If your house was burning, what would you take with you?
The Burning House is hands-down the most fascinating blog I've come across in forevs. Not only do you get a glimpse at people's favorite items of clothing, their most prized possessions, their PETS, you get a wee glimpse, not into the way they actually live, but into the way they imagine they could live.
(Pictured: Sam Alden's submission)
Via F/F
"the way they imagine they could live." To expand on this, I see the blog not as what they would take from a burning house, but exactly what they want to SAY they would take and therefore lay out in visually pleasing formats and write text about on a blog on the Internet.
ReplyDeleteIn other words, it is what it is, not what it purports to be. Which is interesting in and of itself.
when our house was on fire in the dead of winter a few years ago, i put on shoes and grabbed one cat, joe grabbed the other cat and a blanket, and we left by a third-story window. we ended up in the lobby of the office building across the street, on the receptionist's phone with my stepmother because hers was the only number i had memorized. i don't even think i had my wedding ring.
ReplyDelete@LPC right.
ReplyDelete@lauren way to kill the dream.
cookies, a blog like that one will maybe help people get these things figured out before their fires, so they can be more poetic than we were.
ReplyDeleteglad you are spreading the word about this. i think it's interesting to see what people consider to be precious and non-replaceable. i'm currently getting my things prepared so i can post mine as well! i'd be curious to see YOURS! :)
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ReplyDeleteYou know I love you bb, but I DESPISE that site. It is the biggest crock of you-know-what to date on the internet. Yeah, I'm about to die from smoke inhalation but goddamnit I can't let my artisanal axE or hipster redwing boots go up in flames, and fuck the dog, no dog can make my tits look as good as that floaty white blouse of mine.
ABSURD AND REVOLTING. WE ARE DOOMED.
i love the burning house blog, but this response tumblr made me giggle: http://theburningasshole.tumblr.com/
ReplyDelete@angela yowch.
ReplyDelete@angela here's the real question: WHO WILL GET A BOOK DEAL FIRST?
ReplyDeletehipster battle royale would go down to figure out who got a deal first. ;)
ReplyDeletebtw, where is your "burning house" post? i would like to know what esb would bring with her when the roof is on fire. ;)
interesting concept, i guess. there was another, less 'cool' (i think) version of this called Everyday Carry (it's since shut down). it showed what people (mostly men) keep on their person at all times. lots of pocket knives and money clips.
ReplyDeletei must say though, if our house was on fire, i would be so frantic trying the crazy pets out that the rest of our shit would BURN.
How much time do these people think that they're getting before they die from smoke inhalation? Or do they have all this shit packed in a bag by the front door JUST IN CASE?
ReplyDeleteThe whole thing just reminds me of these videos.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-LRITaHUbI
An evil club of mean hipster brides?? I just noticed that today! Lovely.
ReplyDeleteThat little blog is fascinating, of course. Even if it's unrealistic, it's totally fun seeing what people say.
it's fucking art. people who take it seriously are ridiculous.
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