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Gerontius

Gerontius

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  • Gerontius
    Waking up -- first the alarm starts to beep and then all the clocks in the house start to strike, one after another, 5 AM. I like waking up to a special interest.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    (have been into clocks since I was a toddler. The Sessions "Halifax" banjo clock in the living room has a bim-bam strike on two chime rods, the Sessions and Seth Thomas mantel clocks use a coil gong. Beautiful sounds to wake up to.
    oregano
    oregano
    Unfortunately mechanical clocks are too much for me, I simply can't stand the ticking noise they make. I love clocks too, but all the clocks I have are electric or electronic because the ticking of mechanical clocks drives me bonkers. I have my grandfather's old mantel clock but am too scared of the noise to have it fixed.
    oregano
    oregano
    Old clocks are so wonderful too, I have had to pass on several opportunities to buy a real Victorian clock over the years because of the noise. It really saddens me.
    Gerontius
    Saw a crop duster biplane flying today, still carrying the spray rig and a large radial engine. Sounded great!
    Gerontius
    Have marked one year of being in love with the same autistic lady - and I like this. She does too. It's nice.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    We are probably getting married once we get further along in our careers.
    Gerontius
    "Excellent argument: however, yo mama"
    Raggamuffin
    Raggamuffin
    My favourite is from a Russell Peters stand up. He does a Chinese accent and goes:
    "Your momma is soo fat...that when she jump for joy...she get stuck."
    Gerontius
    8 hour shifts plus long commute equals about 10 or 11 hours of the day turned for just work. Pay is ok tho.
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    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    @tree you bet I am, and soon I can afford to do it, too! It's a good situation.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    @tripleU it's not "easy" but figuring out how to fit right in has been actually kind of neat. My car broke down and I have to spend a lot of time fixing it this evening. But it works out in the end.
    tripleU
    tripleU
    Get an elephant that won't break down, lol
    Gerontius
    I caught a mockingbird!
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    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    The mockingbird is an insectivore which makes this somewhat complicated but they do thrive on cat food and other things. Usually I had seed eating birds.
    Rodafina
    Rodafina
    Good luck to you and the birdie. I hope she/he is flying again soon!
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    Girlfriend and I gave it some water and we have it waiting and resting in a produce crate on one of my old shirts.
    Her sister already named it "Peanut." We do not know if it's a boy or a girl.
    Gerontius
    Shabby chic furniture does, and always will, look like seagull crap.
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    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    I just bought a quartered oak gramophone from England. English oak is the stuff of poetry and fable... and it's buried under a shade between "seagull squirt" and "white woman's Instagram."
    oregano
    oregano
    Sad. I hope the acetone needed to strip the paint doesn't do too much harm to the oak.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    I use citrus base removers and will probably strip afterwards with denatured alcohol and then refinish in orange shellac. It should turn out all right!
    My girlfriend hates "modern farmhouse."
    Gerontius
    My new job is awesome, and there's a plant boss in New Models now curious about something I am inventing, so perhaps in a few years it might get more awesome.
    Gerontius
    Sorry I haven't been posting tons lately--I like all you all; just very busy with some things I need to do!
    Aspychata
    Aspychata
    Hey. You are successful. WHY are you apologizing? Own it.
    Gerontius
    I started a job today & I like this one better.
    Aspychata
    Aspychata
    What? Is this another friggen success story? Yay.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    @Aspychata you can say that, I guess--I went in for orientation at a factory & the trainer suggested at the end of the day I check out applying for IT instead of production or welding. Now I like that idea but I would rather "earn my stripes" on the assembly-line.THEN I can go up and see about something more.
    I hope I can apply for an apartment next and go get a place to live.
    Gerontius
    I'm half excited & half grateful about being able to go to work at an actually adequate job, not this minimum-wage nonsense where I can't live alone or start prepping for a family.
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