ok so I probably shouldn't have started a whole new thread for this, but i couldn't help but tell someone (aka. you reading this) that for the first time today I managed to hit all the notes on my G and D scale without trying (at least at the end). Actually i think its partly because i was attempting to read music that i hit them. I have a problem of over thinking things sometimes and when i focus on another task it suddenly just clicks.  I finally decided to bust out my elements 2000 that i bought when i got my violin and see if i could play some stuff just to mix it up. not only was i able to hit the major scale on the g string but also on my D string! I left on a high note and didn't try the A or the E yet.  Hopefully I'll be able to do it enough to post a video soon for ya'll to critique me. Without you guy's I wouldn't be as far as i am now! 

( i thought I'd try out the new poll feature as well)