Aaron's Blog

In The Garden

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron) — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:44:00 +0000

Today I've been having some fun in the Garden. I was messing with the camera. I thought this shot was worth Blogging, and Picasa has a way to send things to blogger, so I don't mind, it's easier for me.

I'll post the rest of the pics on my Facebook

Click Image to Zoom!

Aaron x

Summer Sun Is Here

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron) — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:54:00 +0000

Hey blogger. Not been on here since last month when everything was Uni Hectic!

Now the summer is here I want to grasp every oputunity I can to gain experience and take part in anything that will be good on my CV. If you need someone to act in something, please get in touch with me because I can act. If you need a saxophonist who is free most of the time and lives in Manchester, get in touch!

Tomorrow night, if I'm not too tired, I'm going to write some new code for a better layout here at my blog. I just think with the sun being out, and the fact that I have loads of time on my hands, and its good practice, the blog could do with a bit of a change in layout. We shall see how it goes.

I am planning on moving away from England. Hopefully next year I will be on a plane to a different country for a year to work in the industry. Not to worry though, I will be coming back (for a year).

Here is some stuff I can help you with over the summer.

If you need a website making Cheap and fast

If you need an Actor

If you need a Saxophonist/Clarinettist (I could even teach basics)

If you need someone to help you learn basic Computer Skills

I live in Manchester. I am easily accessible. Facebook. Twitter. Myspace.

Aaron

May I?

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron) — Thu, 13 May 2010 00:08:00 +0000

University is Hectic! There is alot of work involved, and if you're thinking of going to University, think about it really hard.

I am lucky, I choose the right subject and ended up in a class with some of the coolest people! But there are some people who don't turn up, don't attend the lectures and decide to use the first year as a doss. Think really carefully about how much money you are investing into this thing called University and education because it is very expensive but at the same time very useful, so if you do decide, make the most of your time there!

It does go fast, I mean, the year is almost over and I feel like I've only been there about a week! You have your ups and downs, but you still enjoy every second.

Anyway back on earth. Welcome to Aaron's Blog in the month of May. I know I'm not posting much, I actually feel like I'm doing it on purpose, everytime I think about posting something it slips my mind or something more important comes up. You realise when your sat there on your own thinking about your future that there is something you can be doing every second of your life that will make everything better tomorrow.

Today there is something I could be doing, and it is writing this blog, because I know that it helps with my thinking, and thinking is all I can do at the moment. I'm planning on moving away from England for a year in September (2011), it will be a placement year somewhere far off so that I don't have to live the same routine each week. I like change and it will be a good opurtunity for me to live a year somewhere new and different. I just watched Avatar again, I want to live like that, moving to somewhere new and completely different and learn how they cope with life. I'm looking forward to it.

Anyway enough of my boring ramblings, as I know that about 0.2 people will read this I mayaswel shut up now.

Night. Aaron, Laptop Style x

The Should Have Gone To Specsavers Effect

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron) — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:26:00 +0000

My dad said that it's probably the only advert that's worth watching at the moment, so because of this comment I just had to feature it in a +Vert blog.

Here goes.

So, you have all seen it before, but it's a great advert, and now a great addition to the +Vert collection.

Aaron x

Nokia Sports Tracker

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron) — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:59:00 +0000

The weather has been so nice here in Manchester over the last couple of days so I've decided to hop back onto my bike. Since I got my new phone (Nokia E72) I have been looking around for some interesting applications. I came across one named Nokia Sports Tracker Beta, which tracks your work outs.

So, having this amazing application on my phone, I just couldn't wait to use it. I've been cycling around Newton Heath today, I went to university on my bike the other week, and this week, if the weather stays nice, I might take a trip down the canal. You will be able to see everything I get up to of course as my Tracker Profile is set to public so everyone can check it out.

If you are a keen user of Sports Tracker let me know and I will join you on the site.

If you have a nokia and a bike, Go and download it, its tons of fun :)

Aaron, x

Barmouth Attempt 2

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron) — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:39:00 +0000

As I promised here is a nice blog for the wonderful week in Barmouth Wales. It is my second time to visit this place and my last in these cold and wet days. If I return here I hope the sun is shining and the wind is on the low. Apart from the weather, Barmouth is a great place.

I didn't take any photo's myself but I decided to steal some of my friends who were with me. Thanks to them for their photos.

