About to Fall Off the Wagon!
Yikes, Patagonia is having an amazing sale! Looks like my list of stuff to get rid of might need to grow by a few items...
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August 15, 2007
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DO NOT FALL OFF THE WAGON! Remember why you are doing this. To alleviate consumer temptation, first, throw the catalog away NOW. Then for any catalogs that may come your way, chuck them immediately. Do not even be tempted to flip through them "just to see." Second, call Patagoinia and ask to get off their mail list. In fact, call eveyone to get off their mailing list. DO NOT GIVE IN! Your blog is an inspiration to minimalists, simplifiers, frugalists, and curiousity-seekers, so DO NOT FALL OFF THE WAGON. If you need support, email me. As an ex-profession rock climber, I was a gear head in addition to over zealous consumer. I am not a hardcore minimalist and I can keep you on the right track if you need help!
Posted by:Tanya | August 15, 2007 at 01:50 PM
Tanya, I'm seriously touched. I had no idea people might be inspired by my blog. Thanks for saying so.
Here's the deal with Patagonia. The sale is online, so I don't have a catalog to toss. And their website is pretty much broken, so for now I cannot act on the temptation. That said, I was thinking of getting some rain paints since I have none and will be hitting the trails in Sept for a few days and might come across some showers. And one t-shirt looked cool, too. Of course, I'd get rid of two things to get these two things. What do you think?
Posted by:Dave Bruno | August 15, 2007 at 02:05 PM
First of all, I'd like to address my poor grammar and provide some clarification. In my passion to responding to your blog, I meant that i AM a hardcore minimalist now.
Patagonia is dangerous. Believe me, I understand...!
Please provide details as to why you think the shirt looked "cool." Do you mean cool temperature wise, or cool like rad cool? If it's rad cool, fagettaboutit. You don't need it. The rain pants I will let you slide on. They are in my 100 things and you do need them. Actually, I think I now own 75 things. Seriously. But I'm kidless and husbandless so I think it's much easier for me.
Thanks for your response!
Tanya
Posted by:Tanya | August 17, 2007 at 02:00 PM