"The island poll" written by Tinypliny on estrip.org

07/09/09 04:23 - 76ºF - ID#49243

The island poll

This is something I was chatting to (e:Jim) about in the chat-space. (Notice how I say "to (e:Jim)". Yeah, I wasn't really sure if he was chatting back.)

Anyhow, the poll is about "holding on" to "stuff" in your life and the question is:

Were you forced to leave your current residence RIGHT NOW FOREVER and take two inanimate purely materialistic things with you - and strictly two things, (Ideally, in these kind of scenarios, you are only allowed ONE THING, but I am being slightly generous and slighly shifty here. I want to take two things, you see and this is my ~~party~~ ~~island~~ blog!) what would these two things be?

I am voting:
- My rice cooker
- My newer laptop

I just want to get an idea about what kinds of (money-bought) stuff (e:strip) peeps would generally want to hold on to.

PS: I know. I know. There is no mention of being stranded on an island. That just seemed like a good cliched title for the post. Oh, and I don't want to deal with all kinds of complications and restrictions of a bona-fide island stranding. If I wanted to be *that* unrealistic, I would just have had to say, food or some such practical boring thing.

dimartiste writes at 01:06:48 07/15/09 - Comment #50042: Sorry about that just found out all the left overs were eaten last night and I have to get ready for the Wednesday Card night. I pushed the wrong button.

See here. I will be honest my first impression is I have no clue. My second response is that I have answered this question daily for a week and it changes everyday. Therefore I still have no clue.

Today's response is my hospital bag: water bottle, snack, money, crochet hook, knitting needles, scissors, dad's medication list, yarn with at least two projects already started, a book, a journal, pencil (i think that's all) AND my purse which usually but is not limited too: wallet, checkbook, pen, water bottle, allergy meds, inhalers, digital camera (unless it is next to the computer to upload), holder pack of usb drivers with current computer projects, hand sanitizer, pencils, eyeliner, lipsticks, eyeliner sharpener, keys, travel pack of tissues, Stop pain, Extra Strength Tylenol bottle, Immodeum AD bottle, Vitamin C bottle, Migraine Meds, Curiously Strong Mints - Cinnamin, book, journal, toothpaste and a toothbrush.

Yesterday's response: my teddy bear and my tiger throw.

Day before yesterday's response: take my master portfolio (which is not compiled yet, but I have all the parts - i think) and my computer.

I like everyone else's responses, especially the unmentionables!

Go figure!

dimartiste writes at 12:46:26 07/15/09 - Comment #50037

tinypliny writes at 09:21:15 07/12/09 - Comment #49933: Lipgloss, condoms, whore-numbers, pets with strapped-on guitars, guns, phones, bikes, laptops, rice-cookers, cameras, anime-lunchboxes, mp3 players, money arcade sticks and possibly, drunk revelling.

Forget emergency camps. This reads like an exotic holiday resort packing list. Heh.

metalpeter writes at 06:54:37 07/10/09 - Comment #49892: Well since My Photo Albums can't go, I'm taking this in a new direction. Condoms and Artvoice so I can get some whores to the island, woo hoo, HA.

heidi writes at 04:17:20 07/10/09 - Comment #49888: I am *so* hanging out with (e:theecarey).

drew writes at 03:06:23 07/10/09 - Comment #49887: Buckley gave up his free will a long time ago. He lives only to make me happy.

theecarey writes at 03:04:51 07/10/09 - Comment #49886: damn, I was getting excited about the idea of strapping an item or two to my cats backs. I doubt they would select on their own anything I would want. Unless what I want are mousies and a catnip stuffed George Bush chew doll.

Come to think of it, I carry a smallish bag stuffed with money, current book selection, notepad, suduko puzzle book, mechanical pencil, hand sanitizer, lip gloss, tissues, a protein bar, MP3 Player, Phone, camera, laptot/netbook, moisturizer, water bottle & ragged tiny piece of my 'blankey' (good grief!), Keys with flash light and a thin sweater. Toss my cats in and I really do have my favorite 'needful' things on me at most times. However, if you see me in public, this bag is in my car and I just grab my phone and money card 8/10 times as I like to wander around without burden.

So my bag (counts as ONE! mwhahahaha) and my flat stuffed animal as it also serves a pillow- and I will appear to have many things to get me through this crazy Buffalo Hurricane in physical and psychological comfort.

