Well, what a summer it’s turned out to be. There’s not been one day since I returned from France where it hasn’t completely pissed down at one point. It also means that I’ve not done anything at all, really. I’ve not been anywhere, and my camera has not been out of the house, apart from one day where I attended the leaving party for Eddie at work, but as I completely refuse to talk about work at this point, I’ll just skip over that!

Back to the weather, then. Yes, it’s been atrocious, despite the fact that tonight, the sun is currently setting, casting red shadows through the leafy trees that line the long driveway up to Mercuryvapour Towers. The past couple of days have seen parts of Hartlepool completely flooded…

So much for Global warming!

Now, you may notice one thing. That photo wasn’t taken by me, it was taken by Andy The Iridium Fan. FOr you see, he’s gone and bought a new camera, namely a Canon EOS 450D. It is very shiny indeed, with more buttons and fiddly things than you can shake a stick at.

Now, with my history of impulse buying, I’m surprised I haven;t got one of these hurtling its way towards my credit card as we speak. I’m trying to be a bit cautious when it comes to money for the next couple of weeks, as I am absolutely skint. This is why I’m typing this now, and not out socialising. Mainly because I spent far too much on the Paris holiday without saving anything!

And, on the subject of Paris, I have FINALLY began to get the videos edited and uploaded to Youtube. For those who care, here’s the first part…

Day 2, Part 1. Now, I’m not exactly happy with the way this turned out. I’m a bit short on video editing tools at the minute, so had to stick to Movie Maker on my laptop. Therefore the credits are dire, the music doesn’t fade out correctly, I completely messed the ending up, and the commentary I added makes me sound awful. Note, this was because I’d just completed three night shifts, and was about ready to collapse.

Oh, speaking of youtube, I managed to get another nasty comment left by a Middlesbrough supporter earlier, claiming I am the “Ugliest creature [he's] ever seen!!”. Awesome!

I’m a little disappointed that my older vlogs didn’t get more of a negative reaction, as that was the whole point of them to begin with. I’ve had to wait 18 months for slightly offensive video comments that weren’t from Chad. I’ve practically given up on making vlogs anway. I decided that it’s much more easier to do text blogs than anything else.