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As soon as I read this....

LOL! BUSTED!! 

I didn't mean to confess that. 

Shaun the Sheep is the best. Well, the best is "Wallace&Gromitt", but Shaun the Sheep is good too....

I love stop-motion. Maybe my favourite kind of movies?

I agree. ¡Wallace & Gromit es la ostia!

However, my daughter prefers Shaun the Sheep, so that is what we mostly watch, in addition to live music. We should probably wear Shaun the Sheep themed costumes for this upcoming Carnival.

[I haven't built a SINGLE pedal!!]

1. Even though I have a few large boxes full of brand new pedal parts, I haven't built a SINGLE pedal!! I had planned to order a Madbean baby board pcb well over a year ago, just to start something easy, but ended up making a REAL BABY instead. Oops! 
2. We hadn't planned on it, but I think being a father is the greatest thing since the Big Bang. I blame Bacchus and Mardi Gras 2012!
3. I have one fan – a one-year-old.
4. I am a school addict, an education junkie. I spent 4/5s of my life in school, and yes, I am still in college, and have plans to continue unless I am too broke.
5. Speaking of 'fans', I love watching "Shaun the Sheep", and old cartoons and children's shows on YouTube with my daughter.
6. I have hardly watched TV for nearly two decades. Though, I must confess, I miss shows like, M*A*S*H, Faulty Towers, Dr. Who, The Pythons, Black Adder, and the Young Ones (SPG fan).
7. For many years, I played mostly classical guitar (nylon string), and funky New Orleans/Brazilian music (percussion) during Mardi Gras, and some flamenco. I'm no luddite, but I haven't 'plugged in' a guitar in a long time.
8. However, I recently started experimenting with a cheap six string electric bass. Not surprisingly I found myself playing Bach cello music, instead of learning everything ever played by Geddy Lee, from Moving Pictures to Fly By Night.
9. I admit it – I am a bigtime Rush fan, though for nearly two decades I did not listen to Rush, or any other favorites, due to my preference to play and study classical music. However, YouTube recently MADE me watch tonnes of old videos of rock/jazz/Opry concerts and documentaries. I stayed up all night the other night watching, for example, Rush, Styx, and Judas Priest concert footage, Jerry Reed playing on old TV shows with Glen Campbell and Chet Atkins, and João Gilberto,Tom Zé, and Chico Buarque de Hollanda (classic Brazilian TV), etc.
10. When I was a teen, I auditioned for a premiere classical/jazz music school by playing "Bastille Day" by Rush ("Caress of Steel") on an unplugged Gibson SG, thus raising all the eyebrows of several adults at the same time WITHOUT turning an amp up to '11'. Nevertheless, I passed the audition, probably due to my sheer gall (with a little talent mixed in), and/or they thought I was a psycho that should be given an appropriate outlet for creative expression.
11. I wish the Moon was really made of cheese... a sort of blue Wensleydale would be nice.

Fantastic artwork!

I could use a foot switch for my Roland AC-60. It has two inputs for double foot switches (stereo 1/4" plugs). Would one of those work?

Beautiful, Dude!

HOORAY for Bob Taylor!!!

Dat's awesome, Dude! 

Looks like Dr. Who is about to make a hard landing in Van Gogh-Ville. 

I use Gimp for OS X (as well as Linux Ubuntu and Windows 7): http://gimp.lisanet.de/Website/Download.html

Gimp replaced Photoshop as a FREE alternative, plus it runs well across three platforms. I downloaded Inkscape, but I haven't had the time to try it yet. I am sure it is good considering all the great art folks are creating here for their pedals using Inkscape.

Looks great. I wish I had one. 

peace to you and your family

Mouser has over a thousand of 'em: http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Texas-Instruments/LF347N/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMtCHixnSjNA6CumnoLUElGj1I8OIeSCbDA%3d

Mouser Part #: 595-LF347N
Manufacturer Part #: LF347N

$0.52 apiece

I use Gimp: http://www.gimp.org/downloads

I just bought some from Josh ("gtr2" user name Madbean). They are fantastic quality and I received them four days after I ordered them.