Okay so I failed my last weeks goal to make an entire song, but I succeeded in many other ways, so it’s all good!

• I got a lot of exercise, and “forced” myself to go and do it even when I was feeling like a bag of potatoes after work. I’m sore as fuck today and it rules.
• Getting back on the lifting train. I used to be able to lift pretty heavy things, but that kind of fell off a little bit after I started working full-time.
• Finally took the time to learn hi-hat barks. It’s one of those things that I’ve heard a million times but not understood how to do, so it was a major “ooooh so that’s what that sound is!!” moment. Fun.
• Made a really dope beat in 13/8 (3-3-2-3-2) when I was studying odd time signatures and polyrhythms.
• Submitted a track to be released on an independent “Various Artists” type compilation. Figured it’ll help me get some external validation and get over some of the self-criticism if it gets released. Means at least one other person thought it was decent, right?
• Doing well at work, still employed and keeping up the hustle. Landed a project that’s gonna look really fucking sweet on the ol’ CV, too.
• Smoked more weed 😎

This week I’ll try to:

• Flesh out the 13/8 beat into a proper track.
• Play some more drums and grind some more left-foot technique. Aiming for 60bpm 16ths, where [ 1 e ] are on open hh (accent on 1) and [ & a ] are on closed hh. Move the accent around and switch to [ x x o o ] etc for bonus points.
• 2x gym. Improve my squat, deadlift, and ohp. Either same weight more reps, or more weight same reps, doesn’t really matter.
• Leave the house for non-chore matters at least once.