Big Purge 1: 2011

Today I seemed to be in the final grips of Spring Cleaning Fever. I tackled my two closets, with the aim of throwing out everything that wasn't useful or worth anything.

I also had a goal of better utilizing the shelf sets I have. Two 6-tier shelf sets have been sitting for a few months now with lots of empty space on them. Time to consolidate.

After 7 hours of work, I now have all my books in one place (at long last, none in boxes). And, I have a new empty set of shelves, on which I can now consolidate various electronic components. My hallway closet is now a repository  for empty containers.

The casualties for this purge were many, but a couple warrant special notice:

     -- my Pentax ME-F camera, purchased at the PX in Augsburg Germany in 1985, along with the 50mm lens it came with, and a 23mm lens and a 70-210mm zoom lens (costing a total of $2200 back in the day). After I got my first 2MP digital camera, I never picked up my Pentax again. It's very sad. But, most film cameras aren't worth a thing anymore, and film just doesn't compare with a digital  image.

     -- my model USS  Enterprise-D, which I spent 2 years applying various details to. I just really have no where to put it right now.

With a few exceptions, I've whittled things down to a place nearing the minimum amount of stuff I can use and keep.   I'll have to do another sweep in a couple of weeks.   --JB

More Records

The other half of my Dick Clark collection, the Music Machine (1974-76), is what I started selling this week. I put a show up for auction at eBay, and... no takers. It's never easy, is it?

Next week I turn my attention to about 30 years' worth of magazines. Should actually be easier to deal with than the vinyl. --JB

Daunting

I thought that a good-condition, Billy Joel test pressing of Streetlife Serenade would be a hot seller, but right now on eBay it's going for $5.50. I still have two days on the auction, so we'll see.

I really thought that the Billy Joel would be my most valuable LP. If this doesn't sell, I'm going to assume the rest of my collection to be totally worthless. They will be chucked in the dumpster next week.

It's time to get brutal with my stuff. I only have 5 more months till my lease expires, and I really don't want to have to haul much out of there.

Why is it so hard to release...stuff? None of it's worth anything, it just takes up space, as I've said here before. Bizarre...   --JB