Peter (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} dolemiteq) wrote,@ 2008-04-14 09:22:00 |
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Lamenting my little blue umbrella
While backpacking, I purchased a tiny little blue umbrella in Amsterdam for 3 euro's.
It was very poorly made with an extremely thin metal frame, I believe aluminum (possibly aluminum foil) and it didn't quite cover enough area above me that it kept anything dry other than my head, shoulders, and maybe upper torso.
It was a piece of crap. It would frequently blow inside out, even in a calm breeze, but it was so convenient, I took it everywhere with me.
It fit in my jacket pocket and was incredibly easy to bring out in the city, or any situation where I was going to be walking a lot. Likewise, it fit perfectly in the small pouch of my school backpack, so if I had to park far away, I always had it with me.
I cared so little about this thing, it was impossible to lose. I couldn't even throw it away, until this weekend.
Friday night was the Mock Trial end of the year party** and I left it at a bar in the financial district called Ulysses. I searched for it when we were leaving, but was unable to find it at 3 in the morning after a long, long night.
I could call the bar and see if they have it... but the subway fare would cost more than the umbrella did (not to mention the hour and a half round trip).
After three years of abuse and ambivalence, my little blue umbrella is finally gone, having diligently served its' purpose. Goodbye lil' buddy and godspeed.
The lame blog posts will probably continue until after exams are over and I have anything else to talk about.
(**The Mock Trial team jokes that they are a drinking team with a mock trial problem. That is not a joke. This was the first night in a looooong time that I was legitimately having a hard time keeping up, and halfway through the night I had to make a (semi-)conscious decision to tone it down for my own sake. The party was an open bar from 7pm - 10pm, and then we went out after and people were still going strong and buying round after round of drinks and shots until 3am... After an open bar!).
While backpacking, I purchased a tiny little blue umbrella in Amsterdam for 3 euro's.
It was very poorly made with an extremely thin metal frame, I believe aluminum (possibly aluminum foil) and it didn't quite cover enough area above me that it kept anything dry other than my head, shoulders, and maybe upper torso.
It was a piece of crap. It would frequently blow inside out, even in a calm breeze, but it was so convenient, I took it everywhere with me.
It fit in my jacket pocket and was incredibly easy to bring out in the city, or any situation where I was going to be walking a lot. Likewise, it fit perfectly in the small pouch of my school backpack, so if I had to park far away, I always had it with me.
I cared so little about this thing, it was impossible to lose. I couldn't even throw it away, until this weekend.
Friday night was the Mock Trial end of the year party** and I left it at a bar in the financial district called Ulysses. I searched for it when we were leaving, but was unable to find it at 3 in the morning after a long, long night.
I could call the bar and see if they have it... but the subway fare would cost more than the umbrella did (not to mention the hour and a half round trip).
After three years of abuse and ambivalence, my little blue umbrella is finally gone, having diligently served its' purpose. Goodbye lil' buddy and godspeed.
The lame blog posts will probably continue until after exams are over and I have anything else to talk about.
(**The Mock Trial team jokes that they are a drinking team with a mock trial problem. That is not a joke. This was the first night in a looooong time that I was legitimately having a hard time keeping up, and halfway through the night I had to make a (semi-)conscious decision to tone it down for my own sake. The party was an open bar from 7pm - 10pm, and then we went out after and people were still going strong and buying round after round of drinks and shots until 3am... After an open bar!).
