The Great Lend Out!

[unforth]

I've already spoken to a few people about this, but I have lots of things I'd rather see lent out then sitting in storage for a year. Here's a preliminary list of everything I could think of during the first few hours of work.

Editted to reflect the first and second set of replies! Also, added a few other things I thought of

I will be home on WEDNESDAY evening from 4 until I go to bed (about 10 or 11) if folks want to come take a look at stuff


Things I have available to lend
George Forman grill (small)

Kitchen Stuff: a lot of kitchen stuff is being given away (see below) but some things that aren't include a nice knife set and a spice rack which I'd be willing to lend out, plus a bunch of baking supplies (cup measures, whisks, baking sheets, bread pans, etc.) Some of this will be lent to fallenrose but I bet she won't take all of it. :)

Books (take a look at my account at LibraryThing...if it's back up...for a partial list - I own almost three entire bookshelves NOT listed there yet, though, I'm working on it... :) ) It's still down...so for quick reference this includes more than 2000 books, about half of which are manga.

Video Games, Movies, CDs: You'll have to either ask me if I have something or just come over and raid my collection. Highlights include a bunch of PS1 and PS2 games, lots of punk mixes, most of Babylon 5, all of Horatio Hornblower, and more...

Plants: tentatively, buzzermccain is going to take care of these for me, but if anyone wanted to take one or two, it would take some of the burden off of her, I have a lot of plants

A Beta Fish in a one gallon tank: My beta is well over a year old at this point, god knows how long it has left in the world, but assuming it's still alive when I leave, I need to find him a home.

Furniture: I have a fair amount of furniture, and I'd be willing to lend it out, but people would have to come and get it. This includes 3 mid-height bookcases, 2 end tables, a round kitchen table with a leaf and 6 chairs, a couch and loveseat, a small entertainment stand, a matching dresser and chest, 4 DVD holders, and a spinning CD holder, a small-ish computer desk, and a queen size bed/bedframe/box spring

Costumes

Things I'd like to give away!

Books : I have a stack of books I don't want. There are lots. You'd have to come take a look.

Dishes, silverware, etc. I'm gonna hold on to some of my baking stuff (cookie sheets) and to my pots and pans and knife set, but most of the plates and stuff aren't really worth keeping.

Walkman

Food, including my spices and teas and such. Obviously, different food things can go to different folks

Things I'd like to Sell
Hutch - a 20 year old pine hutch. It's a little beat up, but it's still a pretty nice piece of furniture. I'm thinking $50. It holds a ton of stuff and was, according to my mom, "really expensive" when she first got it. Possibly going to fallenrose

PS1 - ten bucks will get you a function PS1, no games, with a controller.

Game Boy SP - I have a Game Boy SP and about 15 games for it (roughly). I'm tentatively thinking $75 - $100 for the lot; I have to check just how many games we're talking about before I decide for sure. For a list of games, see the comments.

Portable harddrive/MP3 player - about 6 years old now, I know the battery in it is fried, beyond that I'm not sure if it works or now; I don't have the software for it, either, I don't think. A nomad. I wouldn't charge anything for it until the person who wanted it determined it's degree of functionality. Then, I'm thinking $20. It's got a 30 gig harddrive, if I remember correctly.

Things that have been claimed
Toaster Oven going to ALF (where I work)
Laptop being sold to buzzermccain
Sewing machine being lent to buzzmermccain
Car being lent to schenker28
Jonie being...er...cared for, hopefully by schenker28. Failing that....uh....
Computer stuff is all going to my brother, because most of it belongs to HEC
FFXII: the only game currently spoken for, going to dyrecorn
7 Seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space 9 being lent to dyrecorn
2 tall bookcases (all subtracted from the above total) are being given to moonartemis76
Kitchenaid is being lent to nekomata
Guitar Hero controller is being lent to kniedzw
DDR controller is being lent to kniedzw
Bookcases - 2 tall and 3 low - are going to feyangel
A Nintendo and a few games is going to morbon_tg
A Sega Genesis, Sega CD and a few games is going to morbon_tg
Vacuum is being lent to swan_tower
Rice Cooker is being lent to gollumgollum
A 13" TV/VCR combo - I don't know if the VCR works, no remote is being lent to d_c_m
Small DVD player w/ remote is being lent to d_c_m
PS2 is being lent to corneredangel
A 27" TV is being lent to corneredangel
A 3" thick Queen size memory foam bed topper. It's comfy! is being lent to d_c_m or schenker28
A pastamaker, acquired at goodwill cause it seemed like a good idea...just don't think it's gonna get used after all. Not sure if it works. Being given to gilded_ygdrasil

