My Rothko walls, part 3

[darkemeralds]

*slumps*

Well, the walls are all painted. I'm too tired to take pictures, and besides, all the tape and plastic is still up. My armchair and four large bags of clutter to be donated are out on the porch and I'm sitting here in the kitchen, staring, a little too tired to go to bed.

Naturally, painting has led to more decluttering. I like the walls so much that I don't want to put anything back up on them. I'm getting rid of a ton of books, most of my DVDs, my home-theater-in-a-box (which includes the DVD player), and the stand my TV's been perched on since I bought it. I'm thisclose to getting rid of the TV itself, since I can't even remember the last time I turned it on. But car-less AND TV-less? I'm not sure I'm prepared to be that un-American.

Okay, time to go scrape some of the paint off my feet and go to bed.

Comments

[ranunculus]

We have been TV-less for many years....

[darkemeralds]

For some values of "TV," so have I. I haven't turned the thing on for actual television-watching purposes for at least four years, and gave up my Netflix subscription a couple of years ago.

That said, when I do want to see something, I get it via my laptop, so it's not like I've totally given up television content. Mostly, I haven't seen commercials, and that fact alone has changed my life, very much for the better.

I've decided to keep the monitor, however. It was a goodish investment and I'm considering putting it into service as big electronic picture frame.

[jumpuphigh]

I am TV-less but not car-less. I tried car-less but it's not just possible here where I live.

P.S. You are adorable. Get some good sleep.

[darkemeralds]

Being car-free isn't feasible in most American cities, and is entirely impossible in the 'burbs. A whole lot of choices over a long stretch of time made it possible for me to give up private car ownership. Giving up a television monitor seems like so much less of a thing! And yet, I hesitate. I'm not sure why yet. Maybe I'll let it go in the next round.

[ruric]

Congratulations on finishing paiting the walls and on further dejunking.

I envy your ability to part with books - I still can't bring myself ot grt rid of them, though I have had more success with DVDs (the fire substatially reduced my collection and then I realised a hard drive crammed with avi files takes up a LOT less space than shelves of DVDs). Currently I am down to oe small cupboard of DVDs and slowly reducing it.

I got rid of my TV back in 2008 since I watch everything on the laptop and I can honestly say I don't miss it. *G*

Now if I could just thin down my knick knacks ad ornaments and pottery and things! I shall resume tacklign it all when I get back to London *G*

[darkemeralds]

The books are a wrench every time. I've taken your comment very much to heart, however, and am reminding myself that if I want to re-read any of them (an unlikely eventuality, since I rarely read at all anymore, and hardly ever re-read), a Kindle edition or similar takes up zero space.

I've given some thought to a massive external drive, and I don't rule it out (we're down to less than $100 per terabyte now), but really, the cloud takes up even less space and is even less subject to failure, theft and fire. Entertainment technology has become so incredibly transitory that it seems silly to invest a dime in so much as a new thumb drive. I just paid Google $5 for a year's cloud storage of several gigabytes, and you know cloud storage is just going to get cheaper and bigger.

IDK...

For the moment, I'm keeping the big monitor, getting rid of most of the books, and jettisoning a bunch of outdated tech gear while I'm at it. I'm keeping Firefly and Serenity for sentimental reasons. :D

[tehomet]

Well done, you! And decluttering as you go as well.

a little too tired to go to bed.

I hate that feeling.

But car-less AND TV-less? I'm not sure I'm prepared to be that un-American.

Yeah, they might take your passport off you. :)

I hope you sleep well, all the better to appreciate the fruits of your labours on the morrow.

[darkemeralds]

I've decided to keep the monitor just in case the FBI raids and calls me UnAmerican. :D

I just couldn't bear to take down all my shelves and pictures, clean all the corners, paint the room freshly, and then just bung everything back where it was. Might as well make a big drama out of it! LOL

[kis]

But ... but there might be more Joss! Okay, maybe not. Not now Hollywood loves him ...

[darkemeralds]

I'm confident that there will be more Joss. But I'm also reasonably confident that More Joss will come from the Cloud.

You know, technologically speaking. :D

[pinesandmaples]

I think being TV-free is just being a different kind of 'Merakin.

[darkemeralds]

I think you're right. I was just trying to move the damn thing back to its corner and you know what? It's too heavy to bother with. I'm putting it on Craigslist this afternoon.

*wipes hands together decisively*