See ya there! haha

tinypliny writes at 12:58:34 07/10/09 - Comment #49884: I am not sure that they put you in a nudist colony when there is an evacuation emergency. Do they?

Regular everyday clothes can't possibly count as materialistic. (e:Jim) wanted to sneak in his phone - a 100% materialistic thing and that's blatant rule-violation. Maybe if you were wearing a oscar red-carpet walk-the-walk designer tuxedo, that could be counted as materialistic.

Oh and you absolutely can't impose your will on your pets! They will have feline and canine moderators. Buckley and the cats get to carry their own choice of top-two items.

(e:Janelle) needs to make a decision very very soon!

(e:theli): The island is a hypothetical emergency construct suggestive of oppression and limited means. So an anime boxset/lunch box combo is a dvd/video set in which you can store food? Honestly, you own the most bizzare things! I didn't even know there were space-age consoles all over the place that you could plug your brain into... With all this high-end paraphernalia, you might actually survive this exigency.

theli writes at 11:35:08 07/10/09 - Comment #49880: (e:tinypliny) So...we ARE being stranded on an island after all?

Your post is confusing. :D

And no, only one anime boxset/lunchbox combo in my collection. It's just my favorite anime.

And the arcade stick I've referring to is one that you can plug into a console to play games with.

I think I might actually have more hope in finding a good arcade on a random island than I do in finding one in Buffalo... *sighs*

drew writes at 11:09:42 07/10/09 - Comment #49878: (e:tiny) does that mean things on our person count? Then I will be extra slow in leaving, since I will have to eat the food, drink the beer, take off my clothes (easier after drinking all the beer) grab my bike and guitar, and then go!

Hopefully, one of Janelle's two things will be the camera. I forgot about that.

oh wait! If pets count as living things than they get to carry things out! Buckly will take the camera with him, and my other guitar (or my laptop if I took it home) I will let Janelle pick what the cats will carry.

Hopefully the red cross, or some embarrassed neighbor, will arrive quickly with some clothes.

tinypliny writes at 09:40:22 07/10/09 - Comment #49874: WHOA. Since when did a simple island poll turn into a suicidal cult picnic? Besides, I am not sure (e:Paul) would cut a responsible cult figure.

I am all for sharing (especially publicly unmentionable stuff) but this is like a Saffir-Simpson category five buffalo hurricane scenario. Who knows... maybe your blankey might not make it in one piece.

(e:Jim): You WILL be frisked for a third item! You underhand non-regulation item cheating is being monitored.

jim writes at 08:38:20 07/10/09 - Comment #49873: And my phone will be with my automatically since it's not store 'at home', but rather in my pocket. Another useful tool ;)

jim writes at 08:37:28 07/10/09 - Comment #49872: Two items then, laptop and camera - the hardest to replace financially and both are useful tools.

Luckily I don't have to worry about grabbing an external hard drive thanks to offsite backups :)

heidi writes at 12:31:26 07/10/09 - Comment #49866: Of course! ;-)

theecarey writes at 12:29:01 07/10/09 - Comment #49865: are we all being forced out of our homes at the same time and showing up together at the same exact island? maybe we can confer first? see who has what, and go from there :)

is this the making of an official (e:strip) commune? Should we all wear Converse (bought by Nike, right?) sneaks? Just gotta be careful of (e:paul)'s purple koolaid! ;)

real question though is (e:heidi) willing to share this non publicly mentionable item? hmmmmmmmm? hehe

theecarey writes at 12:21:40 07/10/09 - Comment #49864: but besides my furblobs, if only considering truly materialistic items, hmm.. again, my external hard drive, and um.. my favorite stuffed animal or my blankey. shut up. ;)

theecarey writes at 12:16:54 07/10/09 - Comment #49863: my two cats.

if they are considered "one", then I will add my external hard drive to what I grab.

tinypliny writes at 11:03:51 07/09/09 - Comment #49862: @(e:drew): Logistically speaking, won't you feel sick after eating everything in the fridge and drinking the beer? Especially if you need to lug a guitar and ride your bike later?? And yeah, you can say goodbye to your laptop in that case. It's too late to save it!

@(e:metalpeter): No mercy. 2 items only. That photo album thing looks like a plural to me!

drew writes at 10:22:35 07/09/09 - Comment #49861: I left my laptop at work so: guitar and bike.

unless maybe there is something good in the fridge.

