My ukulele arrived in the mail today.
A perfectly average box of cardboard and clear tape lay in quiet unassuming on the porch, so humble a means of delivery and yet stirring suspense in every soul to ever receive one... an unquenchable curiosity as to what measureless delight dwells within that corrugated cube of wonder, what beautiful something lies tucked carefully into a loose bed of packing peanuts. I pried it open, fingers trembling, and there it lay, my mahogany instrument with its corresponding Hawaiian-themed introduction pamphlet. It feels solid and yet weightless in my hands, and to see the correct note flash up on the little electronic tuner fills me with ridiculous satisfaction as I sloppily trail my fingers down the strings.
I didn't get much time to practice my new-found calling, however. My cousins (well, cousins by default- I'm not really sure their relation to us) from Austria came to visit today. Their son, Patrick, has the most adorable German thickness to his boyish voice, although he often uses it to demand treats or squeal for various reasons, whether from delight or dissatisfaction. After dinner we sojourned out to the local theater to watch "The Seussical", a play our neighbor has a few minor roles in.
It was very... colorful?
Let's just leave it at that you could easily discern those with prior theater training and the community volunteers who
A) had mothers were intent upon seeing their children dressed up in bright candy-corn wigs in front of an audience, despite their pleas for a few more hours on MineCraft, or
B) really had nothing to do all summer but watch reruns on TV and thought to themselves, "heck, why not a musical?".
(Okay, I'll admit it wasn't that bad. They did a good job, and the tunes were catchy. xD One of the monkeys, a shorter guy who really had the evil all-fours slink down, could seriously belt out some notes... I'd buy his album. LIVE FROM THE SEUSSICAL: THE SHORTEST MONKEY.)
Goodnight!
But before I leave, a few words... and here they are.
Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!
~Elizabeth
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