I just had an awesome time in my old room in Colorado digging thru some drawers in my closet that were full of old stuff. It was very nostalgic. I can't wait till next time when I can sift thru it all. Some stuff I will take back with me to Texas: - UV light pointer - Over $10 - An encouraging letter from my dad (who is no longer alive) - A Bulbasaur pencil sharpener - iPod case - Two full lighters - Trumpet mouth piece I will use for my homemade gravity bong (which I will use tomorrow night after my one week break) - Mood ring and another ring with red flames on it - My journal from when I was like 8 (I wanted to be like Doug Funny) - A box full of a lot of awesome magic tricks - Some mix cd's from junior high or earlier that I will have an awesome time listening to on the drive back Feels good man :mickey:
Haha, I sometimes do that at my parents' house. My dad has slowly been turning my old bedroom into his "man cave", but they did leave most of my stuff where it was. Sometimes I'll find something I want over here, so I'll take it, but mostly I just leave it because my parents seem to like it. Kinda like they're holding onto the idea that I'll move back in and be their little girl again. Haha. That's not likely, but I like that they left it alone...aside from the whole...man-caveness. lol
Bulbasaur pencil sharpener! Shit dude i used to have one of those!!! Haha. I think I still have it somewere... Hmmmm....
The minute I moved out of my parents house they completely emptied out my old room and put everything in boxes. Now it's my step dad's room and my parents sleep in separate rooms. All of my yearbooks and my cap and gown are there still, I really need to send someone there to pick them up for me.
old stuff is like a treasure hunt. i keep all sorts of old tchotchkes that i love to dig through. no button or odd bit goes to waste in my house. key rings, broken bits of chain, old billiard balls, great stuff. now that im thinking about it, i always did feel a kinship with the little mermaid you should frame the letter. doesnt have to be in a prominent location, but something like that can be very uplifting day to day.
Ha, it's pretty sweet. I'm actually in need of a sharpener too for some colored pencils. He actually wrote me a series of similar notes in the months leading up to his death (cancer) and he gave me this cool treasure box looking thing to put them in. This one was from when I was like 12, but I plan on just putting it with the others.
it's the best feeling being able to sit there for hours looking through everything and realizing how much you've evolved as a person.
I have a full dresser in my apartment now, and I go through it occasionally too. I have one specific drawer dedicated as my "box of memories" and I try and limit my time looking through it. But the drawer holds my most prized possessions such as the deodorant I used around the time of my first shroom trip in high school(It brings me straight back to that time when I open it up.) I definitely don't wear it anymore so it still holds its importance. It also holds my tattoo receipt, old notes from lady-friends, and beer caps from extra good nights I've had with dates on them. Its really hard to remember what's in there now that I think of it. This is a great excuse to look around again when I get home.
