Intermediate

I am going to take another guitar class with Mike this fall. I was reluctant since it was coined intermediate, and I feel like more of a seasoned beginner. My last teacher was great, but she is only teaching beginner this year. It is hard to tell if I will be appropriate in the class or not. I like class 'cause it forces me to practice so I do not look like a fool. I hope I will not be in over my head. Now I have to get my nails ready to go. I know everyone gives me crap about not playing for them, but I am not confident in performing. I just wanted to learn how to play. We have been looking up easy tabs, and I can play stuff like "Please do not go" by the Violent Femmes and "Fake Plastic Trees" by Radiohead. The bonus is that I can sing in the same whiny voice of either of those singers :) We have to keep up on one of our non-physical past times.

We also have been playing tennis in the last 2 months. Mike decided he wanted to play a social sport again. We played his parents, and they kicked our butts. His mom plays 3-4 days a week and is a barracuda on the court. Mike's parents left town on a trip for 3 weeks, and in that time we had our raquets restrung. We also had a lot more practice serving, playing net, and perfecting groundstrokes. We need a rematch before they get back into shape. I am getting back to the point I was at about 6 years ago when I took a beginner lesson in Ann Arbor. Anyone for tennis? I think doubles are better since it is less wear and tear on the shaky knees.