My unreasonable love for Royal manual typewriters goes back to teenage days when I suddenly had unlimited access to my grandpa's old Royal. I learned how to type lightning fast on that old thing, which required speed, accuracy, and strength. Still hit the keys way too hard. Shows my age, I reckon.
Mal: You tell me right now, little Kaylee, you really think you can do this? Kaylee: Sure. Yeah. I think so. 'Sides, if I mess up, not like you'll be able to yell at me.
'Bushwhacked'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Katerina Bee - Jan 22, 2015 1:33:31 pm PST #16161 of 30002
Herding cats for fun
Zenkitty - Jan 22, 2015 1:42:05 pm PST #16162 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Lilty, I would have said sarcastic things to the person telling me that. I don't do well with arbitrary schedules and punching clocks, never have.
Connie Neil - Jan 22, 2015 1:47:54 pm PST #16163 of 30002
brillig
In college I'd be typing on my old manual Smith Corona, and my roommate said once "Where's the power cord?" "It doesn't have one." She brought in people to watch how fast I typed.
Katerina Bee - Jan 22, 2015 1:51:49 pm PST #16164 of 30002
Herding cats for fun
Oh yeah... typing too fast and the keys tangling together and having to pry them carefully apart... the carriage return and the ding! So very satisfying. Even if carbon paper was horrible to use.
Zenkitty - Jan 22, 2015 1:52:36 pm PST #16165 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Carbon paper was a miraculous step up from mimeograph, for me.
Connie Neil - Jan 22, 2015 1:54:32 pm PST #16166 of 30002
brillig
Mimeograph fluid, mmmm . . .
Lilty Cash - Jan 22, 2015 2:03:48 pm PST #16167 of 30002
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
Zenkitty, I'm normally ok! But when they said that clocking in one minute late twice over the year is the same as one unexcused sick day in their book, even I was surprised. And I'm HR!
sj - Jan 22, 2015 2:08:10 pm PST #16168 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Lilty, that's insane. Most places I have worked had a 5 minute grace period.
I did errands with thessaly today, and now I'm beyond exhausted. TCG has a meeting tonight so I'm on my own for a while, and I should probably eat at some point. Luckily, there is leftover cheesy polenta in the fridge.
askye - Jan 22, 2015 2:23:01 pm PST #16169 of 30002
Thrive to spite them
I used to have a manual typewriter, had a carrying case and everything but I finally go rid of it during one of my (many) moves.
Recently I switched from a regular keyboard to a mechanical gaming keyboard. Partly for trhe gaming aspect of it (and the super glowy red back lighting) but it's more comfortable and the keys are larger. It doesn't take a lot of pressure to press the keys but they make a very satisfying sound when when typing.
meara - Jan 22, 2015 3:04:34 pm PST #16170 of 30002
That's insane indeed, Lilty! Eesh.