CONTAINERS
room (container)
bathroom (container)
backpack (container) (me)drug bag (container) (backpack)
misc bag (container) (backpack)
liquids bag (container) (backpack)
sleeve for papers (container) (backpack)
wallet (container) (backpack)plastic bags, small (finite) (container) (misc bag) (backpack)
daily pillbox (container) (drug bag) (backpack)hamper (container) (room)
simple bag (container) (room) (NIX)
green suitcase (container) (room)
red suitcase (container) (room)
trashcan (container) (room) (NIX)
document organizer (container) (room)
passport+birth certificate binder (container) (room)
lego bag (container) (room) (NIX)ME
watch (me)
phone (me)
earphones (me)
credit card (me)
clipper card (me)CLOTHES
hiking shoes (attire) (room)
sandals (attire) (room)socks (attire) (x?) (room) (red suitcase)
underwear (attire) (x6) (room) (red suitcase) (red suitcase)
bra (attire) (girl) (room) (red suitcase)
black dress, polish (attire) (girl) (room) (red suitcase)
black dress, business (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (girl)
black shirt, polyester (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (girl) (conifer) (upskuttle)
brown pants, cotton (room) (red suitcase) (attire)
boxers (x2) (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (upskuttle) (NIX)
skirt, koi gift (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (girl)
sports bra (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (girl)
blue dress, patterned (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (girl)
black warm thing with long sleeves (room) (red suitcase) (attire)
pajama pants (room) (red suitcase) (attire)
skirt, blue (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (girl)
shirt, math (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (conifer) (upskuttle)
shirt, “HIRED” (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (upskuttle) (NIX)
trenchcoat-ish, cotton (room) (red suitcase) (attire)
fidget toy (room) (red suitcase)
lipstick, pink (room) (red suitcase) (girl)
leggings, blue (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (girl) (upskuttle) (NIX)
longsleeve shirt, purple (room) (red suitcase) (attire)
longsleeve shirt, grey, buttons (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (conifer) (upskuttle) (NIX)
hoodie, grey (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (lol trans)
skirt, purple (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (girl)
gloves, black (x2) (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (NIX) (REPLACE W/ GLOVES THAT WORK ON TOUCHSCREEN)
trenchcoat string, polyester? (room) (red suitcase) (attire)
inserts (x2) (room) (red suitcase) (girl) (attire)
not-a-kimono (room) (red suitcase) (attire)
grey pants, nylon (room) (red suitcase) (attire)
grey pants, cotton (room) (red suitcase) (attire)
girl swimsuit (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (girl)vest, blue (room) (red suitcase) (attire)
blue dress, cotton (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (girl)
shirt, grey (room) (red suitcase) (attire)
shirt, green (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (girl)
longsleeve shirt, grey (room) (red suitcase) (attire)
cool fucking patterned shirt thing (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (lol trans)
skirt, black, long (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (girl)
longsleeve shirt, cyan (room) (red suitcase) (attire)
pants, sparkly (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (lol trans)
trenchcoat, the rainproof one (room) (red suitcase) (attire)
shirt, striped (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (conifer) (upskuttle) (NIX)
leggings, red (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (girl)
skirt, red (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (girl)
skirt, black, short (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (girl)
skirt, blue, patterned (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (girl)
leggings, black, patterned (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (girl)
short shorts, pink (room) (red suitcase) (attire) (girl)
jeans (room) (red suitcase) (attire)
