I haven't played guitar in 25 years. I had a guitar that I loved (and played all the time) when I was in junior high/high school, but it got broken in our move to Japan and I never replaced it. I thought about it, often, but for some reason it was never my main priority. So here I am, 25 years later, with no guitar. Until now. Have I mentioned that I'm married to a musician? A man who carries his guitar through the house and plays it constantly? Someone who will play his guitar during breaks in WoW ICC raids? Yeah. I've mentioned to him on several occasions that I'd like to play again, and he was definitely listening. I got an unexpected check for $100 on Friday, and I dithered for a little while on what to do with it, and wound up sticking it in savings. Apparently Brian had other ideas... he felt I should spend it on myself, and suggested that I should get a guitar. I was actually really surprised; I'd put it out of my mind (like everything, lately), but he hadn't. Something just clicked. It just seemed like the perfect thing to get. Unfortunately, I don't really know anything about buying guitars, so I had him pick one out for me. This is what's coming to my house next week: What's really awesome about this is that this is a $99 guitar, on sale for $35! Perfect for a starter guitar, and it got great reviews at Musician's Friend. I'm really looking forward to it getting here... to the point where I'm looking at the UPS tracking number every few hours to see when it actually starts its trip here. I kind of feel silly for being so excited over a $35 guitar, but it's almost bringing tears to my eyes. It feels so good to know that someone cares, and listens, and thinks about me so much. I better stop before I get too gushy. Needless to say, I'm really excited about this. Updates to come. Oh... the rest of the money? New video card for my computer to replace my aging card. I feel so spoiled.