using it upAn inventory, not a haul
read 14 SEP 2026The letter
94 entries73 published21 in the queue292 spoken lines21 with no lines72 photographs9 objects18 the longest run5 columns8.5 a weekread 14 SEP 2026

using it up/All entries/Didn't buy it/048

one in, one out was too gentle. now it's one out, then we'll see

20 JUL 2026Didn't buy it4 spoken lines, 62 wordsthe shelf, 9 of 13

Filed under

Didn't buy it. Wanted, sat with, and then not — a cart abandoned and never thought about again.

Every object here is a still from that entry's own footage.
The caption it went out with

the shelf decides.

The object
the shelf, entry 9 of 13
Filed under
Didn't buy it
Went out
20 JUL 2026
The lines
4 lines, 62 words
It counts
one
Also the shelf
5 still works, 5 became someone, 2 noticed, 1 didn't buy it
01

One in, one out was too gentle for me. Now it's one out, and then we'll see.

02

One in, one out kept the count perfectly flat. Same amount of stuff, forever.

03

And flat wasn't actually what I wanted. I wanted room, and flat never gives you room.

04

So I let the shelf get roomy first. Nothing has needed to come back yet.

The rest of the shelf

13 entries are the shelf. This is 9. Every object here is a still from that entry's own footage.

Open the shelf