testify to love

rarely do you see people wear "little miss ____" shirts that actually suit them. for example, skinny girls wearing a "little miss greedy" shirt. but you know... the "little miss naughty" shirt was MADE for nastasha. she was born to wear it. i'm not sure why she loves inflicting pain on me every single time she sees me. do i have a face that says "please hurt me"? little imp. kids.

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for the past few months, i felt myself making slow progress in my drumming. the last two weeks, however, i could feel some difference in the way i play. james is so patient and i really love his lessons. having a good teacher/coach makes a whole lot of difference to a student and i really thank god that i have such a great teacher.

anyway, one difference that i felt in the way i play was my ability to control all four limbs by listening to the sound it creates. (that is different from the ability to play on a drum set using all four limbs) it's like hardwiring a sound to a movement. so when you want to hear a sound you automatically play it without having to think about it. it's easy to do with your dominant leg and both hands, but the non-dominant leg is always a bit more retarded. so i've been praticing a lot more with my super retarded left leg and i'm having a lot of fun. being able to play 4 different beats with my 4 limbs at the same time to create what i'd call 'music' (perhaps to my ears only haha) is very fulfilling.

another thing i noticed about the way i learn, when it comes to drumming, is that i learn better by listening rather than seeing. but.. am i at all ready for a level 4 ANZCA exam? i'm so screwed.

we all need some excitement in life.