Ben

I recently heard someone say we've left the era of social media and find ourselves in the era of "interest media." This sounds like splitting hairs, but taking the word social out is helping me process a lot of thoughts I've been having about the current internet landscape

I will never say this out loud in Philly, but I actually like when people play soul music on the subway

I bet this is how the first person to do an ollie on their skateboard felt

It feels really gratifying to finally have my hands on one of these. Back before I even started selling vintage furniture it was one of the first pieces I learned to identify. It was the gateway to it all, like Chicken of the Woods is to mushroom hunting.
#midcenturymodern #mcm

Hidden treasures

This is definitely in the top 10 of strangest pickup locations

Sometimes you encounter a real gem out in the middle of nowhere

I've been trying out a new strategy and dropping items off at auction instead of individually listing everything on Marketplace. It's great because I don't have to take pics, write copy, negotiate, or schedule pick ups. But, I did not account for the stress of prices staying low until the very end 😅

I just picked up the tiniest kitchen

Bringing a bunch of stuff to auction over the next 2 days

Getting my work out today! I'm running two full van loads from NJ to Philly and then ending the evening back in central New Jersey

Oh, hello...

A garage full of furniture

When your NJ aunt asks you to house sit and says you can use their garage while they're gone 👀

I'm out walking and just overheard two people talking about the modern political landscape and they referred to it as the extinction burst of boomerism

Three floating bookshelves made out of books

Being back home has given me some time to work on fun projects

Yeah, I wish I had taken some more photos while we were unloading. There were a few pieces I had never seen before

That feels good

Almost through getting everything unloaded

The final stretch

Here we go again

Pittsburgh makes a great entrance

The sun sets in the

The same way that foraging changed the way that I look at the forest, driving a big truck long distance changed the way that I look at roads

How many dining chairs does a person need?

The view from my last stop is actually kind of soothing

The weather wasn't the only hiccup today but it's been mostly smooth sailing even if I've only been sailing at about 35 mph

Another beautiful day in Chicago

It's strange to feel so familiar with a place I've never lived

Reading the @garyvee.com book Day Trading Attention during my flight to Chicago. I've had it for a minute but it's been hard to carve out the time to read with all the driving I've been doing. Very curious about the transition to interest based algorithms

Getting ready for my second work trip to Chicago. Off to a good start. The airport is empty compared to last time, and I assume it's because of all the snow. Getting through security took a third of the time it usually does.