Professional-quality didje for my birthday.
I've just finished celebrating my 25 birthday. (That is "two to the fifth", not "twenty-fifth" if your browser renders mathematical markup as terribly as mine.) Twice, actually. LongDance was celebrated a week late this year, meaning that LongDance happened over my actual natal birthday. As has become custom, I also celebrated my birthday on New Year's Eve, when it is much easier to get a large group of people together.
What was not the least bit customary was the enormous energy and support that went into getting me a birthday gift. yarrowkat launched a plot that grew to include 22 people. Together all of you purchased a professional quality didjeridoo made by a local artist and friend.
I've never had anyone get me a gift of this magnitude. I am absolutely and utterly shocked at how many people contributed to make this happen, and I never expected that I would ever own such a fine instrument.
We're developing a tradition at sunflowerriver of pitching in together and getting a gift for whichever member's birthday is coming up. As yarrowkat was putting all of this together for my birthday, she hatched the idea of getting me a didje. Nice didgeridoos are very expensive, beyond the budget of our farm, even working together.
To overcome this, yarrowkat put out broad but discrete requests for small donations and other help, and got an absolutely overwhelming response.
Thank you.
What was not the least bit customary was the enormous energy and support that went into getting me a birthday gift. yarrowkat launched a plot that grew to include 22 people. Together all of you purchased a professional quality didjeridoo made by a local artist and friend.
I've never had anyone get me a gift of this magnitude. I am absolutely and utterly shocked at how many people contributed to make this happen, and I never expected that I would ever own such a fine instrument.
We're developing a tradition at sunflowerriver of pitching in together and getting a gift for whichever member's birthday is coming up. As yarrowkat was putting all of this together for my birthday, she hatched the idea of getting me a didje. Nice didgeridoos are very expensive, beyond the budget of our farm, even working together.
To overcome this, yarrowkat put out broad but discrete requests for small donations and other help, and got an absolutely overwhelming response.
- sunflowerriver: desertwind, korith, and yarrowkat. desertwind made a case to carry it in!
- My brother craigpost and his wife Kristin.
- My Mom & Dad: cpostrn and grumpygranpa.
- My covenmates paean and paganboi_nm.
- Future triathlon teammate catcheshiseye.
- my umfriend royalspice.
- The ever gracious Michelle & Rennick.
- My metamour (and fantastic friend!) jaime88.
- My camping partner and friend crankles, stronger than the rest of us put together.
- hannah_phi, whom I've known for such a short amount of time I'm particularly grateful for her generosity.
- riebeckite. I missed you last night but your party was legendary enough to steal people from mine.
- chilefudge, if that grape isn't planted yet I will help you this spring.
- So supportive it makes me cry buckets appleang.
- My ever dear _wirehead_.
- Beth, who I thought conspired *with* me!
- And finally Rev, who made the instrument in question!
Thank you.