unique new york

tomorrow I leave on a journey. a journey that ends at Michigan Technological University, and it's surrounding area.

This trip is the fulfillment of a promise made ten years ago.

A decade ago, as I inched ever closer to the rest of my life after graduation, my friend dave's and I buried a time-capsule of sorts. a tupperware container filled with all kinds of stuff... but limited to stuff we had pretty much on hand, as it was a spur of the moment idea. But I know there's a letter in there to myself as a 32 year old, from my 22 year old self. I still remember heading out into a field with a camping shovel we borrowed, near the end of november in the upper peninsula, hunched over a small hole in the frozen ground. I sketched a crude map, recording all the details i believed would be pertinent to someone trying to find a small box ten years after it had been buried. We'll see how I did this weekend.

as the years have gone by, I began to doubt whether I'd actually be digging this thing up. I wondered if dave's and I would still be in communication, i wondered if both of us would live this long, I wondered if we'd be able to fit it into our schedules. I'm glad we're going. I hope it is a fully positive experience. Thinking of taking my video camera along, as this is a pretty monumental occurance.... at least as far as my life goes.

wish us luck.