Hi, I'm Neil

A new Saint

Neil — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:50:17 +0000

Those were the words uttered by the priest who this week christened baby Ashton. I spent a great few days in Ireland with my family as we celebrated a moment we all thought we would never see but thankfully did. It was a very private day and so dont think I want to write about it, but here are a few photos from the day.

The end of an era | Going home!

Neil — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:48:07 +0000

This really is the end of an era, the death of Michael Jackson. The man was in many ways at times “off the wall” but he was undoubtably the king of pop. R.I.P.

Other news, I’m going home tomorrow, to Ireland that is, for the christening of Aston my nephew. Looking forward to seeing him again. Ill be offline like I always am for the next few days, a refreshing break from computers and the net. :)

Neil

My Mug Shot

Neil — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:30:59 +0000

This photo is famous in my family, for so many reasons. My mum didn’t know that the kindergarten I was attending were taking photos so she sent me in to class that day with that horrible blue jumper.

I also have this great expression on my face that says “why the f**k are you taking a photo of me?” Thats why we call it the prison photo, it has mug shot written all over it.

This photo was taken in 1986

Flickr Favorites #2

Neil — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:42:10 +0000

I have really been getting into my photography, spent the best part of two days messing with my SLR to get the settings just right. On flickr there is just so many amazing works, here are a few that really caught my eye.

Working on a really important…nothing.

Neil — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:36:24 +0000

I passed my exams…yeah! Just thought I’d get that in there, get it out of the way. What does that mean? It means I can go into my third year to hopefully finish on a high. What else have I been doing…hmm let me think, god you know nothing much. I have been getting ready to go to Ireland for Ashton’s christening which will be taking place on Sunday, but before that I have a birthday to go to, meet for lunch with friends, get a haircut, get a new suit, have shave and then sleep. I have also been doing some work around the tech side of things…lots to do and all too $. This is my view for most of the day…

June

Neil — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:01:46 +0000

Blogging isn’t worth doing unless you really want to do it, I guess thats what I have been thinking about over the last while. Its also why I dont sit down and post lots of stuff everyday, my life just isnt that interesting.

In an attempt to become more creative I have finally sat down determined to start learning my favorite computer language from the ground up. Ive always been able to edit, chop and move around chunks of code but never really new how to do it from the ground up, to really get the most out of it. Instead of always thinking and day dreaming of creating something people will like, I think its better to take your time, learn and do things when you want to and always have fun when doing it. Hopefully something later down the line will come into frutition.

Neil

Flickr Favorites

Neil — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:28:16 +0000

I am hoping to start a new little section on the blog where once in a while I will post some of my favorites I found on the website, flickr. If you dont know what it is, get google up and have a look!

Ireland’s New Baby

Neil — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:27:04 +0000

While I was there it was also my sisters 21st so congrats to her again :)

A Break in Deventer

Neil — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:24:22 +0000

With it being a public holiday here and in Holland we decided to take a small day trip to a town called Deventer in Holland. Sadly as soon as we arrived and sat down to drink something it started to rain so we didnt get to see much and it killed the mood, big time. What we did see was great, seems like a really interesting old style city. Maybe we will get to go there again soon.

1: Me sitting taking a break from all the walking. 2: German DDR Trabbie cars driving past and 3: The main Cathedral in Deventer.

I know…let’s call it Bing

Neil — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:11:24 +0000