It has been awhile since I've blogged-it. I took my blog down a couple years ago for fear prospective employers would search and find it. I've found it best to give them as little information as possible. Now that I am relatively settled in my career for the moment, it may be safe to issue new posts here and there when necessary.
As an explanation for the title of this blog--I often reference my experiences as being relative--as we typically judge things, ideas, and environments relatively. Sometimes it is difficult to quantify the value of life experience without holding it up next to day to day life. I can judge a bottle of wine as it relates to others. I know a good one next to a bad one, a great one next to a good one, etc. We compare everything to something else to get a rating or gauge how valuable this is. I spend some serious time and research looking for a guitar. I wanted something of quality because in general, I hate low quality items, but also because I want something to grow attached to, bond with, and have for a long time. As I searched and whittled my comparable list down, I was left with Ovation and Martin. The options for me were limited as I need a left-handed instrument. Martin was it because the quality was unprecedented next to any other guitar of this caliber. I knew I would grow with this instrument and could play it as I improved as a guitarist and wouldn't feel the need for an upgrade. Another relative example comes out of a move to the east coast from the midwest and vice versa. The comparisons were neverending and still are. I still find myself (back in the midwest) talking about what it's like in NJ, and I remember doing the same when I initially moved to NJ. Funny how things are as you see them.
Anyway, I'm glad to be back and hope to make some serious notes on this blogspot.
