As most of you reading this will doubtless have already noticed, I got back from my short break on Monday afternoon. Those handful of days in Wales were definitely much needed to recharge my batteries, and just spend some time relaxing and chilling out - It was really nice to just have some time between me and Tara, with little in the way of the other distractions that tend to crop up in day-to-day life. I might put together a slideshow of pictures from the trip as an MSN Spaces slideshow to bore you all with some time, so be warned! ;o)
Thankfully I also have all of this week off work, so it's meant plenty of sleeping in, and has also given me time to finish off the Radeon X800GT review I started before I went away for Elite Bastards. If you're interested, I've just gone live with it here. I should be starting the mammoth task of my GeForce 7800GT review next, so don't be surprised if you find me rocking in a corner muttering 'No more benchmarks, no more benchmarks...' any time soon. ;o)
Away from all things Elite Bastards, there isn't much to report - I'm ridiculously obsessed with the new Boards of Canada album right now, which is quite frankly one of the best things I've heard. Ever... Not to mention being strangely cathartic and inspirational at the same time to my writing. This weekend I should also be going to see A History Of Violence with the wife - It looks good from the trailer I've seen, so I hope it doesn't disappoint.
So, there you have it, everything I can think of to say for now. :o)
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Romantic and relaxing weekends
Well, this week is turning out to be a mixed one for me thus far. On the down side, I have a nasty cold right now, and if there's one thing I hate with a passion it's feeling ill. I've been fighting it all week, but today it finally got the better of me to the point of pissing me off.
However, the good news is that I have the next week and a half off work - Whoo-hoo!! What's even better is that tomorrow I'm leaving for a long weekend in South Wales with my wife, which should be a fabulously relaxing break for both of us. No laptops, no mobiles, just the two of us in a little cottage in the middle of nowhere, you can't get better than that. :o) I can't help but think of it as a kind of belated honeymoon, seeing as we didn't have anything of the sort when we got married in Las Vegas last year, and tied the knot in our last couple of days there.
Last weekend was also a pleasant one spent with the wife - On Saturday afternoon I took her to see AFC Bournemouth play for the first time, in what turned out to be an incident-packed game. Very enjoyable indeed, although an hour to get out of the car park was not so much so! Also, any facility which thinks that £3.40 for two bottles of Coke is reasonable needs their heads examining. Note to self - Smuggle in your own drinks next time! On Sunday, we went and spent some time with my parents and had a great meal there as always, and the majority of the rest of the weekend was just spent chilling out together. A simple but enjoyable time, and a great reminder of why I love spending time with Tara so much. :o)
Moving off in to the World of Elite Bastards, I've been working on testing for a Radeon X800 GT review most of this week - The benchmarks and the like are all done, so it's just a case of putting the actual content together when I get back from my break away. Perhaps a little more excitingly however, I've finally gotten my hands on a GeForce 7800-based board - Don't expect to see a review quickly for this one though, I intend on covering every angle I can with a fine-toothed comb. :o) I need to get hold of a relevant part to compare it to as well, but that's all in hand... :oP
I think that just about covers everything, I just wanted to get a few things down before I leave for Wales bright and early tomorrow. I'll be sure to tell you all about it, and bore you with pictures of fields and sheep, when I return early next week! ;o)
However, the good news is that I have the next week and a half off work - Whoo-hoo!! What's even better is that tomorrow I'm leaving for a long weekend in South Wales with my wife, which should be a fabulously relaxing break for both of us. No laptops, no mobiles, just the two of us in a little cottage in the middle of nowhere, you can't get better than that. :o) I can't help but think of it as a kind of belated honeymoon, seeing as we didn't have anything of the sort when we got married in Las Vegas last year, and tied the knot in our last couple of days there.
Last weekend was also a pleasant one spent with the wife - On Saturday afternoon I took her to see AFC Bournemouth play for the first time, in what turned out to be an incident-packed game. Very enjoyable indeed, although an hour to get out of the car park was not so much so! Also, any facility which thinks that £3.40 for two bottles of Coke is reasonable needs their heads examining. Note to self - Smuggle in your own drinks next time! On Sunday, we went and spent some time with my parents and had a great meal there as always, and the majority of the rest of the weekend was just spent chilling out together. A simple but enjoyable time, and a great reminder of why I love spending time with Tara so much. :o)
Moving off in to the World of Elite Bastards, I've been working on testing for a Radeon X800 GT review most of this week - The benchmarks and the like are all done, so it's just a case of putting the actual content together when I get back from my break away. Perhaps a little more excitingly however, I've finally gotten my hands on a GeForce 7800-based board - Don't expect to see a review quickly for this one though, I intend on covering every angle I can with a fine-toothed comb. :o) I need to get hold of a relevant part to compare it to as well, but that's all in hand... :oP
I think that just about covers everything, I just wanted to get a few things down before I leave for Wales bright and early tomorrow. I'll be sure to tell you all about it, and bore you with pictures of fields and sheep, when I return early next week! ;o)
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