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'Summer is coming...'
Aug. 25th, 2009 08:37 pmI haven't updated in a good while because the last week at work nothing happen. At all. Which makes it all the better that last Wednesday I finished work and started my summer hols. On Wednesday night I travelled back to Crewe. It's never a pleasure in itself but seeing my family really is. I don't really consider having moved over this way a sacrifice in the sense that I don't see my family as much as I used to but when I visit I do miss them. I miss the laughter and the full house I think, although I'd obviously go insane if I still lived with them now. 2005/6 was a miserable time! Haha.
Anyway, most of the time wasn't spent doing all that much really. Lots of Wii playing obviously, which is always fun. I always ache the day after though. My arms aren't used to the work out. I also finished Uncharted:Drake's Fortune on the PS3 which is a brilliant game. Much like what the Tomb Raider games should have become. And it looks ridiculously good. I can't imagine what computer games will look like ten years time that what we're at now. Virtual Reality anyone (on a side note, isn't it funny how VR, which is such a 90s concept, was replaced with stuff like the Wii and Project Natal, the latter of which is very like VR)?
I did lots of reading while I was there. Finally finished Frank Herbert's 'Dune'. God it goes on a bit but it was really good when something actually happened. Unfortunately, like Lord of the Rings, not a lot happens a hell of a lot so I was really glad to finish it. I'm not really into these mass world, lengthy description type of books. I think that computer games manage to do that tonnes better funnily enough. This might just be because I don't have the best imagination though.
Anyway, on Thursday we headed off to the Blue Planet aquarium. Jonathan drove and it must be the first time in ages that all five of us had had a day out somewhere. It was fun, even if the aquarium could have done with a few more weird and wonderful creatures. No octopus and only one type of crab. Boo. My family have recently bought the most amazing new tank and have some beautiful fish in it. Fish are in my genes I think. I want a tank! On the way back we stopped in at Snugbury's as it was an unusually warm day. Ice cream ahoy! I had coconut and elderflower and blackcurrent. Nom nom. So we ate that while looking at the cute piglets they have there. They also have a Big Ben scuplted out of hay, with a working clock too! Brilliant.
I visited Nanna Connie on the Sunday and had a tidy out of some old stuff. I've saved some but I've got rid of a load of old Uni work and posters and three bags of books went to the charity shop. Be gone old life! I did save my old diries though. I'll have to give them a read at some point although I know that they'll be ultra depressing. Especially the ones from when I was 16. On Sunday night we ate tea outside, even though it was raining, and we toasted marshmallows and sat chatting until it was dark, a lovely evening. Shame about the weather though.
Not much else to update really. Today I nipped into town and playtested my new MP3 player. It actually works and everything! I seem to be able to view film and all sorts of crazy stuff, but really, I just want to play music on it! Technology is such a headache sometimes.
I've got a lot of music to listen to at the minute. No change there then. Finally bought The Human League's 'Dare' as I really should own it. Must listen to it tomorrow. Finally bought Charliotte Hatherley's 'The Deep Blue' too and although I was wrong to dismiss it so quickly, I don't think it's as good a 'Grey Will Fade' which I have on now. Also bought Dan Black's 'Un' which is good in a wonky pop sort of way. I'm claiming credit for discovering him as I loved his old indie band 'The Servant' who no-one's heard of.
Anyway, most of the time wasn't spent doing all that much really. Lots of Wii playing obviously, which is always fun. I always ache the day after though. My arms aren't used to the work out. I also finished Uncharted:Drake's Fortune on the PS3 which is a brilliant game. Much like what the Tomb Raider games should have become. And it looks ridiculously good. I can't imagine what computer games will look like ten years time that what we're at now. Virtual Reality anyone (on a side note, isn't it funny how VR, which is such a 90s concept, was replaced with stuff like the Wii and Project Natal, the latter of which is very like VR)?
I did lots of reading while I was there. Finally finished Frank Herbert's 'Dune'. God it goes on a bit but it was really good when something actually happened. Unfortunately, like Lord of the Rings, not a lot happens a hell of a lot so I was really glad to finish it. I'm not really into these mass world, lengthy description type of books. I think that computer games manage to do that tonnes better funnily enough. This might just be because I don't have the best imagination though.
Anyway, on Thursday we headed off to the Blue Planet aquarium. Jonathan drove and it must be the first time in ages that all five of us had had a day out somewhere. It was fun, even if the aquarium could have done with a few more weird and wonderful creatures. No octopus and only one type of crab. Boo. My family have recently bought the most amazing new tank and have some beautiful fish in it. Fish are in my genes I think. I want a tank! On the way back we stopped in at Snugbury's as it was an unusually warm day. Ice cream ahoy! I had coconut and elderflower and blackcurrent. Nom nom. So we ate that while looking at the cute piglets they have there. They also have a Big Ben scuplted out of hay, with a working clock too! Brilliant.
I visited Nanna Connie on the Sunday and had a tidy out of some old stuff. I've saved some but I've got rid of a load of old Uni work and posters and three bags of books went to the charity shop. Be gone old life! I did save my old diries though. I'll have to give them a read at some point although I know that they'll be ultra depressing. Especially the ones from when I was 16. On Sunday night we ate tea outside, even though it was raining, and we toasted marshmallows and sat chatting until it was dark, a lovely evening. Shame about the weather though.
Not much else to update really. Today I nipped into town and playtested my new MP3 player. It actually works and everything! I seem to be able to view film and all sorts of crazy stuff, but really, I just want to play music on it! Technology is such a headache sometimes.
I've got a lot of music to listen to at the minute. No change there then. Finally bought The Human League's 'Dare' as I really should own it. Must listen to it tomorrow. Finally bought Charliotte Hatherley's 'The Deep Blue' too and although I was wrong to dismiss it so quickly, I don't think it's as good a 'Grey Will Fade' which I have on now. Also bought Dan Black's 'Un' which is good in a wonky pop sort of way. I'm claiming credit for discovering him as I loved his old indie band 'The Servant' who no-one's heard of.
