Today, somewhat randomly, I bought myself a guitar. I’ve never played a guitar in my life and I have no idea how it works, but since I now own something called a Johnson JG610B Dreadnought, I should probably learn.

There were three things I was looking for in a guitar: 1) it had to be used and therefore cheap; 2) it had to be Johnny Cash black; and 3) it had to have some personality. This one has been to Kuwait and back with a soldier, and it earned some superficial damage along the way. It came with a case, some picks, and a tuner (with instructions), all for the price of a new XBox 360 game, so when I saw it on Craigslist, I scooped it up.

Eventually, I’m hope to be able to play some Jonathan Coulton songs. In the meantime, my first step is probably to learn how to tune it…