object of affection
my comb gave up the ghost last week.
it was pretty sad to say goodbye. i bought it in berlin, in a little shop on prenzlauer allee… i was visiting my sister, who was studying there. my silly little comb got the snarls out of my hair post-shower for over 10 years, and i’m going to miss the specifics of that morning ritual.
it’s funny how random objects can carry so much with them…
November 1st, 2010 at 7:26 am
you can still use what’s left!! i understand.
November 1st, 2010 at 7:30 am
Yes – sad, especially when there’s a story behind the object. Boots just doesn’t cut it in quite the same way.
November 1st, 2010 at 8:42 am
Sniff. Sniff. I have a similar comb that’s starting to crack. Maybe this means you have to go on a vacation somewhere just to find a new comb. Sounds like a good reason to me.
November 1st, 2010 at 11:04 am
Ouch. What a loss. Beautiful comb.
I posted about a long loved possession lost over the weekend as well. The stories, memories, comfort. Yup. It is funny how much they carry with them.
November 1st, 2010 at 3:05 pm
they really do become a part of our ‘essence’. i still have my pink vent hair brush/microphone from high school and it looks bizarre. you’ll have to get a new one and start some new memories with it.
November 1st, 2010 at 4:38 pm
into the comb tomb. i’m sorry!
November 1st, 2010 at 11:12 pm
That is thee coolest comb i have ever seen! Why do I envision you drawing up plans, and calculations, and creating your very own amazing comb?! Oh, because you’re amazing like that! Sorry about your comb, hope you find a new one!
November 2nd, 2010 at 12:53 pm
i was thinking along the same lines as carissa – you tramping into the woods to find just the right bit of wood, carving it out, sanding it til it’s smooth as a baby’s bottom. however the idea of traveling somewhere to buy a new one sounds more appealing…
November 2nd, 2010 at 8:11 pm
I have a daydream where there’s a shop that sells the same goods year after year, so that I can just return and buy the same thing again when mine breaks / wears out etc. Nothing ever gets discontinued – and I can still find jeans that I like, even in years when the rest of the world is wearing skinniy jeans…
November 30th, 2010 at 11:30 am
Oh, oh, oh! I own a wooden comb too, which I’m really attached to. I must have had it for over 15 years, I guess. It has one tooth missing – I still have it and glued it back on a couple of times already. However, there’s a crack somewhere in the middle which really worries me. I have been trying to anticipate replacement but I can’t seem to find the very same comb anymore. The truth is I have a whole collection of wooden combs by now, but none of them compare to my very old one…