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The Things We Own

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    George K
    wrote on 12 Jul 2022, 11:31 last edited by
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    Photographer Documents All 12,795 Items That She Owns

    Going from room to room, she spent almost five years documenting every single object she owns, from loose Lego bricks and old keychains to remote controls, kitchen utensils, and miscellaneous knick-knacks.

    After Iweins went through a divorce and moved house for the 11th time, she decided to take on the mammoth task of indexing and classifying her belongings by color, material, and frequency of use.

    More of Iweins work can be found on her website.

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      Mik
      wrote on 12 Jul 2022, 11:35 last edited by
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      But is it art? I'm not sure.

      "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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        Catseye3
        wrote on 12 Jul 2022, 11:35 last edited by Catseye3 7 Dec 2022, 11:35
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        This is one of those things that shouldn't be fascinating, but somehow is.

        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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          Copper
          wrote on 12 Jul 2022, 11:38 last edited by
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          Eventually we will document every molecule in the universe.

          But where will we store the information?

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            George K
            wrote on 12 Jul 2022, 11:39 last edited by
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            I have to wonder about the kind of mind that undertakes this.

            "11th house?"

            I have lived in 10 places, and that includes a dorm, my parents' two apartments before I was 8, and the house I lived in until I was 22.

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • G George K
              12 Jul 2022, 11:39

              I have to wonder about the kind of mind that undertakes this.

              "11th house?"

              I have lived in 10 places, and that includes a dorm, my parents' two apartments before I was 8, and the house I lived in until I was 22.

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              Copper
              wrote on 12 Jul 2022, 11:45 last edited by
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              @George-K said in The Things We Own:

              I have to wonder about the kind of mind that undertakes this.

              When I saw the headline, I wanted a spreadsheet that listed everything I own. I'll probably never have one, maybe at the end when almost everything is gone.

              I have recorded what club I used for every golf shot in the past 3 years, 58,056 shots so far.

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                89th
                wrote on 12 Jul 2022, 11:49 last edited by
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                I have no idea why someone would want to divorce her.

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                  12 Jul 2022, 11:49

                  I have no idea why someone would want to divorce her.

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                  George K
                  wrote on 12 Jul 2022, 11:49 last edited by
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                  @89th said in The Things We Own:

                  have no idea why someone would want to divorce her.

                  Good thing I was using a cheapo keyboard.

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    12 Jul 2022, 11:45

                    @George-K said in The Things We Own:

                    I have to wonder about the kind of mind that undertakes this.

                    When I saw the headline, I wanted a spreadsheet that listed everything I own. I'll probably never have one, maybe at the end when almost everything is gone.

                    I have recorded what club I used for every golf shot in the past 3 years, 58,056 shots so far.

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                    89th
                    wrote on 12 Jul 2022, 11:49 last edited by 89th 7 Dec 2022, 11:50
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                    @Copper said in The Things We Own:

                    I have recorded what club I used for every golf shot in the past 3 years, 58,056 shots so far.

                    Yeah and you've only played 14 rounds.

                    BOOM!

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                      Jolly
                      wrote on 12 Jul 2022, 11:59 last edited by
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                      Everything important in life can fit in a footlocker - USMC

                      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                        12 Jul 2022, 11:59

                        Everything important in life can fit in a footlocker - USMC

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                        Catseye3
                        wrote on 12 Jul 2022, 12:02 last edited by
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                        @Jolly Except your wife. As one Marine learned who is now doing 20 to life.

                        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                          Jolly
                          wrote on 12 Jul 2022, 12:06 last edited by
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                          Just gotta pick the right size wife. 😊

                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                            kluurs
                            wrote on 12 Jul 2022, 13:18 last edited by
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                            really will help for insurance purposes after the house fire.

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                              12 Jul 2022, 13:18

                              really will help for insurance purposes after the house fire.

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                              George K
                              wrote on 12 Jul 2022, 13:40 last edited by
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                              @kluurs said in The Things We Own:

                              really will help for insurance legal purposes after the house fire divorce.

                              And this.

                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                12 Jul 2022, 11:38

                                Eventually we will document every molecule in the universe.

                                But where will we store the information?

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                                jon-nyc
                                wrote on 12 Jul 2022, 14:15 last edited by
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                                @Copper said in The Things We Own:

                                Eventually we will document every molecule in the universe.

                                But where will we store the information?

                                I keep a 1:1 scale model of the universe myself.

                                Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                                  12 Jul 2022, 14:15

                                  @Copper said in The Things We Own:

                                  Eventually we will document every molecule in the universe.

                                  But where will we store the information?

                                  I keep a 1:1 scale model of the universe myself.

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                                  George K
                                  wrote on 12 Jul 2022, 14:18 last edited by George K 7 Dec 2022, 14:18
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                                  @jon-nyc said in The Things We Own:

                                  I keep a 1:1 scale model of the universe myself.

                                  Variations on a Stephen Wright line:

                                  "I have a map of the United States at home. The scale says '1 mile = 1 mile.' I hardly ever unfold it."

                                  "I woke up last night and found that someone had broken into my house and replaced everything with an exact duplicate."

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    taiwan_girl
                                    wrote on 13 Jul 2022, 01:54 last edited by
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                                    Took her five years to do. OMG

                                    It seems like one of those jobs where you finish, and have to go back and start over because things have changed.

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