Making Decisions:

Originally I wrote about abandoned buildings as simply a thing that inspired me, but after writing about them I couldn't seem to get them out of my mind. I couldn't shake the idea of objects that had been suddenly left behind and were decaying away like shadows absorbed by the night. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Or make them an animation.

My characters for now are a comfortable chair and a computer. More will manifest themselves as I do some field research (I'll be going to my university's surplus supplies warehouse tomorrow and later I'll explore the burnt down building at my apartment complex).

Does your stuff miss you when your gone? The things that are a part of your daily routine, a part of your identity, do they lose something when you no longer need them. People always say we put too much value on our things, as if it is some modern vanity, but the need to 'make your mark' by customizing your territory seems almost natural. We have a basic need to externalize our personalities, whether it's by decorating our rooms with posters of favorite movies, listing our favorite songs online, etc. Why couldn't the simple act of using our material possessions for this purpose give them a part of our essence? It is a popular belief that people live on in the thoughts of others, why can't we live on in the indents on our couches and the wear marks on our floors? This will be the source of life for my objects.

The plot is that these objects are waiting and when they think their owner has returned they will try to get 'in position' so that they can be used like they were before. The chair will come up from off the floor and tuck itself in under the desk. The computer will turn on and start playing from the owners favorite playlist. The window with turn the blinds so that more light enters the room. I was thinking they would do this as part of a daily routine occurring at the time their owner would usually come home from work, but a friend suggested maybe having a door slam in the wind which makes all the office stuff mistakenly believe someone has just entered the house.

I also want to make sure that the office looks deeply personal and I might add some things as so suggest why the owner left (without giving a full explanation). There will be lots of decay to emphasis the devotion of these objects.