things i love #3

don't get me wrong, i like technology.

(yes, i love technology.

but not as much as you you see.
always and forever)

i have a compy.
i have an ipod.
i have a cell phone.
i have a digital camara

i am very grateful for those things. they make my life easier. however, i really really like typewriters.
they just seem whimsical and romantic to me. i can't describe it.

but i'd really like to own one of these:

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they're really pretty. plus i would feel like Cary Grant's co star in His Girl Friday.
maybe there is a part of me that would still like to be a journalist. but the old timey kind. the kind that wrote on typewriters.

i've seen really cool things done with typewriters.
like this:

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well, this doesn't actually show what it is. this is from a wedding. instead of having a guest book, they had a typewriter. i'm a fan.

however, since i'm poor, and antique typewriters run between $75-$300. i will settle with these:

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they are hairpins made out of antique typewriter keys. the asterisk (*). and they're substantially cheaper than the whole typewriter.