I've just ordered myself a new laptop - an Acer Aspire 9815WKHi. Specs are:

• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 - 2GHz (x2), 667MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache
• RAM: 2048MB DDR2-667MHz
• Hard Drive: 240GB Serial ATA (2x120)
• Screen: 20.1" Widescreen TFT (1680x1050 - 16:10)with CrystalBrite Technology
• Optical Drive: HD-DVD ROM Drive
• Graphics: NVidia GeForce Go7600SE
• Wireless LAN: 802.11a/b/g
• Bluetooth: Bluetooth Enabled
• Warranty: 1 Year
• Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate
• Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000
• Built-In 1.3 MegaPixel Camera
• Bluetooth VoIP phone
• Digital TV Tuner
• Flash Memory Card Reader (MMC, MS, MS-pro, SD, XD)
• Remote Control Included

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[link]   Posted @ 17:31

Was totally awesome.

Here are the quick review I posted on Facebook for the ones I saw:

Frightfest Film 1 - Eden Lake. Excellent. Current social commentary mixed with gore, jumps, scares and edge of the seat moments. Great script, excellent young cast incl. Thomas Turgoose from 'This Is England' 8/10

Frightfest Film 2 - I know how many runs you scored last summer. Low budget, bad script, wooden acting mixed in with some gratuitous nudity. Great fun 5/10

Frightfest Film 4 - Time Crimes. Twists within time travel ad infinitum. Gorgeous and gripping. 8/10

Frightfest Film 5 'The Substitutes' was substituted for Spanish 'King Of The Hill'. Looks beautiful, sounds great but didn't really go anywhere 6/10

Frightfest Film 6 - Trailer Park Of Terror. Schlock southern america gore fest. Very samey but entertaining nonetheless 5/10

Frightfest Film 7 - Mum & Dad. Quintessential British horror set at the end of Heathrows runways. Deranged incestuous family come cannibals prey on loners - gory, gritty and fun. 8/10

Frightfest Film 8 - The Strangers. Scares by numbers with several good scenes. Gert plot holes but will do well due to stars and it being a hollywood blockbuster 6/10

Frightfest Film 9 - Freakdog. Better work this time from the director of Schrooms but not great. Tired and formulaic death scenes and the story has been done before and no real improvement this time round 4/10

Frightfest Film 10 - Bad Biology. New film from Frank Henenlotter (Basket Case, Brain Damage) and what a return after a 16yr break. Gross, funny and brilliantly irreverant. Beware the 24inch steroid pumped, drug addled cock! 9/10

Frightfest Film 19 - Let The Right One In. Gorgeous looking, in depth exploration of a vampire and its new child recruit. Beautifully crafted 8/10

Frightfest Film 20 - The Broken. British horror with Lena Headey (Sarah Connor Chronicles). Well paced but so the twist stood out a mile. Got to see her naked though so an extra point added :) 5/10

Frightfest Film 21 - Autopsy. Looks great, well scripted and fun. Some great scenes and director was nervous but very honest and funny. 7/10

Frightfest Film 22 - Martyrs. Thrilling and visually stunning, this chilling tale of abuse and revenge has plenty of gore and lots of shocks. People have walked out to sick up apparently - we just clapped and Ooh'd in the right places 7/10

Frightfest Film 23 - Jack Brooks Monster Slayer. Jack Brooks is a plumber with a problem - everytime he hears Bobby Darins 'Beyond the sea' he goes mental! But them he puts his anger to good use when his science teacher morphs into a beast. This was awesome - comedy action horror at its best. Sequel is planned, but i think a tv series would be cool. Out on dvd next month 8/10

Frightfest Film 24 - The Dead Outside. Low budget viral apocalypse horror. Great look, grim feel and well acted. Not great though 5/10

Frightfest Film 25 - Short Film Showcase. Ranging from the brilliant to the 'what the fuck?'. Enjoyed all but the turkish entry... Sounds like the eurovision :)

Frightfest Film 26 - The Disappeared. New British talent and brilliantly done. Some jumps, some twists and looked and acted superb. Highly recommended (although i spotted the final twist within 5 mins of that thread starting) 7/10

Frightfest Film 27 - Mirrors. Alexandre Aja returns with a remake of the korean 'in the mirror'. Leaving aside the hammy lines from Jack Bauer, sorry, Keifer Sutherland, its got scares galore, action, genuinely creepy bits and a fantastic ending. 9/10

Frightfest Film 28 - Death Race. Superb remake. Take your brain out and enjoy it. Paul W S Anderson finally comes through with a good film. Nice fight scenes (it has got Jason Statham in the lead so what do you expect) and the driving action scenes are superb. Will want to watch this again 8/10

I missed the whole of the Saturday line-up due to coming back to Weston for Mark and Marks civil partnership. It was great. A lovely day was had by all and I even had to cover the DJ for a while while the Cabaret act (Dr Beverley Ball Crusher) was on. Had a great time and spent a whole load of time with John. Funniest bit - just after the ceremony was finished and they were signing the register I said "Hang on! This is a gay wedding?". Had a couple of rows of people in stitches :D

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[link]   Posted @ 12:27

So I did a mix a few weeks back and here is the result.

Its a bit House, a bit Electro and mostly Trance - its called "Super_Duper_Trance".

