GUITAR

Here's something you might not know about me: I used to play the guitar a lot. (Whenever I have to say something that most people don't know about me, like on the first day of class or at group therapy or something, that's what I usually say.) I've quit by now. I decided it's just not for me; there was too much pressure to be good; and I WASN'T good! It was so clearly obvious that I was not good, at all. But everyone was always like, "You need to get better! Keep practicing!" I couldn't take it any more. I knew I couldn't get better because I couldn't practice, and I couldn't practice because I had no motivation, because what's the point if I can't get any better? That's why I had to quit.

I started playing when I was seven years old, and I quit when I was about 21. I was quite the prodigy!

Here's just a few of the songs I learned:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E57Mhf9UGBY&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6EAoQE31Jg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sdsaOdLCNM&feature=related

Those are the only ones I can remember playing (although I don't know how to play them anymore) but that doesn't mean they're the only ones I learned. I learned lots of songs! Lots and lots. I don't know how many, but imagine this: There's this food that you've eaten maybe 20 times, but maybe 100 times. Possibly somewhere in between that, but just as likely either 20 or 100. In fact, you're so confused, you don't even know the difference between those two numbers. You can't remember the last time you ate this food and you can't remember the first time. (You also can't remember all the times in between.) It doesn't matter what the food is; maybe it's sardines. Maybe it's tuna. Maybe it's Swedish fish. Maybe it's not even seafood at all! The point is, you can't really say how many times you've eaten it. You COULD say, but while you said it, you'd be thinking, "I'm lying." Then, as everyone else started talking about something else after you interrupted them, you realized that now you can't even remember what kind of food it was!

Anyway, like I was saying, I used to play some kind of instrument. If I could remember what it was, I bet I could write a really good post about it. Too bad, I guess!