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cat & mouse
05 Monday Sep 2011
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feels so good
04 Sunday Sep 2011
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A couple of months ago I was in a store and this song came on over the intercom. And I knew I knew it but couldn’t for the life of me remember the name or the artist. So I whipped out my iPhone and with the help of the totally amazing Shazam app found out that the song was Feels So Good by Chuck Mangione, a favourite of mine from mumblety years ago. I don’t know what it is about this tune, but it sounds so joyous to me and always makes me smile. It also sums up my week, and how it feels being at home again. So good!
rick stein’s spain
16 Tuesday Aug 2011
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Remember back in May when that rascally Del sent me a surprise package containing the DVD of Rick Stein’s Mediterranean Escapes? Well, he did it again with the latest series that features Spain.
As it was recently shown on tv in the UK, I’d been hearing various opinions about it on Twitter and couldn’t wait to see it for myself. And then it arrived today, which also happens to be WeeRascal’s birthday, so after getting home from an amazing lunchtime gourmet tapas tour, I just had to sit down and watch some of it.
Against Del’s and Ian’s advice I went straight to the fourth (and final) episode, which featured Sevilla. I was told that this was the best of the four and that it would be better to watch them “in order”, but how could I resist seeing my Sevilla on film? And… hmmm. I liked it, and will watch it again, but my first impression was that it didn’t really capture Sevilla very well. Which made me wonder if everyone who sees their “home town” represented in series like these feels the same. But it’s still great fun to watch and I am now wanting to travel more around Spain, especially the north.
Who wants to come with me?
string game
15 Monday Aug 2011
Posted in animals & pets, cats, fun stuff, home, video
This is for serious Loki fans only (you know who you are) – the string game! Loki first toy was an old shoe string, which the woman from the cat shelter put in with his blanky the day he moved in. Since then he’s had a variety of different strings and cords to play with. He also likes ping pong and rubber balls, but seems to prefer toys that he can drag around the house in his mouth. At first I tried getting him to chase balls by tossing them up the stairs, but they went too fast for him to have much fun with. Then I tried throwing the string…
scout
02 Tuesday Aug 2011
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Look what I just bought!
Which may have been a bit foolhardy after my experience with The Bear (which was returned to Amazon after an unsuccessful trial period. Mostly because I didn’t like the photos and at the time it was meant to also be a temporary back-up for Niko while he was in camera hospital – for two months!!). But I digress. The Bear just wasn’t what I wanted or needed at the time. And now that I have the new Pippin I don’t need a back-up camera anymore because the iPhone4 takes excellent pics.
But I still need a video camera, something that became very apparent after I stupidly made what would have been a much better video of Diego making palomas if I hadn’t been holding the iPhone the wrong way – duh! I also have a job coming up next week where I’ll be taking several videos that will require editing (I cannot edit the iPhone Quicktime vids).
So I thought I’d try this different version of the Kodak pocket zx5 video camera that I saw on special offer at Fnac. It seems very well suited for what I’ll be doing (mostly interviews and shots inside rooms, so not much zoom required). She has HD quality, a simple intuitive menu and I think she’ll do just fine. Because my first use will be wandering through Malaga mountain vineyards taping interviews I’ve decided to call her Scout.
As always, it’s tough timing for a new purchase with very little work this month (just barely scraped the rent for August together today) but what the hell. That’s what credit cards are for and it’s an investment because I know I’ll get more videos made this way. Especially because Scout is a sleek pocket model. I kind of hankered for the usual type with the flip out screen and hand-strap, but that wouldn’t fit in my bag.
Scout has lots of groovy features like being waterproof, the HD thang, and being able to take 5 megapix photos. I also got a special deal that came with a 4GB card and a cute little zip-up case. Anyhow, we shall see. As the salesclerk told me when I was hemming and hawing… I can always try her out for two weeks and, if I’m not happy, I can bring her back for a full refund. Win-win. But I kind of think she’s a keeper.
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