Boston Celtics bumper sticker with autograph.

**Catching up on 3/3/13**

This bumper sticker was a gift from my cousin Carin’s ex-husband.  He gave it to me back in the late 90’s when we were both living in Boston.  He was a big Celtics fan, and had gone to a game or event where they were giving away these bumper stickers.  He had it autographed by a Celtics player, but I can’t make out the signature.  Since we don’t speak anymore I’ll probably never know who the heck signed it.  Oh well.  I have no love for the Celtics anyway- let’s go Knicks.

Car/office supply kit.

**Catching up on 3/3/13**

My father brought this back from one of his business trips to the Orient.  This was in the late 80’s or early 90’s.  It’s a car that disassembles into office supplies.  Brilliant.  I also used to use it as a “set decoration” on my desk- I hung it by dental floss like one of the cars that hung on stage for U2’s Zoo TV tour.  I’m a dork.

It has scissors, a ruler, stapler, notepad, paper clip, pens and something that I lost (from the trunk space).

I love this guy.  I ALMOST brought it back from Ellenville to give to Anabelle.  But that’s not necessary, not now.  She has plenty of cool shit.

Silver ornament.

**Catching up on 3/3/13**

Not sure what the hell I kept this from, but it was in a box with many high school keepsakes so it must have some meaning.  Regardless, I’m not holding on to this to find out where it came from.

Blood donation pin.

**Catching up on 3/3/13**

I think I received this pin after donating blood in Toronto with my friend Dan.  We were on a cross-country trip back in 1994 and we decided that international blood donation would be a kind way to interact with our neighbors up north.  I never received my blood donor card (Dan did), but had this pin as a reminder.

I found this in the same box as Thing 257.

Pizza Hut mini frisbee.

**Catching up on 3/3/13**

I went to my folks house this past Friday while waiting for my car to be inspected for potential transmission trouble (still TBD).  What a perfect opportunity to dig into Things from my past and get rid of dead weight.

When I was in high school, we had the privilege of leaving school grounds for lunchtime.  Before we had our drivers licenses we would walk the block or two into town and eat, mostly at a place called La Bella’s Pizza, which is by far the best pizza I’ve ever had in my life.  Once we got the freedom to drive, we drove a few minutes away for lunch, and Pizza Hut was one of our favorite spots.  They had the personal pan pizzas, and they were cheap.  We would wolf down as much pizza and soda as we could before we had to jump back into the car and race back to class.  We got to know the people that worked there, and they would hook us up with free pizzas and we would leave a little better tip (I think.. I hope).

So on Friday I’m digging through a box in the basement and I find this frisbee along with a bunch of other items which will appear on this list over the next few weeks.  Finding this is a trip, and brings me back to the days where I could freely eat pizza.  I’ve got food allergies now, so wheat and cheese are pretty much out.  Good times.