Hippie Christmas

[maypirate]

Today I went dumpster diving for the first time.

Right now is prime supreme massive moving time on the university, and the streets are full of vans, trucks, overloaded cars, and THINGS.

I went with Rachel from work, who is a veteran dumpster-diver, and oh, the magic we found. It's amazing the stuff that people throw out; so much of it is awesome and most of it could be donated to Goodwill or St. Vincent...

But I digress. I did not actually physically go diving into anything, but I did do some digging at the roadside and climb a fence.



-3 pairs of jeans
-4 large glass mugs
-4 matching rice bowls from Thailand
-1 bowl that doesn't match but is still nice
-1 wok (with shampoo spilled in the bottom so it had a nice coconut smell)
-1 shadowbox
-1 very nice black frame
-1 square-shaped glass
-1 black Japanese-style mug from The Sushi Box
-1 small Japanese cookbook
-3 unused rolls of film
-2 spatulas
-1 t-shirt that says "Sunshine...is so fine!"
-1 navy blue sweatshirt that says "Eagle River Hockey"
-1 teapot (was purchased for $19.99, the tag was still on the bottom)
-1 light flowered dress
-1 extremely short and extremely whorey shirt to go with...
-1 zebra-striped halter top that Rachel made me take
-1 stuffed lion
-1 small bear
-1 box of unused cards with 50s retro art on them (they're awesome)
-1 string of lights with little paper lanterns with sakura on them (and all the lights still work)
-1 CD called "This Is The Best CD I Own" which cracked me up (haven't listen to it yet)
-1 pair of big-ass cop sunglasses
-1 antique-ish wooden chair that is pretty and fuzzy and has fringe
-1 picnic basket to carry a bunch of these things back
-1 tea-ball for loose-leaf teas
-11 beer pitcher things from the Rathskellar at the Union (apparently they require a $1 deposit, so we can take them back and get free money. Rachel took 6 and I took 5.)

And my prize:

-1 PS2. It doesn't work right, but I'm going to see if it can be fixed. I mean shit, dawg, how the hell do you pass up a free PS2?


So all in all, very productive. I did get icky water down my pants from the scraps of carpet we picked up for Adia, but it was awesome and I really wish I had a large hauling device to cart away some of the wonderful furniture I saw. Someday...

Comments

[soda-and-capes.livejournal.com]

-1 small bear
BEAR GO RAR. \o/

Also, dude, PS2? How hard does that rock? VERY.

Damn it, this is the second time today I've needed a bear icon and haven't had one.

[mikkeneko.livejournal.com]

The other day while throwing out my trash (All real trash, I promise you!) I saw a huge stuffed Hello Kitty doll sitting in the dumpster. It made me feel so sad, that toy needs to be loved. ;o;

[shoedog.livejournal.com]

GOOD FOR YOU!

I LIKE TO PULL THE REMAINDERED PAPERBACKS AND MAGS OUT OF BARNES AND NOBLES TRASH

[loreamara.livejournal.com]

My empathy for inanimate objects goes into overdrive for stuffed toys ;_; Maybe the Velveteen Rabbit made too much of an impression on me or something. AWW KITTY D:

[loreamara.livejournal.com]

v productive indeed :O it IS amazing what people will throw away. How much of our landfills must be filled with things that could have been used by somebody? This is a sad conversation.

[fourfreedoms.livejournal.com]

WOOHOO. I returned with a collection of things too. However, I bankrupted myself in the process, so I think your method works better.

[minigendo.livejournal.com]

Score on the PS2.

If you're not having much luck diagnosing its problems, let me know. I've recently been drafted into fixing my step brother's ps2, so I've familiarized myself with the more common errors.

[monkeybobert.livejournal.com]

Wow that is some successful garbage digging! Well done, I bet it was awesome!

[maypirate.livejournal.com]

OH MAN I'VE NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT AND IT'S A BRILLIANT IDEA

TELL ME HOW. WHEN IS A GOOD TIME TO GO? WHERE DO THEY HIDE THEIR TRASH??!

[feast.livejournal.com]

Holy shit, you can get a lot of things through dumpster diving. I wan tto do that. ;w;

[shoedog.livejournal.com]

IT VARIES STORE TO STORE. IN CARBONDALE, IL. THEY DISCARD MAGS EVERY WEEK, TOWARD FRIDAY.

BOOKS, USUALLY THE SECOND AND LAST WEEKS OF THE MONTH.


THEY HAVE THE TRASH IN A FENCED IN AREA AROUND THE SIDE OF THE BIG BOX STORE. ONLY ONCE HAVE WE HAD TO HOP THE FENCE. GO EARLY, 5 OR 6 AM.

I'VE BEEN STOPPED BY THE COPS ONLY ONCE.

HAPPY PICKING!