Friday, June 02, 2006
little boxes
I spent an fraction of my day sorting through one of the boxes that have arrived from SF. When Tolver and I left SF, we left almost everything that we had collected so to be able to carry what we had to have on our backs. We had destined our things for our adopted child and his lover; providing a landing spot for them, not much more. Our funiture, our kitchen things, the bed, the bookcase, a couple computers, a couple of desks, all left for them to do with as needed to create the next part of their path.
However, during that frantic 6 hours when we were choosing the possessions that would accompany us, we sealed up three boxes of paper stuff: receipts, originals, pictures, contracts, shareholder documents, etc. That accummulation of dead and processed tree that we collect over our lives; mostly because we can't decide to just throw it away. We had most of it allready packed in the boxes, still we stuff them each a little fuller, sealed them up with tape, and took them upstairs for safe keeping, by our first friend in San Francisco, and earlier roommate, who lives two floors up. (Anybody wants to have a movie night, should ring him up (#43), he's got EVERY MOVIE EVER MADE on DVD.) We hadn't asked if we could use him for storage, but we believed that he would not say no.
Well, it took 4 months for me to save up enough money to have UPS pick up the boxes and bring them to me. Sad part is that in all, I will only really need about 2 percent of what was in those boxes; there just wasn't time to get them sorted down like I am doing now. Still, it cost $180 to get them here.
I went through the one box that is just photos first. We had it allready divided into a set to go to Mom, a set to go to Dad, and a set to go to one of our friends. Now they can be distributed. Then I went through, what I figured was the easier box; that one, I tossed 99.999% of what was there. But I found our actual Powers of Attorney originals, which are helpful. I'm saving the harder box for another day; its probably about 15% keeps...
It made me think again about how much we left behind, and how little that I miss any of it. The physical things. The things which held only one value... that they were mine.
I do miss the people though. So you all have to come visit!
Raj and Jokey say they are coming by boat. The boat takes you around all of the islands, and stops for a day on either side of Big Island. When you are on the east (Hilo) side of the island you can take a day trip up the coast to see the waterfalls. On the west (Kona) side there are all of the touristy things to do; like buying coffee, doing the shops, I think that there are day trips to go snorkling.
Anybody who wants to come for an extended stay, or even just a weekend, I can help you find the best accommidation fit on the Hilo side of the island, in Puna. The Isle of You farm, where we first landed, is an excellent back to nature experience (with a shower and a toilet, and a bed.) And Didier's Absolute Paradise B&B is so close to the coast you will hear the ocean from your room. link | posted by Reese at 7:44 PM
