. The extroverts seem to live down south somewhere.

vivaldirules · 11-17-2008, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

We already have a flea market section. I'd suggest using it, with thread prefixes:

NEEDED: A girl robot

OFFERED: the spring from a ball point pen

Parker or Pentel?

Really wish I could make it to Chicago, PH.

RickyMaveety · 11-17-2008, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

We already have a flea market section. I'd suggest using it, with thread prefixes:

NEEDED: A girl robot

OFFERED: the spring from a ball point pen

Kind of like freecycle.org does.

Do not suggest that people who come to a meet-up bring housewarming presents. No one will agree to come.

No .... but Ralph did bring some lovely leather bound books he had extras of, and we each got to pick one we liked. Had I thought a little further ahead, I might have passed out some of my surplus hard drives ... or something.

Maybe the flea market area is a good spot for that. I've got a bunch of Sony universal remotes that are still working and that I simply have to get rid of ...

montsnmags · 11-17-2008, 09:54 PM

[...now so far behind the conversation he's backing into...no, wait, we did the "Narnia" thing already, didn't we?]

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Originally Posted by nekokami

Well hey, you responded to everyone else's results and ignored mine... not to mention that marvelous software I dug up for you.

Well, you know, us neurotic introverts are insanely jealous of your well-balanced types. Truly insanely - right at this moment I'm jamming a Phillips Head Screwdriver up my left nostril.

(which is my classic-avoidance way of saying,

sorry, my sweetest-of-the-sweet-except-when-she-needs-to-be-otherwise-neko)

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

You can't score 0 on friendliness. You'er friendly with most people here (well, would you believe....)

...and then she kills them (hey, she's a warrior princess - it's their "thing").

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

[COLOR="Magenta"]Sure thing! My guys at the High Gibbonate can call your guys at MarcEnt and hash out the deets.

Wait...what? I'm feeling a tad disjointed. Who's on first?

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Originally Posted by Patricia

Introverts are quiet, but not any more submissive than anyone else.
...

What about highly neurotic introverts? Are they submissive...m'am...miss...ms...sorry...I'll be good, promise.

Cheers,
Marc (who expects none of the above to make sense, seeing as how old the conversation now is...but then, you know, "sense"...what's that got to do with anything, hey?)

badgoodDeb · 11-17-2008, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

You can't score 0 on friendliness. You'er friendly with most people here (well, would you believe....)

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

...and then she kills them (hey, she's a warrior princess - it's their "thing").
Cheers,
Marc

LOL delightedly!! Causing my puppy to look at me strangely.....

montsnmags · 11-17-2008, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

LOL delightedly!! Causing my puppy to look at me strangely.....

I'm glad you didn't say "puppies". That could have caused no end of confused excitement.

Cheers,
Marc

11-17-2008, 05:33 PM	#1606
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	You could just keep one quilt, one souvenir from Japan etc, and let the rest go, DixieGal. You could even take photos of the stuff that you let go. Phtos don't take up space, except on your hard drive.

11-17-2008, 06:20 PM	#1611
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Right now, I'm working on a "secret project". Think Steve's 6 of One.

11-17-2008, 07:29 PM	#1614
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	We already have a flea market section. I'd suggest using it, with thread prefixes: NEEDED: A girl robot OFFERED: the spring from a ball point pen Kind of like freecycle.org does. Do not suggest that people who come to a meet-up bring housewarming presents. No one will agree to come.

11-17-2008, 07:36 PM	#1615
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,553 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	No, it isn't the housewarming presents part. It's that the Chicago members are all introverts. The extroverts seem to live down south somewhere.