Can I eat the food/drink the beer and then run out with my two things?

metalpeter writes at 07:32:47 07/09/09 - Comment #49854: All of my Photos Albums.
My Camera

tinypliny writes at 07:04:01 07/09/09 - Comment #49851: (e:theli): You actually have enough number of anime boxset\lunchbox combos to pick a favourite out of them?! Interesting. VERY interesting. :p And is an arcade stick like a thing you insert in game slot machines to get unlimited plays or something? How do you know this island is going to have a game arcade??

(e:Jim). NO! Approximations are not allowed. This is an exercise in precision! No guns. No other thing with a working nervous system! And that's that.

jim writes at 05:41:10 07/09/09 - Comment #49847: My dog is very lazy. By approximation inanimate.

theli writes at 05:16:49 07/09/09 - Comment #49846: Favorite anime boxset/lunch box combo.

Arcade stick.

A think the loss of much of my belongings may be a blessing in disguise.

tinypliny writes at 05:10:14 07/09/09 - Comment #49845: (e:Jim), you are going to get into really deep trouble right there. The specific operative words were:
- inanimate.
- money-bought.

(e:Paul). YES! you have to own it already! You can't possibly have any other new things when you don't have any money and are being oppressed. And OMG, I hope I am not in the same island as you will be.

paul writes at 05:06:20 07/09/09 - Comment #49844: Do you have to already own the thing? If not, I guess my phone and a gun, seeing as I was being forced from my house.

tinypliny writes at 05:06:18 07/09/09 - Comment #49843: Publically unmentionable. Hmmm... ;) Now we all would like to know what that is!! Way to drive us crazy!

Wow. I didn't realize that camera of yours was this pricey! You know, after reading your comment, maybe I would still not be so shaken up if I didn't have my laptop...

I wonder if people will have a really hard time with this poll if they were to answer it most truthfully. I certainly had... It kind of tells you how much you are counting on certain things... for instance, being able to cook perfect rice in 20 minutes.

jim writes at 05:06:17 07/09/09 - Comment #49842: Dog and laptop. Or maybe James.

heidi writes at 04:51:45 07/09/09 - Comment #49841: - 1 publicly unmentionable item, $20 purchase price, but it's unique and I would not be able to replace it exactly.
- my camera gear, $750 value

I really had to debate between the 1TB drive and the camera... and then I realized that most of my good pix are online already. Losing all my files would be a serious pain but I could recover. My camera is something that if I had to start over with material belongings, I couldn't justify buying soon, but it gives me so much pleasure that I'd be crushed not to have it.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: eating in

07/08/09 09:08 - 66ºF - ID#49237

World of Wokcraft

Can you imagine the sheer deadweight of concussion-inducing wok-power on that wall in the background?

This is not a restaurant wall or even a wok showroom. This wall is "at home". I think if I had these many frying contraptions in my kitchen, I would be somewhat uneasy at the thought of cooking in it...

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: the odes

07/06/09 03:06 - 70ºF - ID#49207

We refill ink.

That is good to know.

But who will refill this ink?

The Meadow Brook milk factory?
Walgreens?

Why would anyone want a gallon refill of ink? Wouldn't it be more helpful if they advertised, "We refill milk"?

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: buffalo

07/05/09 12:09 - 60ºF - ID#49191

Dennis definitely has a bigger boat.

Overheard at the height of the finale of fireworks at the Erie harbour.

First Old Man: (Jostling all the kids watching the fireworks in front of him) Do you see that? That, over there?

Second Old Man: (Elbowing his way to the first old man) Yeah, I see it. Yeah, it's smaller. It is really smaller than Dennis's boat.

First Old Man: (Completely focused on the boat in the water, fireworks are going off like crazy around him.): YEAH, Dennis definitely has a bigger boat than this one!!!

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: music

07/04/09 04:45 - 58ºF - ID#49182

Transformed

The new movie may not be much to write home about (quite literally, I didn't), but the soundtrack to both movies are worth writing to the world about. They are nothing short of phenomenal. Something about them is compelling and worth listening to, time and again - especially the score from the first movie.

No doubt this amazing keyboardist feels the same. He combines two of Steve Jablonsky's finest pieces from the score to the first film and transfoms them with his personal touch into one fluent passionate piece.

