As many visitors to this website may have realized, I am amateur (but very enthusiastic) photographer who showcases his photos on Flickr. I live in a smallish city in the middle of England called Derby, and make a point of carrying a camera with me wherever I go; as such, a have a huge collection […]
Monthly Archives: October 2006
Sitting in on Static Vendetta
Last night I sat in on a pre-gig rehersal for a friend’s band, Static Vendetta. Considering that my own band isn’t exactly in the best shape it’s ever been in, watching Static Vendetta practice is elightening. To start with, they play as a definate unit. The band is led by the drums, which are imaginative, […]
Predicted grades for GCSE
I just received my predicted grades for GCSE. Subject Target Attainment Effort Estimated English language A A 2 A* English Literature A A 2 A Mathematics (Higher) A C 4 C Science (double award) A B 2 A Geography A C 2 B Business A B 2 B German A D 4 D DiDA A […]
Rediscovering Photoshop, Pt. I
I take a lot of photos – between 5 and 15 on an average day, up to perhaps 50 if I get carried away. When I’ve got a focus (at a gig, or on a day trip perhaps), I’ll take something between 70 and 150 photos. Though I love photography and improving photos, I will […]
The Windows Challenge
Whilst wallowing in the boredom that GCSE Business Studies coursework induces, a peer who shall go by the flimsy alias of ‘worms’ decided to take it upon himself to discover how many programs he could run off a school terminal without it crashing. The experiment (which focused on Microsoft-produced programs) was pretty simple: Find a […]