We've arrived at the very beginning of the process; it's the first day of consumption logging. I'm off to an unmonumental start. The only thing I purchased today was lunch:
$10.84 for 1 hot links sandwich with a side of 'cued beans from Smoke Joint, the Fort Greene BBQ depot. I'm happy to support them. They are a conscientious local eatery and strive to use homegrown and local ingredients with flare.
Recording a food purchase deserves some explanation. The intention of the project isn't to provide a neurotic inventory of the minutiae of everyday life. However, insofar as the the project is intended to situate those tiny decisions in the context of consumption as a daily behavior, anything that fits is part of the inventory. I've decided to log food because it constitutes a significant portion of my consumptive behavior.
In that vein, I am thinking about all of the 'unbilled extras' included when I get takeout. Today it was:
2 moist towelettes
1 Prepackaged silverware kit, with knife and fork and 1 packet each of salt and pepper
1 Plastic bag
1 container for the hot links and complimentary coleslaw, made of #6 Polystyrene
1 container for 'cued beans, made of #6 Polystyrene
1 tinfoil wrapper for the bun
1 plastic bag
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8 supporting items at no cost to me.
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