And a final track to illustrate just how derailed and completely baffling the second movie was...

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: tourism

06/27/09 10:59 - 69ºF - ID#49097

The falcon baby that fell out!

A friend sent me this picture of the falcon baby that fell out of its nest on one of the towers at University at Buffalo, last week.

Strangely, it reminds me of a puppy who has done something mischievous!

dimartiste writes at 02:24:17 07/05/09 - Comment #49729: WOW what a great picture! The falcon is in that moment just before the look of I meant to do that! Thank you for sharing. Good Luck on your proposal. Keep us updated!

tinypliny writes at 02:14:47 07/02/09 - Comment #49629: The falcon baby is now under expert care and doing well according to latest reports. :)

lukamagnotta writes at 02:10:02 07/02/09 - Comment #49628: aww, thats so sad! i love animals.

tinypliny writes at 09:44:53 07/01/09 - Comment #49564: Nice! Can't wait to hear your defence stories! :) Unfortunately, it's not time for my thesis defence yet. It's only a proposal "defence" (I just call it a proposal but I have heard a ton of people call it a defence - I don't think it is, though.) I am still quite a distance from the real final dissertation defence.

My dear university (UofR) believes in 130+ page proposals (with everything and the kitchen sink thrown in. Just the result-tables are not in there). At this rate, I am beginning to doubt if there will be anything left to write when I actually reach the final dissertation defence!

I am having trouble aligning my committee's schedules as well. I bet even rearranging the skies for planetary goodwill might not do the trick. ;)

businesscheese writes at 04:41:18 06/30/09 - Comment #49541: Tentatively scheduled for September 4th. I wanted to have it earlier, but summer is impossible to schedule with faculty vacations and all. Hey, at least someone gets to go on vacation.

When will yours be?!

Doctors in da house!!! We should live blog simultaneous defense parties in NYC and B'lo.

tinypliny writes at 03:38:46 06/30/09 - Comment #49535: I sent my first draft in and I just have one more chapter to go (and a few references to fix). Then it's committee meetings and formal proposal time!! :) Massive good luck with yours? When is the defence?

businesscheese writes at 01:38:52 06/30/09 - Comment #49531: I want one!

How's the thesis writing going for you?

tinypliny writes at 12:51:22 06/27/09 - Comment #49436: I think they have rescued it and its in safe hands. :)

jim writes at 11:28:21 06/27/09 - Comment #49433: That is so cute! It's ok right?

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: music

06/25/09 02:52 - 67ºF - ID#49076

Time is a Traveler

::Download Flash Video::

An awesome memory that floated past me once more today. Peter Allen's Tenterfield Saddler.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: art

06/21/09 11:40 - 63ºF - ID#49025

Unfledged Cadence

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: music

06/18/09 08:42 - 58ºF - ID#49001

Clint Mansell = Linkin Park. No, Really!

How can you not draw this conclusion hearing these two tunes??!

Exhibit A: Clint Mansell: Stay With Me (The Fountain OST, 2006)

Exhibit B: Linkin Park: Numb (Meteora, 2003)

They are so strangely similar. Though one is "rock"-ish and the other is "classical"-ish the underlying notes, repetition and rhythm share such a very strong resemblance. I wish I knew music theory to be able to analyze these tunes further.

Was Clint Mansell "inspired by" (of all the bands on this planet) Linkin Park??! The possibility completely blows my mind.

PS: (e:boxerboi), I can't wait for your journal. And you know which one! :)

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: science

06/13/09 03:55 - 68ºF - ID#48962

A Letter of Thanks to James!

The event was a HUGE success! We ran out of saliva kits! Nearly 700 people signed up in around 5 hours. If you are still interested in contributing your might to this massive effort against cancer, we are thinking about setting up another recruitment event at the Ride for Roswell event! Watch this space!!!

(e:mike) and (e:libertad), thanks so much for making it! I am so sorry we wrapped it up earlier than we thought - we hardly expected such an enthusiastic response! People were so motivated they dragged their entire teams to sign up! I think I must have consented more than 200 people personally. I feel drunk with happiness that people still believe in honest population research. I swear, I felt my life was worth living when I saw so many people. (e:James), I was delirious when I saw you! Thank you SO MUCH for coming and donating!! You ROCK! m/ :)