three things x3 stream of consciousy

[chase_acow]

dine gave me:

salmon - my dad was color blind, he's actually all blind at this point, but when I was in high school he had his Dad Chair TM this recliner he covered with a bright blue/yellow falsa blanket. For years he sat in that recliner defending it to everyone who naysayed. He got remarried and the chair was vetoed to make the move, since a pink chair wouldn't match anything else they were bringing/buying. So dad calls me and demands to know why I never told him he was sitting in a pink chair. I answered, well, it's really more salmon than pink and that mollified him a bit. It was pink, and the blue/yellow was an awful addition. I just thought he liked it!

peanuts - my grandma loved the circus peanut candy, and it was our secret snack for years. She didn't age in a pleasant way, but it's still a nice memory when I'm avoiding her for other reasons.

sand castles - zoo books and the movie Jaws gave me an incredibly unrealistic fear of sharks within the first three feet of water. So I never made sand castles, and I cried both times mom tried to vacation to Galveston. I think they're neat though, I like looking at the pics from competitions. Also there's one in the movie Baywatch and I can't unhear Dwayne Johnson saying 'front bump'

sjnt gave me:

polaroids - my grandma couldn't stand having her picture taken and she instilled that into my mom. So we didn't really have much of a progression of camera technology in the house. Never had a polaroid, but in high school/college i loved disposable cameras and quickly figured out if i was taking the pics I didn't have to be in the pics. I like the way polaroids and I would have loved to get into that hobby.

canals - somehow I thought they were romantic? not in the sexy way, but in the other way. and then in high school we had to watch a documentary on the Panama Canals and they're just these mechanical locks. so not romantic, but intricate. Needful for human ingenuity, but now i wonder what they do to the animal/plant system.

RVs - I like the idea of them, that you can pick up and move and see things and not need to play the game to make sure the neighbors don't get upset over the length of your grass or the placement of your trash can. however, I'm afraid of driving one. Maybe a small one? On day, when I'm running from the government.

yhlee

1. Dice. - I think I'd be a dice snob given the chance. I like the pretty sets that match a character, but I've never actually gotten through a character sheet so my bank account is still secure. However, I am fascinated that dice have been around for all of recorded history. One way or another humans have been tossing these suckers, winning and losing and laughing for so long.

2. Birdsong. - oh man, why do they have to start screeching so early in the morning? I like trying to mimic some of the sounds but I'm not a good whistler. Now I wonder if they're like cats, do they actually make the noises at each other for a reason, or are they just being assholes to us?

3. Maple syrup. - I wish it was what I thought it was? Like I was raised on the fake stuff, so I always had this idea that real maple syrup much be so much better - thicker, sweeter, something magical. I really like the episode of Battle Creek where they have to investigate counterfeit maple syrup. I think I have some vanilla infused small batch in the fridge.