A Year Later

... or 356 days later, rather. Almost a year. Whatever.

Much has happened. I am still named Steven, and male, however I am age 16 now. I never really forgot about this blog however I'm only getting around to making another post now for... well, I don't know really. I have to say that I learned more about myself and my passion (music) in 2010 and 2011 than I have in my entire life. I suppose a fitting purpose for this entry would be to summarize my life in the past year... hopefully my updating of this blog will not be an annual occasion, though I don't anybody gives a shit. Perhaps if I'm somewhat famous people will dig this up, or something, or maybe I will maintain it for several years... who knows.

Have not been in the "other band" mentioned in the previous post for a while, since October 2010 in fact, and it was very shitty, anyway. Abandoned bass playing around the end of December 2010 or beginning of January 2011 to pursue drums more seriously and have stuck with it since. Worked with the drummer of Periphery, the wonderful Matt Halpern, for all of January, which helped a lot in many ways, I think. I continued taking online lessons from him sporadically, and had the opportunity to have an in person lesson with him on April 10th, when his band was playing in Massachusetts. Stopped taking lessons from the first teacher I had, Eric Anderson, sometime in April, though I must say he was great. I also stopped taking lessons from Matt in July after discovering Mike Heller, the drummer of Malignancy, who is an absolutely incredible player and also the best teacher for me at this point in time, I think.

Been to some amazing shows both with local and national bands, one of which was responsible for meeting some people who are now some of my best friends, and started a band called Morbid Reality with two kids that are two years younger than me in March 2011, which actually doesn't totally suck. We're in the process of writing material currently, and my guitarist is coming over later today (it's 3:24am as I type this) for that purpose... I've also kind of joined another band with some friends of mine, called SNAFU, and I'm jamming with them this Sunday. I don't have any idea what it'll sound like but hopefully it'll work out. I got my first job this summer, in August, though I was fired in my 3rd week... the whole situation was pretty fucked so I may devote a later post to this. As a result, I'm not going to look for work until the winter, at least, though I mean, things change of course... I've gotten much better at drums over the past year but I still have a long way to go. I am very excited to be working with Mike though, and have noticed improvement, so hopefully that long way will be made just a bit easier.

I'm now a junior, and as I said earlier, I've learned an epochal amount about who I am as a person this past year. Fitting that I made this blog and am making these posts near the beginning of my school year, as well, because as a student, my life mostly revolves around school... I've decided that I have no interest in attending college, even for drums, and I've made many new friends. I cannot wait for fall and the transition into the new year. This post is kind of disjointed, maybe because I've been up since 12pm, so I think I will go to bed now. Expect a new post somewhat soon.

"Her lips are wet with venom
Her posture's serpentine
She'll touch my arm and
flowers grow there
Poisonous and obscene"
-Towering Flesh by Pig Destroyer