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What a beautiful face I have found in this place that is circling all round the sun. What a beautiful dream that could flash on the screen in a blink of an eye and be gone from me. Let me hold it close and keep it here with me. And one day we will die and our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea. But for now we are young, let us lay in the sun and LIST every beautiful thing we see.

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  • a bookcase filled with my dad's dvds and vhs tapes
  • stacks of my dad's journals written in korean (possibly about his war experiences)
  • mom's jewelry (she saved for years to buy)
  • old mismatched makeshift work out equipment in the garage (exemplifying my dad's ability to use something until it falls apart)
  • mom's garden that is now my garden
  • white stucco ceilings with pieces I thought would fall down on me like snow
  • trinket gifts from Arrowhead from the years my mom was a factory line welder there (small clock, pens, flashlight, nail grooming set)
  • a closet full of nice shoes and evening out dresses my mom hardly wore but loved to have
  • a fabric matching beige and brown livingroom set from the 70s
  • a rocking chair
  • a collection of old grammar books from the 70s my mom taught herself english with
  • long green velvet couch later upgraded to long blue sectional
  • galaxy and star stickers on the ceiling...my mom's longing to go into space
  • mom's collection of porcelain swans I was so afraid I might break when I was a kid
  • korean mother of pearl furniture
  • old books from my dad's school years
  • a small collection of my mom's perfume in little bottles
  • industrial sewing machine
  • a wall calendar with my unhappy kid face on it from 1981
  • dark wood and light wood bedroom sets from the 70s
  • white square kitchen tiles
  • light blue wall to wall carpet
  • an encyclopedia britannica set
  • a suitcase of military memorabilia from my dad's service years
  • big thick korean blankets
  • giant wall photo mural of a beach sunset
  • an old pc my mom tried to learn typing on
  • a rusty old ironing board
  • a small bathroom round skylight my mom made everyone look for the moonlight in
  • mom's collection of clothing (she never got rid of anything)
  • bad art with children and farm animals
  • little foil framed photos of airplanes from McDonnell Douglas from the years dad worked there as a security guard
  • a big hawaiian girl carved in a tree stump (both me and my dad disliked this)
  • fake flowers strewn throughout the house
  • little model planes, birds, and butterflies hung on clear string from the ceiling that would move when the fan was on
  • yosemite park aluminum bowl
  • raggedy ann serving tray
  • a fireplace my mom fought hard to add to the house
  • black/white/red geometric wallpaper in the bathroom w/juggling clown hands coming out of the wall
sep 6 2012 ∞
mar 4 2020 +