I look at my own shopping basket's contents and wonder if what it says about me is actually accurate. And I've started collecting receipts. I wonder how people's shopping lists compare with what they actually buy!

I also love found magazine!

Ok. Still no shopping lists, but I did find someone at works to-do list. Does that count?

Gas (aint' touching it)
get baby food (And one has to write this down?)
call mother-in-law (would definately have to write down)
cable man (hmmm?!)
lawn man (double hmmm?!)
Easter basket for Anna (lucky Anna- Happy Easter, Anna!)
new purse (Need one myself)
Kohl's (Speaking of, I need a new pair of jeans too.)
make beds, dishes (Mother-in-law must be visiting.)
go by daycare (Again. And one has to write this down?)
birthday card (Need my address?)
Grey's Anatomy (Tivo anyone?)

Maybe not as much fun as a shopping list, but I'll keep looking. ;)

Hi Sabrina
Just wanted to say I have enjoyed reading your blog !

it reminds me the Sophie Calle's work called "Le Carnet d'adresses (1983)" but surely Hilary Carlip's (i love her name)project is more gentle than the some time intrusive and a little bit voyeur from Calle's one.
Thank you for sharing those interesting subjects and discovering artist.
Personally i have trouble with list, i scarcely made some and once i've done i lost them. I think it's because of a kind of fate.
When i was a kid and i didn't know how to write and so could'nt read, i always ask my parents wich day we were to be abble to answer the teacher daily question about the name of the day. I had seven grounds step to go down and then a little walk in the street to reach school,i was repeating repeating the day but each time i forgot it just when i was asked. There have been a twist : I think written lists now disappear like the day of the week i was told, but in fact my memory reminds me almost all the time what i shloud buy in grocery shop, and maybe i have pleasure in doing list with no use because desappering before beeing usefull in the shop but it's also a delcious thing to improvise....so if you found my lists in the street, there would be real lists of total fiction a kind of pure virtuality of what i did'nt do ;-)

I love sitting back and watching others. Wondering and imagining what they're thinking, saying, why they are where they are now, how they got there-here, where they're going and why. And how do they ‘really’ feel about it all. I hope they're happy.

I like to put headphones on and watch without being able to hear anything or anyone around me. It seems to provide an entirely different perspective on the observation.

I don’t know that I’ve ever found someone else’s shopping list, but I’ll for sure be looking for them now. Insight combined with imagination and comedy. I love the idea! I will definitely be checking out the works of Ms. Hillary Carlip.

Thanks Sabrina!

I'm sorry. I just noticed I mispelled the guest's name so I've corrected. (Yikes! I hope she didn't see that!) I also see below where you said the trailer was warm so I figure you won't be needing that heater I mentioned here. :)

when i lived overseas. i had a friend rolling out of her chair in laughter one night as a poor dude was being henpecked by his wife and mother in law. i was describing what I thought home life was for him. too funny.

but i was really wondering why you all are so cold in that pic? do you have heat in the camper or? and the coors tall boy in a can? lol... you are half way there woah-oh oh, livin on a prayer! ? the tulips are really pretty though :).

I grocery shopped tonight. I was thinking "does that gay dude think my hair looks good or bad, shit i need a haircut!" and "oh, they are buying the totinos pizza's like I did this week.. must be the economy hitting all of us!"

if we only knew what the person next to us was really living, i think we would all be a lot more compassionate.

But my friends and I do it at weddings all the time. It's a place full of people you don't know and can easily fantasize a life story about. This game may be what has led to an almost over-powering longing and desire to crash weddings as an ideal local for any "first" date... but, I also find it interesting to look in people's bathroom closets when I go to visit for the first time.

I may never be invited out again for disclosing this information - thank you for the link.

My current shopping list consists of:

Nair
Cocktail Dress
Feta
Breath Mints and
a pack of disposable cameras.

∞ Reach out and touch somebody ∞

Does anyone else make up little stories in your head about the people standing in line in front of you when you are waiting to pay for your groceries? Do wonder if people are judging what you take out of your basket and place on the conveyor belt? Do you make faces at the kids sitting backwards in the grocery basket?

Must just be me...

This reminds me, I need to go pick up some items to make the soup recipe that Leah posted on her blog today.