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I’m currently assisting in the archives of the museum I work at. For a few weeks now, I’ve been processing a bunch of old yearbooks, CDs, cassettes, and other photos. I take my adderall (low dose) and start working on monotonous filing, labeling, and note taking.
Most of the material that has been donated to the museum I find quite boring. But once in a while, I find something that catches my eye. A love letter that was saved, the program to a local orchestra, h.a.g.s. in the pages of 50 year old yearbook. All these things that someone thought were worth saving and donating to the archive. I respect that and I think it is a beautiful thing.
I came across this wedding invitation from the 90s that was saved in the middle of a yearbook.
Jun 18, 2024
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This is such a simple and lovely idea from Ida (@ambivalentkingdom on insta). It excited me so much that I immediately went out and bought the photo pocket binder sleeves.
Great for ephemera collectors, concept development for artists, those who imbue sentimentality into every scrap of paper, people who still feel a twinge of heartbreak thinking about the stuffed animals they gave away as a child, and the Pinterest girlies who manically pin posts but never go back to look at their boards (me).
I think she’s right about our tactile needs.
Reminds me of this quote from an interview with Bill Callahan: “I think physical objects have a memory, and the physicality of things helps our brains to believe that the thing is real and potent.”
Mar 20, 2024
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Does anyone else keep memory boxes?
These are old shoe boxes full of keep sakes which could be as silly as receipts from a holiday, letters from old friends, gig tickets, set lists from memorable shows, photos etc
I have quite a few of them now and am aware that if I keep on going like this, I’ll probably have an entire room full of boxes of these objects that possess a sentimental value. But will that be practical?
So I came up with an idea, an archival undertaking of sorts called ’Debris Of a Life’, where I whittle down my boxes to just one box to rule them all and with the keepsakes that don’t make the cut being scanned and documented via a zine. I’d imagine this could end up being a few volumes worth of material but there is something that has really caught my imagination with this style of scrapbooking being presented in my most favourite of all formats; the zine.
I will post more about this idea as it develops.
Apr 6, 2025
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Taking pictures and scanning items of importance or value to you, putting them together and posting or not. Just the time spent on the project with images you care about or memories rly fills the soul 💕
Dec 18, 2024
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I like what I like and I like doing things myself (Virgo). Every birthday, for the last few years, I have been making my own birthday cake and I have been loving it. This is a vanilla cake with blackberry jam, lemon curd, and mascarpone whipped cream.
To celebrate my 23rd birthday, I had an intimate dinner party with my family, friends, and my boyfriend. It was a gorgeous time.
Sep 9, 2024
Sep 9, 2024
I love slow Sundays at the museum. I love seeing the families, the older couples, the new lovers. I love listening in on their conversations. Some are planning their lunch. Others are connecting their lives to the exhibits. It’s beautiful!
When I eventually get bored, I roam around and find the museum cat, Stevie.
Apr 7, 2024