The train journey was packed up with card playing and some wonderful Shrewsbury changing. Once we made it to Barmouth it was all heads up towards the camp site. The memories flooding back of that loooong walk from the town to the Camp. When we got there it took me a moment to remember how to get in. Finally we made it and went to reception. It was a fairly reasonable price at £8 per night per person. Setting up camp was fun, at first the guy wanted to put us up in a high field, but we convinced him that it would be hard for us to walk from there all the time. So he put us on one of the low fields on our own, just 5 seconds from the shower and toilet blocks, which was helpful!

Setting up was fun, we all had our tents out and ready to set up. Once that was done we enjoyed the fact that we had a few days of outdoor fun!

We got some sausages, snacks, alcohol, the usual... from the village, and relaxed for the night, in the rain ofc, as rain was a big factor in this wonderful trip. After a few hours of rain I realised that my tent (£10 from Asda) didn't like the rain and allowed some to enter inside. (Fun). I wasn't too bothered, as I expected it to be a 'not so very good tent'. That night was cold. I wrapped up really well and actually got an ok nights sleep.

We ate sausages on the barbecue, they were nice! The shower was HOT. And it needed to be to make up for the fridge tent.

Second night was colder. - Cards in one tent then sleeping in my own. Well, sort of sleeping.

Third night was colder still. That was the night when hail hit us and the mountains collected snow. It was difficult to sleep although, the time we had before we went to sleep was amazing! We all stayed in one of the tents and basically had a laugh. And I mean none stop laughing.

Travelling back was hard work. Well for the second half anyway. The first half, to Shrewsbury I slept all the way. Then there was a delay on the train from there to Manchester. We got on the delayed train that decided to terminate in Crewe, so we had to get another train from there home. Fun journey.

All in all I had an amazing time in Barmouth with some great friends. The weather may have been cold and wet but it didn't stop us from having a top time. Thanks to everyone that was there, and I hope you enjoyed it too!

Aaron, x

Lazyless

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:45:00 +0000

Lazy. I really am. I've missed blogger.

I always see this as somewhere I can post all my thoughts and feelings and take them all out of my mind and into this wonderful place called the internet. Now I've been thinking about it (alot) and I haven't felt the need to develop my thoughts. I don't know why that is because my mind is Buzzing with everything that has happened in the last month. It isn't really that much but because I've kept it all bottled up then I think I might be going mad. So today I've decided to Blog. Lazyless.

Today I finished University for a good Three weeks. The first week will be a wonderful Camping trip to the wonderful place of Barmouth in Wales. We went to the same place last year and I did an amazingly long blog about it here.

The second week will be full of Toys and Work. Mainly because I work in a Toy shop but because my manager has given me a week full of extra hours. As it is the Easter Holidays my work expect lots of customers. I don't really mind about the extra work as it means Extra monies for me.

The third and final week will be Full of revision (or at least I hope) as my exams are coming up in May and I want to be completely prepared for them.

I'm still reading Harry Potter... I'm on for the 4th one now (Order of the Phoenix). I haven't really been reading them all the time, just now and again on the bus and when I get bored at home.

I finally went on the dreaded Bike ride all the way to Uni. I was fine on the way there, but the way back I almost died. It was difficult but I really enjoyed it.

Other than the above life has been stressful and fun all in one. Sometimes you want to give up but you just drag yourself along and get on with it. It pays off in the end and you realise that it has all been amazing and completely worth it.

All in all, everything is good.

If I get signal in Barmouth then you should expect some nice blogs during next week. If not then you should expect a big long one next Friday.

Aaron x

Quote Three

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:13:00 +0000

Its the third month of the year. Yep. The third.

I didn't blog much in February. Maybe because there wasnt much to blog about. It was a cold and dull month that only got better near the end, and that is most likely because it was coming to and end. The month is now March. Yep. March. The sun has been out the last couple of days and it puts everyone in a good mood.

I said last month that I'm opening the case of Norra once again, and yes, Norra has been reopened and I'm working on him over the time I have free. There are some new characters about and he has introduced me to some cool places in the land of Nosnibla.

I'm looking forward to this month, I'm thinking that I need to start saving my money and doing more productive things, same promise I made myself at the start of year when it mattered most. But I'm going to go ahead and be positive.

I'm listening to Harry Potter soundtracks as I write this, its really fun, some of the songs you wouldnt even imagine in the film, but its all good.

Have you ever tried coding in C# (C-Sharp) its confusing, and I'm trying my best to work it out, and I have been doing all the work before hand from the book too, It just doesnt seem to be working out for me.

Well, I've got loads to do, I will try my best to blog more often, Norra is shouting me so I best go.

