in which i am a packrat and keep way more than i probably should.
i've been going through some old boxes over the past couple of days... stuff that hasn't been opened since i moved out of my house in hamilton in 2004, and others that haven't been touched since i got back from disney world in 2005. i always get distracted doing stuff like this, because i find interesting things that i go through and get nostalgic over. for instance:
- old day planners, that i keep so that i can see what i was doing any given day.
- awards and certificates that i'd forgotten i'd won at my highschool graduation.
- pictures from my infancy to the end of highschool, including a large number from my trip to france and italy in grade 12. (i know there's someone that'll be on me to scan some of these for her. :p i will soon. maybe i'll even post them here.)
- a box of random stuff from florida, including a card from my comic store down there with my box number on it, a couple of business cards given to me by guests (if i ever want a job at a beef farm in Blountsville, Alabama, i apparently have an in), and little rubber disney characters i won for knowing bits of disney trivia during "traditions", the introductory disney world training class.
- all my old heroclix, which i was really only into for about a year after my second year of university. my best friend and i would drive to the jumbo video at all hours of the night to buy boosters of the things. when the first DC set came out, i bought a case and sold a complete set on eBay, which made me far less money than i expected it to (read: i lost money on it). i do still have a full set of infinity challenge, the very first set of them, though. they're fun, and i'd gladly play if i knew anyone nearby that was interested. *shrug*
i'm sure there's things i'm missing... i just love going through stuff like this, finding little momentos that remind me of a certain date or some time in what sometimes seems like a past life. unfortunately, it makes it take about a million times longer, as what i originally set out to do was to consolidate my belongings so that they could more easily be packed away until i have a place where i have room for them.
PS - for the curious, 3+ year old microwave popcorn (another of my finds, about 4 or 5 bags of the stuff) is still delicious, but its popping yield is significantly lower. this worries me, but it hasn't stopped me from eating it!
- old day planners, that i keep so that i can see what i was doing any given day.
- awards and certificates that i'd forgotten i'd won at my highschool graduation.
- pictures from my infancy to the end of highschool, including a large number from my trip to france and italy in grade 12. (i know there's someone that'll be on me to scan some of these for her. :p i will soon. maybe i'll even post them here.)
- a box of random stuff from florida, including a card from my comic store down there with my box number on it, a couple of business cards given to me by guests (if i ever want a job at a beef farm in Blountsville, Alabama, i apparently have an in), and little rubber disney characters i won for knowing bits of disney trivia during "traditions", the introductory disney world training class.
- all my old heroclix, which i was really only into for about a year after my second year of university. my best friend and i would drive to the jumbo video at all hours of the night to buy boosters of the things. when the first DC set came out, i bought a case and sold a complete set on eBay, which made me far less money than i expected it to (read: i lost money on it). i do still have a full set of infinity challenge, the very first set of them, though. they're fun, and i'd gladly play if i knew anyone nearby that was interested. *shrug*
i'm sure there's things i'm missing... i just love going through stuff like this, finding little momentos that remind me of a certain date or some time in what sometimes seems like a past life. unfortunately, it makes it take about a million times longer, as what i originally set out to do was to consolidate my belongings so that they could more easily be packed away until i have a place where i have room for them.
PS - for the curious, 3+ year old microwave popcorn (another of my finds, about 4 or 5 bags of the stuff) is still delicious, but its popping yield is significantly lower. this worries me, but it hasn't stopped me from eating it!