My boyfriend is a simple man in most respects.
- He likes all the things that you expect a dude to enjoy, and he’s easy to please most of the time.
The one thing about him that is somewhat difficult, however, is how much he loves collecting and owning expensive instruments. Because he is a professional percussionist, he has more drums and mallet instruments than I even knew existed. He can’t get rid of a single one of them for fear of needing it eventually, so we have quite a collection of expensive gear sitting around. He recently decided it was time to form a proper storage area for his babies, and I wanted to be supportive so I easily agreed to the large project. The only trouble is, it continually requires new upgrades to our HVAC system. You see, his instruments will retain their shape and sound for longer if they are in a consistent temperature and air quality. Our home’s central heating and cooling system was not precise enough to make this a reality, so we installed a separate system for his music room exclusively. The room needed to have constant temperature monitoring, so we installed special detection devices to watch for air quality fluctuations. We also purchased several dehumidifiers to scatter throughout the space, in order to keep the relative humidity at a moderate condition. The entire system is wired to a smart thermostat so that he can keep watch over his instruments, even while he’s traveling for another gig, teaching a master class, or shopping for more drums.