crowded house

who would've thought that it would be this easy?! liquidation is my new favourite word. getting rid of my shtuff has led to feelings of liberation and relief ... hey, isn't that a line in a Crowded House song?! how apropros! a ha! now i know what to name my blog entry ... anyway ...

i was always a fan of streamlining my possessions. certainly, no one could accuse me of being a pack rat! i made it a practice to go through my closets once a year. it seemed that i was always organizing. it was something i needed to do since i lived in a small apartment with only one small closet and a small wardrobe. unfortunately, when it came to clothes, out with the old meant that i made space for the new.

it was the topic on my mind these past few days since this week i'll be packing my clothes and footwear to ship home to my sister's for storage. with only a week and a half to go before i head off, all that is left to do is pack and get rid of my car.

the saddest thing i had to let go of -and it was picked up today - was my kayak. even worse, i didn't even get the chance to use it here! i tried for over a year to get into what's called 'canoe clubs' so that i could store my boat and launch from there into the Thames for a paddle.

i have to say, that after going to five of them in the area, i was so utterly discouraged. they were all snobs and couldn't understand that i paddled for pleasure and had no interest in competing. therefore, they had no room for me, nor my kayak.

annoying thing was that my kayak kept being referred to as a canoe. what the fuck?!

so i had to sell. on the bright side, i sold it to a lovely guy who is an outdoor education and leadership professor (an uber-kewl course that includes all the fun stuff like kayaking, rock climbing and expeditions) at a college that is located just off of the south coast of UCK.

and he calls it a kayak - not a canoe :o)

needless to say, it's going to an awesome home and being put to amazing use. which was important to me. he's even going to send pics and keep me posted on how it's being used. not to rub it in, but he understands what it meant to me. and that's why i sold it to him and not someone who offered more cash for it.

ah well ... everyone, and everything, seems to have a story to tell, don't they?

the countdown starts, i'll be leaving UCK on May 24th (incidentally, that is Fran's bday!).