PSP

Well, after nearly two years of "should I", or "shouldn't I", I've finally decided to go out and get myself a PSP (Portable Playstation), and boy am I happy with it!!

Of course I wouldnt have got one if it wasn't for the possibility of being able to play homebrew software and ISO's downloaded from the internet. Normally this is not possible with a PSP with its default firmware, but fortunatly the PSP I purchased came with the 3.40oe-a firmware which makes this possible. What it does mean is that I can play all my old PSone games on the PSP without the need of an emulator (at full speed and without the need of a PlayStation 3 to transfer them over), and I can also play games directly from the memory stick rather than UMD disks.

In other words, it can do all kinds of stuff that Sony would prefer you not to be able to do!

Kieran demonstrating Resident Evil on my PSP

I had been toying with getting either a Nintendo DS or PSP for sometime now (to quench my neverending need for mobile gaming), but to be truthful, I have not yet seen anything that really stands out on the DS, and most of the games I've seen look no better than a lot of 2D games on the GBA (Hell, I've seen better games on my old Commodore Amiga!!!)

Oh well, now I can play Resident Evil 1,2 & 3 (my favourite game series) and Silent Hill on the go (as well as tons of great PSP titles!!!!) Whoppeeee

It must be love... love, love....

In case you didn't know, it was our wedding anniversary yesterday (4 years!), and we were fortunate enough to have a few of our friends come and visit us (Peter, Gemma, their little girl Amy and Peter's Mum and Dad), so we all went out for a lovely meal at the Round of Gras in Badsey (nr Evesham)

Anyway, it gave Kieran a chance to play with little Amy, and I wanted to share with you a picture that I took..... Could it be love????

Watching the world go by..........

Well, the water levels have practically returned to normal, leaving a trail of devastation along Waterside here in Evesham. I've taken a few photographs of the aftermath and hope to have them on here soon.

Anyway, yesterday I thought it would be a great idea to set up the webcam in our bedroom, looking out of the window and doing one of those 'time-lapse' movies showing the world go by ultra fast.

Well, here it is, along with a little tune I've written today.

Just CLICK HERE to view it.

Flood Update

Water is stil rising here in Evesham. All that can be heard is the sound of RAF helicopters flying overhead rescueing stranded people. Ive been out and taken a few more photographs.

(Rescue in Port Street, Evesham)

(Coopers Lane - Road leading down from the Evesham Hotel (another one of Michelle's many work places) to Waterside in Evesham)

Michelle and I were just saying not long ago that it's a good thing it wasnt like this exactly 4 years ago - That was when we got married, on Saturday 26th July 2003. The Northwick hotel (where we had our reception) has been closed and is flooded, and the water level has already reached the church where we got hitched!

Flood Update....

I thought I'd pop into town this morning to see how bad we've been hit by the flooding in Evesham - I had no idea it was going to be this bad.... Fortunatly I took a few pictures on my mobile phone to show you....

Flood update...

Here are a couple of pictures of what Evesham looks like at the moment after all of the heavy rain that we have been having today.... Pictures from http://www.thisisevesham.co.uk/

Evesham's Morrisons (where Michelle works part-time - Under 2ft of water)

(Evesham - Riverside. The path along the river is completely submerged. It apparently has got a lot worse since this picture was taken earlier today)

(Evesham )

More pictures to follow