Finally, something all right thinking people can agree on…

I hope that you are having a good holidays, I am not having a bad one so far. I am off to get my girls in a bit and do some relative visiting. Hurrah for Christmas!

James and I decided, and I have to admit that the idea was originally from my Dad, about 2 weeks ago that we would do a Christmas special North South Divide. Make it about 5 minutes long, that would not be a problem. When we finished just over a week later it was nearly 18 minutes! And I cut some of the sketch ideas, and placed them into “Rabbit” the next North South Divide due soon.

If you would like to listen to it, and I think you should it is available at http://www.thenorthsouthdivide.com/

Alternatively you can listen from here:

 

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In other news I am thinking about treating myself to a netbook, I have a few quid spare and I was thinking about something to help with my writing. I wanted to buy an analogue synth, I would dearly love one again, but would I get my moneys worth out of it? Probably not in the real world. A netbook would mean that I could actually write on the move again.

Many years ago I had an Amstrad NC100 (Link takes you to a Wiki dexcription – Pic above) It was a very simple Z80 based portable computer, and I wrote more using that machine than anything that I have before or since. Why? Because it did not matter if I threw it in my bag and hoiked it around with me. If it got damaged or stolen? It was only worth about a hundred quid, my laptop is worth about £400 and I would terrified that it would get damaged. It has become essentially a desktop that I can use in different rooms in the house. Rather negates the point somewhat.

Thoughts anyone?

Anyway ta ra, best be off. If I don’t see you before have a happy new year.

Hey! I am in my new house and it is lovely. If I were to complain the rooms are a bit small, but now the girls have a room each when they stay. I hope that they like that.

I now have super duper fast internets courtesy of a cable supplier, and it is quite cheap too. Hurrah for finally catching up with technology at Trev towers.

In Christmas news I am writing a short North South Divide for release over the the Yuletide period. I am hoping that it goes well, and that I can continue the momentum into “Rabbit”. The next full fat NSD podcast due soon-ish.

As you can see in other posts I have had writers block of late but it seems to have been alleviated and I am getting lots of ideas, sometimes the challenge is staying on one project at a time for me.

Anyway, if I don’t see you before (although I suspect I will) have a happy Chrimbo!

Trev

Hello, sorry not to update this before but I am a busy little bunny at the moment. New NSD, more on this later, and a new PC to build soon. Tonight is a hectic riot of backing up files from the desktop PC to my network drive. Then when I get the bits I should be building ahoy! I am also getting a valve (tube for our American readers) preamp, so my mike should soon sound sweeter. My new PC should be much quieter too.

Anyway, NSD you say?

 

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Linkies for downloading are:

http://www.trevs-shed.net/divide/NSD-08-sky-96k.mp3

http://www.trevs-shed.net/divide/NSD-08-sky-192k.mp3

Flash is finally in there, with his erstwhile companion Lestrade. More to follow I feel. I am going to start work on the next one and my own Podcast, Flux. Work on both will start when shiny PC is finished.

L8ters t8ters.

Hello, I have been away for the most of the last week in Luton with james and Beth. We went to Legoland

It was a lovely day, plenty to see and do, and I managed to bump into an ex of mine who I hadn’t seen for about 15 years.  In the words of Harry Hill – “What are the chances eh?”

That pic was taken on my new phone which I think is great, I am not usually a phone type person but this is my new phone. It has Wi fi, a passable camera, 3G and loooooads of other stuff. I can listen to online radio and watch Youtube videos, so ner ner ner to your iphone, this cost me about £100!

Anyway, thanks to Beth and James, and their lovely kids for putting up with me.

I came back to find that I am still no closer to getting the money that I am owed. For anyone that doesn’t know I am due a large windfall which will mean I can think about moving house and paying off my debts. It was supposed to take 4 – 6 weeks back in May…

While we were there james and I pretty much nailed the next North South Divide even writing and recording a Flash Ramsbottom bit. His first, long awaited outing. I am now taking my chance to do some work on my own side project FLUX. Which will be a while as I have a lot to do, but it is a start.

Ta, you gorgeous slice of internet you.

Well, in case it helps anyone else I am using Freemind.

It is “mind mapping” or brain storming software, I know, I know. I thought the same but I read a website that said how good it was for piecing together disparate projects. I have to say that it is very simple to use and it has helped me already.

It helps me to see all of the bits of my idea in one place, and I can connect things. It has already saved me loads of paper.

I hope it helps someone else.