shirt, dark blue (room) (red suitcase) (attire)black boyshorts (room) (red suitcase) (attire)
DRUGS
modafinil (drug) (finite) (drug bag) (backpack)
gabapentin (drug) (finite) (drug bag) (backpack)
propranolol (drug) (finite) (drug bag) (backpack)
melatonin (drug) (finite) (drug bag) (backpack)
estradiol (drug) (finite) (drug bag) (girl) (backpack) (pillbox)
progesterone (drug) (finite) (drug bag) (girl) (backpack) (pillbox)
spironolactone (drug) (finite) (drug bag) (girl) (backpack) (pillbox)
ibuprofen (drug) (finite) (drug bag) (backpack)
focalin xr (drug) (finite) (drug bag) (backpack)
testosterone (drug) (finite) (drug bag) (backpack)
phenibut (drug) (finite) (drug bag) (backpack)
dhea (drug) (finite) (drug bag) (backpack) (room)
nicotine (drug) (finite) (drug bag) (backpack)
caffeine (drug) (finite) (drug bag) (backpack)
escitalopram (drug) (finite) (drug bag) (backpack) (room)
l-theanine powder (drug) (finite) (backpack)
grapefruit juice (drug) (finite) (room) (NIX)
acetaminophen+aspirin+caffeine (drug) (finite) (drug bag) (backpack)MISC BAG
sticky notes (finite) (misc bag) (backpack)
hair ties (finite) (x?) (misc bag) (backpack) (room)
razor heads (finite) (subscribed) (misc bag) (backpack)external battery, small (misc bag) (backpack)
earplugs (x?) (misc bag) (backpack)
pens (x3) (misc bag) (backpack)
tampon (misc bag) (backpack) (girl)
pad (misc bag) (backpack) (girl)
nail polish, sparkly (misc bag) (backpack)
key lanyard (misc bag) (backpack)
condoms (x?) (misc bag) (backpack)
lighter (misc bag) (backpack)
metal razor handle (misc bag) (backpack)
usb thumb drives (x2) (misc bag) (backpack)
micro sd to sd converter (misc bag) (backpack)
d20 die (misc bag) (backpack)LIQUIDS BAG
deodorant (finite) (liquids bag) (backpack)
shaving cream (finite) (liquids bag) (backpack)
toothpaste (finite) (liquids bag) (backpack)
sunscreen (finite) (liquids bag) (backpack)
lip balm (finite) (liquids bag) (backpack)
lip gloss, clear (finite) (liquids bag) (backpack) (girl)
lip gloss, brown (finite) (liquids bag) (backpack) (girl)
lipstick, purple (finite) (liquids bag) (backpack) (girl)
foundation (finite) (liquids bag) (backpack) (girl)BACKPACK
laptop (backpack) (room)
laptop fan (backpack) (room)
laptop charger (backpack) (room)
kindle (backpack) (room)
kindle case (backpack) (room)
soylent (finite) (subscribed) (room) (backpack)external battery, large (backpack)
usb-to-wall (x2) (backpack)
micro usb to usb (x2) (backpack)ROOM
all-purpose cleaner (finite) (room) (upskuttle)
hand sanitizer (finite) (room) (upskuttle)
detergent (finite) (room) (upskuttle) (conifer)the dragons of eden, carl sagan (room) (book) (NIX) (UNNIX, library book)
childhood’s end, arthur c. clarke (room) (book) (NIX) (UNNIX, library book)
early works, winsor mccay (room) (book) (NIX)
salvaged pages young writers’ diaries of the holocaust, alexandra zapruder (room) (book) (NIX)
the value of science essential writings of henri poincare, henri poincare (room) (book) (NIX)
japan from prehistory to modern times, john whitney hall (room) (book) (NIX)
improving nature? the science and ethics of genetic engineering, michael j reiss (room) (book) (NIX)power strip (room)
timer (room) (conifer)
vibrator (red suitcase) (room)
x-files cd (room) (NIX)
ramen maker (room) (upskuttle) (conifer)
sleep mask (room)
umbrella (room) (upskuttle)
20q game (room) (upskuttle)
hangers (x5) (room) (upskuttle) (conifer) (NIX)
towel (x2) (room) (red suitcase) (red suitcase) (nix one)
hand towel (room) (red suitcase) (NIX)
broom (room) (upskuttle) (conifer)
dustpan (room) (conifer)
blanket (room)
bedsheets (x?) (room)
sleeping bag (room) (NIX) (conifer don’t nix)
passport (room) (passport+birth certificate binder)
birth certificate (room) (passport+birth certificate binder)
pill bottles, empty (room) (NIX)
legos, misc (lego bag) (room) (NIX)
lego millennium falcon (room) (jade’s)BATHROOM
toilet paper (finite) (bathroom) (NEED TO GET) (NIX)
soap (finite) (bathroom) (NIX)
shampoo (finite) (bathroom) (NIX)
conditioner (finite) (bathroom) (NIX)
does anyone know of a program that would give a nice gui to my .txt files like this which are basically just lists with tags?
