I for one think this looks pretty damn good.

OK, so it’s not that bad. It just doesn’t get updated very often.

There are several reasons for my absence of late and they’re all perfectly valid excuses so I don’t want any lip from either of you (my 2 loyal readers):

1. Work.

   Contrary to popular belief, you don’t automatically become a millionaire when you sign a record deal. Actually, it’s quite the opposite. I like to compare it to taking out a multi-million dollar loan that you don’t get to spend on what you want but you’re still responsible for paying back.

   Anyway, the point is, I have a “real” job these days and its not one where I can sit around and blog all day and get paid for it. If I did there would be a lot more to read here, and a lot less going on here.

2. Other Work.

   In the interest of me having more money (so I can pay my bills and pay off this awesome couch I’m still paying for), I’ve taken on a few freelance jobs here and there. These things take time. Time that I have to find outside of my full time job and the next few items on this list.

3. Sinch.

   In case you live under a rock that hasn’t moved in almost 14 years, you probably know that I play the drums in a band called Sinch. No we haven’t broken up. And no we’re probably not playing in Germany, France, Australia, South Africa or anywhere else any time soon. What we are doing is working on a new album. Currently in the writing/pre-production stage, we’re getting together a couple times during the week and a couple weekends a month.

   That’s another 4-8 hours a week I’m busy “not-blogging.”

4. Unnamed New Music Project

   I recently decided to fill out the last remaining bits of my free time with something a little more productive than dicking around on Facebook. In other words, I joined a new band.

   So far there’s a few songs coming together but no name for the band or any plans beyond “write more songs.” I’ll let you know when that changes. Whatever the name ends up being, it should probably be short because we’ll have to follow it with something like:

   “Featuring members of Sinch, Brass, Engine We’re a Forest & Moth Meets Machine”

5. Life

   On top of all that, I actually like to find a little time to go out and interact with other people. I know, it’s a crazy idea. But if I’m gonna “poke” someone I’d rather do it in person.

I could actually add more to this list, but there are 10 other things I’m supposed to be doing right now, so I’ll leave the excuse count at 5 for now. Don’t worry, I’ll have more excuses for why I’m not blogging soon.