A.4.02 (A disc in a white paper envelope)

There was a box-full of these discs which all contained the same thing: A short, 2002 holiday video greeting that was meant to mail out to all of the other offices in time for their office parties. The mini DV tapes that contained the original footage for the videos was long lost. So when it came time to throw out these discs, it felt right to save at least one. I never watch it but it doesn’t feel right to throw away… and now it’s just been so long.

A.5.03 (A full bottle of generic brand aloe vera gel)

I haven’t been to the beach in two years. The last time I went, I got a terrible sun burn. My boyfriend bought me this aloe vera gel to sooth my burnt skin, but I already had my own skin cream for this sort of thing. I didn’t want to hurt his feelings so I left it at my work. It went into a drawer where it was forgotten and over two years, sank deeper and deeper toward the back. We found it while packing up to move offices.