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Oct. 22nd, 2009 09:33 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stormdogTwo other bits of randomness.
Since my request to my readers for places to go visit and stay worked out so well, why not try it again for something else? I need to learn to drive a manual transmission car. Not for any immediately pressing reason, but I want the option to buy something with a stick-shift next time I need a replacement car. I want one anyway, since you can drive them more carefully and tweak performance vs. gas mileage. Do any of my readers have access to a stick-shift car and the inclination to teach a dog to drive it? I'd buy you dinner or something. I suppose another thing I could do would be to rent a car with a manual gearbox and teach myself. I'd probably have to bring my mom or someone who knows how to drive it to get it out of the lot though....
Secondly, I want to make a trade. I have a Fender Standard Stratocaster. It was one of the first things I bought when I got my first job working at the homeless shelter in Kenosha. It's a Mexican made Fender from about 2000, according to the serial number. From what I can find on the net, it's probably worth about $350 or so. It's in really pristine shape, with no scratches or any kind of cosmetic damage. I bought it new and it's basically lived in its softcase. I've almost never used it; I preferred the sound of my classical acoustic, even when my wrist was letting me play.
I put it on Craig's List a while ago, but didn't get anyone interested in paying what it's worth. I could put it on Ebay, but the shipping would kind of be a hassle. It occurred to me earlier this week that maybe I could trade it. I'd kind of like to trade it for either an Xbox 360, or a PS3. A new generation console that I can play Rock Band on. I can get Rock Band for the PS3 really cheap because I've already got the instruments; I'd just need a disc. And that would be something I'd use a lot more and have more fun with than the guitar.
I might put the offer on Craig's List too so a wider audience sees it, but if any of you are interested, let me know.
Since my request to my readers for places to go visit and stay worked out so well, why not try it again for something else? I need to learn to drive a manual transmission car. Not for any immediately pressing reason, but I want the option to buy something with a stick-shift next time I need a replacement car. I want one anyway, since you can drive them more carefully and tweak performance vs. gas mileage. Do any of my readers have access to a stick-shift car and the inclination to teach a dog to drive it? I'd buy you dinner or something. I suppose another thing I could do would be to rent a car with a manual gearbox and teach myself. I'd probably have to bring my mom or someone who knows how to drive it to get it out of the lot though....
Secondly, I want to make a trade. I have a Fender Standard Stratocaster. It was one of the first things I bought when I got my first job working at the homeless shelter in Kenosha. It's a Mexican made Fender from about 2000, according to the serial number. From what I can find on the net, it's probably worth about $350 or so. It's in really pristine shape, with no scratches or any kind of cosmetic damage. I bought it new and it's basically lived in its softcase. I've almost never used it; I preferred the sound of my classical acoustic, even when my wrist was letting me play.
I put it on Craig's List a while ago, but didn't get anyone interested in paying what it's worth. I could put it on Ebay, but the shipping would kind of be a hassle. It occurred to me earlier this week that maybe I could trade it. I'd kind of like to trade it for either an Xbox 360, or a PS3. A new generation console that I can play Rock Band on. I can get Rock Band for the PS3 really cheap because I've already got the instruments; I'd just need a disc. And that would be something I'd use a lot more and have more fun with than the guitar.
I might put the offer on Craig's List too so a wider audience sees it, but if any of you are interested, let me know.
