I got bored.....again

The saying goes 'devil makes work for idle hands',  so it wasn't my fault it was his!

think its quite clever tho!

Amazing stunt!

This fella transfers from one glider to another....really clever

Brave skydiver's human link stunt @ Yahoo! Video

Project Tardis

No particularly intending to focus so much on the Doctor Who theme as I have recently.  I am hoping this is it for now as we come into summer and I have the prospect of new opportunities for work.  At least looking at it optimistically opportunities will arise!  Anyhow I digress as always.  Previously I have mentioned a project I was working on in building a Tardis and figures from an Airfix kit with my son.  Well with the power of Windows Movie Maker I am proud to show a presentation of what we did.  Then swiftly followed by another project involving me and a friend building what should have been a standard size headboard for my sons new bed, but it got a little out of hand.  The dimensions at the end were 10" (25 cm) deep x 4ft (125cm) wide x 6ft 6" (195cm) tall.  Then adding to that the 2 halogen built in night lights and the blue roof light, you can see that a couple of grown men got a little carried away.  It was worth it when we brought it back on the roof of the van to my home.  Seeing to my son who at the sight of what we were carrying, was rushing about like an excitable dog.  I hope you enjoy the presentations.

First Attempt

Here's my sons first attempt at stop frame annimation using Windows Movie Maker.  It was after doing this that he took on the epic production of the Doctor Who Episode that I blogged about previously.  Well done again to my kiddo for having a good imagination and improving technical talent.

Doctor Who The Lost Episode

This is a fan movie that my son has made of Doctor Who.  As its his first undertaking of a movie this size and it includes a mix of both stop frame animation and video footage I think he's done a storming job.  He used over 700 photos alone, plus the rest.  Have a look, but beware of the Man-Eating Guinea Pig ARRRRGHHH

Don't become a victim to your environment.

This is a mantra that I keep repeating in my mind.   In essence it means, don't allow things around you get you down or make you it's victim.  For instance your work, or your neighbourhood, or even the people you mix with.  There is always something we can do about it.   It could be as simple as changing the way we look at these things, perhaps the easiest and most practical way of improving our environment.

In a job you don't like?  Then try looking at it as a means to an end, where the job just facilitates your real life away from it.  What about if this proves impossible and where the environment effects you or your loved ones severely?  In that case you have to make bigger decisions.  Do I/we stay or do we move?  Do I stick with this job that makes me unhappy?   etc etc.

These things have to be thought about even more seriously when we have others that are dependant upon us, like a family for instance.

For me though it comes down to this in the end, do I still want to be in this same situation for me and my family in 10 years?  The answer over the last few years has been no.  Our home wasn't serving the job, so we did something about it.  My sons education was a problem, were we going to allow him to continue being a victim of his environment?  No we did something about it?  Ignoring a situation can only go so far, but looking at ourselves every once in a while and saying, "Do I want to be in this same situation in 10 years?", can help to motivate us to do something about it.

The  most recent thing for me has been work.  I am doing a job that I dislike that does not pay enough to cover our bills.  Thing is, we are in a recession and work is harder to find.   For a long time I have reasoned that even though it is far from perfect, it is still the best solution.  That has changed and as well as the opportunity to make a change arising, it also coincides with the fact that I've had enough.  So I'm moving on.  It's not an easy decision to make or to put into action.  My success from here is now up to me, I can't be a victim to anything or anyone else.  I either find another job or make work that will support the family.  Success or failure is down to me from now on nobody else, it is my effort or lack of it that will make the difference.   One thing is for sure I am determined not to become a 'Victim to my environment'.