Advice, please
Oct. 18th, 2011 08:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
neadodsBefore I go on to tonight's trauma du jour, I'm working on the essay on racism. I realized that I could be a lot less twitchy about it if I didn't try to do a 5000 word essay on "Conscious Colorblindness, Unconscious Racism" covering the fate of every character of color in the last 6 seasons of Who and simply went with a 1000 word-ish personal essay on Mickey, Martha, Mels: Troubling Subtext for Companions of Color.
I also realized this interesting tidbit: arguably Mickey and Martha are the only two to leave team TARDIS on their own terms and keep their own agency. Rose was dropped back off in an alternate universe with a Doctor substitute and orders to take care of him (as opposed to Nine's orders to live a fantastic life of her own choosing). Donna got mind-wiped. Amy and Rory were booted out, albeit kindly. Only Mickey and Martha said "enough's enough, my life is elsewhere" and left on their own terms and under their own steam... although they both made that decision after feeling not valued enough *and said so.* Really a mixed message there.
Anyway, that's not tonight's trauma. Tonight, I need some advice. I'm drowning in sheer *stuff.* Stuff I wanted but never found time to play with. Stuff that I needed as reference in a pre-internet age but don't anymore. Books that I bought in print, still haven't read, and could get in ebook (less stuff to archive, but I'd be buying it twice). Stuff that I might be able to sell, but don't know if the return is worth the effort.
That last is a biggie. All of my habits howl for me to hold onto things lest I want them later, even if I haven't wanted them for decades now. My mother (and until very recently, my circumstances) suggest getting every penny I can get for them. But... I'm not sure if the $$ is worth the effort - it was a real eye-opener to discover that sending some of those quilting books to England would cost more than the actual books. On the other hand, I've recently made a real chunk of change by mass selling off the Big Finish CDs and Who tie-in books that weren't on my favorite lists. (Which reminds me - Pers? Do you still want that Klein/7 trilogy?)
On the third hand... I can't help but think that just getting all this stuff GONE would allow me to start over concentrating on things that I want in my life. That archiving two shelves of old mystery books just because I may someday sell them online or trade them at a future Malice con isn't worth the space and effort when they could all go to the Book Thing and net me a rebate on my taxes.
It's not like I'm doing well cashing in on the lightning struck wood. I've sold one piece... although I was going to make another pitch when the tree comes down and there's more wood available.
[Poll #1787669]
I also realized this interesting tidbit: arguably Mickey and Martha are the only two to leave team TARDIS on their own terms and keep their own agency. Rose was dropped back off in an alternate universe with a Doctor substitute and orders to take care of him (as opposed to Nine's orders to live a fantastic life of her own choosing). Donna got mind-wiped. Amy and Rory were booted out, albeit kindly. Only Mickey and Martha said "enough's enough, my life is elsewhere" and left on their own terms and under their own steam... although they both made that decision after feeling not valued enough *and said so.* Really a mixed message there.
Anyway, that's not tonight's trauma. Tonight, I need some advice. I'm drowning in sheer *stuff.* Stuff I wanted but never found time to play with. Stuff that I needed as reference in a pre-internet age but don't anymore. Books that I bought in print, still haven't read, and could get in ebook (less stuff to archive, but I'd be buying it twice). Stuff that I might be able to sell, but don't know if the return is worth the effort.
That last is a biggie. All of my habits howl for me to hold onto things lest I want them later, even if I haven't wanted them for decades now. My mother (and until very recently, my circumstances) suggest getting every penny I can get for them. But... I'm not sure if the $$ is worth the effort - it was a real eye-opener to discover that sending some of those quilting books to England would cost more than the actual books. On the other hand, I've recently made a real chunk of change by mass selling off the Big Finish CDs and Who tie-in books that weren't on my favorite lists. (Which reminds me - Pers? Do you still want that Klein/7 trilogy?)
On the third hand... I can't help but think that just getting all this stuff GONE would allow me to start over concentrating on things that I want in my life. That archiving two shelves of old mystery books just because I may someday sell them online or trade them at a future Malice con isn't worth the space and effort when they could all go to the Book Thing and net me a rebate on my taxes.
It's not like I'm doing well cashing in on the lightning struck wood. I've sold one piece... although I was going to make another pitch when the tree comes down and there's more wood available.
[Poll #1787669]
