My Life on the Net

It seems that I was struck with something that few care and almost every mac user fears.

Kernel Panics.

Two days ago, my iBook fell two feet onto a wooden floor. While this was distressing at first, it seemed fine from it’s ordeal.  But, as the hours went on one thing kept on happening. First, a little kernel panic. Then it got worse, a lot worse, until the mac wouldn’t boot at all and only booted into Open Firmware.

I had to reformat the entire thing, and still the kernel panics remained.

I lost all of my data. All of my work (except the music, photos and important documents I leave on my external hard drive). But my web design work is gone. My applications. Even the podcast I was working on. Not so good.

I hope to get things rectified as soon as possible, as I weed through all of my computer’s recovered documents, and on friday finish off the designs I was working on so hard on each of my websites.  I have the time, as I have to travel down to Newcastle to sort out a problem.

P.S. This is an airport error which seems to be a bit better now. However, I have realised while searching the net that I am only one of hundreds that have the same error with the same model of iBook.  And while this is a serious error caused by many different causes (many surprisingly), Apple has not noticed it. Oh well, in a week’s time I’ll be using a MacBook anyway.

Wish me luck.

So it’s came to Saturday, and my first ever weigh-in.

The cravings have stopped to an extent, but how I’d love still to have a cheeseburger or even a nice sandwich… It’s a hard diet but the effects remain real.

So…

In total I have lost by day 4…..

7 Pounds!

That’s great.

I noted that a while ago my uncle Alan Kerr passed away from cancer. Last weekend, in which would have been very close to his birthday, our close family were invited to remember him.

Letting off balloons with messages to him

It was a terrific day. For someone I was told to be so similar to, I feel annoyed that I had not seen him very much, but he was a good man.

Issy, Alan’s Widow

The balloons set off towards the sky

Then, surprisingly, just after we let the balloons go - my camera’s batteries died. Really coincidental. Thankfully, I always carry a spare, and popped out my Lomo. (Which I also found it’s batteries had died enough that half my negatives were blank.)

My Aunty Mo & Uncle Chris

But we had to go. We were going to a Indian restaurant, one of Alan’s favourites.

Large quantities of curry, nan, and rice made a great night… I had indigestion at the end of it all, almost puked, but still a great night.

We only stayed that night, and the next stopped off at a car boot sale on our way to York.

I found a Voitlanger! (A snazzy manual film camera) which is rather odd. I’ve been wanting a manual for a while, so I can learn more about exposing without a light meter. Expect photos soon after I figure things out.

But I have one tip for anyone thinking of visiting York…

don’t. No offense to Yorkers - but the city is a little boring than my regular tastes. This was the most interesting thing, York Castle. Nothing else.

I’ve resubmitted most of my videos back onto YouTube. There’s three back up and a few still hidden, and that’s the way it’s going to stay. However, that doesn’t mean I wont be submitting newer ones.

A change is happening in my life. One I feel I owe myself to document. I started a diary, I have a blog - but I don’t think that’s enough. I want to show you more.

So why not? It was popular at the time so why not again. I can stretch myself and show you my world through my eyes, and show how my life is truly affected by these changes. It’s a self filmed documentary.

As well as that, I’ve got other ideas planned towards how-to videos (relating to a similar theme) but I’ll mainly be documenting my life and my surroundings.

When I told my sister I was thinking of starting my videos up again she did not look happy.. Even though it got me attention, a percentage of that was negative - due to my reputation at my last school. I can start a new life now, with new people and I think I owe it to myself to continue down this path and see where it goes.

I only hope the rest of the world believe I should too.