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July, huh? Time is so weird.

[personal profile] sheafrotherdon gave me 3 things for the meme, and I thought it would help spark some initiative for actually posting again.

Radiator
I have never lived anywhere with radiators for heating; for me they evoke a feeling of downtown apartments and urban living, and workarounds for having that much wall space occupied. I have to say that, especially now that summer's muggy and sweltering temps have arrived, I am appreciating more than ever my central AC. I like to say that it's an unofficial part of my marriage contract, because nobody wants to live with an overheated and oversaturated me. So radiators can be scenic set dressing for other people.

Piano
I grew up with always having a piano in the house; my mom got her parents' player piano, and now my folks have a massive number of player piano rolls, though they've slowed down or stopped collecting them due to running out of storage space. I have so many happy holiday memories of sitting around that piano, pumping the foot pedals as everyone sings along to carols scrolling by on the rolls.

I took lessons on that piano from when I was 8 through freshman year in high school. I like to think that learning that kind of keyboarding made touch typing that much easier, and reading music is never a bad skill to have in one's back pocket. We inherited the in-laws' old clunker a few years ago - it's about the level of an old church basement piano, with dead keys and some jarring out-of-tune notes. I don't know if it's worth getting it tuned, since no one in the household regularly uses it. There are a couple numbers that I can still play, given a little warmup time; I always mean to get back to consistently using it, but time is the enemy. My kid will occasionally plink out songs on it from his bells sheet music. He's really good for having zero lessons. When he gets better about practicing drums on a regular basis, I may even give in to his requests for piano lessons.

Potted plant
When I'm actually putting effort into it, I have a green thumb; I've got a bunch of indoor plants whose condition match my executive function levels to take care of them. I've managed to keep one of my orchids blooming since November, and I'm hoping the other two take notice and step up their game, or I might have to Crowley-yell at them. (Kidding. I would never intimidate my plants that way; passive-aggressive guilting is more my style. ;) ) I also have a lot of the other usual suspects, like a bunch of violets, some pothos, several pots of aloe and a few other succulents, a spider plant and several of its offspring, and various and sundry other bits and bobs I've picked up along the way. When the weather backs down a bit from its current SAUNA setting, and maybe even rains, I need to try to remember to put them outside for a while as a treat.

Anybody in the mood for three words/phrases from me?

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Date: 2019-07-03 08:18 pm (UTC)
misbegotten: A skull wearing a crown with text "Uneasy lies the head" (Default)
From: [personal profile] misbegotten
Bubble gum
Wallpaper
Sand

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Date: 2019-07-04 05:50 pm (UTC)
misbegotten: A skull wearing a crown with text "Uneasy lies the head" (Default)
From: [personal profile] misbegotten
Hit me with three!

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Date: 2019-07-03 09:01 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] catwalksalone
You're making me nostalgic for pianos. My folks don't have one any more since mum burned it down (by accident!) and our place is way too small.

Hit me up. I have other stuff I should post about but I don't wanna/am too tired to deal, so this'll be a useful procrastination . 😆

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Date: 2019-07-04 02:04 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] highlander_ii
Hit me! I need to get back in the posting (in my own journal) groove.

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Date: 2019-07-04 03:06 am (UTC)
From: [personal profile] kayote
Sure, I'll take three.

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Date: 2019-07-06 03:38 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] heresluck
Awww, pianos. I don't have room for one, but I do periodically think about getting a keyboard. And then I remember that I have access to lots of pianos. And then I remind myself that I've been saying that for twenty-five years without ever using the pianos to which I have access, so really if I want to play I should just get a keyboard. And then I get distracted by other things for a year or two. Heh.
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