Aaron. x

I opened my eyes last night

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:06:00 +0000

I keep having strange dreams! Its strange. So I've decided to write them in here so that I don't forget them. If you happen to be reading this and you are a dreams expert please tell me what they mean!

Dream One

I was a secret agent working for the government. I was with a woman who reminds me of the woman from X-Files. So we were walking down a corridor, the woman had a gun in her hands, she signalled to a door frame. We walked in and entered. Now the strange thing about the dream happens now... Inside the room, and it was a extremely large room, was the Manchester Big Wheel. Now, it became clear that we were looking for dead bodies and we needed to look inside each of the wheel's booths to see if there was a dead body inside. The wheel was not moving so this was obviously impossible. Then from nowhere came a Giant version of my tallest brother, he came over and grabbed each booth and turned them upside down for us to see inside. After looking in all of them we only found an Extinct Species of a Wasp. Yeah, a Wasp! This was the main focal point of the dream because we spent a lot of time concentrating on the wasp and then the dream ended.

Dream Two coming soon.

Aaron x

Norra is Coming Back

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron) — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:48:00 +0000

Norra The Alien is coming back, they are being introduced to a new world. Obviously I'm going to have to make this world, but I'm really looking forward to it. The land will be created so that a large story can happen with the characters.

Here is a reminder of what Norra and Friends look like:

In order: Norra, Konderilla, Xep.

More to Come

Loser

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:15:00 +0000

Its horrible living in the shed. Its cold, wet and it always drips in when its raining. It also smells really bad at times. The spiders make me feel sick and the light never works at night. I don't want to live in the shed, I want to live in a Mansion.

Aaron x

Back to Uni

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:54:00 +0000

After my long break of no uni, one exam and one Coursework demonstration, I'm finally returning back to uni for semester 2.

Semester one was difficult, but altogether, I had a lot of fun. I'm really hoping that this semester will be just as challenging and just as fun. I've never been on a break from education where at the end of it I'm actually glad I'm going back! Its mad.

Counting Sheep

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:18:00 +0000

My body clock is completely wrong. I can't fix it. I like sleep.

I need to sort it out but its so hard, I have so much I could be doing, and sleeping just seems to take over what I want to do. Obviously we all need to sleep, just not as much.

This week I have been doing some research for my Group website at university, We are doing the site on Manchester and my subject area is Culture. I've also been designing the site and adding some content.

Tomorrow I will do some research on the other Modules that I will be starting in Semester 2 on Monday. I'm actually looking forward to it because I've been so bored with not doing anything for ages. I also found out today that I have Fridays free to do whatever I want. This semester should be good.

Time to sleep and sort out this clock.

Aaron.

Nintendo DSi XL

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:51:00 +0000

I never have been a big fan of the DS. Mainly because it took over my beloved gameboy that I loved so much. Over the years they have done so much to capture everyone's attention. After the first Bulky original release they made it slimmer (DS Lite) then they added cameras (DSi) now they are going back to making it bigger, luckily not much bulkier, just larger (XLarger).

The advertising for it is going to be simple. All they need to do is compare it to the old one and you can see how much better the game play will be.

Ofcourse thats not the only thing that gets a change, who would buy it if it was just a bigger and more expensive thing that does exactly the same stuff.

Here is a (short) list of new things:

Three new Colours: Dark Brown, Wine Red and Natural White.
Built in Game: Brain Training
Stylus: New style Touch Pen

So lets just say, its a bit bigger with a free game.

Nintendo DSi XL UK Release Date: 5th March 2010
UK Aprox Price: £160/£170

Aaron, Electrox :D

of the week...

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:58:00 +0000

In the online world, my name is AVJA. You can check out my main page here: AVJA.blog

Song of the Week

Playlist of the Week

Aaron

What everybody else failed with

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:30:00 +0000

Lets just say that I like to blog. I've just paid for Spotify Premium for the month and I've been exploring the sharemyplaylists.com site. Its actually preety fun, but its come to my attention that there aren't many blogs on there that are active. So I've decided to make one. But don't worry, this doesn't mean that I won't be blogging on here any more, nope the new blog will just be a clone of the Music section of this blog, as this blog is more important to me, and if people enjoy my blog on that site it might mean more hits on here.

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Its really hard to start at the beginning of a blog. I know that for sure as I've been writing a blog for almost three years. But lets begin with an introduction with myself. I am a Multimedia fan. I find electronics, film, photography, music, books, mass information and computers fascinating. There are most likely loads of people who enjoy all of those things to, they are all luxuries in life and for some of us we can't cope without one or two of them, I for sure can't cope without my computer and music.

