I got my very first 12-string...

My roommate is moving to Michigan for a few months on a teaching fellowship, so we are interviewing potential roommates. The one I met seems okay, but I will have to wait for her to actually start living here before I pass judgment. I always seem to read people pretty well.
Anyway, when I was letting one of the potential roomies out of the building, I noticed there was a big sign in the foyer that said
"FREE STUFF!" and under it was two keyboards, some board games, and a 12-string acoustic guitar with a note: "neck needs adjusting." After letting the people out, I looked at the guitar and went upstairs. Five minutes later I walked downstairs, picked up the guitar nonchalantly and walked back to my place. Jack-freakin'-pot! I was pretty excited. I've always wanted to learn how to play a musical instrument. I figured since it's almost New Year's, I should make a resolution to learn the guitar in 2007. Maybe it's my calling! Maybe I've wasted my life trying to break into TV instead of concentrating on my singing/songwriting!
Anyway, I went to my friend Doris' house for her 33rd birthday and she said she could adjust the neck. Woo hoo! Hopefully it's not too difficult to learn on a 12-string.

Sometimes I hate bands...

I went to a show with a friend last night on the Lower East Side (or the "LES") at this place called Sin-e. Now we got there kind of late and missed most of the first band, and they were called Tall Hands. I really liked them, they had a fun sound and they were definitely having a good time onstage which makes me want to watch them. The next band I saw was the one my friend was there to see. I did like their sound, but I couldn't really get into the show with their awkward stage presence and the constant white noise behind them. Plus I could barely hear the lyrics....But when we left, my friend talked about how much he loved the show. My friend raved so much about them I thought I was missing something! I wish I was a music geek because I would probably get more out of it, but I can only go off of how I feel at that moment of listening to the band and If I liked being there.
When I lived in Seattle I ended up going to a lot of indie shows and I'm hard pressed to say I enjoyed a lot of what I was hearing. I think it's about time in my life where I stopped going to shows that I feel like I'm getting my teeth pulled and that I'm supposed to be "enjoying" myself. I promised myself when I moved here I was not going to be the same guy that definitely wasn't happy with anything in Seattle. I think I will have to put a stop to this and start going to see music I like.
Though I will have to search for that Tall Hands group. Whenever there is anyone black playing indie rock I will support them.

Argh!

I found out a week ago an acquaintance of mine is moving to Minneapolis... and has had a crush on me since we met three years ago and NEVER SAID ANYTHING! I thought that stuff only happened on movies or crappy TV shows. Now I can't do anything about it. I would rather nothing was said at all, though it is definitely an ego boost for me, no matter what happens.

How Toxic Are You?

A few days ago I was walking near Grand Central Station and someone handed me this flyer that said "How Toxic Are You?" So I looked at it and took the quiz on the way home.

1. Have you felt fatigued now and then for no apparent reason? (yes)
2. Do you sometimes feel "wooden" and lifeless? (yes)
3. Have you ever experienced "drug flashbacks"? (no, unfortunately)
4, Do you feel less alert than you used to? (yes)
5. Do you sometimes get a feeling of light headedness or a feeling of being "spaced out"? (yes, I can barely finish this quiz)
6. Do you feel irritable without reason or cause (yes, what are you getting at?)
7. Do you have less energy and vitality than you used to? (yes)
8. Do you find it difficult to get excited about people or things (yes)
9. Do you feel anxious and you don't know why? (yes)
10. Do you have trouble reading or trouble learning new things even when you are interested in them? (yes!)

Wow, that's 9 out of 10! So when I turned it over, it says that since I answered yes to 8 or more questions, I could be experiencing a case of severe body pollution, which could be clouding my thinking! OMG! But I may have to go to the church of Scientology to find out how to detox myself. I'm not sure if I need to go that far. I'm betting it's because I need to get laid.