Just done my first reformat / reinstallation of Windows 2000. Not difficult at all. However, it took me ages (and phone calls to friends!) to reconfigure my internet connection and outlook express. That was the only problem. It’s running lovely now, and when I finish downloading the programs and drivers that I should have, and burnt them to CD, i’m going to do it all again to get it totally clean (ie no failed installations or putting in drivers that don’t work etc).

This is what Valentines Day means to Me:

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?threadid=21281

Ummm…Hi…..I’m on here….You won’t look here…so I won’t bother.

I’m alive Ian. And that’s a no to Gauloises.

I don’t have aproblem with this lady marrying her fella.

On glass…

Oh, there are 5 manufacturers. Only one doesn’t make film for anyone else. If you want to add in Seattle Film Works as colour neg (different process though) that’d make 6. Say Ilford for black and white and you have a total of 7 film manufacturers..

You know, the other night when I went to help a mate who’s run the local studio for 40-odd years I burst out laughing at the college route. His brother did that, Ray was a chippy. He did the shoprontage, then his brother decided he didn’t want to do it, so Ray picked up the hasselblad and off he went into a new career. That’s ot the point. Anyway, driving along, chatting away about the lights (I brought mine) I said “Ah, but don’t forget the inverse square laws and how they’ll affect the shot (50 people, interior group shot, no room, loads of depth etc). “The what?” says he. “The inverse square laws”. “What the F… are they?” So I explain. “Oh well, I’ve got my Metz”.

In the end, we bounced one light.

Oh, and I asked if he had a flashmeter (leant mine to someone). “What for?” “to get the exposure right” “1/30 at F5.6” says Ray “I always do that”.

You can dissect mine if you like, i’d be pleased to have errors pointed out in order to correct them.