28 February 2010
A Deviation.....
I returned to Portland for a visit a few days ago. Earlier this evening, I went to my large storage area, where almost everything I own in the world is, and discovered it had been ransacked. It turns out the back-up key & code had been unknowingly stolen, and the thieves tore everything apart looking for treasure. To the extent of the damage, I do not yet know.
I have spent my life collecting these things. Ultimately, they are that - "things". But they were chosen carefully. Handmade. Old. Rare. Refined. A true momento of a place in time. To see all those objects of beauty trashed was shocking. When I saw an object that had survived the bombings of Japan only to be carelessly crushed, it crushed me. I would gladly have let these things go, given them as gifts back out in the flow. We don't own anything, as they say, just get things for a short time. But mindless destruction and waste......obscene.
I know that these things happen for a reason. I'll mourn, and move on, and I will have more room for the things of the future. But for the next short period of time, I will be weeping over the loss of some old friends.
I have spent my life collecting these things. Ultimately, they are that - "things". But they were chosen carefully. Handmade. Old. Rare. Refined. A true momento of a place in time. To see all those objects of beauty trashed was shocking. When I saw an object that had survived the bombings of Japan only to be carelessly crushed, it crushed me. I would gladly have let these things go, given them as gifts back out in the flow. We don't own anything, as they say, just get things for a short time. But mindless destruction and waste......obscene.
I know that these things happen for a reason. I'll mourn, and move on, and I will have more room for the things of the future. But for the next short period of time, I will be weeping over the loss of some old friends.
27 February 2010
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25 February 2010
24 February 2010
23 February 2010
22 February 2010
21 February 2010
20 February 2010
In The Bath
My least favorite thing about our apartment is the closet bathroom; no window, no tub, no air, no light. The only bonus is that one can shave their legs while sitting on the toilet lid while still in the shower. Anyways - after a window, the thing I miss most is a tub. Half my time in the US will be spent in bathtubs.
18 February 2010
17 February 2010
14 February 2010
13 February 2010
12 February 2010
11 February 2010
Leaving...
Today I leave home for the next 7 weeks. I'll be blogging from the road!
(2nd photo from the top - National Geographic)
10 February 2010
McGinley All Over
Ryan is blowing up! Not that it's any surprise. These are from the Opening Ceremony - Levi's collaboration, in stores today.
08 February 2010
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