Some updates of note:
- Treecycle has been provided with some great opportunities of late, but my interest is waning. The continual gamble is not for the faint of heart or the accustomed-to-steady-income. I'm going to step back, slightly - hopefully momentarily. My focus is just multi-divided at present.
- I'm moving this summer. To North York. In a whole house rental. With Geoff. I'm stoked. This reduces my work commute. This reduces my commute to my love - and increases my time with the same. This is full of space, potential, possibility. Redecorating into a HOME - our home - will be my summer project. I'm not traveling this summer. We have a yard to call our own. Morning coffee and trees. Love.
- I'm reaaaaallly into this local Toronto trading site called Bunz.com. I feel that is a very practical application for Marxist philosophy (hence the topic of this post), as evidenced by my most recent Facebook note. It reads:
Hey all,
I’m moving soon. As such, I’m having a garage sale a week from today. Everything I have up on Bunz is headed for the yard, if not traded in short order.
However, I really would prefer trades. I feel this rush from determining value, as derived from use value (of my own assessment). I like ridding myself of something not worthwhile to me, and acquiring something not worthwhile to someone else - and therein upending and exchanging use values without there ever being paper or metal as a representation of, as Marx calls, socially-necessary labour time. It is a reinvention that warms my steadily-developing Anarchist/Marxist heart.
It’s okay if you skipped that paragraph. Really, what I want to know is: Do you have stuff to give me for my stuff? If you’re too wary of the stranger danger of Bunz - hey, you know me. I can allow you to dip your toes in the water before jumping straight in. I want you to feel the rush of defying all these systems. I want you to unclutter. I want to unclutter.
HERE’S WHAT I NEED:
- retro / vintage decor (especially tin signs)
- retro games / gaming products
- wall primer and house paint (tan is preferable. something earthy.)
- seed beads
- stamps (both rubber and paper)
- cool wall shelves
- vintage wood or metal decor / storage
- a bread maker with a gluten-free setting
- a 3D printer (I can dream!)
- sweetgrass braids
- an actual sweetgrass plant (/plants)
- white sage bundles
- handmade vegan soaps
- cruelty-free eyeshadow
- cruelty-free hairspray / gel
- indoor mini fireplace
- tabletop arcade
- hammock
- pinball machine
- silver coins
- soy / almond / cashew milk
- (if all else fails, coffee beans always)
You got that?
HERE’S WHAT I HAVE:
- 18 packs of whipped butter
- retro plastic mayo squeeze container (new)
- MasterCraft suede tool belt (new, with tags)
- Crayola Dry Erase Neon Crayons
- People’s Social Forum Swag (Four “Stop Harper’s Crimes” Stickers and a 1” button that says “WE ARE ALL AFFECTED”
- OSSTF toque and 2 buttons that say “I’m Sticking with the Union”
- a small green coat with short sleeves (sort of trench coat looking), some percentage wool
- 4 coffee mugs with logos of various schools where I’ve worked
- OSSTF toque and 2 buttons that say “I’m Sticking with the Union”
- a small green coat with short sleeves (sort of trench coat looking), some percentage wool
- 4 coffee mugs with logos of various schools where I’ve worked
- 1 large blue coffee mug with a chip
- small ceramic planter (with drain holes at bottom) and tray
- CD: Velvet Underground and Nico (Warhol banana cover)
- vintage Olympia typewriter carry case
- VICE comics issue
- brand new star-shaped watch
- The Bell Jar OOP T-shirt (Ladies S - fits more like XS)
- Authentic native-designed Snapback trucker hat
- Authentic native-designed pink Hummingbird bangle bracelet
- Unique Korean hoodie
- MAD Magazine 1998: ft. Titanic, X-Files
- Pink Cabellas Deer t-shirt, youth XL (fits like a Men’s S)
- TLC crazysexycool cassette tape
- Peru handbag with llama
- battery-operated mini air hockey table
- sheet of vintage Expos and Jays stickers
- snowboard, boots, step-in bindings
- vintage pottery wheel workshop
- rooster drying mat
- a lot of necklaces (stars, steampunk watch, heart, feathers, faux pearls, elephants)
- feather fascinator on hairband
- bamboo mat
- star wall hanging
- a rotating spice rack (but no containers)
- theatre masks belt buckle
- pinecone beeswax candles
- paper crane sculptures in jars
- lots of wall art
You want that? You’ve got a week to holler, before it hits the curb. Feel free to ask for photos / details, if interested.
You want that? You’ve got a week to holler, before it hits the curb. Feel free to ask for photos / details, if interested.
I am learning daily about my strength, worth, tenacity. So it goes.
