I am essentially going to copy and paste what I said to flagamuffin, so don't get mad!

Thank you so much for these words. This poem is especially moving, and your attitude is one definitely worth adopting. This is really the reason why I keep coming back, to have my viewpoints opened so widely. What you've written is motivating beyond belief, so thank you.

Jimi Hendrix. Woodstock. 1969. The Star Spangled Banner.

Do it. I'd also contribute to the as of yet hypothetical kickstarter thnewgreen is suggesting.

A friend of mine says watching "the XX" live was a completely sensual experience. I don't know, I haven't watched many live shows. I really should get out more. Damn, what I would give to see this guy live though.

Talk about one man band! And look at him shred! And when he pulls out the eight stringer.. oh man.

I've got lots of prized possessions! I'd say my bikes, but I don't want to upscale you flagamuffin ;). I've got my old pinewood derby car I made with my dad, my debate ballots from freshman year of high school, the PC I built for myself in middle school that has undergone many upgrades along the way, even a Blue Angel Plane model a pilot gave to me on the first time I had gone to an Air Show! Hell, my first sentence was about airplanes! The first thing I had ever said (according to me mom, I was utterly quiet, and all of a sudden I spoke a complete sentence) was "the airplanes are taking off!" at almost age 4. Planes have always been a huge interest of mine, and at one point that switched to computers. When I'm not practicing my coding, I'm reading my borrowed "aviator's aeronautical handbook". Maybe someday, when I've all settled down, I'll get my pilot's license.

But anyways, back to the point. At this point, if I have to condense my most prized possession down to one thing, I'd say my Epiphone Casino (or commonly known as "the Beatles guitar". As a student, money doesn't exactly float my way, but that's no problem. I'll spend my afternoons playing the guitar. On weekends, I might jam with a few friends. I've been playing nylon-string classical guitar for a long long time, but it took me until ninth grade to actually get invited to play with others. I was never really social, so it's not all that surprising I was never asked before to play with anyone. The only time I'd play music with others was for school band, and it's not so intimate with 20 clarinets alongside you. This guy wanted to set up a band for the school's talent show, and by golly he did. He had a violin, trumpet, clarinet, him on drums, and me on guitar as the instrumentation. First song? Day Tripper by the Beatles.

He only asked friends anyways, so we were pretty tight knit from the start. On our first rehearsal, we were ready to see how far we could get sight reading.

It was terrible.

For those that know, trumpets and clarinets are B flat instruments. A "C" on the clarinet and trumpet is actually "B flat" on most instruments. This is to save confusion, as most music written for trumpet/clarinet are in the key of "B flat" so if you called "B flat" "C" then you effectively trick yourself into thinking there are no sharps or flats.

The drummer? He transposed wrong. He forgot to change over the sharps and flats and we ended up with this abomination.

thenewgreen has probably heard the song already but he couldn't have known the backstory.

You couldn't hear the guitar as soon as any other instrument started playing. Why? Nylon string guitars and trumpets, or any instrument that's not another classical guitar, don't play well :). I saved up money from friends I built PCs for, and ended up buying a regular version of the Epiphone Casino. Extreme bang for my buck. Lovely guitar. I fell in love by first strum.

Granted, we didn't get much better by the talent show, but it was all about the experience!

Yet since then, this guitar has carried me the whole way. I've loved and lost playing this guitar. I've smiled and argued and cried and everything else in between. I've played at coffee shops and auditoriums (just school ones). It means the world to me, as well as many other things.

Along with my tennis racket and computer mouse, I feel this guitar is an extension of me. And for that, it is my most prized possession.

TL;DR: I love music along with many other things. My classical guitar was too tame for group ROCK AND ROLL so I got a sweet electric that's been with my for better and for worse.

Philpapers and Jstor, for my philosophy fix.

Ultimate Guitar and 911tabs for my guitar music!

Amazon. AMAZON. Amazon. Need I say more? I haven't gone to a department store, target, walmart, etc. in about a year now. Amazon Prime is a GODSEND.

Whenever I consider a bigger (above $100) purchase, I scour the entire web for reviews.

There are some smaller blogs I love..

there's more too but I'm too tired to think of any.