Guitar Pedals, School and Rain

It's a whirling dirvish of a few weeks, but I need to write. Something. Okay, let's go!

So I made the delve into guitars even more so by procuring a few neccesary options, namely some

BOSS effects pedals. I ended up with a great deal on eBay for the BOSS DS-2, a switchable pedal with two modes: Overdrive and Turbo Overdrive. Needless to say, I needed a switch.

After buying all the parts to build (at least in theory) a custom footswitch (a DPDT latching one at that!), I looked at the receipt and realized I spent more than an actual nice one would have cost retail. The lady behind the counter couldn't help but stare as I returned the items not 25 minutes later. Oh well. Gaze upon my newly acquired...um...stuff. Yeah...

School has been in effect now for three wonderful weeks. This time of year is always interesting, as it takes a bit of time to really learn about the kids and begin to truly build the rapport. I'm amazed as it seems that I've learned names a bit faster than usual, but that may just be me. I've dived head first into a great many of my new duties, especially the ESL role I've undertaken. Perhaps one thing that really stands out this year is my missing neighbor. Marilyn, my former mentor and neighbor for the last six years, took a well earned retirement. The entire department misses her positive attitude and willing to go the distance for her students. I simply miss a great neighbor who was too good to me. Cheers to you Marilyn; enjoy that cold one wherever you order it from.

Anyone living in ATX or south knows that a bit o' rain is a good thing, and a whole lot of little bitty rain is a great thing. We've truly been blessed the last few days with some of that nice precipitation, so I'll leave you with some Eddie Rabbit. Yeah, that's his name. Good stuff really...especially sans lightning, but that's another story...