Hi all, the new PC is pretty much up and running nicely. Email is back online too, sorry we haven't replied to your messages since late last week, I had major problems installing my email client. Anyway it's all working now and I've even uploaded the photos from Washington DC. You can see them all by either clicking on one of the two photos below or by clicking on the animated Flickr 'badge' on the right of the page. You can enjoy a choice shot of my helmet-hair below...
There's a heap of video too, I just have to find the time to get onto it. The new Xbox360 is okay, got some major problems with using it as a media player though, it's just totally crippled. Hopefully the Spring Update that's due in the next week will address some of my issues, but I'll still have to re-encode most of my video as it wont support some of the common formats [sigh]. Sadly I couldn't find Guitar Hero 2 either, apparently the guitar controllers have been recalled due to a fault, no 3-chord rockin' goodness for me yet.
Still on the games console subject our friends the Andrews bought a Wii and dropped around for a play on our big screen. It was a total hoot, everyone from Cam to Jo had a great time playing tennis, baseball and ten-pin bowls while throwing themselves around the room. It's a cool little console, we might have to get one at some point.
Later this week we have our friends the Ballesty's arriving from Pennsylvania for a visit. We still owe Dan and Joyce a weekend without kids from when Jo and I went to NY last year so this weekend we should be kid-central while their parents have some quality time on their own. It's a good thing we still have the van although I don't think we can fit 7 kids in it :-). So I guess local stuff is on the cards and the weather is looking better so that's a good thing. We had a fantastic Sunday with blue skies and 20+ degrees, cool enough to lull me into a false sense of security regarding sunscreen and getting me a little burnt on my arms after a day in the back yard mellowing out. With the better weather Jo is working out a lot, gym, running, walking and cycling. The kids are starting to ride to school again which they really enjoy. And I'm getting to play a bit of golf, although I have to say I've been very inconsistent in my 4 or so rounds so far, pars and triple bogies [sigh]. I also need to start running again, my mate Garry has been injured and as a result I've found an excuse not to run myself, gotta get back to it this week, Jo's making me look bad.
Andy, out.
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