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learn to play flamenco guitar
Slow progress

I started off wanting to play when I had a roommate who was learning classical. After learning how to actually play a song with some melody (House of the Rising Sun) I actually felt like I could do it despite having small hands and no musical talent. But, I wanted to learn flamenco! And it’s impossible learning to read music looking at flamenco.

I purchased two books recently when I decided to pick it up again after my guitar was sitting for years. The method books are amazing! I was able to start sight-reading music in less than an hour, though very very poorly.

The books I got were:
Solo Guitar Playing – by Frederick Noad
The Christopher Parkening Guitar Method – by Christopher Parkening

I switch between the books because they are both great but teach slightly differently and it’s nice having different things to practice.



sky dive
Can I do it?

I want to do the Accelerated Freefall (AFF) course for my first jump instead of tandem. Looking forward to it reminds me of when I planned on taking the MSF motorcycle course. I didn’t know if I’d be capable of doing it confidently but I was, so hopefully I’ll feel confident in myself about jumping out of an airplane too!



see every Wong Kar-Wai film
The List

X’d are the ones I’ve seen.

X My Blueberry Nights
X Eros
X 2046
X Six Days (DJ Shadow Video)
- The Hire
X In the Mood for Love
- Happy Together
- Fallen Angels
- Ashes of Time
X Chungking Express
X Days of Being Wild
- As Tears Go By



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