Saturday, October 28, 2023

A Medley from my Machines

Sometimes I type stuff and then leave the paper in the platen to write more later. It makes sense for recurrent events and journaling. It's a little awkward when replying to Type Pals. I've spent way over a month writing letters, which is sort of neat to me, so I'll finish what was started and mail them off anyway. I'll even add a whole new letter, like a cover-page with apologies for taking so long to respond. This post is like one of those letters: Something old, something new, something random, something cool, in a typecast just for you.





Cute, huh? All lines are 8 syllables, so they could be songs too. I'd have to investige which typewriter was the first one. The other two are definitely from that first Electra 220 because I recognize Regency #80 by the unmistakable "g" like it's handwritten

Next are ramblings during two Typewriter Club Live chats. If you're the type of person who'll read anything just because it was written on a typewriter, then here's just the thing for you. ;-D


Yikes! That was way too many first person "I..." sentences. Learning to write better will require more thoughtful typewriting time. Fun!

 

7 comments:

  1. This was fun reading! I’m also looking forward to your future writing projects. Thank you for keeping the blog going,

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    1. Thank you! Likewise as well! Because of you & Munk, I'm busting out my 3D stuff to blog about too.

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  2. Wow, you are on a roll Mei! Understanding that you’ve been sailing in some pretty rough water for a while now, I’m hoping that this increase in output is reflective of life smoothing out for you.

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    1. Thank you Bill and "yes" to all of what you said. The increased output on typewriters also helps me reflect and relax, very important in this crazy world.

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  3. So nice to see Henry in use! Do you name all your typewriters?

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    1. Only the first dozen or so have names. After that it's too hard to keep track, ha! However if I find the previous owners names in the paperwork, I'll name them after them. I have several that are named after the states from where they were shipped.

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