Specifically, what he asked is that I don't play on Sunday. This is not unreasonable, although it's 50% of my days where I can actually play for any extended period of time. So I do have the option of basically doing nothing except laying off on Sunday. This last Sunday I spent my practice time sitting at the kit with a pad going through "Great Hands for a Lifetime", which is fine.
Honestly, my real issue now (aside from losing Sunday) is simply that I feel self conscious. I'm trying to work through some fast, aggressive songs and sometimes I need to get into a loud/aggressive mindset to drill into them, but the back of my mind is thinking about how the guy may be listening: a) being annoyed, and b) hearing me screw up repeatedly as I try to figure out the parts. It's not conducive to productive practice.
Last night I experimented putting old T-shirts and stuff into the drums just to bring it down a little. The bass sounds just fine, and the toms okay but dead like a cardboard box. The snare just sounds messed up (as expected) with internal muffling. Not sure what to do about that.
AzHeat, I hear you. I had dreams of getting a nice kit and mic'ing it in the not too distant future. Not much point if you have to wreck it with massive muffling or rubber pads on the heads.