7.1.13

Rumpy vs Insanity

Signing in again.

So, what's been up since then? Still fighting an uphill battle against science. Still not feel like I'm winning. Still seeing everybody else zip by on turbo jet skis or something. Still going insane.

How am I combatting the insanity? With routine trips back home for the weekend, about once every 3-4 weeks. Pricey? Not at all. Just buy tickets ahead of time from Wizzair or something. I spent my first weekend home back "on detox", constantly crying and shaking and puking from nerves. Since then it kinda got better. The world as I know it back home isn't going anywhere. Everything is still in place, and it's waiting for me if I fail here. Screw life as Plan B, if I mess up here I just get to go back to the part of the world I feel best in, in the end.

Second insanity-combatting strategy? Starting a band. I intend to get something going in the UK. Coincidentally, I split off my mellow leanings into a project named Nakpat. As such, it'd be perfect if I could create both Green Parrot and Nakpat, but we'll see what comes out... I'm pretty sure the latter won't have any trouble attracting musicians and a putative fan base.

In preparation, I took my pedals from Poland.

RUMPY PEDALBOARD OF AWESOME: Geetar -> Dunlop Crybaby 535q -> TC Electronic Polytune -> Boss OS-2 -> Devi Ever US Fuzz -> Black Arts Toneworks Fnord -> Akai Professional Phase Shifter -> Amp

Said pedalboard requires two purchases to work. I got the Polytune in my back-at-the-motherland music shop, bartering down the price a bit. Love haggling, even with shopkeepers. I still need to get my hands on a Fnord, but the pedal guy will have them back in stock in a few weeks. Hope customs won't be evil and I'll get my hands on the pedal without any issues.

So yeah, UKland still hasn't been fully tamed, and probably never will be, but what can I do. Gotta keep fighting.