The Well XLIX: Halp, I need a finger extinguisher!

[Mr 9finger]

Re: The Well XLIX: Halp, I need a finger extinguisher!

Not really. I kept up with JDB for a while but eventually stopped going there, too. Not sure why really, everyone was nice enough and nothing ever happened that turned me off of it, I guess I just prefer it here.

I hear ya on that! I don't have enough time to keep up w/ this place hardly, let alone 2 or 3 more forums!


Just as a footnote, Fretty here is the reason I joined up here!

[FretFire]

Re: The Well XLIX: Halp, I need a finger extinguisher!

Just as a footnote, Fretty here is the reason I joined up here!

Aww great, now they'll hold me accountable .

[Robert S.]

Re: The Well XLIX: Halp, I need a finger extinguisher!

Ever been to Roswell and/or been probed by an alien, illegal or otherwise?

[newking70]

Re: The Well XLIX: Halp, I need a finger extinguisher!

chile: red or green?

[FretFire]

Re: The Well XLIX: Halp, I need a finger extinguisher!

Ever been to Roswell and/or been probed by an alien, illegal or otherwise?

I was actually born in Roswell, and it's only a 30 minute drive from my hometown. It's bigger than Artesia and has more restaurants and shopping choices (and music stores) so it was a pretty common Saturday trip. Can't say I've ever been roto-rootered by a little green man though!

[FretFire]

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chile: red or green?

I like red chile sauce on the mexican food here, but you can use the actual green chile so much in cooking so I'll have to go with green.

[tone4days]

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1 thing you want to do in life that would emulate your parents/family of origin

1 thing in life you want to avoid doing so as not to emulate your family of origin

1 life goal already fulfilled

1 life goal not yet fulfilled

describe the life you hope for yourself in 10 yrs

[FretFire]

Re: The Well XLIX: Halp, I need a finger extinguisher!

1 thing you want to do in life that would emulate your parents/family of origin

My Mom is one of those people that puts everyone she cares about first and worries about herself last, very selfless. I hope that's something that can be said about me as well.

1 thing in life you want to avoid doing so as not to emulate your family of origin

Some members of my family have become comfortable in mediocrity, for lack of a better term. They get up, sit on the couch, eat, use the bathroom, and go to bed. They don't care to push themselves or wish to accomplish anything. I don't ever want to get to that point.

1 life goal already fulfilled

Getting my Bachelor's degree and a Cisco certification within a couple months of one another was a big milestone for me.

1 life goal not yet fulfilled

I'm getting married on May 30 to a pretty amazing girl, so that would probably be next goal to cross off the list. After that I'd like to get the CCNP and start trying to advance in the corporate world.

describe the life you hope for yourself in 10 yrs

My fiancee is finishing up her BBA, and will be going for her MBA and CPA. She already has accounting firms fighting for her here, so I imagine she'll wind up being the breadwinner of the family . In 10 years I see us with a family, living in a home we own instead of renting like we do currently, and hopefully living a fairly comfortable life where we can start to enjoy some results of the hard work we've done so far.

[Butch Snyder]

Re: The Well XLIX: Halp, I need a finger extinguisher!

What's the difference between New Mexico and Arizona?

Site - climate, scenery, people, etc...

[FretFire]

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What's the difference between New Mexico and Arizona?

Site - climate, scenery, people, etc...

Can't really say, I've not spent any time in Arizona.

[LesStrat]

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You avatar is intriguing, and I'm not usually into abstract art. Exactly what is it?

[FretFire]

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You avatar is intriguing, and I'm not usually into abstract art. Exactly what is it?

It's the word "avatar" scribbled onto a pink background using MSPaint. Before the "everyone change your avatars to pink to freak out Gearjoneser" thread, it was on a white background.

[Robert S.]

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What is your approach to guitar playing?

Do you read any notation or do you play by ear?

Any regimented practice routine?

On a scale of 1-10, where are your hands right now with 10 being top shape for you and 1 being not toucjhing a guitar for a year.

[FretFire]

Re: The Well XLIX: Halp, I need a finger extinguisher!

What is your approach to guitar playing?

I try to stay very open-minded as far as what I play, I try not to limit myself to one style or genre. I do wish I had taken lessons and/or devoted more time to theory when I was first starting though, and that's something I'd like to delve more into.

Do you read any notation or do you play by ear?

Mostly by ear, but I do look up tabs. I can't read music, and I see that as a glaring hole in my skill set.

Any regimented practice routine?

Not right now, although I'm looking for one that I like. I've got a book called "Raising the Barre" with a lot of classical pieces arranged for guitar that's intended to be exercises for string skipping, alternate picking, legato, etc without being boring chromatic exercises. When I was working with it regularly I was more comfortable playing technical material.

On a scale of 1-10, where are your hands right now with 10 being top shape for you and 1 being not toucjhing a guitar for a year.

Probably a 6 or 7 right now. Until about 3 weeks ago I was playing maybe an hour a week at the most, and had been that way for a few months. So, I'm still knocking the rust off, but I'm getting back to where I was before. I really try to work on my feel more than speed, but right now I still get tripped up occasionally even on some slower licks if I haven't touched it in a while. It's frustrating at times, but I'll get there!

[FretFire]

Re: The Well XLIX: Halp, I need a finger extinguisher!

This has to be the most depressing Well thread ever, am I really *that* disinteresting?

Don't answer that.