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Beautiful Kolibri

crystal — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:00:18 +0000

I was going to reply to the guesses on my previous post more promptly, and then post about the typewriter, but this past weekend proved to be a very trying one. Why must one’s parents drive one to insanity? I spent most of Saturday evening a tiny tear-stained little mess underneath the bedcovers. Oh well.

At least my typewriter came in!!

tiny green machines!

got a new typewriter in today

crystal — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:27:44 +0000

….guess which. *GRIN*

Typewriting penpals, anyone?

crystal — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:33:04 +0000

As a result of the Secret Santa typewriter letter exchange over Christmas, I’ve received a handful of typewritten letters that I’ve really enjoyed. My penpals seem to talk a lot of other penpals, and I find I’d really like to have more people to correspond with–especially if they are people who love typewriters. I don’t know if anyone even reads this blog (and come to think of it, those who do probably already know my address?) but would anyone like a new penpal? I am quick to reply to letters and would love to get to know new friends through a more traditional method of communication.

Let me forget those jaded days

crystal — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:50:46 +0000

Video of Vietnamese singing legend Bach Yen singing song

First typewriter purchase of 2012 — Red Sears Courier

crystal — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:18:01 +0000

I’ve been salivating over the thought of a nice red (not-Valentine) typewriter for a while, and before Christmas had my eyes on a Sears Courier on Etsy, but it was out of my price range. Imagine my delight when one popped up again on Etsy within my price range. Though the purchase was still pretty pricey–my biggest purchase ever at $140 plus shipping–I do believe it is well worth it! I have a red Sears Courier typewriter being shipped my way soon~

pic taken by etsy seller; beautiful red lettera 22

I am beyond pleased with my first typewriter purchase of 2012. This Sears Courier is mechanically identical to the Lettera 22–just the color and keys are different. I can cross it off my typewriter wishlist now! Can’t wait till it comes in.

Smith Corona Coronet Automatic 12

crystal — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:06:44 +0000

look at those pretty white keys!

Spray-painting my Olympia SF typewriter

crystal — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:37:55 +0000

I spray-painted my Olympia SF (the spare cursive one) over Christmas weekend. It was done on impulse, as a test, and it did not come out very good. But it’s still passable for a first try, and now I know how to do a better job of it. I may sand away the new paint and either repaint it myself or have an auto shop do it, but it’s still fun and festive for Christmas. I may keep it like this for a while. The red suits very well.

New Year’s resolutions!!

crystal — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 07:46:12 +0000

Spray-painting typewriters

crystal — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:35:13 +0000

I’ve had this very strong urge to spray-paint one of my typewriters (possibly the Lettera 32?) a funky color–either purple or bright red. It has always been my dream to have a bright red typewriter, but I don’t much care for the Valentine and the Sears Courier models are always so hard to come by / come with problems, or are out of my price range. Collecting typewriters on a budget = plenty of disappointment.

So this desire to paint does not seem to be mine alone. I stumbled upon this gallery of painted typewriters. So pretty! I wonder what these owners used to paint their typewriters. Maybe a certain type of paint works better? I would mind decoupaging the typewriter, either. Still, don’t know how, though!

*stares at painted typewriters in envy*

New Blog Design

crystal — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:50:42 +0000

Changed the title image and color scheme of my blog just a little because I was getting tired of the blue. This new sea-green/teal color is much brighter, I think. The header image also features Kat, my favorite Olympia SF.

Thanks to Richard Polt for his Oliver Printype typewriter font, which I used for the new site heading. I don’t know what I was thinking with that off-white glowing edge in the blue header image. A design malfunction, to be sure. But I’ve fixed it! Typewriter font site heading looks pretty cool, I think!! I will cringe less when I preview my posts XD

Today something pretty sad happened in typewriter fandom (why yes, I am calling it a fandom!), though I don’t really want to talk about it here–or anywhere else, for that matter. It’s one of those unfortunate mishaps that occur every once in a while in every fandom. One just has to be prepared to face them stoically.

Two days till Christmas. I am shivery with anticipation, despite having already gotten my gift. It is this handsome rocking glider chair, which was too big to gift wrap and which my husband valiantly lugged from our parking lot all the way to my room for me. How did I become so lucky? It’s no Groma Kolibri, but it’s probably a bit more useful~

Happy Christmas, dear reader(s). I daresay I may have one or two of you XD Hope you have a great weekend~