Colour Separation

I've been having a play around with Photoshop for the last couple of days - just trying to get my skills back and learn some new stuff along the way. I did some work experience in a graphic design place and loved it and it's never been away from my life since then.

Anyway, I was playing around with colour separation techniques and I thought I'd share the results here.

Passport Shmassport

So, today I've been trying to sort out some of the things I need in order to go to America and various other places over the next year. I figured I'd start with trying to sort out extending my overdraft. Pro tip: If you're planning on doing this, make sure you don't have a big sum of money sitting in the account. Cue lots of:

"Erm... Why don't you just dig into that fund?"

Because that's all been accounted for in my planning for this trip!!

Needless to say, I didn't get my overdraft extended; instead, I'm left with the paltry £200 I've had for the last three bloody years. Ho-hum. I'm selling my car for more than I thought so it kinda balances out...

Next, I sorted out the application form for my first adult passport. Everything went swimmingly but I need to get some photographs tomorrow then see if my flatmate's Dad will countersign the form and one of the photos for me. Don't see why he shouldn't.

Also, my sunglasses arrived today but I'm not sure if I like them or not.



Definitely something wrong about them... Regardless, I saw a place in the Metro Centre that does two pairs for £15 so I'll give that a check out. A pair of aviators and something different might be in order I reckon.

Jambo out.

Wheeee!

Greetings and salutations all. Very busy at the moment! Me and my friend Steve are trying to get a radio show over the Summer so we're working hard on that front and I'm also doing a couple of web designs for a couple of clients. I'd love to take on more work - I could sure as Hell use the money - but at the moment it's just not looking feasible. I'm trying to budget for this impending World Tour but there's a part of me that just wants to say: "Screw it! Just wing it!". It'll certainly make it even more exciting!

Going to see the bank people on Monday to try and get more of my overdraft so I can pay rent and bills. They've got to pity a graduate - especially in this economic climate...

Jambo out.

Crikey Moses

I'm absolutely jiggered. It has been absolutely fantastic to see that everyone who has watched the documentary has found it both informative and entertaining. Anyway, as someone very intelligent once said:

The past is history, the future a mystery, but today is a gift - that's why we call it the present.

So, no more looking back on past achievements. I'm looking to do another documentary over the Summer. It may not be as ambitious as The Future of News but it will be a way of keeping myself both busy and out of trouble as I wait for September to roll around for my journey of America. They say it's best to write about what you know so that narrows my expertise down to football, action films, and videogames. I'm looking into buying a digital camcorder without spending any more than £220, which is proving quite difficult as it must also have a microphone port so I can use an external mic. These are just minor problems though and as soon as I get started on it I'll keep everyone up to date.

The last couple of days have been absolute bliss! The weather has been mostly alright and I've just been able to take a step back and unwind after a very, very stressful six months. I've been able to go back to my first love - videogames. This arrived in the post which I am very much looking forward to starting:



I've never played a Star Ocean game before but seeing as this is a prequel I doubt it will have any impact at all on my overall enjoyment of the game.



I also sat down today and read the latest instalment of Rob Kirkman's seminal Zombie thriller The Walking Dead. As always, the volume ended on a huge cliffhanger and I'm eager to see what happens to Rick and his ragtag crew of survivors.

You may have noticed a couple of slight changes to this blog. I've put a search bar and a little Twitter widget so there's more synergy between my blog and my Twitter page. I would hate people to miss out on what I was having for lunch. Anyway, I'm off to enjoy a pizza, take aim at some people on Call of Duty 4, and to just enjoy being able to relax.

Jambo out.

The Future of News

Well, first things first. The documentary on the future of the news industry (cleverly titled The Future of News) was finally completed yesterday. I'm sorry I've taken so long to get the link up but after 4 months of solid work I felt I deserved a little break. Nevertheless, here is the link to the website (designed by myself).

The Future of News

You can watch the full documentary under the "watch" section of the website.

Let me know what you think! We've been working on this since February so I'm pleased to finally see the finished piece in all of its glory. Those who have seen it already have been complimentary which has made me feel good.

Jambo out.

A New Dawn

Well, tonight I start (and hopefully finish) my last ever essay for academic purposes - that is unless of course I apply for a Masters degree in 2011! It's a strange feeling knowing that tomorrow is my final day of University. As I said in an earlier blog post, I've met a lot of cool people and it will be sad to see them go; however, it is an exciting period of my life and I am anxiously looking beyond tomorrow and towards the good times: My trip to Wales in July, my tour of America and the rest of the world, my eventual return, my next bout of education and then hopefully entering the world of work ideally doing something I really enjoy. There is nothing that frightens me more than the thought of being stuck in a job I detested with no real prospects or excitement in my life.

In other news, the documentary is coming along really nicely and the finished piece is being converted as we speak in one of the editing booths at the St Peter's Campus. The website I've been working really hard on goes live tomorrow so I'll be sure to post the link up on here and I'd really appreciate it if you would click it, watch the documentary, and leave your views here. I've got a rough copy of the documentary on my Macbook and I've been having a watch every now and then. I cannot explain how proud I am of this production! I will say though, as much as I am proud of it, I am starting to get a bit sick of the sight of it. It has been a real labour of love. Blood, sweat and tears went into this thing (I damaged my ankle ligaments again during the promotional photoshoot) and I honestly believe it has paid off. If the opportunity comes my way, I would love to get the chance to make another documentary - though maybe with a bigger team so the workload could be shared more!

Anyway, I've got 2,000 words to write for my critical evaluation (this has been a good warm up, I suppose) so I'm going to get to work on that.

Jambo out.