Okay, so what now?

I had a birthday recently.  The 18th of January to be exact.  I'm 30 now.  I hate saying it.  No, really...I hate it with the passion of a thousand burning suns.  It's only a reminder than I'm getting older every day accompanied by the thoughts of missed opportunities and chances that I should have taken.  Don't get me wrong, I'm in a good place.  But what if, right?  There's always that what if...

I'm contemplating several hobbies right now.  I'd like to get into woodworking but I don't want to give up music at all.  One of the big reasons I want to do some woodworking is because of music.  I need to build out my recording room and to do that, I need some woodworking skills.  To garner woodworking skills, I need some practice.  To practice, I need tools.  So that's where I'm at right now.  Collecting the necessary tools to help me begin my journey.  However, I'm also contemplating the whole idea of a band again (and have been for weeks).  Do I want to further damage my hearing all for the sake of rock and roll?  While I was watching a movie last night, I was thinking to myself that, as much as I miss being in a band and playing loud rock music, I'm not sure the hearing loss is worth it.  I could always wear hearing protection.  In fact, I wish I had all these years gone by.  I wouldn't be in the tinnitus world in which I live if I had done the smart thing.  Anyway, I've got options to weigh.  Music will always be a part of my life in some way.  I hope that I can pass it on to my son and watch him have fun with it.  I also want to focus on becoming a better musician.  I'm 30 now so maybe it's time to hang up the idea of a "band".  Ugh...30.  The idea of playing music as a band just sounds so fun!  I'm not that far removed from my previous band, though.

On another note, the tool collection is going well.  I picked up a compressor last week.  Last night I ordered a router, brad nailer, plate joiner, and some other things.  I figure that all I'm lacking right now is a good mitre saw.  I've got my eye on a Hitachi that gets good reviews.  From there, it's just a matter of collecting clamps, jigs, router bits, etc.  All the small stuff...which adds up, by the way.  From there, I'll likely add a drill press, band saw, and a circular saw.  The circular saw will come before the others but for now, I'll make do with the table saw in lieu of the circular saw.

I'm starting to ramble...peace...from the 30 year OLD man.