Things

The things you own end up owning you.

— Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

I like to surround myself with good things. Not necessarily the best, not necessarily the most beautiful, not necessarily the most practical. Just… good. A balanced compromise between aesthetics, functionality, practicality, durability, cost and environmental impact.

What follows is an ongoing effort to list and keep track of some of these things. Ideally, I’d like to expand this list until it encompasses everything that adds significant, tangible value to my life.

Last updated on 2024-08-27.

Computers

• Laptops
  • Apple MacBook Pro
• Keyboards
  • Microsoft Sculpt
• Mice
  • Logitech MX Master 3
  • Logitech MX Ergo
• Monitors
  • Lenovo ThinkVision P27h-10
• Accessories
  • Putorsen heavy-duty monitor arm

Media & music

• Integrated sound systems
  • Q-Audio M20 HD
• Bass gear
  • Darkglass Aggressively Distorting Advanced Machine

Handy man / DYI

There’s very few things I detest more than looking for a tool I need and either not finding it or, worse, finding something sub-par that slows me down or ruins my work.

• Hex Keys
  • USAG 280 LTS/S9
• Electricians’ Shears
  • Knipex 95 05 155 SB

Fitness

• Pullup & Dip’s outdoor pull-up and dip bar
• Pullup & Dip’s push-up bars

Kitchen

• Kitchen robots
  • Thermomix TM6
• Coffee equipment
  • Hario Skerton Pro ceramic coffee burr
  • Baratza Encore ceramic coffee burr
  • Chemex Six Cup Classic filter coffee maker

Personal care

• Shaving
  • King C. Gillette Safety Razor

Outdoor gear

• Ridge Outdoor Gear Lay-flat Pinnacle 360 Hammock (from archive.org)
  • Unfortunately their website seems to have disappeared from the internet. Their facebook page hasn’t been updated in a few years.