those sunglasses really tied the room together

this weekend, in an unfortunate kayaking accident, i lost my goofy-ass yellow sunglasses i've been wearing for the majority of this year.

now yeah, they're just a pair of sunglasses, yeah they were cheap as hell, and yeah i'm going to go buy another pair tomorrow (possibly a different color though, thus not to tarnish the legacy of the yellow ones), but they had a lot of sentimental value to me.

so in remembrance.

i picked those sunglasses up back in February, at a time where i was making a conscious effort to become a more positive person and enjoy life a lot more. those sunglasses traveled across the country with me playing rugby, traveled to concerts with me, bars, work, many a drunken evening when i should have lost them but they stayed so oddly snug around my neck, ever so un-budging. they helped me develop an odd sense of personality, where i was no longer a miserable ass who hated everything, but a goofy kid who had more fun than the average guy. along with odd spray-paint t-shirts and bright colors, they were symbolic is what i'm trying to say.

we shared a lot of memories, me and those goofy yellow sunglasses. i thought i had lost them last week when a screw fell out, but no, i repaired them, and got another week out of them. i thought i dodged a bullet, but i only dodged a boomerang and on the 4th of july, the epitome of my new-found optimism, a truly amazing weekend, they sank to the bottom of lake erie.

so here's to them. this beer's for you.
and to the fish who finds them at the bottom of the lake...treat them well. they were good to me, and they'll be good to you.