aj (klutzie) wrote, @ 2006-07-20 20:31:00

see, i have a dilemma.
i used to have a leatherman. it was blue. and it was new when i got it. i attached it to my keyring. brought it everywhere i went. cut paper with it. cut notepaper for studying for a german exam. ate tuna with it on the train from berlin to prague. peeled oranges with it. lived with it. and it lived with me. it was scratched, but i didn't mind. it lived with me, that was all i could ask for. i was happy with that. hey, that's part of the deal wasn't it? then it broke. one side of the pliers snapped. i detached it from my keyring. my keyring felt lighter. the weight of the leatherman was no longer there. and like an unweighted buoy, it felt strange.

then i sent the leatherman to napier. got it replaced under the 25yr warranty. it came back. in 2 days. wow. prompt as.

but i'm used to not having the leatherman every where i go now. i miss it. sometimes sorely. sometimes hardly. sometimes, i'm even glad it's not around. less weight. that means alot to an optimizer. but humans aren't the most efficient of beings. the leatherman looks so good. it's new. it's been in my possession for close to a month and no scratches. wow. sometimes i bring it along with me. but ONLY when i know that it's not going to get scratched. so, it is never ever on my keyring. i take care of it. i rinse the blade after use, dry it carefully and place it in a safe place. some would say i cared for it alot more than the first. i would say i loved it less than the first.

the dilemma is, i don't know what's best for my leatherman. if it'd rather be used and scratched, and even expended =| (note it was broken because i whimsied bending some plastic. a totally pointless cause)
or would it prefer to sit somewhere safe. who knows. i think i shall err for the best of the leatherman. so now it's sitting somewhere safe. where, i don't know. guess i don't really care anymore, because it's not a necessity in my life.


since i'm blogging...and looking at some pics at the same time, thought i'd share some :)










ooo.....aih. i wonder where my old curious george book is. such a cute monkey.

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