So, last week, I ordered a drum set. I figured, hey, I like to play drums, and I have the money. So I read the reviews, heard that the cymbals on the set I wanted were just okay, and the heads were very thin. But, I ordered it anyway, knowing that I could deal with the cymbals, and I can replace the heads in a couple of months when I have money again. So, on the 2nd of this month, the cymbals for the drumset came, and I started to think, "hmm. that's kind of wierd that it doesn't just come all at once..." Then, yesterday, the cymbal stands came, and the drums themselves were SUPPOSED to come, but did not. So then, my dad calls and wakes me up around 8 this morning to tell me that they forgot to deliver them last night, and that they were sitting on a truck in some unknown area. Then, later today, around 1, the drums FINALLY came. None of which, except the snare drum, came previously assembled, much to Shelby's and my dismay. So, we took everything out of the box, and brought it up stairs.

We're sitting on my bedroom floor, looking at the work we have ahead of us. We spent probably 15 minutes trying to figure out HOW exactly we were supposed to put the heads on. And, since the directions were BEYOND shitty, they were of no help to us. When we FINALLY figured out how we were supposed to put the heads on. From there, everything moved pretty smoothly, at least until we get to the tom mounting. So, we've got everything all nice and ready. All the drums tuned up and the toms were ready to be mounted. Then, I go to put the metal pieces that you use to mount the toms on them, and at that point we realized that OH WAIT, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO PUT THESE ON BEFORE YOU PUT THE HEADS ON, AREN'T YOU? Then we proceed to remove alllll of the lugs from both of the toms, and take off the rims and heads so that we can put on the stupid fucking tom mounts. Which, by the way, wasn't discussed ANYWHERE in the directions. Once we had the tom mounts on there, and had put the heads and rims back on, we retuned everything, and put the drumset together the rest of the way. So now everything is just fine and dandy, right? Nope. About ten minutes into playing, one of the drum sticks that came with it, which are equal in quality with the directions, snaps in half. So then I had to duct tape it back together.

But now, everything is okay, and I've been playing them since then.

Here's a picture of it (click to make it bigger):

It's pretty bad ass.