I'm gonna keep posting and updating this over the next couple months in the hopes that I can send the maximum amount of my stuff out into the world, and obviously I'll be keeping a record of who has what. This is first come first serve, so if you want something, just speak up. Just remember, I'm gonna want my stuff back in a year, hopefully in approximately the same condition in which I lent it out. :)

Oh! And if any of you on the East Coast see anything you'd want, I can bring it as long as it'll fit in my car; I'll be coming east before I leave for sure, I'm thinking for mom's birthday, which is August 2nd, and will swing by Binghamton. Tentative dates are Aug 1 - Aug 5. Not long, I know, especially to hit NYC and Bing, but I don't think I can spare more time than that.

Comments

[danielmc.livejournal.com]

i'll be happy to hold onto/save your "Video Games, Movies, CDs"

i have room now since i cleaned up mine...

[unforth.livejournal.com]

Gimme a call and we can arrange a time for you to come over and take look at what's available. :)

[morbon-tg.livejournal.com]

I would be happy to hold the Nintendo or Sega and games for you for a while. It would be fun to have them around to randomly play old games.

[unforth.livejournal.com]

You can have both, though I want to keep one or two of the games for meself for nostalgia sake(those I'd be willing to lend but would want back), I'll try to remember to bring them to BAPA. Like I said - not sure they work, nor am I sure that I have all of the cables, which is why they are free. :)

[kniedzw.livejournal.com]

I'd probably be willing to hold on to the Guitar Hero controller, particularly since my second one is acting up....

[kniedzw.livejournal.com]

Oh. For that matter, DDR and the controller. I'd be nice to be able to flail in the privacy of my own home before I actually attempt such nonsense in public. :)

[nekomata.livejournal.com]

I've always wanted to try a Kitchen Aid!

[nekomata.livejournal.com]

P.S. I'd like to look at the books.

[dyrecorn.livejournal.com]

I'd like to have a look at the "bunch of PS1 and PS2 games"
I'd also be interested in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

[unforth.livejournal.com]

You're over at my place often enough, you can peruse them at your leisure and let me know which ones you'd want.

[feyangel.livejournal.com]

I could really use the bookshelves.

[unforth.livejournal.com]

Do you want all five of the available? If so, you'll have to figure out a way to move the tall ones - the low ones will fit in my car, but the tall ones are more of a problem. If no way can be found, though, I can probably bring them over when I move the rest of my furniture. The bookcases won't be available until it's a little closer to moving time anyway, right now they are still filled with books (it'll be about a month I expect).

[anima-mecanique.livejournal.com]

What Game Boy games do you have? I'm pretty damn thrilled with my DS and it plays GBA games.

[unforth.livejournal.com]

oh! Hm, well...here's a list of the ones I can find in 3 minutes (I'm low on time)...some of them have saves that you'd either have to wipe or could play with...

Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town (I played this for sooooo many hours, I was crazy)
Super Mario Brothers 3
Sim City 2000
Final Fantasy Adventure (not GBA, obviously)
Donkey Kong Country
Super Puzzle Fighter II (I love this game so much, it's wonderful)
Lunar Legend
Kingdom Hearts

I'll admit, the Game Boy and games are one of the only things on the list that I'm not quite sure I'm willing to part with...I'll give it a little more thought, and make up my mind. I don't want to get rid of them is the truth, I just can't convince myself I'll ever have the time to play them again. I can't even find time to play the PS2 games I have.

