Week

This has been sat in my drafts folder since late August. Can't see why I didn't post it - it remains apt:

Happy Saturday afternoon anybody!

Have I just had a week off work? You'd better believe it.
Did I enjoy it? Naturally.
Am I sunburnt? Unfortunately.

I spend my normal weekdays thinking through automation problems and coding VBA. I managed to hold off a single thought of VBA until after 9pm on Thursday night. I guess I don't love my job. That said, I never claimed to.

Takamine G Series (2005-2007) Goodbye my Friend.

Since I bought my acoustic guitar I have been standing it freely on its end. This is often possible and it has always balanced well.

Well meaning friends have warned me, as if i'm stupid (and as you can see I am!), that it might be better to store it more securely. I smugly stated that it was great to be able to stand it up this easily, and it never fell over.

When I got a stand for my electric I almost double-ordered to have one for the acoustic, but I didn't.

When I was asked by Endsleigh if I wanted accidental damage cover in my home insurance, I skimped and said no.

When I could have gone to town to look for an SD card reader to work on resolving my Nokia N800 SD card corruption problems, I instead sat at home and played Rancid's "The 11th Hour".

Today, at approx 3pm, and at this point hardly needs to be made after all the foreshadowing, I stood my guitar not quite upright enough, and it fell and landed on its face. Crack!

I can't believe that a song so ill fitting to an acoustic guitar ended up being the last thing I ever played on my Takamine EG510SC. The music shop said repair isn't worth it when factoring in no future resale value once repaired, but they're convinced that my insurance should cover it. I nodded along (over the phone - i am working on my communication issues) depressed knowing that it wasn't going to pan out this way, and Endsleigh confirmed it was minutes later.

I'm gonna miss this guitar. It is without a doubt the guitar i've spent the most time playing since I started.

The lesson for me today is start listening to other people about so many things.

The lesson for you today - If you see your guitar falling on to its front... dive. Save it. If you incur a sprain or huge bruise, it will be worth it. I'd happily accept a punch in the face to have been able to stop this from happening. On a related topic, if anybody wants to pay me about £350 to punch me in the face, i'll consider it - please leave a comment.