Haha all the best with that one

In my opinion Cubase (sx 3) is a real nightmare to program drums in - even the dedicated drum editor is crap - and there's absolutely nothing pattern based in there without using a plugin like Guru, which improves matters but still doesn't really do it for me tbh

Or maybe use Fruity as a VST plugin (or Rewire these days?) and switch back into Cubase if you want to get more advanced

I have used SX3 loads and I have to say in the end I went back to the tool I knew and loved - Fruityloops (and eventually switched to Logic on a mac which definitely does the business but there's still a place in my heart for Fruity)

I'd find it hard to imagine anything that would douse my creativity quicker than loading up Cubase !!

Hope that helps