No Guitar Hero Today

I don't know if I mentioned, but I finally have all the Guitar Hero songs on my iPod. I had them for a while, but I wasn't sure how I wanted to group or sort them.
I finally just gave up and threw them into iTunes.

Well, today is Sarah's birthday (the "girlfriend") and I still haven't got in touch with her.
It's really depressing.
Our relationship has never been simple, but I don't know what to do with myself.
I got her something for V-day, but still haven't given it to her.

I talked to her mom for a few minutes. She said she's been busy. From the way she's treated me when we last spoke on the phone - a long while ago - that's probably all it is.
I hope I'm right. We'll see. I really do miss her at this point, for a million reasons.

It will probably cheer me up to have Guitar Hero III on my iPod. I will probably not take advantage of it till tomorrow, though.
I'm in a lot of discomfort. I get my bandages out on Monday, too. Yuck.

I won't have them today - I don't play GH or listen to that kind of music on the Sabbath. It's the Lord's day of the week, and focusing on inviting the spirit, reading my scriptures, etc. is better.

Happy Birthday Sarah! She'll never read this though. I just needed to say it.

Well, I often strum my guitar mindlessly in the evening, and I've been able to play a few hymns. I'm not even sure what the names of the songs are or the words. I just pull a distant tune from my head. It does invite the Spirit, though. I feel at peace.

Running Out of Ideas...

Lately I've been short of things to learn on my guitar.
I need to start writing songs, but I need to continue learning, too.

I can't seem to come up with much to do...

I can play Sitting, Waiting, Wishing perfectly now. I need to pick up something to do.

On the back of the to-do list, I've got to try and memorize Minority by Green Day, and I've got to go re-learn the ending of Times Like These (Jack Johnson of course)...

I need to learn a new song...
Sweet Home Alabama is a classic I need to go learn.
Wake Me Up When September Ends (Green Day) is another.
There might be a few good John Denver songs... I'll have to look.

I'm just tired right now, and short on ideas as a result. I'll probably look through my iTunes, and see if anything gives me ideas.

In the meantime, if anybody out there has ideas as to what I ought to learn, feel free to let me know.

Sitting, Waiting, Wishing

must I always be waiting, waiting on you...

Jack Johnson is the best. He's a real guitarist, and I love his songs.
My latest (re)discovery is Sitting, Waiting, Wishing.

My friend Marianne has a very random iTunes collection. That's one of the only Jack Johnson songs she has. It's one of my favorites that I don't have. I think I'm going to learn to play it. I'll put on the to-do list; I've got other things on my plate.

That's one of the best JJ songs out there, though. I can play Fall Line and Times Like These. I've been thinking of adding one to my knowledge, and I think I found the one.

If you haven't seen the YouTube video, you need to. It's excellent. And it's backwards. Really wild, and fun to watch.

I can't always be playing, playing your fool...