New Year Resolution Update

So here is an update on my resolutions. I'm ahead on at least one. My resolution on playing guitar at least once a week and learning a new song every month. In mid-December we were at Phil and Jen's house warming party, when John brought Guitar Hero II over. My previous experiences playing Guitar Hero left me very frustrated, as it really isn't like playing a real guitar. And yet, I tried again, playing Nirvana's 'Heart Shaped Box.' While I performed to satisfaction, it still bothered me. The next day, at home, I found the sheet music online, and learned to play on real guitar. So there is song one, month one: January I learned Nirvana's 'Heart Shaped Box.' Tonight (January 5th), I searched online for Foo Fighter's 'Everlong,' the acoustical version. After 10 minutes, I've got this one down as well, except for the transition. The Kid is asleep on the other side of the house, so I've got to play softly right now, but during the day, I'll figure out the transition, and have song #2 of the year done. Playing real guitar is so much more gratifying than playing Guitar Hero. I think it's from the realism of playing, the idea of knowing you are playing for real, and not just pressing buttons. However, I will say, the other night at Drew and Trish's, we played Rock Band, and it was fun. It's a party game, and having all of these people involved really was a good time. However, one of my all-time favorite songs, Radiohead's 'Creep,' is a selection. We played this, and I sang the lyrics. This is one song that I've always wanted to do karaoke style, because I can sing it just like ThomYorke. And I nailed a 98% on my first try. Looking forward to playing this again, because it was fun.

However, I digress. Getting back to playing guitar, 'Creep' is a song that I plan to tackle at some point this year. We'll put it on the list for later on.