Where objects travel the long way but you get travel back in time. Mentally of course.
When I think about things to put in a time capsule I imagine they'd be things current to me now so as to remind my future-self who she was.
I took awful quality pictures to show you what I'd put in my time capsule to be opened up in ten years time.
First, I think I'd put in my copy of Tales of Beedle The Bard in the time capsule. To remind myself in the future that I loved fairytales, Harry Potter, fantasy, stuff like that. Just in case I forget somewhere, which I really hope that I don't.
Also because I know that right now I could read and read forever. If I could just go live in an unending library I'd do so.
Second I think I would put in my graduation certificate from Witch's Rock Surf School. We got them at the end of our week spent there in Costa Rica, it was a fantastic place and the instructors were very helpful.
They spelled my name wrong on it, but it's still a memory of the school surf trip there. And the certificate, if you can read it, is quite humorous.
Thirdly I'd put in this bottle of possible-agricultural-virus containing sand that customs probably wouldn't have allowed into the country if they found it, from Costa Rica as well. Also from the surf trip.
I want to remind my future-self that she loved to travel and itched at any change to get on a plane and that I jumped at every opportunity to leave the country. I hope that I'm still traveling and maybe even living overseas ten years from now.
Next I'm tucking away my skating boot. I'm getting new ones so I won't be missing it long. But up until now I've been skating at Charles Moore Arena for just over twelve years. I'll be leaving for Wheaton in August and I haven't totally figured out the rink situation out there yet. I hope I still skate ten years from now, even as just a hobby with significant loss of fitness.
But future me would probably like to remember the good old days.
The boot is foul smelling, I'm hypothetically glad to be hypothetically rid of it.
Next, I'd put in this metal hair-wrap I got at King Richard's Faire. I love dressing up and I love events like King Richard's Faire, it's one of my favourite times of the year.
Hopefully future me still appreciates the fun of those events and activities, I know they're definitely a part of my life currently.
And last but not least...
I'd put in one of my Amy Pond shoes. Because I'm a cosplayer, I love Doctor Who, and Torchwood, Battlestar Galactica and others in sci-fi, I love cons and the people who go to them. I love the community of the fandom and all awesome people get up to over it.
I may or may not be involved later, a lot can happen in ten years. I can only hope I'm still involved and loving it. Maybe I'll move up in cosplay skills and this will remind my future-self where it all started and all the fellow fans she met and fun she had. And then get her back into it if she ever stopped.
Those are all the items I'd put into my time capsule. All of it has a purpose to remind myself who I was, what I love and the best memories I have/had. Hopefully I won't have forgotten and they'll just be nostalgia for when everything started.
Can't wait to read what you all are putting in your capsules. Have an awesome week!
-Sarah
Good choices! I like your photo idea, I think I might have to copy you on that one :)
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