Well then, I apologize. I didn't mean to put you down or anything; I guess your "What are these notes you speak of?" got me thinking you were joking.
I wish I had the instinct you have about music. I'm closer to that than I was, but it's the result of learning scales and arpeggios and what not. I feel that the instinctive creation of music is more meaningful, so I like it a lot -- I just don't seem to have that in me, even if I am not incompetent from an instrument standpoint.