Green is the color that everyone sees all around me.

[chestnutcurls]

I'm back! I was without a computer from yesterday until about 11 am today. It was a long morning...it looks to be a long afternoon, too. I got to leave a little early yesterday since there was nothing for us to do, so I headed to the library. They have a new discards bookstore that I'd never been in because it's only open in the daytime. Well, it's awesome! I got several books for a few dollars (including A Severe Mercy, which I've wanted to read forever) and a Chris Rice CD for one dollar. Woo hoo!

Tonight a girl from the RUF New Class is having a cookout. Casey and Alli told me about it and assured me that Evan and I were invited, so we're going to go. It should be fun, although we're pretty out of touch with their group. Our friend Chris is forever talking to me about these RUF girls as if I know them, and I have to remind him I don't have a clue who he's talking about. It's strange to be old. :) Speaking of Chris, the other day after church we were talking about kids' names and we decided he should name his future son Walker. Because Walker Texas Ranger Jones is the coolest name ever! I think you'd have to know Chris to understand why that's so funny.

My hands are hurting from typing a bunch of labels on the typewriter earlier. Someone came by and said, "It's funny to see someone using one of those things." Good grief, is it that primitive? I typed all my high school papers (and stories) on my Smith-Corona. I didn't have a PC until I was in college. Sigh.

Okay, done crowding your friends page now. :)

Comments

[stacye13.livejournal.com]

I typed all my college papers on a "real" typewriter too!

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[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Who is this?

[krikketgirl.livejournal.com]

Hubby and I share custody of three manual typewriters and 2 electric ones. He did almost all of his high school yearbook stuff on manual typewriters. Result? When he types, he pounds on the keyboard, because his fingers grew so used to having to push really hard on the typewriter keys.

Bonus nicety: if I leave a typewriter sitting out somewhere, I double my chances of getting a love letter in the succeeding few hours.

[glass-of-gold.livejournal.com]

Which Chris Rice cd did you get? :)

[thetenthshadow.livejournal.com]

The first 1,095 pages I ever wrote came from a nonelectric typewriter. The good old days! :)

[angelic-1.livejournal.com]

Welcome back - I don't know what I would do if I was without a computer for that length of time! It is a good things we have many!

[laura8225.livejournal.com]

Yay for cheap books!

There's a typewriter in the office where I work and I use it to make labels for file folders. I was a little intimidated at first because I hadn't used one in so long, but I'm pretty good with it now. They aren't that strange!

[mzspearz.livejournal.com]

Oh my goooooooodnessss.....once our computer was down & I had to type my paper on the typewriter (not that I'd never used a typewriter, I had)...but it was out of the corret-type (aka white out). It took me FOREVER to type that as I was messing up, having to retype a WHOLE sheet of paper & just....ugh, bad memory, sorry, you just happened to rejog it, haha ;D Lucky you.

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Smell The Color 9. I like Past the Edges better, but this one is still good.

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Hey, that's a nice benefit. :)

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

LOL! Thanks. I think. :)

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

That does sound horrible! I had a pretty bad time of it on this thing too, since it has no correction tape. Sorry to bring up bad memories. :)

[follow-through.livejournal.com]

I had to use a typewriter when I worked for a real estate law firm a while back. It felt primitive for an office to actually use a typewriter for such things. But sometimes they just work better, especially when it comes to labels! Like you, I didn't have a computer until college.

[mzspearz.livejournal.com]

haha, it's ok. I'm glad you guys got your computers back up though! It just reminds you to be thankful for the things you have, y'know? :)