Ellie Brown Photography/ Altered Books
Diana, 56, Computer Network Administrator
2010
digital c-print
20x30
Things she was not willing to part with:
“ A flat headed computer screwdriver it's actually 3 screwdrivers in one”
“ A Phillips head screwdriver but its got more than one point”
2gig Micro Center jump drive
“It is a six inch metal ruler but it has metric conversions printed on one side”
Three-foot tape measure on a key ring: “I don’t really want it for keys I just wanted a small pocketbook size tape measure. It's a good handle too, I like things with handles”
Eddie Bauer “miniature Swiss army knife”
Three brown hair elastics
Chapstick
Vaseline moisturizing aloe lotion
Bank of America “bank book”
Bic mechanical pencil
Paper mate black pen
Staples blue pen
Asthma inhaler
“ They are my spare car keys. I didn’t drive today but I always keep spare car keys in my purse and spare house keys in the car.”
Sharpie retractable black marker
Pill case with extra strength Tylenol
Motrin IB case with Advil inside
Phazyme, antacid
Three alcohol prep pads
Three SEPTA tokens
“My computer glasses”
Samsung Verizon cellphone
Business card holder
Pelle Studio burgundy leather wallet
“More than half a dozen” store rewards cards
A cat’s face leather change purse
Certificate of voter registration and social security card in a plastic envelope
Business card: Pumpkin Restaurant


Things she was willing to part with:
Blank 3x5 cards “I never know when I have to write a note to myself, or if I have to take down someone's number or if I have a poem in in my head”
Six Werther’s original candy
Four multi colored small hard candies “they were at the seminar and I just grabbed them”
One nips candy
A pack of Trident Spearmint Gum
A pack of Safeway pocket tissues
“A medical history and a Pennsylvania living will”
“Two copies of my resume”
Kleenex brand pack of tissues
Three Band-aids
“ 3x5 card with oh dear, with 6 mathematical constants and their values on it. I don’t need them for my work, but I think they are beautiful and I like to look at them and carry them around with me”
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