But I do lose things. A little too often, actually. I've gotten better in recent years, but I can't help thinking about some of the things that have sauntered through my life and into the great beyond. Mostly, it's socks (some really good socks too, from when I was a rower). A cropped bright yellow puffer jacket. A pair of perfectly worn in chucks.
The one I really still think about, though- the one that really got away- is an old school sweatshirt. I went to school in Saudi Arabia for a while (Dhahran Academy, holla back!) and I had the most perfectly worn in red sweatshirt with our school mascot, a scorpion, on it. We had a good life together, until one day I left it at the gym. I can't really blame whoever took it, I guess. I mean, it had a scorpion on it. It was pretty badass.
But oh, that is my lament. Tell me yours. What painful memories do you have of things that you've lost, or given away later to regret (especially now that the 90s are all sorts of in our face)?
Photo from Sunshinecity
Cute photo!
ReplyDeleteHaha, I remember when I was six years old I went on this boat tour thing...and I lost my silky purple baseball cap. Man, I loved that hat so much...I have to admit it was pretty badass :P
I had the most perfectly perfect simple black cardigan, vintage from United Colors of Benneton. And then I lost it, but Dan Griner found it in one of the classrooms at school, but I grieved for days until he returned it - it was perfect and I wore it with EVERYTHING.
ReplyDeleteAnd then one day I finally did lose it, and I have no idea how or where. I'm still upset.