Dawn: Any luck? Willow: If you define luck as the absence of success--plenty.

'Touched'


Natter 48 Contiguous States of Denial  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


amych - Nov 14, 2006 11:47:15 am PST #227 of 10007
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Must be lack of good furniture, matching luggage and a decent amount of flatware.

Don't forget the "timeless" $3500 suit! t /unhelpful


Amy - Nov 14, 2006 11:48:04 am PST #228 of 10007
Because books.

I bought antique furniture in high school with my allowance. I bought my first house when I was 23.

Those are like the adultiest things ever.

I forgot to say before that having kids has definitely made me feel, if not naturally like an adult, that I have to be one whether I want to or not. To have a tiny little person depending on me and Stephen for everything made me consider a lot of decisions more carefully, and try to be better prepared for a lot of emergencies. I think that's kind of a given when you have kids, though.


Kathy A - Nov 14, 2006 11:53:01 am PST #229 of 10007
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

It is pretty sad that I didn't really feel like a "grownup" until I was about 37 or so. Hell, technically, I'm rapidly approaching middle-age-dom!


Jesse - Nov 14, 2006 11:55:41 am PST #230 of 10007
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

There's a story in my family about my father trying to join the "young adults" group at church when he was like 30, and the group was for high school/college. Oops.


Topic!Cindy - Nov 14, 2006 11:55:59 am PST #231 of 10007
What is even happening?

Cindy, if you can afford the piano, go piano. It's not as portable, but the sound is infinitely richer.

My mother is buying this as our family Christmas present, either way. My instinct is to choose the keyboard, because it's less than half the price, and I don't want to take advantage.

Would the sound still be infinitely richer with a spinet piano, Corwood?

I had an old upright player piano, growing up, but the player mechanism was broken. The spinet pianos are constructed differently, and I have an impression that the sound suffers due to their compact size, but I don't know if that's accurate, or just a personal prejudice.

On the other hand, I'd rather look at a spinet piano in my den, than a keyboard. On the third hand that I ought to have sprouted by now, I can more easily move the keyboard to another room or even down cellar.

I'm going against everyone and say keyboard. - if you get someone that really wants to play , you can get a piano when they want one. and my main reason - getting rid of a paino or organ , even for free seems to be really difficult around here, unless it is in perfect shape. Also - I'm going to add the expense of a regular piano tuner. You want one, really. Plus , ther eare things they can do with the keyboard - like plug it into the computer and ( with the proper software) 'write ' their own music. and soundeffects might capture there interest in music as well.

That's good to know, beth, and good point about getting rid of the piano. When we sold our last house, we had to put in the p&s that we were leaving the old upright there (that had been left their by the previous owners). I think tuning a spinet is complicated, too.

My comment on the keyboard would be to find out if it's got weighted keys. On mine, you can turn on a setting that will detect the weight you use to press the keys and respond accordingly, like a piano. Much more like using the "real thing," and easier to prepare for possible future "real" piano playing.

I'm thinking if it's $400, it should have that feature, but you may want to check to be sure.

That's a good point, Ailleann, because it is such a different experience to play with the weighted keys. All I know is she saw it at K-Mart (which surprised me, because it's re-conditioned; I wouldn't think a budget chain like that would sell a re-conditioned instrument); it's a Yamaha (which is a good name, they even make grand pianos), and that it has 88 keys.

Maybe I'll look at them both. I do play piano, and guitar. I miss having a piano in the house. The kids were all a little more interested in guitar lessons (and I don't blame them, I like it better, too), but I learned guitar first, and even though I learned from a serious guitarist, and learned much more than chords, I think it handicapped me, when I went to learn the piano. I think they'll learn more about music learning the piano, first. I've suggested we start with a couple of years of piano lessons, and then move onto guitar. They all seem agreeable to that plan.


Topic!Cindy - Nov 14, 2006 11:58:39 am PST #232 of 10007
What is even happening?

There's a story in my family about my father trying to join the "young adults" group at church when he was like 30, and the group was for high school/college. Oops.

Adorable!

Our church started a 20s and 30s group, last year. Friends asked us why we weren't joining. I was 37 or 38. Scott was 40 or 41. I said I didn't want to be drummed out in a couple of years and Scott was too old. They now specify in the announcements that you don't have to be in your 20s or 30s, but I think most of the couples around our age feel the same way.

I'd start a Middle Aged group, but who the frak wants to join something like that?


shrift - Nov 14, 2006 11:58:52 am PST #233 of 10007
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I get my "grown-up" tasks done by bribing myself with cookies and cartoons, so I'm not sure if that makes me an actual grown-up. I guess it does, because I still have to make the cookies and pay for the TiVo subscription that records my cartoons.


Jessica - Nov 14, 2006 12:05:54 pm PST #234 of 10007
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

Nora, from way back:

OMFG!

(totally work safe)

Bwah! Misused acronyms are the best.

(I somehow mentally added a "not" to your "totally work safe" disclaimer, and neglected to click until I was catching up on my blogs just now, and realized that the OMFG link I was about to post was very probably the same one you'd already posted...)


Ailleann - Nov 14, 2006 12:13:07 pm PST #235 of 10007
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda

it's a Yamaha (which is a good name, they even make grand pianos), and that it has 88 keys.

This sounds more to me like what they call an "electric piano," which are quite nice and would definitely be fine for new students. You won't get quite the feel as a "live" piano, but it's got its benefits.

Though I'm surprised at the "reconditioned, but at KMart" part.


Hayden - Nov 14, 2006 12:14:04 pm PST #236 of 10007
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

Would the sound still be infinitely richer with a spinet piano, Corwood?

I think so. I use a decent synthetic piano sound for recording, but it still sounds boxed on a good pair of headphones. And the naked ear is more sensitive in an acoustic setting.