Items

• Self Portrait - Cael
  This is an photo of myself, taken next to the RIT Sentinel statue. I was waiting for my boyfriend to pick me up, and decided to take the image on a whim. I'm looking at the camera, smiling, and my glasses have slid partway down my nose. Several of the pins on my laptop bag are visible, but the more important item present in the frame is the pendant around my neck. This was an anniversary gift from the aforementioned boyfriend, and is half of a paopu fruit from Kingdom Hearts, with my boyfriend's initials on the other side. Within Kingdom Hearts, two individuals who share a paopu fruit have their destinies intertwined forever.
• Map - Cael
  This map which was created with Google My Maps indicates positions that I have fond memories of, or particularly strong ones. I suffer from brain fog, and so to actively and immediately recall a location is a big deal for me. That was the thought process that went into selecting the points on this map. Landmarks include my childhood home, my high school, the store where my partner and I have gotten all four of our parakeets, the convention center for Pokemon Worlds 2019, and the location of my family's old condo in Wildwood, NJ.
• Memento - Cael
  Visual description: This is a small, rectangular, clear plastic container with a black lid. It is about the width and length of two fingers side by side on the sides, and the bottom and top are roughly two thumbs width. Within the container are upwards of fifty feathers of various sizes, belonging to two parakeets. The feathers are primarily yellow or green, some have black dusting, and a few are gray. Small feathers with black stripes are head feathers, and make up the majority along with slightly larger back and wing feathers, while long flight feathers are the minority.