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Money, I spended it. I can has guitar tho.
So! My weird actually-it-was-Chinese-characters problem has been solved, thanks to my google-tastic brother-out-law, who worked out that I'd accidentally hit a keyboard shortcut that switched the inputs to Chinese. Which WAS A PROBLEM FOR ME, since I do not, in fact, speak, read, or in any way comprehend Chinese.
Meanwhile, today I either spent, or promised to spend, more money than I ever have before in my life. Arguably topping the days I bought motorcycles, although in fairness, I bought very cheap motorcycles.
I bought:
- Two bras. I wanted to get more than two, but two was all they had in my size, so I will be getting more in the future, most likely.
- A Gibson Les Paul Studio, wine red with silver pickups.
- A Vox AD50VT Valvetronix Tube Modeling Amp.
- A Tibetan singing bowl from the Oxfam fair trade shop.
- A bar of fair trade chocolate, ditto.
- A DVD.
- A headphone jack adaptor so I can use my existing headphones with my amp, so I can practice guitar without it being particularly loud to housemates.
- A 3/4 size acoustic guitar (child's size). This will be a present for Layanna, if she decides she wants to learn guitar, in which case I'll buy another one to do the other thing I will be doing with a child-sized guitar, which is: taking it to Princess Margaret Hospital for Children to volunteer giving the kids there a chance to play with it.
- A digital tuner.
- A gig stand.
- A guitar strap.
With the music stuff, it's worth noting that I got a bundled price deal on it that saved me quite a bit of money on buying all the bits separately, as it turns out, because my guitar dudes are awesome and will work out the cheapest price they can give you for stuff even after you've already said you're totally buying it.
I did not pay for, but engaged to buy:
- A Canon EOS 50D DSLR, with a couple of lenses, and assorted filters and other accessories; the camera and one of the two lenses were out of stock, so the woman at the shop is ordering them in, and has set aside all the things I want that they did have in stock so I can buy it all as a great big bundle. (Because some things sell out, and a couple of things I wanted they only had one left already.) In theory I'll probably be able to pick that up around Monday or Tuesday. At which point I'll be spending quite a lot of money again.
On the bright side, all of this stuff is awesome.
The guy at the guitar shop showed me all the things the amp can do. Including attempting to show me its volume capabilities, but when he'd cranked it up and was exhorting me to play a chord firmly instead of lightly flicking a single string, I was left to wail: "I can't! It's too loud!" My amp can play louder than I can listen, but fortunately it can be turned down from there.
I am, however, exhausted, because I did an awful lot of walking (including a fair amount I shouldn't have had to do, but the Transperth Journey Planner steered me awry), and, at the end, because nobody was answering phone calls including the friend who had promised he could help me with stuff this afternoon, I carried two guitars, gig stand and cables, my backpack (containing laptop, bras, singing bowl, etc), and an extremely heavy amp to the bus stop.
I had to stop every few metres to rest and now my whole body is aching and exhausted, but I have my new darlings. (I called Chas and he helped me carry everything from the bus stop to the house - he carried the heavier guitar and amp.)
So, an exhausting day, but productive, and I even have bras that aren't old and crap now.
Meanwhile, today I either spent, or promised to spend, more money than I ever have before in my life. Arguably topping the days I bought motorcycles, although in fairness, I bought very cheap motorcycles.
I bought:
- Two bras. I wanted to get more than two, but two was all they had in my size, so I will be getting more in the future, most likely.
- A Gibson Les Paul Studio, wine red with silver pickups.
- A Vox AD50VT Valvetronix Tube Modeling Amp.
- A Tibetan singing bowl from the Oxfam fair trade shop.
- A bar of fair trade chocolate, ditto.
- A DVD.
- A headphone jack adaptor so I can use my existing headphones with my amp, so I can practice guitar without it being particularly loud to housemates.
- A 3/4 size acoustic guitar (child's size). This will be a present for Layanna, if she decides she wants to learn guitar, in which case I'll buy another one to do the other thing I will be doing with a child-sized guitar, which is: taking it to Princess Margaret Hospital for Children to volunteer giving the kids there a chance to play with it.
- A digital tuner.
- A gig stand.
- A guitar strap.
With the music stuff, it's worth noting that I got a bundled price deal on it that saved me quite a bit of money on buying all the bits separately, as it turns out, because my guitar dudes are awesome and will work out the cheapest price they can give you for stuff even after you've already said you're totally buying it.
I did not pay for, but engaged to buy:
- A Canon EOS 50D DSLR, with a couple of lenses, and assorted filters and other accessories; the camera and one of the two lenses were out of stock, so the woman at the shop is ordering them in, and has set aside all the things I want that they did have in stock so I can buy it all as a great big bundle. (Because some things sell out, and a couple of things I wanted they only had one left already.) In theory I'll probably be able to pick that up around Monday or Tuesday. At which point I'll be spending quite a lot of money again.
On the bright side, all of this stuff is awesome.
The guy at the guitar shop showed me all the things the amp can do. Including attempting to show me its volume capabilities, but when he'd cranked it up and was exhorting me to play a chord firmly instead of lightly flicking a single string, I was left to wail: "I can't! It's too loud!" My amp can play louder than I can listen, but fortunately it can be turned down from there.
I am, however, exhausted, because I did an awful lot of walking (including a fair amount I shouldn't have had to do, but the Transperth Journey Planner steered me awry), and, at the end, because nobody was answering phone calls including the friend who had promised he could help me with stuff this afternoon, I carried two guitars, gig stand and cables, my backpack (containing laptop, bras, singing bowl, etc), and an extremely heavy amp to the bus stop.
I had to stop every few metres to rest and now my whole body is aching and exhausted, but I have my new darlings. (I called Chas and he helped me carry everything from the bus stop to the house - he carried the heavier guitar and amp.)
So, an exhausting day, but productive, and I even have bras that aren't old and crap now.
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But oooh, your spoils sound wonderful!
I hope your body feels better soon.
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Could be much worse!
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Yay for lots of sleep!
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... I think I need to go to bed early tonight.
Anyway, shoulder is much happier after a hot hot shower, so. :)
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I get more confused wehn I'm tired, too, though, and it's frustratign. I like your word TRAGIC. I may adopt that. I do say WOE sometimes. *g*
YAY for a happier shoulder!
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I've always intended to learn to play someday, but I've never been able to quite overcome the fact that I'd have to cut off all my fingernails in order to do it (for a week in the summer to be able to surf, yes, but no fingernails ALL THE TIME? How would I type? How would I peel tape off things? How would I peel the backs off the sticky-labels for records folders at work?).
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How you type: With fingertips? I've always found long fingernails get in the way of typing. We may have very different typing styles...
How you peel tape and labels: Leave the nails on your right hand long enough to do that, it's only the left hand that can have no fingernails. If you're strumming/picking without a guitar pick, fingernails are where it's at; if you're using a pick, unless your nails are *really* long, your fingernails are irrelevant.
:encourages:
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