It's not even been 12 hours since my last post and I'm back, currently sitting in the library of Stevenson/Edinburgh College. It's probably a bit sad that I'm choosing to post again already, but I've been thinking a lot about this blog and I'm feeling that it could really mean something. Like, something important. I have like a running commentary or narrative constantly going in my head (let's face it we always have!) and there's no way to silence it so I might as well see if I can make something of it. It could be that this blog is what eventually defines me. I guess you'll know better, wherever/whenever you are!
It's also occurred to me that I haven't explained the actual purpose of this blog. I guess I didn't feel I'd need to given you're the only one I'm writing to and hopefully you're memory isn't so bad that you've actually forgotten why you even started it! But should an outsider stumble upon this I feel they should at least understand. Basically, I have an atrocious long term memory. My short term memory's fine - great, in fact. I memorise numbers and facts over a short time like no one I know. But over months and years I forget facts and events like they never even happened, or often they get blurred or changed over time, and this upsets me. I think it's generally down to the fact I'm always living half in the present and half in the future, which isn't altogether a bad thing. It's good to keep moving forward. But I don't want to forget everything. These days are important in my life as the next ones will be and it's important I remember them.
So I've started a blog. It's really just a diary I guess, given all I'm documenting is my current thoughts and feelings and goings on in my life, but posting it as a blog means that as long as the internet doesn't crash or fail in some big way, or this site doesn't disappear, which I guess is more likely now I think about it, then it will always be here. ALWAYS. That's the kicker. I like that. I'm immortalising my words! I'm cheating death! And that's just the sort of delusion of grandeur I get off on. But seriously, whatever I say here will always be somewhere, I hope, for people to read so it gives my life some purpose and that's always a good thing.
So back today. I've just had a lesson with Rich, my (our) drum teacher. Talking about superimposing 4/4 rhythms into 6/8 and 12/8 time and the like. It was a pretty cool lesson and I get it mostly. It'll help to work on it anyway, although it's not entirely what I'm about as drummer. But there's nothing wrong with drawing influence and ideas from different places. Rich has a habit of putting across what he teaches as though it's the most important aspect of the instrument, which is fair enough I guess - I kind of do the same - but it's not all I'm about as a drummer and I think it's just his perspective. It's one way of looking at things for sure - considering the mathematics behind the beats and using that as a way of analysing feel etc. Generally I prefer just to feel. But when I think of it putting the two together has to be the best way. Feel what you want to play but understand it as well. There's nowt wrong with that.
Right, I've just decided I'm gonna start posting random facts about the days. I can't discuss my feelings on everything but if I at least document the facts of what I'm doing it'll give you a chance to say 'oh yeah, I mind doing that!'. So here we go:
- Mum, Dad and Dan went Christmas shopping today. That's not terribly relevant but you followed them to Livi on your way to college which was funny. Although we were following a lorry which was not. Dad practically skipped a red light at West Calder cos it was so slow going through it haha. Oops, there I go again. Feelings.
- I've got a lesson tonight with one of our students, Conner. Cool.
- I've got law class at 2. Tuesdays at 2. Cool.
- I'm meeting a bass player who contacted me about being a part of my band for solo performance. He says he's quite into playing prog and is cool with the set I've got so far (Sound of Muzak, Subdivisions, Golden Rule, Universal Mind, Schism) so that's cool too.
I think that's all I need to say for now. Oh also, level (incidentally Levels by Avicii came out just a few months back and is probably your favourite song of the year. I've also loved 'Call Me Maybe' by Carly Rae Jepsen (yeah, I'm a big gay but you probably still are too). It's gotten a bit old now but already gives me waves of nostalgia for the summer just gone), Hannah (again, one that everyone knows, just forgot it before) and, well there's loads of 4 letter ones which I won't bother mentioning after this one. Boob. Heehee.
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