I have to give props to one of my favorite websites: Found Magazine. We have all stumbled across random pictures, scraps, and grocery lists on the ground. Reading and admiring these objects out of context usually gives me a sense of worldliness, a feeling of: “Gee, everyone is connected, everyone is going through the same kind of things, funny,how small and insignificant I really am.” Found Magazine is a tribute to found objects of all types, and I love it. Last August, Josh and I found this grocery list. Here is what we noticed:
1. “Ben” is appearantly in charge of the caeser, croutons, cheese–hell, the whole salad.
2. Whoever wrote the list is sick. Zinc, echinachea, and cough drops can only be obtained at Wild Oats, (no crappy Safeway brand for THEM).
3. Our neighborhood is largely populated by college students, which explains the horrible spelling.
4. My favorite thing about this list is “Avocadoes (if good and cheap).” I’m sure we’ve all had that struggle with buying avocadoes.
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