Good luck mate! Agreed. I have been haunted this year with the understanding that the music I wrote 3 years ago crushes all compositions I do now. It is sad, because this is my first year to take any kind of official music theory/composition class, yet this year also seems to be my most troubling and arduous to write anything halfway decent [I'm sorry, I must acknowledge that it is now 2010 and I suppose anything is possible from henceforth]. I suppose in the end however I might be comprised of a novelty of skills to aid my writing, but so far it has not worked out that great.
Every now and then I will find moments when I am traced back to the passion at which I wrote music "back in the day" and will be able to conceive something I believe to be real, but more often than not the work ethic I must abide by now seems to shackle my musical abilities. This winter break gave me some time to alleviate that pain and-I suppose we will have to see what the rest of this new year holds.
However, good luck to you sir! I wish you luck with your artistic muses. Yes, go all out all the time and we might find a inkling of success in our footsteps. And I certainly hope that passion for art does not dry up, your portfolio on newgrounds still inspires me.
thepetergriffin
good luck