Good Day DU (September 30, 2021)

[EarlG]

Today in History: September 30

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Question of the Day: What’s your creative outlet?

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Today's milestones: Congratulations to the following active DU members!

Anniversaries
madville (16 years), druidity33 (16 years), The Roux Comes First (16 years), Gun-totin librul (12 years), PETRUS (10 years), Donkees (9 years), MainSt99 (6 years), A Morpheus Felinae (4 years), ramen (2 years), Cheezoholic (1 year), droth (1 year), isladlewis (1 year)

Posting milestones
None today

New members who posted for the first time
Bay Area Babe, NEOH

[2naSalit]

1. Good day EarlG!

So my go to creative outlet is music first, then some form of craft or artwork that keeps me thinking like beadwork or drawing/painting.

[Lars39]

2. Congratulations everybody!

Right now we’re figuring out the renovations on our house. Fun times ahead.

[mopinko]

3. learning to sing.

been taking voice lesson for a little over a year. facetime.
i'm enjoying singing, and getting not bad. but rly, it's the hour plus of talking to another human that keeps me going.

been a beacon in this disaster.

[Harker]

4. My goal is to be "not bad" someday. n/t

[mopinko]

8. i just want to not be totally embarrassed.

it's a weird thing. mmj fixed some neuro issues i didnt even realize i had.
my vocal chords were always cramped. made my voice so flat, my kids didnt let me hum.
rly changed my speaking voice, so i figured, why not. i had a ton of singing lessons as a kid. went to catholic school. trust me, those nuns taught us to sing.
and i do sing when i'm alone. a lot.

my joke is- i just want to hang out in irish bars, and sing for pints and proposals.

[Harker]

10. Ah!

You've loftier aims than I. May you be well rewarded with plenty of both!

I used to sing only when alone, and I'd stop whenever anyone came into earshot out of self-conscious embarrassment.

Then I learned a few opera arias, and practiced them til the dog stopped howling.

Now I just belt out any old tune any old time, and it's a great feeling to be spontaneous and joyful without any concern about being harshly judged.

Next up... dancing.

[mopinko]

11. ha! me too.

1st lesson, watch jon baptiste's vid for 'freedom' and try to learn those steps.

[Harker]

13. I'll give it a go, thanks!

Maybe I can learn how not to stumble over my three left feet.

[nolabear]

5. Writing. Just finished my MFA at 66.

Let me tell you, pandemic grad school and pandemic writing are both a trip and a half.

[pandr32]

6. That's awesome

Congratulations!

[pandr32]

7. Art in many forms.

Congratulations to all today's milestones!

[electric_blue68]

9. Hi Earl G ...

Since I was a kid I've drawn, and hope to get back to painting. I did abstract sculpture for a short period of time in the '80s.

I did beading for a long time, might do a bit in the future
I've been making unique wire jewelry w/wo semi-precious gens, water pearls since early '90s.

I learned knitting around '02-'03 by book.
Then learned crochet in '07 on line.

I've made unique artist books - where you use the book form - single fold, pamphlet, multi-signature, scroll, and more as your canvas.

I've got a few things more I'd to try even if only once, while continuing my other efforts.

[jcgoldie]

12. building

I built a 50' x 60' barn over the past year all by myself.