Bass Anew

I'm restarting my bass blog, but this time as a regular blog, not for school. What I'm doing now with bass are just plain exercises. I've been playing for a year or so now I think, and I haven't really picked up any momentum because I've been so on and off. Anyway, now I'm hoping this blog will force and inspire me to get better more quickly. Right now I am trying to improve my fluidity on the bass by doing scales: major, chromatic, double octave. Next I want to learn to hear progressions. Once I can hear them, then I'll be able pick up more easily. Another thing I might be working on is the 5 finger playing method aka the spider bass method.