i am making this inventory because i am moving (i am not sure where to but the landlord is predictably kicking everyone out of the drugs sex and violence house by the end of this month) and want to be able to:
(1) keep track of things when i move
(2) be able to notice patterns without laying all my clothes out
(3) be able to push symbols around and mark things that need to be updated or refactored into different containers
(4) reify useful categories like “containers” and “misc bag” which organize my thinking
(5) this is under (2) but more specifically I’d like to be able to not rely on my brains inconsistent association network/memory. why actually search my memory or my actual bag for what’s in my “misc bag” when i can pull out my phone and hit the “misc bag” tag? why query my brain for a list of “containers” when it will often leave out the object “wallet” because it is a non-central example? the first rule of human memory is you don’t store anything you actually care about in human memory.
(6) share the data structure with other people. i shared this file with ~5 people i know and they were able to help me locate inefficiencies. (i shared it with them in parallel of course, if i shared it with a group of 5 people at once, the answers would be bent and warped by human background monkey politics) i like being able to have several people look over my stuff and make arguments for what is needed and what isn’t, they are p much inoculated from the status quo bias. it is less “i live like this” and more “you… live like this?”.
ive started transcribing things to google keep which has some of this functionality but
* it doesn’t seem to have import/export to .txt and .csv files which i would like
* i have to make a new account to separate it from my network of alarms and checklists
* it would be nice to be able to type everything up on a full sized keyboard
* i don’t want google knowing about certain objects “”“in case they get hacked by someone who is actually evil”“”
suggestions for [a program that organizes the above list with a good gui and satisfies the listed criteria] or [how to streamline my possessions halp] would both be q grand
@transientpetersen i… could do a cloud excel spreadsheet thing. though google keep has a better interface than this still.
i am interested in the things you find indispensable but are not on my list! (as consistent with point (6)!) i might be missing things that i expect to increase my subjective well being.
Don’t know if they’ll improve your well being but I’ll mention a few items I own that surprised me to see you don’t.
No basic maintenance tools. Expected at least an adjustable wrench, a screwdriver, and maybe a flashlight (in case of power loss if for no other reason).
No mention of transport options or maintenance, only a Clipper card. Bike and chain lube make my list and I would prune a lot of other things before I considered letting them go. (Your hiking shoes get my +1.)
Food prep or transport didn’t seem to make the list. No containers or coolers or lunch box. I only see a ramen maker. No knife (either cooking or multipurpose). No mug/bowl/comfortable serving option.
Nothing too sentimental. I have one or two items that remind me where I’ve been, help me focus on where I’m going. Nothing you made yourself (as far as I can tell).
Hair ties so you’re used to dealing with length but only hair ties, nothing else to secure your hair. I need a head band at least to do anything active, bandanna will do in a pinch.
Jealous that your vision is better than mine. :)
No library card? That’s just wrong.
I hate and fear the cloud and so cling to my small external hard drive.
You have a document holder so I will assume that you are keeping a similar set of financial and medical records in hardcopy as I am.
>basic tools, flashlight
i haven’t needed basic tools yet. might be good to get a swiss army knife
my [external battery, large] doubles as a flashlight! though in practice i have only used it once and other times have just used my phone
>bike, chain lube
i want a bike pretty badly tbh
>food container, knife, bowl
i had a bento box, i had knives, i had a bowl; i didn’t really use them. i eat ramen using utensils and bowls i find around the house. ill get a bowl and utensils in the future.
