3 years later...
Someone else would like this TED shirt from the conference in 2008.
Or at least, they will wear it more than I do.
So, today…off it goes.
Kind of a variation of “ideas worth spreading.”
June 17, 2011 – Just another workout shirt.
Not really a lot to say.
Just a workout shirt.
One I bought because I ended up on a business trip, and forgot to bring my workout gear with me. So I bought this one.
Wore it once.
Didn’t really like the way it fit me.
So, I guess I was hanging on to it “hoping” some day it might fit me better.
Someday’s not comin’.
So this shirt’s goin.
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June 16, 2011 – On erasing memories.
Picture turned out fuzzy. Seemed appropo.
I really didn’t take this photo like this on purpose. It just turned out this way.
And this movie is another great example of why I needed the RID project. I loved this movie, I really did. But…the odds of me ever watching it again? Maybe once or twice in the rest of my life.
So…goodbye Eternal Sunshine. Hello Netflix.
Viva digitization.
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June 15, 2011 – CDs, the W’s.
Ah, Lucinda...
Mid-month RID…CD day.
Today, the W’s.
The highlights:
Wilco – Saw them in Dallas last year. Must admit – I came a little late to the Wilco bandwagon…but I find them to be one of the most consistently great bands out there.
Weezer – These guys remind me of the difference between liking someone and respecting them. Truth is, I respect them.
Lucinda Williams – Soulful country-ish crooner with a lyrical sense like no other. On the top of my “why haven’t I seen this artist live?” list.
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June 14, 2011 – All hail the nerd queen.
Ah...Portman.
Some DVDs are easy for me to give away.
Any DVDs including Natalie Portman? Not so much. (Unless I received any of the “prequels” as a gift, natch.)
So, today…I RID myself of Garden State. A nice little movie really. Kind of one that I might want to share with someone down the road.
But, if I choose to do that, I’ll go Netflix.
‘Gbye, Nat.
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June 13, 2011 – On floating.
No more Seattle, no more kayak gear.
Today, I RID my old kayak gear.
Seemed appropriate since I’ve now sold my house in kayak-crazy Seattle.
As I RID it today, I remind myself NOT to buy clothing that is customized for a sport, a task, or whatever…unless what I already own WON’T work for that task.
Let’s travel light, shall we?
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June 12, 2011 – Laughing once.
PLEASE someone treasure this.
Plain and simple, I love this DVD.
And this performer.
But, if the RID project has taught me one thing – it’s to enjoy something once…to treasure it in my memory, and then let it go.
So, goodbye Sarah – I’ll miss you.
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June 10, 2010 – A bittersweet RID.
Goodbye old friend.
Well, today’s the day – my house in Seattle finally sold – and, whilst I’ll be glad to be out from underneath the mortgage payments – it’s a way of getting RID of my West Coast presence.
How I miss the West Coast. The weather, the attitudes, the friends I’ve made. And while there’s a lot to love about living in Dallas (new friends, new adventures), I must admit…I still consider myself a Left Coast guy in identity and attitude.
And, now that I’m spending over half my time in NYC for my new job, I truly feel as if the West Coast is becoming a distant memory.
So, here’s to RIDding things left behind, but NOT the memories and ideals that make them great.
Onward.
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June 11, 2011 – On nature.
Not really much to say...
I marvel how much nature has figured out the problems we drive ourselves crazy about.
So today, as I RID this book about the intelligence of nature…I remind myself to look around for inspiration as I’m trying to figure out stuff.
Like what to RID next, maybe?
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June 9, 2011 – On manliness.
I'm man enough to give it up.
Today, I RID this book on the “trouble with testosterone.”
I’ve been thinking quite a bit lately about what it means to be a man. The assumed role that gives me. I think I’ve always been one to challenge those assumptions, but lately I’m not only challenging those assumptions, but even my “assumptions about those assumptions.”
So, today I RID the desire to blog about those thoughts. This is an intensely private conversation I’m having with myself. And I’m going to leave it there.
I hope, dear reader, you won’t mind.
And if you do, “Screw you!”
(Oh sorry, that was the “typical male role” coming out.)
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What I got rid of today. 