Latest 3D Model

Attached below is the football that I have been working on the last 2 nights after work. I have being working on a few textures for it as well but only one is complete. Let me know what you think.

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Same old Same old

Well nothing new is happening on this side of the pond lately but I figured I should update the blog anyways. I know how much everyone loves to read all the crap I have to write about. Well last weekend we were supposed to go to Wales but that was cancelled once we realized that we needed a new clutch. I don't think our car was ready for the 4 to 5 hour drive it would have been. Plus Wales was covered in snow over the weekend so I would assume the roads where blocked up pretty bad. Especially since Brits don't know how to drive in the snow and the cars are not really geared for it.

So it was a weekend of walking and relaxing as we didn't want to drive the car that much. I spent most of Sunday doing some 3D modeling on the computer and reading. Not a bad way to spend a weekend but it could have been a little more eventful.

Today (Monday) we got the car fixed (£180.....ouch) and then worked all day. At least we only have 9 working days left with one weekend in-between. We are planning on heading to Wales in 2 weeks followed by Devon and stopping in to see family in Bristol as well although they don't know it yet....unless they are reading this blog entry.

Well I will cut this off here now as I have no real great stories to tell presently and no great photos to post. I have attached a model that I am working on for you all to see and critique if you want. It also happens to be the book series that I am reading at the moment. Enjoy.

Pictures Galore!!!

Well I have now uploaded a few hundred photos onto a MSN space website. For those who want to see a lot more photos of our trip click here. Click on the photo albums and you will see the photos split up by country. Let me know what you think by either leaving a comment on this website or you can also comment on the blog section of the MSN space site. Hope you enjoy them.

http://spaces.msn.com/members/PhilDrew/

A Visiter from Germany

Thursday night at midnight I picked Curtis up from stansted airport which is only about 15 min from where we live. His plane was late arriving so I wasted some time in the Airport Casino on the 10 pence slot machines. I ended up losing a pound in total and wasting about 20min. By 12:30 am on Friday morning we were playing video games and drinking a beer. Unfortunately I had to work the next day (as did Megan) so we went to bed shortly after that. Megan and I both took the afternoon off work and took Curtis into Harlow as we had appointments with the bank. Sorry to put you through that Curt but the bank situation was such a nightmare. Following that we grabbed some Pizza hut and headed back for some games and soap operas. Around 8:00pm we were off to the races. The greyhound races in Harlow were extremely amusing as none of us had ever been to a dog race before. It was pretty crazy how fast they ran after the rabbit (aka a windsock). None of us placed any bets down and we soon got tired and cold of watching the races and headed back to the pub that is 10 Curtis steps away from our door. A couple of drinks later we were kicked out of the pub (11pm is last call here even on a Friday night).

Saturday looked quite promising as the weather was nice and we had planned to go to London. Not surprisingly, the train service was down yet again (image that). England isn't exactly known for is on time and great train service. After an hour bus ride we got to another train station and made our way into London. We were a little later getting into London than we had planned for but we still saw a lot of London, stopping off at Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, Westminster and Big Ben, and the London eye. Once again we were unable to ride it due to the long line and at £12.50 a head it gets a little expensive. St. Paul’s was closed but we still got a good look at it from the front. Apparently it was closed early for some ceremony that was to be held there that night. I found that out the other day Curt. A few stops on the tube we made it to the tower of London and then hung around Tower bridge for a while taking some great pics. Finishing off the night we went to Piccadilly Circus (to go to the Mac store), leister Square for some food, and Covent Garden to have some Moosehead at the Canadian pub called the maple leaf. Then we made the long journey home having to take the one hour bus yet again. Makes you appreciate the London Underground song even more! (For those of you that have heard it anyways.....if you haven’t, ask me and I will send you the link).

The night ended with a few more beers and some video games until 2:15 in the morning. Curtis had to leave the next morning bright and early but we still had some time to have a great English breakfast before he had to leave. It was really nice to have him here and he was a great guest. Hopefully he sticks to his word and comes again in a few months. I think he enjoyed London enough that he wants to see more. Attached below are a few pics of the weekend. Enjoy!

Oh and to read the same story but from Curts point of view check out his blog here. Don't forget to look at his pics as well!!

At the races

The finish line

Curt and Megs at Buckingham Palace

The phone booth shot

Tower of London

Tower Bridge by night

Regent Street by night

What to write? What to write?

Ok so its being a long time since and thats because we are once again into the working life routine. Get up and go to work, come home and make dinner, and read/play gamecube so we don't have to spend money. The weekends are really the only time we have to do anything because by the time we get out of work it is pitch black. The only good thing is that Saturday night we got to watch the fireworks in celebration of Guy Fawkes night. They have been lighting fireworks every night since then as well. On sunday we had plans to go to Ely Cathedral which is a hour or so away but it poured rain all day so I got up early (Megan wanted to sleep in) and went to a car boot sale with my uncle and my cousin. Didn't buy much besides a few more books to keep me occupied.

Some good news though is that Curtis will be here tomorrow night so we are taking him to either Clacton on sea or South end pier on fri and London all day saturday. South End pier is the largest peir in the world and has a train that takes you to the end. Although I have to look into it now as it caught fire 3 weeks ago and I hope we can still get out to the end.

And now since that wasn't the most interesting blog ever I have attached more photos of our travels so far.

Megan at the airport the day we arrived

Glasgow Cathedral

Megan, Ellie, and um.......evil Megan???

River surfing in Munich