I'm In Love
Unfortunately not with a girl, but with a guitar. I have my heart set on one, and I'll be damned if anything stands in my way of getting it! I went back to Guitar Center yesterday and played the guitar I took a liking to on Saturday a little more, and after about a half hour of playing around, I want it even more. Everything on it just felt right. It sounded great, was easily playable, and I was able to do some things that I haven't been able to pull off on my acoustic, like barre chords (basically, you fret more than one string with just one finger, and I couldn't do it for the life of my on my acoustic, but I could on the electric). The object of my desire is a Fender American Stratocaster, in Tri-Color Sunburst, with a rosewood fretboard and a tremelo (whammy bar). The link is basically what it looks like, but with a darker fretboard, and with the whammy bar. I can't wait to get it, the question is just when? The grand total cost will be about $1,000. Cheap hobby I've found myself huh?
The cost has created a slight need to fully examine the situation though. On the one hand, I loved playing the thing. Yes its expensive, but I'm the time of person who likes to do things right the first time. I'd rather spend big now, then get something cheap (both in cost and quality) now, and wish I had gotten something better to begin with. Knowing going in that it is a quality instrument, it should last me a good long while. Now, on the off chance that I hate it, or just generally lose interest in playing in general, these things hold their value, so I could always sell it, albeit for a little loss, but not enough that I wouldn't have gotten my use out of it for the time I had it.
As far as where the money is going to come from, I have a birthday, Channukah and a holiday bonus coming up, and soon. So I could buy it now and use all that money coming in to pay it off later. I mean, if I love it and want it so much, why wait? Life's too short, you know? I'm going to continue mulling it over for the next few days and maybe try to get back to guitar center next weekend to play it some more, see what they suggest (although I know they're going to say, buy it! We want a sale!)
In other news, I spoke to Jen again last night and its officially done between us. She gave no good reason, other than that she knows herself and knows she doesn't want to pursue it anymore. I said OK, and goodbye. It was fun for the week that it lasted and I think I've effectively gotten she who must not be named out of my system, so Jen was good for one thing. OK, two, but I'm not saying anything!