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by **Moh** » Wed Jul 19, 2023 8:57 am

I have an external Blu-ray drive that I bought when I still had my all-in-one computer. The thing looks like a personal toaster oven, but it works really well. I have a regular DVD/CD drive now but I'm hanging onto the Blu-ray drive for when I buy more discs in the future.

JonCC: Yup, I started my Plex server with a bunch of concerts. :lol:

I love that I can share it with specific people.

by **Shoujo Q** » Wed Jul 19, 2023 10:59 pm

I’ve spent the last few days organizing my stuff since I got a new desk a few weeks ago from IKEA. I managed to strip a few screws so has to wait to get some free replacement from IKEA before I could finish. They didn’t send me a follow up email but I only get them in a week which was nice. Didn’t have to pay for shipping or anything!

But back to the organization. I managed to accumulate so much art supplies! It’s crazy. But I’m trying to do this sensibly so Im not just throwing stuff in a box and hope I’ll remember it in a year if I need it. My biggest challenge will be my h!p collection which seems to have several homes , including our storage unit.

I have no idea how I’m going to dismantle that collection without having the first thought be, just dump it in the trash. I need to space and I currently don’t have that extra space. Where do I even begin to sell off idol stuff? I’ve asked around but there’s just no good place to do it. Facebook was fine but hunting down money and shipping overseas became very difficult and that was before Covid.

Just something to continue to think about as I continue to organize. I’m in no real rush to remove idol goods. But it will eventually happen.

by **Zunu** » Thu Jul 20, 2023 12:17 am

On the principle of "ShoujoQ's Gun," now that you have mentioned your art supplies, the audience is expecting a peek at your artwork!

by **Shoujo Q** » Thu Jul 20, 2023 1:02 am

I haven’t really drawn much lately. And by lately I mean in years. My old stuff can be found on my ancient DeviantArt account. I am attempting to get back into doing more traditional art. Which is the reason I bought a new desk. Because my old one was way too small to do anything on and I’ve fallen out of love with doing digital art. I still do it occasionally and I have posted a few things here and on my Twitter/Instagram but it’s very rare these days.

by **Spaghetti-Western** » Thu Jul 20, 2023 4:19 am

Shoujo Q wrote:I’ve spent the last few days organizing my stuff since I got a new desk a few weeks ago from IKEA. I managed to strip a few screws so has to wait to get some free replacement from IKEA before I could finish. They didn’t send me a follow up email but I only get them in a week which was nice. Didn’t have to pay for shipping or anything!

But back to the organization. I managed to accumulate so much art supplies! It’s crazy. But I’m trying to do this sensibly so Im not just throwing stuff in a box and hope I’ll remember it in a year if I need it. My biggest challenge will be my h!p collection which seems to have several homes , including our storage unit.

I have no idea how I’m going to dismantle that collection without having the first thought be, just dump it in the trash. I need to space and I currently don’t have that extra space. Where do I even begin to sell off idol stuff? I’ve asked around but there’s just no good place to do it. Facebook was fine but hunting down money and shipping overseas became very difficult and that was before Covid.

Just something to continue to think about as I continue to organize. I’m in no real rush to remove idol goods. But it will eventually happen.

As someone who has never bought any goods I am curious which items seem to stand the test of time and which ones don't? I hope your de-cluttering goes well (I have a ton to do myself).

Regarding using Spotify and other cloud services, remember, "the cloud" simply means somebody else's computer, that you usually do not own or even know the location of. Yes, I will be rocking to J-idoru-pop in the post-apocalyptic world :music:

by **Shoujo Q** » Thu Jul 20, 2023 5:56 am

For me. I'd say anything that holds any sort of emotional value. If you really think about it, and I do quite a lot, none of the stuff we have is going to really go anywhere except a landfill one day.

I think this all stems from losing my uncle last year unexpectedly and having to help clean out his place. The amount of his stuff that held value you to HIM but not us. It ended up either going into a donation bin or the trash. Bags and bags of stuff just, going to charity for someone else to sort through and who knows if they actually saved it and didn't end up tossing it?

I realize that for a small part of my idol fan loving life, I was using the purchase of goods as a means to making myself happy and hoping in some small way that I was supporting my favorite idols. But after a decade or so, that little idea turns into a clutter of stuff that at the end of the day, really doesn't hold as much value as it did, say, 10-20 years ago. But, at the same time, it holds enough value that the idea of just tossing it in the trash hurts. Mainly because it's not exactly something that should be thrown in the trash. You can't exactly donate it. If I were in Japan, I'm sure I could find a place, but in the US, not so much. The Book Off, I believe in NYC stopped excepting Japanese CDs a few years ago, or so I heard. Not sure if that's true. So you're left with very few options. And that's where I currently find myself. Sell it? Find some place to donate it? or Trash/Recycle what I can and try not to feel bad about it while doing it.

But on a sunnier note. Media holds up well. I do like the books. Some of the older ones were nice, but it's all about photobooks now and that's not my jam. I'd say the acrylic stands, since they are small, but that's a not something I collected. I do enjoy my keychains and anything USEFUL. I got quite a few coffee mugs. I'd never get rid of those.

And a few dozen t-shirts. Useful everyday items are much nicer to have than stuff that's just going to sit on a shelf and collect dust.