Saturday I started taiko (Japanese drum) classes. Taiko is so much fun�c beating on stuff in general is fun, but taiko has that nice deafening drum quality to it. By the end of the first two hours we were already learning the first part of a matsuri taiko, performed at festivals. The day after I�fve got sore arms and legs (rather than make taiko drums taller or put them on a pedestal, it was decided the proper taiko position is a sort of squat), and blisters on my hands. But it was worth it.