>sentimental things, things i make myself
yes! i am trying to upload everything to the computer. i used to have stacks of notebooks ~1 meter tall that i carried with me everywhere. i left these behind along with lots of other creations. (i do have photos of a few of them uploaded to tumblr.) i am trying to burn away sentimentality, it’s a spiritual project
i want to not say “everything i love can be uploaded to a computer or die” but im also feeling this a bit rn
>headband, bandanas
i used to have these, bandana for cleaning things and stuff. they weren’t essential but they were fun
>vision
yep! i have better vision than the majority humanity, 19/20. although this may no longer be accurate as i ruined a bit of my short-range vision by staring at the full moon through a telescope for ~3 hours when i was 12
>library card
i have a library card! i didn’t inventory my wallet, because i was tired at the end. this is the only significant thing i knowingly didn’t inventory
business cards (x16) (backpack) (wallet)
mental health card from uni (backpack) (wallet)
aclu know your rights! mini pamphlet (backpack) (wallet)
starbucks gift card (x3) (backpack) (wallet) (one of these was a gift from @lethriloth)
cvs prescription card (backpack) (wallet) (my sister’s)
insurance cards (x4) (backpack) (wallet)
BART tickets (x5) (backpack) (wallet)
1$ bills (x2) (backpack) (wallet)
bus tickets for [redacted] (x4) (backpack) (wallet)
disabled bus pass for [redacted] (backpack) (wallet)
my uni id (backpack) (wallet)
someone else’s uni id (backpack) (wallet)
laundry card for old apartment (backpack) (wallet)
clipper card, defunct (backpack) (wallet)
storage facility access card (backpack) (wallet)
sf library printing card (backpack) (wallet)
sf library card (backpack) (wallet)
visa prepaid card (backpack) (wallet)>external hard drive
i think i left this at my parents’ i need to pick this up. i p much keep everything on my laptop+the cloud
>document holder
yeah that’s why i do it! come to think of it, [document holder] and [passport+birth certificate binder] could be merged
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thanks! this was v helpful
(I tried to double-check the relevant parts of your inventory (or absences) before remarking on them, but I might not have succeeded.)
No water bottle? (I use a one-quart Rubbermaid bottle.)
(Plus a water bottle holder with a shoulder strap, for easier carrying. If you’re using a backpack, though, that might not be necessary.)
Do you keep a dream journal (other than the occasional Tumblr post)? I know you said you’re trying to computerise everything, but personally I find that keyboards and (especially) backlights put me in the wrong frame of mind for dream journalling, so what I do is write it out by hand and later transcribe it into a digital backup. I don’t know if you’re the same way.
Hair ties are finite? What kind of hair ties are you using? I’ve had the same scrunchie for several years, excepting the few months where it was lost. (Found it inside the couch during spring cleaning.)
I notice you have three Starbucks gift cards.
If you’re looking for ideas for useful things to keep around, this list might help. It’s outdated, but many things are still accurate, and often the general idea of an object holds even when the specific object has changed. (For example, instead of biscotti, I currently use a pair of granola bars: one berry and one peanut. Gives me options depending on what I feel like having and whether I’m in a nut-free environment.)
What about non-ingestable medical stuff? Band-Aids, alcohol wipes, wound ointment? (also mentioned in the list linked above)
Another thing from my list that I want to draw particular attention to: a sub-container dedicated to handheld-computer and its accessories. (have since upgraded from MP3 player to smartphone, but basic idea remains the same) You’ve got SD converters and USB converters in different areas, whereas mine are next to each other. (Keeping the phone in the accessory pouch also prevents “I forgot to bring my charger” issues, though I understand some people like to keep their phone in their pocket. Probably harder to get at the phone from a backpack than from a belly bag, too.)
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