Sunday, May 2nd, 2010 | General

I haven’t been very good about posting here. Isn’t that the line people always use? It’s certainly bringing up a lot of google hits when I try it. Anyway, I feel as though I’m justified in my lameness. I’m in law school, we just moved into a new condo, and my exams are this week. But, that’s not what I want to talk about. I want to talk about windchimes.

I generally like windchimes. My mom has always had several that clank in such a manner that I’m reminded of home. They’re the nice, artsy, can’t-be-bought-at-Walgreens type. Not that there’s anything wrong with the Walgreens ones, but, actually, there is. I hate to be cranky about this, but unless you live in an area where others aren’t within a few yards, you shouldn’t have things that produce sound whenever a slight breeze goes by. Especially if those things make a cheap metal dingle-dangle sound. They generally take less breeze to move and typically have a less harmonic sound. Is that the right word? I don’t know. Clearly my music major has taught me nothing.

Anyway, I bring this up because our neighbors at the old apartment had the cheap kind. Why would you hang a noisemaker on the balcony without considering the 50+ units that will also have to hear it? Our new condo also has a neighbor with windchimes. Luckily, these are the nice kind, very similar to my mom’s. But. If they ever replace them with the cheap kind, watch out. I’m gonna be sticking clocks on the balcony that makes annoying bird sounds every hour. Because, you know, if wind is invisible and we need to hear it, then it makes sense that we should hear time. Wait, I guess time isn’t invisible since it’s based on rotations and revolutions. Whatever. Bird clock!!!