After my impulse (pun intended) purchase of the Roland V-Drum set last year, and my shoddy (different type of pun intended) practice routines, I decided (with some suggestions from Tim) to take a drum class. We're a couple weeks in and it's a blast! It started a little slow but it's picking up steam quickly and I'm already at my skills' limit (which is just what I needed). It's nice to have some homework again, especially with something as therapeutic as drumming. "Studying" consists of rudiments, paradiddles, standard rock beats, and basic fills.

I've also noticed that I have a similar issue as guitar, and it must be rooted in music in general. Basically, the longer I play, I begin to fall asleep. This happens no matter what I'm playing/practicing. It started with guitar and I'd literally just start to fade until I fell back and was out. Thinking it was guitar-specific, I was quite surprised to feel it happening while drumming, since it's so physical. Apparently, music = sleep. I also blink at almost every snare-hit.

It's certainly nice to be taking a class solely for fun, and I'm considering photography and possibly Japanese in fall.

We've been on a roll at Nucleus lately; it seems we have an event almost every weekend now. The last few shows have been super-packed and successful, and attracted some publicity. Above is a clip from Electric Playground's coverage of our Zombies in Love show (skip to 1:30 for some action), and some YouTube footage below that.

Last weekend was our Alice in Wonderland exhibit, Curiouser and Curiouser. If you attended, you'd find plenty of costumes, meringue mushrooms, little bunnies, and high-caliber art. If you didn't attend, here are some photos!

Yesterday was my final day of physical therapy, and after doing a bunch of tests it seems my right leg is basically back to full strength. I'm not allowed to jump back into the basketball fray just yet, but they did recommend that I go shoot around and warmup - apparently some light running and jumping is healthy for bone recovery. Seriously, doctor's orders!

Side note: I guess I lost close to 20 pounds last year. I know I lost some weight, but I had no idea it was that much until I was weighed just before surgery. What did I do? Well, lots of basketball (obviously) and I just stopped eating when I was full rather than cleaning my plate. If you're wary of it, you'll be surprised at how much earlier in the meal this happens.

Science + Art Section!

• Things that Float: A very pensive view of the cosmos.
• Horrible 2001 Intro: This had me crying. Thanks, Jon.
• Personalized Energy: The possible future of energy: splitting water molecules via the sun, at home.
• Evolution of Technology: He touches on the notion that technology is simply another evolution of nature (something I wholeheartedly believe). Thanks, Chris.
• Hubble 3D Imax Trailer: Can't wait.
• A Lego Stephen Hawking: No explanation.

I'll leave you with a couple images to expand your mind. The first is a high resolution image of our galaxy (click the thumbnail to see the full-res version). Just look at all the stars! If that isn't enough to blow your mind, imagine that it's likely most of these stars have their own planetary systems.

And finally, here's an Israeli settler throwing wine on a Palestinian woman. Have a good day.