I'm able to touch type now. This is a source of comfort to me. It seems to take me a while but once I embark on learning a skill I do eventually master it. The next stop for me is to become a better singer, and performer, and songwriter I guess although I already like a lot of what I write. I'm currently in the middle of writing '24 Hour Drive Thru' which I think has the potential to be a damn good bursting-with-energy kind of song. You'll know better of course, but if it doesn't come to anything I think you should revisit it - it definitely has potential.
This brings me to my point of the moment - once again my ability to take on a bit too much. It's not all my fault this time really though. College work is mounting up and although I'm halfway through my history essay I'm also gonna have a piece to write soon for ethics, a case study for law, and I've got to start my lessons soon for teaching as well as my presentation for the same class (the workload for which just takes the piss). This of course is on top of my performance programme, which I played a couple of songs from for Rich today and have been asked to do work on before next week, and my project which isn't getting the time it needs as it is. Then on top of ALL THAT, I got a message from Dale today asking me to play in a Star in their Eyes type thing in Douglas. Of course I said yes, cos it'll be good fun - it's all Christmas songs and stuff and I've just went through them all and they shouldn't pose too much of a problem (although the hits in 'Baby It's Cold Outside' are a bit annoying). But that means I'll be rehearsing on Thurs night (no poker this week...) and playing the show Fri and Sat nights (night out after? We'll see). It's probably a commitment too many really, but I fancy doing something fun like that, I haven't played drums in public in literally months (since Milk Bar times) and you never know, it could lead to something.
So basically I'm rambling about not having much time, thus of course using up even more time. Classic Dave. I should probably get some sleep. Busy day tomorrow (on top of ALL THAT!!). Going to do some Christmas shopping before drum corps, then ethics, then gonna go see a film myself like a proper loner. Silver Linings Playbook does look good, and with Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Tucker in it I can't really go wrong! (I made the point to Chris earlier that the two biggest actors in it are Bradley Cooper and Robert Di Nero yet I'm going to see it for the others ha! I do love Bradley though. And Di Nero.) So it should be a good day but of course leaves me not getting much done again. I'll have to do some practice on Thurs before rehearsal in Douglas, both on my programme and project work, and try and get first lesson plans done for teaching by next week. Really can't be bothered with teaching much... Have a feeling I'll end up fabricating stuff for it, but I'll try not to.
Toodles.
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