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so_disarming_darling) wrote2011-02-19 07:30 pm
so_disarming_darling) wrote2011-02-19 07:30 pm
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"Walk tall, kick ass, and learn to speak Arabic..." - Hunter S. Thompson
The quote is totally irrelevant, but the icon isn't. Today, after years of searching, I finally bought my 1940s Remington Typewriter. I found it in this tiny secondhand shop down in Bethany Beach, DE for forty bucks and after assuring myself that (a) it worked, (b) I could get ribbons for the thing, and (c) I was going to kick myself in the ass until the end of time if I didn't get it, I bit the bullet. I'm thrilled; I've always wanted a Remington. It's door number three with writer's block, in addition to being a very cool desk item.
Unfortunately, I can't take it in the house and try it right away as my dad isn't actually aware that I bought it, and would be less than thrilled to hear. Both he and my mom remember typing school papers on typewriters (though not Remingtons) and were glad to see them fall by the wayside. Whereas mom's attitude was "well, you've wanted it for so long, you might as well buy it now," dad will have a canary.
Still, YAY typewriter!
On a slightly more WISE-related note, I'm about to type up my (hopefully final) plans for my project to Mr. Murphy and then get back to working on Poli Sci, The except was officially received by the zine, so we'll see how that goes.
[ETA: According to what I've looked up, the typewriter dates from between May 1938 and April 1941. It was one of the last models before production stopped for the duration of WWII. Among its fans were Tennessee Williams and Roy Rogers. Given that, according to Fabbs, I basically am Maggie the Cat incarnate, I think it's pretty cool.]
Unfortunately, I can't take it in the house and try it right away as my dad isn't actually aware that I bought it, and would be less than thrilled to hear. Both he and my mom remember typing school papers on typewriters (though not Remingtons) and were glad to see them fall by the wayside. Whereas mom's attitude was "well, you've wanted it for so long, you might as well buy it now," dad will have a canary.
Still, YAY typewriter!
On a slightly more WISE-related note, I'm about to type up my (hopefully final) plans for my project to Mr. Murphy and then get back to working on Poli Sci, The except was officially received by the zine, so we'll see how that goes.
[ETA: According to what I've looked up, the typewriter dates from between May 1938 and April 1941. It was one of the last models before production stopped for the duration of WWII. Among its fans were Tennessee Williams and Roy Rogers. Given that, according to Fabbs, I basically am Maggie the Cat incarnate, I think it's pretty cool.]