Drums: I've got them!

I was bored and feeling musically inclined so I decided to buy a drum set. Hardly ever played drums before in my life, but what the hell; they can't be that hard, right?

WRONG.

I now realise how uncoordinated I am and how much limb independency drummers need. And trying to get my new drums tuned was a pain in the ass to begin with!

But at least they're an intuitive instrument. I also play the trombone and when I first picked it up, I couldn't tell you slide positions or anything. I could name each of my drums before I even bought the set! (I'm thinking about naming my snare (the one I bang the most) Mary. Or not.)

I've gotta take pictures still but here's a poorly recorded sound sample of someone (me) trying to play these beasts. (Pardon the suck lol).

New Years

Madness? This is NYC!

So I drove to NYC and watched the ball drop from Times Square. It was amazing! George, Leslie, Felicia, and myself managed to lifehack our way through the horde of New York City's finest into the third group back from the ball.

Pros
- The trip as a whole was fun.
- I got to hang out with my friends
- I saw the ball drop in person
- Gave me a great story to tell how I got past the police ( which I won't be posting here out of concern for our national security)
- I got to ride the fucking train! (Vermont doesn't have many trains)
- George's mom made us muffins and nachos for breakfast the next day
- Running down the streets of NYC like jackasses. ("TO NEW JERSEY!!")

Cons
- It was chilly
- I wasn't sure if the liquid I was stepping in was water, soda, blood, alcohol, urine, or any combination of the aforementioned
- The ball was TINY
- I went off the road on my way back to Vermont trying to get through a killer snowstorm

Great trip. I can definately wait a few years before doing it again!