Thank god they do!

Lately I have been playing the guiitar a lot.
When I say a lot I mean A LOT!! When I say play I mean…well…you know…plucking some strings ;)
I am determined to really learn it rather than just mess around with the sound.
Classes however, are not my thing.
Beside the fact that they would have to dip into my yoga time (and that’s a no-no!!!), classes are kinda slow, boring and overall blah.
Yeah sure, it’s probably (definitely!?) the right way to go, but in my eyes they aren’t exactly the fun way to go…spending so much time learning chords and songs that I don’t care for.
Sooo…here comes the internet in my aid!
Sure, why not? School of Internet! You can find awesome tutorials, videos, lessons, examples, tabs…you name it, it’s there!
So I am learning to read tabs now. It’s actually not that hard (although my brain for some reason sees the tabs inverted. Am I the only one who thinks they should be upside down? I mean…the other way around? It really takes my brain a little bit to adjust, it’s like i have to turn them upside down in my head before I can read them. maybe I am just backwards like that…it wouldn’t surprize me!), but of course…I am doing it my way, which means it will probably take me forever. Ah! Shocker! But I am in no hurry…I mean…it’s not like I have a scheduled performance any time soon, right? :)

My first complete song was…hhmm…ok, please don’t laugh…”hey there Delilah” from Plain white Ts. Yeah yeah…whatever :)
It’s not exactly my style, but the music is easy and the lyrics are cute.
I was then attempting to learn Heartbeats by Jose Gonzalez but I am getting rather frustrated with the tuning. It requires a different tuning and I suck at it…and to be honest, having to retune your guitar every time you want to try that song is a pain in the butt.
The tune however is sooo incredibly good that I may have to do it.

But my hands…oh my poor hands…my poor fingers!
They are in pain!
Which brings me to the title of this post…I am so glad playing the guitar just torture and kills my left hand…leaving my right hand alive and kicking for my other hobby: painting!
Yaay for that! I can switch between the 2 of them and stay happy :)

Yes, my posts are usually like this one…about nothing.
Maybe I should learn to blog like most people…about my thoughts, my day, my life…
But…well…no.

So soo sooooooo fucking instense!
Sometimes I get stuck on a sound…tonight this is it…

Speaking of music…
Mine is not your typical nightstand ;)
Loving this…

I have been in a not-so-good mood all day…since an email this morning.
I am not even sure what kind of mood it was…not exactly a bad mood either, just not good. The glass was kinda half empty, and for me, that’s unusual (see? I can’t even bring myself to say “half empty”, it was “kinda half empty”).
I went through the day normally of course, I don’t usually burden those around me with my issues, especially when those around me happen to be 3 year olds ;)
I brought the issues and the mood with me to yoga…and I felt all of it.
I went through the class as always, but my mind was just too busy fighting this stupid mood.
In the middle Savasana I finally relaxed…which is also unusual for me as I rarely manage to relax when I try to (Savasana is more or less the hardest pose in yoga…hard to believe huh!?).
I think the teacher, Even, noticed my mood, as I am usually sparkly and cheery…so she started talking about how it’s normal that things come up at Yoga…to let them…allow them in…not to fight them, not to fight issues…thoughts…nothing.
After the good workout I feel better. 120th class today. Yaay me!
My mood is still not the best…the glass is still kinda empty, but part of me says “Screw it”, mainly cause it makes no sense to dwell over things you can’t control. Whoa…are you as surprized as I am to see that I can be rational at times!?!?!! ;)
I know that the “screw it” attitude is not exactly the best attitude to have, but sometimes…sometimes it’s just the only option you have…and well, it works, or at least it helps.

Having said that…I leave you with some music…
Love the video…haven’t really warmed up to the tune yet…yet…
Here, YOU tell me…

No!
This is not what it may seem like!! ;)

Seriously though…Sean (the “new” Bikram teacher) gets 110% of me…or maybe he just takes 110% of me. Whatever it is that he does…it works!
And I swear it’s not just cause apparently my name is the only one he knows and he keeps calling me in the room! hah
It’s just his style…I love it!
Snappy and no bullshit kinda deal…that’s so awesome.
I am so into it when he is teaching! I can’t stop!
He doesn’t leave you time to think, probably that’s what pushes me so hard.
I love it!
I love yoga!
I love Bikram!
Love it!
Love it!
Love it!
I floated home as always…and I happily landed on a clean desk. I hate clutter…and I totally need a new desk with some sort of drawers that allow me to organize all the shit that lands on it.
I did whatever I could…moved some stuff around…and for the moment, this is where i live now :)

Mad Professor, DJ Vadim, U9lift, Lud Dub, Daneekah and Maneesh the Twister.
The Mighty.
April 16th.
A no brainer.
The answer is yes.
Of course.
Now…usual issue…I wonder who I can drag with me… ;)

Yes, these words make me happy.
Although we are still deep into the “Rain Season” here in the Bay Area (and most of the East Coast is still getting slammed with Snow Storm after Snow Storm…poor guys!!), March to me sounds like the light at the end of the winter tunnel.
It will be a while till we will have a long streak of reliable sunny days here…but still…yaaay for the end of February.
I am a sunny girl, and weather affects me so much!
I guess San Francisco is not exactly the best city for clear blue skies…fog and white skies are expected at any time of the day/year…but still…we are approaching the time of the year where those become the exception rather than the rule…and with that time of the year comes a big smile on my face :)
Oh…and speaking of happy feelings…I am really starting to enjoy my Mac.
Yes. Really.
Well…Peace out :)

Sunny day…and my paint was calling me.
“Clack clack” from my bag…I couldn’t resist!
My plans got ruined by the sunny day which brought far too many people at the park I wanted to play at, but I couldn’t think of a better reason to reschedule…I love sunny days!
I spilled a whole can of paint in my bag…but even that didn’t stop me…I used it directly from the bottom of my bag!
What a lady…my mom would be so proud of me! That was sarcasm in case you were wondering…:p
A bunnnny for a friend…and one to make someone’s garage door happier…not sure whose garage door…a random rock, from a random place near a random house.
Random happiness. Yes :)
Yup…Pica is making the world cuter (and happier!) one bunnnny at the time :)
Love
Peace
and colors…
xxx
Tara