douglas,
my mother used to flash the basement lights on and off when my father came home from work and I had to stop playing drums, so I know what you are talking about. But I don't really understand what this has to do with your thesis. have you made any progress towards converting your interests and experiences to an actual designable thing? As a member of the brotherhood of drummers, I am counting on your to come up with something worthy. Don't tell anyone, but I have a theory that drumming builds synaptic connections that make us more creative than regular people. There is something about the improvisational aspects of drumming, where all four limbs are moving in a synchronized, yet very loose way for extended periods that causes some form of brain exercise (or damage, its unclear which).
steven
