Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Charley's drawers...actual drawers not pants Dad-6 Mom-3

First I'd like to welcome my newly homeliving friend Aubrey to the blogging world (TalesFromTheVille.tumblr.com). Good stuff.

I came across this issue the other day and I hesitated posting it because it didn't exactly shine a good light on myself. Biased media...yup. But after enough Law and Order episodes I was able to convince myself beyond a reasonable doubt that I could blame this on Mom.

So I decided the other day to clean out four (4) of my drawers in my dresser out of boredom I guess. Not long ago Tommy cleaned out his closet and found some real treasures of stuff Mom saved for him like a STH prom '97 photo order form. I hoped I would get something half as good. After a physical struggle just to get them open from being over stuffed I began the sorting. What I saw next will forever change the frequency with which I throw crap out. Some of the highlights of the gems I found include, but are not limited to:

  • Movie stubs- ranging from the first Harry Potter to Firewall to Mulan. Yes the original theatrical debut of Mulan.
  • Pokemon cards- At least they weren't in any kind of protective casing so thats ok right?
  • Half a dollar- not 50 cents, but a dollar torn in half.
  • A coupon given to all 8th graders for a free ice cream sandwich at the St. Thomas More cafeteria.
  • Every birthday card ever given to me. Heres a brief synopsis of every card I received during the middle school grades. Front of card: birthday cake with a lit fuse. Inside of card: "hope your birthday is a blast!" Then simply writing your name. Not even a signature. Just writing it.
  • An instruction manual to Frogger on Gameboy. Do you really need a whole booklet of instructions to play Frogger.
  • A napkin from the Imperial Palace Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. We stayed in a suite I believe...
and lastly
  • My Beanie Babies Club Charter Member card. I was a gold card member.
So the question may arise as to how this is Mom's fault. Well Mom, from a young age, as forced upon me the idea of saving crap. I would not have done that on my own, hence I cannot be held liable. Question me if you will Jack McCoy, but just one reader and I can get a hung jury.

So thanks to Mom, I have a lot more drawer space and a poor understanding of the law. Dad-6 Mom-3...Charley 1/2.

1 comment:

  1. You have inspired me to write a post about all the crap I have saved in my room. Stay tuned for that update.

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