Day 230: following impulses.

Today I sponsored a child in Guatemala, bought four colours of nail polish, lip balm, skin products, presents for family, an iced green tea and a 60s vintage bass guitar. In that order. Don't ask me why I chose today to become a caring person who sponsors children (actually it was because the nice boy telling me about the whole thing was working out in the very hot sun all day and I just couldn't say no, to him or to the little girl with a very bleak future who I could help out for 20 bucks a month - yes he totally closed me, but I'm glad he did.). Oh and the bass guitar? Well that's easy: I'm a sucker for pretty things. And for bass guitars. And I've had it in mind for a while to maybe start a solo project that basically consists of me and my bass, and I really felt that to do that well, I needed more of a signature guitar. Now I have one. It's an Italian made Eko, built some time in the 60s, with a silver sparkle body and a leopard skin pickboard. Well not actual leopard skin, but close enough. What's more, buying this bass means I don't have to buy the $7,900 White Gretsche Falcon I had my eye on. Lucky that. And yes, if you think I've been a bit impulsive on all of this, you'd probably be right. Only I have a good feeling about the events of today, kind of like serendipity was on my side. Oh yeah, and did I mention I bought a bass guitar last time I was in NYC? It's becoming a bit of a tradition. That purchase was even more impulsive in fact, considering I didn't even play bass at the time. And you know what? It worked out fine.