Steve from England

Over the past few days I have been slowly transferring the old holiday tapes onto the PC for editing. This is a slow process, very slow. The problem is, it has to be done in real time which means 8 hours a tape.Not only that, I could not possibly work with a single file of 8 hours so I have to check in to try and get close to 2 hour chunks. Add to that some of the latter clips are a mixture of 16:9 & 4:3 and I can't just leave it. As time consuming as this stage is the editing is going to be more so. Some elements can be fairly easy or, more of what I am used to such as the current transfer of the 1998 tour of Europe as though it is long it is at least just the one subject matter so there can be a theme. Much of the earlier stuff is a mix of currently very long clips which need to be short clips and will then be unrelated so I have to try somehow to connect them. The only recurring theme being that they are all home movies mainly of the kids. The really annoying bit is that th...

Over the past few days I have been slowly transferring the old holiday tapes onto the PC for editing. This is a slow process, very slow. The problem is, it has to be done in real time which means 8 hours a tape.Not only that, I could not possibly work with a single file of 8 hours so I have to check in to try and get close to 2 hour chunks. Add to that some of the latter clips are a mixture of 16:9 & 4:3 and I can't just leave it. As time consuming as this stage is the editing is going to be more so. Some elements can be fairly easy or, more of what I am used to such as the current transfer of the 1998 tour of Europe as though it is long it is at least just the one subject matter so there can be a theme. Much of the earlier stuff is a mix of currently very long clips which need to be short clips and will then be unrelated so I have to try somehow to connect them. The only recurring theme being that they are all home movies mainly of the kids. The really annoying bit is that th...

Between 11:00 and 13:00 today I am having down time ... that means, I don't have any interest in anything outside the house for those two hours (at least) So, with the greatest love and respect, please don't call, don't knock, avoid telepathy and even notification of a pending lottery payout would be ignored! After that, back to business!

Between 11:00 and 13:00 today I am having down time ... that means, I don't have any interest in anything outside the house for those two hours (at least) So, with the greatest love and respect, please don't call, don't knock, avoid telepathy and even notification of a pending lottery payout would be ignored! After that, back to business!

Oh my fucking God ... how low can I sink in life that the highlight of my day could ever be watching Jeremy Kyle?! It gets worse, one of the programmes was a repeat! If there was anything which could possibly show me there has to be something more to living it is that programme. Right now I have virtually nothing in life worthwhile, I am coasting and, to make matters worse, the highs are actually the interesting bits and those are the shit bits! Yes, for my life to be interesting I have to be going through some shit. Someone has to be really upsetting me or making my life miserable for me to have anything to think about apart from playing stupid games or watching TV. Hell, I am constantly relying on the next big influx of money to add some interest. So low have my ambitions got that I now don't look forward to anything. The prospect of travel and a decent holiday used to be enough to keep me going throughout the year but now I can't be arsed with it. I really don't care whe...

Oh my fucking God ... how low can I sink in life that the highlight of my day could ever be watching Jeremy Kyle?! It gets worse, one of the programmes was a repeat! If there was anything which could possibly show me there has to be something more to living it is that programme. Right now I have virtually nothing in life worthwhile, I am coasting and, to make matters worse, the highs are actually the interesting bits and those are the shit bits! Yes, for my life to be interesting I have to be going through some shit. Someone has to be really upsetting me or making my life miserable for me to have anything to think about apart from playing stupid games or watching TV. Hell, I am constantly relying on the next big influx of money to add some interest. So low have my ambitions got that I now don't look forward to anything. The prospect of travel and a decent holiday used to be enough to keep me going throughout the year but now I can't be arsed with it. I really don't care whe...

Today I had to say something to one of the most amazing people I know which I know must have really hurt and I hate having to do that. I wasn't even in a position to give that person a hug either which made me feel worse. On top of that, the same news I can't really tell hardly anyone except a small selection of people which probably doesn't include many who read this blog!

Today I had to say something to one of the most amazing people I know which I know must have really hurt and I hate having to do that. I wasn't even in a position to give that person a hug either which made me feel worse. On top of that, the same news I can't really tell hardly anyone except a small selection of people which probably doesn't include many who read this blog!

Tis definitely the right weather for flies .... where did they all come from and why don't they go back there? Well, we took oursen off to S Yorkshire again today to collect the Megane. Feeling reet hungry we sat us to t'local chippie for our lunch and it were reet grand. Not only that, it tasted good too. Meanwhile, pretending I have an accent what is my own for a bit ... I was a little disappointed at how the town of Holmfirth had been transformed into almost a theme park tribute to 'Last of the Summer Wine'. It was almost as bad as Stratford-Upon-Avon with its 'Shakespeare woz 'ere' all over the place. It's a shame as the place doesn't need it. Anyone who watches the show would recognise the locations straight off without the slightest hint, those who don't probably wasted their time visiting it for that reason. As it happens, we were not there for the show at all just collecting the car so I felt justified in making my critical comment of wha...

