Mom, I Got the Gig!!

I will be drumming for Royal Caribbean in the Bahamas (and a couple runs up to Nova Scotia) from June - January... Incredible! Who wants to touch me?! It hasn't even hit yet, that I'm going to be taking time off from Berklee (for the second time!) and living on a cruise ship. I've been dissecting this from every angle, though it's not going to hit me until I'm walking onto the boat. RC sent a bunch of paperwork, New Hire Form, Copy of Passport, Drug and Alcohol Policy, Physical Form, aaaand the Life Insurance Beneficiary Form in case you die...

A couple of things that need to happen first - The city's welcoming Spring not a moment too soon. March seems to be the month that everyone is visiting Boston, even though it feels about time to disappear from the city for a day. Come to the city, we'll go for a road trip! April will be the month to remember I'm still in school (not for long!!), and the month of shows. There's a blink-182 cover show coming, and a few dates with Liz Fohl.

My expectations are that May be totally crazy. I'm done with school on the 5th, turn 21 on the 10th, and have to road trip back to Texas sometime before the 21st. Then there's June. A few weeks of Arlington, then off to join the ship! I can't help but feel like everything I've done up to this point now has a purpose. It's all starting to line up and mean something.

I've been working on a lot of my own songs lately, as I learn more and have the ability to better articulate my thoughts. Though, I like the idea of not leaking anything until I'm ready for an official release. It's coming...

I'm On to Something!

I'm never exactly sure why I'm up at 3:30 in the morning, though there's a full moon over Boston right now. Anyone ever stop to appreciate the moments where they feel considerably more accomplished? You know, like telling yourself, "Take note! You are now a better person!" While having huge dreams, it can make all the difference to acknowledge these little moments. It's what's making me feel like I have any forward motion at all.

The pictures/video of the roadtrip have been a long time coming - patience, all good things in time. (That's funny because I'm incredibly impatient). After 3 days on the road, it was hard to accept that we'd arrived at a final destination. Well, not final, that's death, but you know. A big part of me wanted to turn right around and head to Chicago. From there...Vegas? LA? I don't want to wait anymore to go on a tour.

This would be the semester that all of my friends on the Eastern Seaboard decide to study abroad, though, the one time I'm passing through. The family/friends we did get to see (and meet) were what really made the trip fun. That and peeing in bushes on the side of the interstate. If you ever have a chance to drive on I-20 straight across Louisiana, don't do it. Or Virginia. Just skip Virginia altogether, and if you can't, drive 5 miles under the speed limit. I'm warning you now, learn from my mistakes.

On the Outset

This isn't the beginning, but it's as good a place as any to start documentation.

Tomorrow, I begin an expedition to Boston. I have no idea how long it'll take, or what route I'll take. All I know is I want it to be exciting. Not that it hasn't been up to this point, but after wrist surgery and a recovery time that seemed interminable all I can picture is the Levi's "Go Forth" commercials. You know, running half naked setting things on fire.

So this is where the record begins, where in 20 years when I'm on tour somewhere wondering how in the world I got there I can look to this very post and read onwards. And hopefully it's exciting for you, too.