Oh.... my...... word.....

I have no idea what to think....

Matter....

Just out .....

Very exciting.

The Culture novels are some of the best (if not THE best) hard Sci-Fi books out there. Now all I have to do is wait for the paperback to come out. The hardback is £18.99!!! Also it's WAY too big to be portable.

If you haven't read any of the Culture novels start with "Consider Phlebas". It's a rollicking good yarn.

Christmas, New Year n' stuff.

Well, the festive season came and went as did the new year. Very pleasant it was too. Christmas always seems to bring out the best and worst in people, but on the plus side presents are involved. Not that I'm only thinking of material goods at that time of year.

Oh all right.... I AM only thinking of material goods over Christmas. Sue me.



We stayed in Bath and while we were there went to the Christmas market outside the Cathedral. It looks brilliant, until you realise that most of the huts are selling the same stuff. Once you know this it doesn't take very long to walk around. The mold wine was very good though.

The cold weather at the end of last year gave us some wonderful views from the back of our house. There were some lovely frosty mornings....


Some beautiful sunrises....


...and one morning we were treated to a rainbow. It wasn't raining but it was freezing cold. I can only assume it was light bouncing off ice crystals in the atmosphere.




I have decided to walk more this year (new years resolution... god I hate them!) but it gives me a chance to see a little bit more of the countryside around me. The walk to Guildford along the canal is especially tranquil. I'll try to remember to take my camera with me as there is always something to pause and look at.





The walk is about 4-5 miles. Much better than going to a gym!



The rain over the last few weeks has given us a surprise or two. We woke up one morning to find the river encroaching on our garden..


No where near our house, but you still get a nervous tingle in the stomach. Mind you, if it did get to our house it would mean that most of Guildford would be underwater.

Finally, I went for a walk today and ended up in my favourite spot. It's where I just like to sit and stare for a while. As I did this today I put my camera down beside me and let it run. It's my getaway spot. When life gets a bit hard to cope with I sit here and it all melts away. The quality isn't that great (thanks blogger for making my mpeg clip look as though the lens was covered in vaseline).

Scotney....

"It Came From Outer Scotney" is up and running again. There's an embedded player on the right that seems to be more reliable than the original links. Please remember we were a bunch of teenagers who had overdosed on coffee. If you want to know more about it check out the older post.

And may God have mercy on my soul.

Seasick Steve

It was one of those moments when you end up just staring at the screen in amazement. We were over at a friends house for new years eve and the TV was on in the background. It was Jools Holland's Hootenanny 07-08. I wasn't really paying any attention to it until this guy came on. It wasn't to the taste of the others in the room but my jaw hit the floor! How could I have never heard of him! He is, in a word, awesome!

So...

Ladies and Gentlemen....

I give you...

SEASICK STEVE!!!

New Post!!

I will post again! Really I will. I'll get all the pictures n' stuff together and do a proper post. It all came to a bit of a halt in October when my PC finally gave up the ghost. It was a long, drawn out, painful business.

But all is well now and my shiny new PC (nicknamed "The Beast")is humming away to itself and draining power from the national grid as I speak.

Happy New Year one and all.

-a-