Bompf Bompf Baby!

So I know some of you are thinking “this guy doesn’t post enough”. I would though, if I thought that there was more for me to tell you or to say but since I haven’t even being keeping up with the current news, there isn’t really much that I could say that you don’t know already. However, at this moment I have a lot of updating to do so here goes.

Firstly, I have changed my operating system to a different distribution of Linux. Kubuntu was good and it was a great way of getting into Linux, however I found that it lacked some of the things that I was looking for in an operating system. It was much to basic for what I required out of a computer, so I am now running openSUSE 10.2 which instead of just one disk, took six to install and came with all the features that I wanted, such as GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program), Firefox, more media software and then the other things that Linux needs to run other programs that I haven’t quite figured out yet. The other thing that I’m liking about Suse is that it recognizes my wireless card. Kubuntu did not, and although I haven’t been able to make a wireless connection as of yet, I’m sure that with some tinkering here, and the help of my father, I will be able to do this eventually.

And speaking of my father, this past week was my March Break from school and I have spent it here in Orangeville with my Dad. I’ve enjoyed my time here so far, and I will elaborate to that later. I’ve spent much of it however working on some simple stuff where what I would be being paid, is going straight to the drum-kit fund. We also went into Brampton to the Long & Mquade to check out a kit that they had in stock. Recently, I’ve been looking into a drum company called Pacific Drums & Percussion (PDP for short). Well, I found out that PDP is owned by the rather large drum company, DW. Although many of you may not know that you’ve heard or seen a DW kit, I can assure you that you have if you have listened to the great super-group Rush. Neil Peart is a DW endorser. After finding all this out, I decided to check out these PDP kits, to see if they lived up to and played like a DW kit. When I first saw the kit, my reaction was “WHOA! That bass drum is huge.” And it is. The kick drum is a massive 24″. Then I pulled the toms of the shelf and all it took was a tap of my finger on the heads to hear that this kit (100% maple) sounded great. Surprisingly as well, this kit is less than half the cost of the high end DW sets, which can cost upwards of $5000. Retail on the PDP kit: Approximately $1400. For the price there isn’t a better sounding kit. So I think that I’ve settled on my decision as far as the drum kit I plan to get. I’ll link to it here, and you can let me know what you think (although you’ll only be able to judge them on visual appearance for now, and on sound later).

On a completely different note, the weather has been awesome. With most of the days this past week above 0 degrees, the snow is melting and I just keep on getting more and more excited about summer time, and outdoor concerts, and running around with friends… the thought even makes me smile. It is very exciting and in many ways, refreshing.

I also sometimes wish that I could come up with clever ways to end my posts, as it seems to me they usually end up as “well, that’s all for now” and I’m bored of that so, BOMPF BOMPF BABY!

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