This week we saw the UK preview of the US of A hit music Drama Glee. It is good. And if you like music then you'll love it. So go watch it! :)

Yea, like I said, the first blog is always difficult but once thats over then we can really get into it. So let the Playlist begin!!

Aaron

2010

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:01:00 +0000

Twothosandandten

After my large load of content for the year 2009 I think that it is only fair that the new year gets a mention, for thats the main reason why we are here right?

Some say it is good to set a new years resolution, I kinda think its a good idea to set some goals, but only if they are achieveable. I have decided that I am going to use my time more practically and begin saving my money for the future.

I do hope that 2010 will bring you everything that you want and I do hope you Subscribe to this blog (see left hand column) and come and visit us often this year for some exciting blogs!

Happy New Year from Aaron.

Movie 09

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0000

This is not hard at all. I had the privelege to watch this movie twice, once in 3D and the second time in 3D IMAX. It is amazing. There is just one word.

AVATAR

AVJA movie of 2009

Gadget 09

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:00:00 +0000

This year, there are two things that I saved up for and wonder how I coped without them before. I know now that it was worth all the money to buy them both and yes this does mean that there are two AVJA gadgets of 2009. My laptop is the best laptop I could possible have. Its a Dell and it's blue. Who can say anything bad about that. Second is my wonderful moblie phone which cost me alot of money for such a small (yet brilliant) item. I love both of these and yes they are both AVJA gadgets of the year.

Television 09

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:00:00 +0000

I'm a big fan of different types of Television shows. Some of them are very American but the one I choose for 09 is definitely an English show. It has been on before with previous series, but this year was good. AVJA TV show of the year is Waking the Dead.

Daily Graphic 09

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0000

This Years Daily Graphic is just something of Publicity really, I want you to follow me when I post something new. So technically I want you to subscribe to my blog.

When I created this blog I wanted many people to read it, so it has always been my plan to create something that many people will enjoy. A couple of months ago I added the Subscribe Button to the left hand column of the blog. This button takes you to the Atom Version of Aaron's Blog where you can Subscribe in many ways using the CSS used to create each posts. This has always been available but I've never blogged about it before. It didn't take me too long to create the button, but it is in my eyes a true Graphic.

Game 09

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:00:00 +0000

Yep I work at a Toy shop, and the main area that I work in is called multimedia - in other words, I sell electronics and Games. So its not hard for me to choose a game that everyone has enjoyed. Nintendo Wii decided to release a game called Wii Sports Resort. It was intended to improve game play as they added something called the Motion Plus Sensor, which improved the sensitivity of the Wii Remote controller. This was a massive launch and other companies decided that the Motion Plus was the future of gaming and more games began to use this new technology. After its massive launch, Nintendo then decided that this was a basic necessity in the Wii Package and added it as a part of the Wii's boxed contents (they added the Wii Motion Plus and the Wii Sports Resort) and so without noticing that this was anything new, old and new Wii players enjoyed the Sports Resort game. It is by far AVJA game of the year (not Call of Duty :P)

Aaron

Skoob 09

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:00:00 +0000

This one took me a while, and I am still thinking that my choice could be incorrect. I do read alot, why, that is why I blog about it, and so it was difficult to choose one book for this years Book Of The Year. So because this is my blog and I make the rules I've decided that there is more than one book of 09.

Note that this is not Year of Release, but the Year in which I read these books. (Except Ghost Hunter)

Song 09

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:00:00 +0000

The song of the year was a difficult choice. With the big X-factor thing at the end of the year and Rage against the machines beating them at number one in the Christmas Charts... well, I didn't really like either of those songs much. For me there is only one winner. Remember this isn't a world wide choice, this is my choice and for the best song of 2009 I choose. 21 Guns - Green Day. The reason for this is simple, its in one of the best films of the year (Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen) and so it is AVJA Song of the Year.

You can simply YouTube it to find it or for a limited time it is the bottom song on my Spotify Playlist which is in the left hand column of this blog under You Can Find Me. I sure hope your enjoy the song too.

+Vert 09

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Over the year 2009 we have had some amazing adverts on the television. Some are just funny, the ones that stick in your head for weeks and the ones where you just have to say 'did you see that one?!?'

This year it was tough to find the best advert of 09, but one of them did stand out most of all. LEGO. Now I know its an old advert, just like the Aqua-Fresh advert and the Toys R Us advert, which also made a come back this year. I dont remember the LEGO advert, but it was definetly my favourite toy when I was younger. So I declare the LEGO advert, +Vert of the Year 2009.

And here it is.