chaosmachine Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 so, i'm in the process of moving. it's been about 6 years, and i've gone from being 24 to almost 30. a lot has changed. things that were once shiny and new are now obsolete and broken. i find myself pulling boxes out of the closet, and throwing away 90% of what's in them. printouts from when i used to have a job (i work for myself now), drivers ed stuff (i ride a bike now), an endless stream of old PC parts (i use a macbook now). hundreds of CD-Rs (who needs a cd when you can download anything in a couple minutes?), college papers (i graduated 10 years ago), letters from old girlfriends (they're long gone)... it's good. less stuff to pack, right? i'll never need any of it again, i'm sure... but, as i'm ripping up the paper, making sure no personal details are left intact, i feel a bit strange. like i'm throwing away the past. remembering, one last time... and then forgetting, forever, things that used to have meaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoodie Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 #boc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 i'm a fucking pack rat. I WANNA BE ON HOARDERS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 i have a lot of shit, enough to fill a small house though i live in shared quarters. i just find lots of stuff i can't give up, so good for you(!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosmachine Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 anyone need a copy of dos 3.2... on a floppy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 yeah i need that actually i found civ 1 on two 5 inch floppies my parents still have our old 486 in the basement, too. it's got a drive that'll read it and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 anyone need a copy of dos 3.2... on a floppy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny O Flannagin Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Although it feel weird to throw things away it feel good to become just that much less materialistic. In your case, I feel like this is a great situation in which you can ponder the future instead of dwindling in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Enter a new display name Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Where are you moving to? Gatineau? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosmachine Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Where are you moving to? Gatineau? pretty close, i'll have a nice view of it out my window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscillik Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 but, as i'm ripping up the paper, making sure no personal details are left intact, i feel a bit strange. like i'm throwing away the past. remembering, one last time... and then forgetting, forever, things that used to have meaning. a bit like RoboCop when he goes back to the house he used to live in, having one last look at things, before jauntily walking through the house to find THAT FUCKING SCREEN THAT WON'T SHUT UP. Ahem... So yeah, cleansing...purging...you never really done it before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I just threw out a bunch of CDs a couple of days ago. The Richard D. James Album? Away with that shit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blir Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Being sentimental over that shit is pointless. I threw out so much stuff when I left home and I never regretted it. It's great to have less clutter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary C Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I've got a four-tiered cabinet full of all my stuff. Books are deceptively heavy so I'll try to sell (or just give away) a lot when I move again. Old DVDs and CDs too. Just throw that shit away. I've got terrabyte hard-drives. I like to keep certain things for their aesthetic value (big visually exciting books, vinyl I'll never open and old gadgets that I foolishly spent too much money on but might take apart one day). I'm reasonably sure that aside from a TV and snowboard (which I should probably get rid of too) I could fit all my belongings into a small car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 An Account of My Hut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmanyo Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 remembering, one last time... and then forgetting, forever, things that used to have meaning. (spoiler alert) http://youtu.be/ZTzA_xesrL8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugene Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 college papers (i graduated 10 years ago), letters from old girlfriends (they're long gone)... would never throw away those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosmachine Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 remembering, one last time... and then forgetting, forever, things that used to have meaning. (spoiler alert) http://youtu.be/ZTzA_xesrL8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmanyo Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Such a great movie. The CS-80 is the shit. Best synth ever. And I agree with eugene, I'd keep the papers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chassis Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Yo, can I have that dos? I need a copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I have a couple boxes full of shit I'm going to put out on the street. People like digging through random boxes here. I'd like to be able to just up and leave if I need to. All this clutter makes me feel bound to my apt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 The most important thing in throwing things away or getting rid of things is not to think about them after they're gone - a bit like people in a way. The more you think of those things, the more you'll convince yourself you shouldn't have thrown them away and "needed" them. Purging your past can be liberating and fun, but you have to keep looking forward for it to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnjoyableFog Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I'm moving out in about 16 days, tossed out shit ton of computer parts, bills, statements, (although, I'm keeping my picture of my first capture of me being at a traffic camera light (failure to stop at a red light, yellow to red goes quick in that one section). I cannot toss or trade in my: dvd collection, video game, consoles and pc games/programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 What's interesting is how companies are moving us towards a society where we have more virtual items than physical ones... will 'cloud cleaning' be the new future purging of your past? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmanyo Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 This topic is so existentialist. Love it. Your OP is written well. Brings out lots of emotion. Make sure you rip any important discs before you toss 'em. Do you have any other cool stuff to take pictures of? I'm kind of interested in this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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