Its in 320Kbps MP3 format and 186Mb is size (split into 2 parts) and runs for just under 1hr 19mins. Frankly, I think (and have had comments the same) that its fucking superb - I really think I should consider making a living doing this...

Faxing Berlin (Chris Lake Edit) - Deadmau5
Not Over Yet (Jerry Ropero Mix) - Carnival
Put Your Hands Up For Detroit (DJ Delicious and Till West Remix) - Fedde Le Grand
Baby Baby (The Audiophiled Remix) - Sunblock ft. Sandy
Tainted Love (Warped Bass Sandy Vee & Paul Star Mix) - Richard Grey
Shake It (Move A Little Closer) (Extended Vocal Mix) - Lee Cabrera ft. Alex Cartana
Greece 2000 - Three Drives On A Vinyl
In The Dark (Tiesto Trance Mix) - Tiesto ft. Christian Burns
Your Face (In The Crowd) - Slacker
Arguru - Deadmau5
Sudden Comfort - Vibrasphere
Under Pressure - Neelix
Gouryella - Gouryella
For An Angel (PvD E-Werk Club Mix) - Paul Van Dyk
Cafe Del Mar '98 (Original Three 'N One Mix) - Energy 52

Download part1 and part2 from RapidShare and extract with WinRAR or something compatible. Enjoy and please comment if you have downloaded and listened :)

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[link]   Posted @ 00:22

So the G3 Real and the associated 8gb SDHC cards arrived, were installed and are working a treat. Jam and I are very happy with them...

I am packed and ready for Frightfest 2008 - I am going up tomorrow lunchtime to catch the first film at 6.30pm. I'm coming back on Saturday morning as I have a wedding to attend here in Weston and then driving back early on Sunday morning - so I won't be getting hammered at the wedding :(

In other news, I have bought myself a midi controller to work with Mixmeister - the DJ software I use. This will allow me more control over live performances as I have assigned the knobs and sliders to alter the EQ and volume to each of the 4 channels.

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[link]   Posted @ 16:19

So I have had the kids since the 29th July and they go back tomorrow morning. We have had a great time together (largely due to the assistance of Jam). Only drawback was that Weston Pier burnt down before they came - meaning one day trip got knocked on the head.

Otherwise it has been great. I bought us all DS Lites (Rhiannon already had one) and got her an R4 with a 2gb MicroSD card loaded with stuff, so all are happy now. Jam and I have been doing some Brain Training and getting to grips with Mario Kart DS - all great fun. I have ordered 2x M3 Real adapters and 8gb SHDC cards for Jam and I. May the DS gaming commence...

We visited Horseworld in Bristol and Tropiquaria nr. Watchet and had an ace time all round. We also completed a fair chunk of The Golden Compass on the PS3.

I have been mixing like a demon - I played a Saturday covering the resident DJ, the following Friday and then played solidly at a BBQ of all my friends in Brinkworth. Friday and Saturday at the Bar were a blast - everything went down really well.

I've had some requests for some mix CDs as well from several friends so I will spend part of next week sorting them out.

This weekend we are off to Newquay camping and next weekend (Thursday - Monday) I will be attending Frightfest 2008 - very excited about that :)

I've also bought myself some new headphones - some Skullcandy Low Rider Black & Gold - check them out below...

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[link]   Posted @ 21:07

So here is a trance/dance mix I did on the 23rd while I was bored. If you like trance, you'll love it, if you don't it then well...

Its uplifting at the start, drops you down in the middle and then brings you back up at the end - in fact, most of my mixes do that :)

Anyway, its 150mb in size, encoded at 320kbps and last just over an hour.

The second one is what I did today, similar style but with a few odd songs thrown in - runs about 45mins and again encoded at 320kbps and is just under 100mb.

Comments welcome

230708 Mix

250708 Mix

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[link]   Posted @ 01:54

So the Friday set list went pretty much as planned although was cut short cos the landlord wanted to get home... Then I had the kids on Saturday and had seen Wall-E with them and was on the pier when I had a phone call around 3pm asking if I could cover the resident that night as he was ill - so I didn't get home til almost 4am on the Sunday morning!

Sunday was T4 and frankly I was a little tired but a decent amount of cider, good friends and some awesome music made it go past without much trouble (lots of pictures on Facebook...). Didn't get home til 2am-ish on the Monday morning and consequently spent virtually all of the day either asleep, looking like a zombie or trying to sleep. Not nice.

Tuesday we cleared out Jams cupboard to made a pile of stuff for the tip. We picked a load up, walked out to the car only to find that the car wasn't there. It was still where we had left it on Sunday morning when we parked it for T4. Doh!

This week I have mostly been mixing on my laptop and making mixes for mine and Jams amusement. And I am fucking good at it. I think I shall upload some and link to it I think...

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[link]   Posted @ 11:55

Have just had an M&S "2 can dine for £10" meal:-

Salmon fishcakes
Large salad (with honey/mustard dressing added by us)
Melt-in-the-middle Chocolate puddings
Bottle of Rose wine

Absolutely awesome! If they ever do it again...

So I have finished work now and am now spending the month relaxing (as still paid for this month). Spent last week not doing anything at all apart from Friday, when I washed up and managed to put my back out! What a 'tard! Had the kids over the weekend and spent most of it led on the floor while they played :(

This week I am starting to tidy up my room and the garage. Throwing stuff away and getting stuff listed on eBay. Social life has kicked in and this Friday I am having my leaving drinks in Bristol..

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