[corneredangel.livejournal.com]

I'll claim the PS2, the TV, and possibly various other things here and there, I'd have to come look at. Say, what are you doing on Friday? The couch actually sounds fairly tempting - do you have pictures?

- M.

[unforth.livejournal.com]

The couches can be seen in This picture from Halloween (http://picasaweb.google.com/epnichols/Halloween2006/photo#4997476426777821202). The couches are large, matched, and were brand new in October (ok, they were the floor models, but still...) and I would be VERY angry if anything happened to them. That said, I of course wouldn't have offered if it weren't okay, it's just that I want to make it clear that they are NOT your typical "college" couches that are beat up and old...

As for the other 2, those are fine - which TV are you interested in? Thing is, d_c_m sound pretty enthusiastic about the small one I have... :)

[gilded-ygdrasil.livejournal.com]

I'd lay claim to the pastamaker (we'll see if that bad boy works). Also, if tomorrow is good for you I'd come by and peruse the DVD/PS2 collection. If it's not claimed yet, I'd say I'd take care of the PS2 itself as mine is broken currently and am having to use the roommate's.

[unforth.livejournal.com]

Done and done. The PS2 is, sadly, claimed. I'll be home started at about 4 all evening, though I go to bed fairly early.

[gollumgollum.livejournal.com]

Can i put a tentative claim on the rice maker? I wouldn't mind test driving one before getting my own to see whether i'd use it or not.

[unforth.livejournal.com]

It's yours. It's a pretty big one, too.

[fallenrose.livejournal.com]

I -was- going to say I'd be interested in the pastamaker and rice maker, but it appears I am too late. Um, bread pans are good though. And I -might- be interested in the hutch, I'd like to see it though.

[unforth.livejournal.com]

You can stop by on Sunday morning if you'd like, and take a look at the hutch and glance through my baking stuff (though some of those I won't be ready to lend out until it's closer to moving time)

[ultimabaka.livejournal.com]

I'll take the Babylon 5...it's been a long time since I've seen the series.

hehe and maybe I'll bring it back when I see you in Japan :) *huggles*
-- Gerardo

[unforth.livejournal.com]

Oh noes! One of my local friends actually claimed those last night not in a post...I could lend you season 1, they're taking season's 2 and 3...

It didn't occur to me, I should actually type up a list of games and such for the out of town type folk. Bah!

[d-c-m.livejournal.com]

Hello!
Lovingly will I care for these things - and pick them up next week if convenient for you.
A 13" TV/VCR combo - I don't know if the VCR works, no remote
Small DVD player w/ remote
PS2
A 27" TV
A 3" thick Queen size memory foam bed topper. It's comfy!

Let me know and THANKS!!! I so wanted a small TV/VCR combo to use!!!

[unforth.livejournal.com]

The TV/VCR combo is no problem, though I'm not sure if the VCR works, as I said. :) It's really useful, though, it's small enough to carry around.

The DVD player is no problem.

The PS2 and big TV are (I think) already claimed.

I'm not so sure I can lend out the 3" memory foam any more. About an hour after I added it to the list I got home to discover that the dog had peed on it - she'd never done that before. I've cleaned it up, of course, and I'm continuing to use it, but I'm no longer sure if it's appropriate for the use of others, it'll be a few days before I can tell (it'll have to dry and air out and be cleaned some more before I can tell how permanent the damage is)

[schenker28.livejournal.com]

I was just starting to post about the 3" memory foam, because I still can't decide whether or not to get one for myself.... but I see d_c_m beat me to it! But if that changes, please sign me up :)

[unforth.livejournal.com]

You guys can share it for all I care, though note what I said in reply to her comment.

[mistress-sin.livejournal.com]

hey you . . .

you should make a list for us out of towners. i'd gladly take some books and other stuff off of your hands for a year. you know, ransom and such. =)

[unforth.livejournal.com]

lol. I'll try to find the time to do so tonight. It's a little tough, I have a HUGE assignment with HEC right now.