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| Moving SpacesI have been neglecting xanga for some time now.. and recently been on Virb much more. Anyone else on Virb? If not you should give it some thought.
you can check mine out http://www.virb.com/theinterchange
I've not forgotten xanga. Just am taking a little trip.
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| i have not died or sailed awayFar too long has it been since I posted on here. Soon this all shall be amened. And I returned perhaps with something different to tell.
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| Tennessee: Home To MountainsOk. I'm getting more excited about my trip to Tennessee. I'm going to be driving my mom and grandma there Saturday. But first will be hitching a ride to Orlando Thursday with my dad to drive my grandma here friday.
I've got a busy week. So I'll probably be scarce here till the weekend. But I will be taking my camera so there will be pictures.
Peace love and mountains.
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| Mother's Day, And TacosToday we had a family get together at my Grandma's house [next door]. It was nice, my grandma, aunt, uncle, 3 cousins [and one boyfriend], and my parents. All eating tacos. Except for my dad who doesn't care for them. He ate a sub sandwich. haha
My one cousin Sam has had longer hair for several years now, he recently cut it short. I saw it for the first time today.. he looks like a muscular Sufjan Stevens. I wasn't the only one.. after showing mom a pic of Sufjan in a magazine she agreed to the similarities.
A fun time was had by all. And tomorrow promises to be just as much. I'm taking my mom out for dinner.
I just began reading The Hobbit. Then moving on to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Suprising myself by actually getting into it so far. What are your thoughts on the books?
AND.. Tennessee in 7 days.. excited I am
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| Housework and ReturnsToday was spent doing housework and then later a spur of the moment trip to return an instrument.
The second part of my day began with a phone conversation with my Dad [who happens to be out of town] regarding my mandolin. Well, honestly it started a few days earlier...
I had gotten curious about what Alvarez had to say about my particular model of mandolin on their website.. did a quick google search for their website address.. looked over the mandolins and found nothing about mine anywhere. Much afraid that I had gotten a black market copy call them I did. I reached a friendly voice after requesting of the operator to speak to a mandolin expert person. He quickly informed me that my mandolin had been discontinued after the 2004 model year. Crestfallen, I asked the friendly voice [ I call him that since catch his name I didn't, and, there was no proof to the contrary that he was a computer generated voice.. but, I think he wasn't] to tell me what he could about my discontinued stringed instrument. The rundown is as follows.
A spruce top, rosewood fingerboard, mother of pearl inlays, AND laminate back and sides.
But the friendly voice tried to encourage me with something about laminate being superior to solid tonewoods. I quckly got off the phone and sat quietly staring at this piece of wood and plywood. Wondering exactly what to do I decided to sleep on it a few days.
Today being the day I decided to make a decision I consulted someone who I trusted to give good advice, my Dad. He was unaware of the mistake I had made in buying this thing. While he did help me pick it out.. we were told it was solid wood. And had no reason to doubt the sales guy with the clear polish on his right hand fingers. [Who admited that it looked a bit gay.. but had been convinced that this tea tree concoction somehow would improve the strength of his nails for fingerpicking.. his guitar not his nose!] Dad suggested that I take it back and demand a full refund not one with the shops ridiculous but customary 20% restocking fee.
I did just that.. now I am mandolinless. But much the happier for dumping the plywood monster I had come to own. But one consolation.. it seems that the salesperson will be repromanded for decieving me regarding the laminateness of the sides and back. I must admit it was a very good looking laminate. See, I had inspected it closely and didn't suspect it to be so.
The moral of this story is simple.. do a tad bit more homework on the mandolin before you buy it. I must admit I wouldn't have bought this one if I wasn't so caught up in the "I want a mandolin NOW" syndrome.
Something that doesn't often attack me on major purchases. I have learned.
And will promptly delete this post...
oh wait...... I didn't
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