Travel acquisition fails

[flexagon]

Ah, travel and thing-acquisition. Two great things that are unfortunately difficult to separate; and so, damn it, it's confession time again. On this trip I bought:

• Nike sneakers, because I needed new sneakers and had failed to buy any before the trip. These are okay, as I ditched the old sneakers in Oregon. Two in, two out.
• A book, Wool, because it was at Powell's and looked awesome and I thought I could give it to my FIL when I was done. This failed, however, as I learned he doesn't like post-apocalyptic SF. Sorry, bookshelves.
• Poi, because they are cool and might feel nice on my wrists. Anyway, it's good to support the vendors at Divine Play, right? This was maybe a dumb purchase though. I don't exactly need a new hobby to get all into.
• A DVD about poi, because if I have them I might as well learn a little... famous last words, I know.
• Two dense little foam wedges, about the size of Airex ones, which I intend to give to Esh; good for handstand exercises against the wall. They could possibly be improved first (and joined to each other) by gluing pieces of a thin yoga mat to them. I would have bought these in Boston, but Corvallis actually has a shop that sells only foam -- too perfect not to take immediate advantage of.

Next weekend in NYC is not likely to go any better, as I'm likely to hit up at least one specialty store where stuff is worth buying.

What can I get rid of?? Maybe it's time to pack my knitting stuff up a bit more compactly. I'll be coming back to that, but not in the very near future, I think.