the Continuing Adventures of John Sheppard, Except In Army Fatigues. Similar personality, same hair, same backstory, same bracelet, only with dinosaurs instead of Wraith and a Sliders machine instead of a Stargate.
*g* Did you see the movie? If not, you should try five minutes of it if it's ever rerun.
The recital really was a treat. I was examining part of why downthread with elynittria. But you, and Dee, and roga, and some others, were on my mind for the fannish equivalent of memorable late-night, wine-enhanced talks.
Regarding the pianos, you can get some quality used electric models for well under the $2k mark! There is a place in Rockville that both digital and acoustic used pianos, http://www.schaefferspiano.com. I can't speak to the pricing of their used digitals, but we checked their rates on used acoustics and they seemed reasonable. I've also been able to find some good deals (again, on acoustics--but I'm sure the same would apply to digitals) by checking Craigslist. I also have a terrible time-management problem, but I've found it very rewarding to have a piano around again, even if it's just to sit down and fiddle around on it for 5 minutes at a time.
sounds like an interesting weekend, especially the Japan festival. there is a Japanese cultural fair that they do every year in SF, i keep meaning to go but one thing or another keeps preventing it. It's next month, maybe I'll go then.
I hope you get to go if you want to. This one definitely had good treats, at least one good act, and many interesting craft and cultural exchange booths.
The in-house recital and evening of conversation sounds very sophisticated-almost like a nineteenth-century salon. I miss stuff like that.
I should really figure out whether to hang on to my old electric piano or just face the fact that I'll never play it again and put it up for sale. It's a decision I've been putting off for years, because there's always the slight possibility that I'll find the time and energy to play again (and that the joints in my fingers will permit me to do so).
The conversation was electric for me in part because the two couples were people I am still getting to know (the hosts) or hadn't met before (their neighbors), and both are from other countries. And it was on a level and on subjects that I could converse in, which is always a big help. So it was really enjoyable.
Re: piano, yeah, that's tough. Would you lose anything from hanging on to it a bit longer?
Second, yes - have you seen the Onion News Network sketch in which Incomprehensible Shouting is named the new official language of the United States? It must be on their website somewhere.
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Ahahahaha.
And oh, the in-house recital sounds delightful.
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The recital really was a treat. I was examining part of why downthread with elynittria. But you, and Dee, and roga, and some others, were on my mind for the fannish equivalent of memorable late-night, wine-enhanced talks.
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I should really figure out whether to hang on to my old electric piano or just face the fact that I'll never play it again and put it up for sale. It's a decision I've been putting off for years, because there's always the slight possibility that I'll find the time and energy to play again (and that the joints in my fingers will permit me to do so).
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Re: piano, yeah, that's tough. Would you lose anything from hanging on to it a bit longer?
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It's nice to know that the art of conversation is not quite dead in this country, despite its thorough disappearance from the airwaves.
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I'll probably hang on to it. As you say, what is there to lose?
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Second, yes - have you seen the Onion News Network sketch in which Incomprehensible Shouting is named the new official language of the United States? It must be on their website somewhere.
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