Tis definitely the right weather for flies .... where did they all come from and why don't they go back there? Well, we took oursen off to S Yorkshire again today to collect the Megane. Feeling reet hungry we sat us to t'local chippie for our lunch and it were reet grand. Not only that, it tasted good too. Meanwhile, pretending I have an accent what is my own for a bit ... I was a little disappointed at how the town of Holmfirth had been transformed into almost a theme park tribute to 'Last of the Summer Wine'. It was almost as bad as Stratford-Upon-Avon with its 'Shakespeare woz 'ere' all over the place. It's a shame as the place doesn't need it. Anyone who watches the show would recognise the locations straight off without the slightest hint, those who don't probably wasted their time visiting it for that reason. As it happens, we were not there for the show at all just collecting the car so I felt justified in making my critical comment of wha...

Sadly, my baby has gone

Sadly, my baby has gone

It is said that 'nothing' is set in stone ... be that the case, there has to be a great many stones out there with holes in them. If we acknowledge that small detail then we must also acknowledge that if nothing 'is' set in stone, by definition, 'something' can't be. There are fossils for example and I am sure many other things which I conclude dispels the argument of nothing being set in stone, it just can't be true as a generalisation so ... the next time someone says 'nothing is set in stone' ... tell them they are talking bollocks! I am finding that I may get some better quotes for insurance than I have so far from my current insurer ... hmm, more saved money, I like that. :-)

It is said that 'nothing' is set in stone ... be that the case, there has to be a great many stones out there with holes in them. If we acknowledge that small detail then we must also acknowledge that if nothing 'is' set in stone, by definition, 'something' can't be. There are fossils for example and I am sure many other things which I conclude dispels the argument of nothing being set in stone, it just can't be true as a generalisation so ... the next time someone says 'nothing is set in stone' ... tell them they are talking bollocks! I am finding that I may get some better quotes for insurance than I have so far from my current insurer ... hmm, more saved money, I like that. :-)

I have rarely been so pissed in my life ... as, Alex, Matt & Zoey! OK, not strictly true, I am sure I have been way more pissed but it was really fun watching them. Oh dear, I seem to have skipped much of the day. Well, I got up, had breakfast ... oh bugger, too far back now! (insert sound of fast forward wind) Deej, me, Daisy and Matt went over to the college and had a curry with Zoey which was better than I expected, not amazing but still worth the money. Prior to that I had an urge to go have a tea in Beatties ... probably as it was the one placed I was assured of feeling young! Being a lovely day, sunny and 23° we went for a walk in Abington Park which was just right or the way I was feeling. Lots of squirrels, ducks and other beasties. Only the one greater spotted chav. Collected Anne on our way home and I intended to have a shite and a shower ... though not at the same time. Robin came over soon and we were having a tea ... Robin wore his thanks to Freddie ... I was then told...

I have rarely been so pissed in my life ... as, Alex, Matt & Zoey! OK, not strictly true, I am sure I have been way more pissed but it was really fun watching them. Oh dear, I seem to have skipped much of the day. Well, I got up, had breakfast ... oh bugger, too far back now! (insert sound of fast forward wind) Deej, me, Daisy and Matt went over to the college and had a curry with Zoey which was better than I expected, not amazing but still worth the money. Prior to that I had an urge to go have a tea in Beatties ... probably as it was the one placed I was assured of feeling young! Being a lovely day, sunny and 23° we went for a walk in Abington Park which was just right or the way I was feeling. Lots of squirrels, ducks and other beasties. Only the one greater spotted chav. Collected Anne on our way home and I intended to have a shite and a shower ... though not at the same time. Robin came over soon and we were having a tea ... Robin wore his thanks to Freddie ... I was then told...

Yep, today is my birthday. I had a sleep for a couple of hours yesterday afternoon which means I now can't doze off now which is annoying. Trying to look forward to my day. Have so far set of the dishwasher and put on a wash load so won't be able to say I rested and did nothing all day. Later I am driving to the college so, so much for not driving anywhere as well! Watch this space!

Yep, today is my birthday. I had a sleep for a couple of hours yesterday afternoon which means I now can't doze off now which is annoying. Trying to look forward to my day. Have so far set of the dishwasher and put on a wash load so won't be able to say I rested and did nothing all day. Later I am driving to the college so, so much for not driving anywhere as well! Watch this space!