Blog!

Incidentially...

... if you're here, you should be informed that I don't use this thing any more.

You can find me on my blog: www.jerryblog.co.uk
and on my youtube channel: www.youtube.com/jerryhcooke

Stooodents!

I've just spent two days (8:30 till 5:30!) giving out NUS cards to students as part of my exec. duties with the union!

It's been tedious, tiring (I'm still aching) but a hell of a lot of fun overall!

Now I've got two more days to look forward to (yeah.... right)

Birthday Bash

Had a REALLY good birthday!!

What's more fun than a day on the beach with some of your bestest friends in the whole world?

Birthday!!

It is now 21 days until my 19th birthday, my last as a 'teen' :)

To celebrate the occasion, I'll be having a beach-party!!

Wednesday 17th (Probably) of August.

Time and Place TBD.

Everyone is invited!!

Broken Heart - Broken World

After being together for over a year, Ellie has decided that she no longer wishes to be with me.

This is very sad, but not very supprising...

*Cry*

Eastbourne!!

It's almost a month until Eastbourne Skate Festival 2005!!!!

Hot, Hot, Hot...

The weather down here is absolutely sweltering at the moment, I can't even skate from El's to the station without getting absolutely drenched!!!! Yawn!

Camera Broke / New Camera...

Yep, my camera went and died on me!

I put the battery back in after charging, switched on, the lens started to come out and then stopped and started making wrenching noises, it stopped after a while and bought up a thing that said E18. After a few tries, I managed to get it to switch back on normally, only now the focus at depth is completely screwed-up, I can focus up to about 15cm, but after that the imaged is really fuzzy and blurred...Went into the camera shop and asked them, and they said they couldn't do anything about it and probably one of the elements had slipped out of allignment.

Friday, I rushed into Exeter and went to Jessops to get a replacement.

I don't get paid till friday next, so had to get it on store credit (which is a problem in itself for a lowly student) anyway, after lots of sitting around waiting to see if they'd approve my credit, they finally did! The store guy thought it was on account of them thinking I wouldn't be able to pay them back, anyhoo, I now have £399.99 to pay back by 2006 (Though I'll actually be paying it back over the next two months, thanks alot 'Interest Free Credit')

So now I've got my lovely new matte-black Canon Powershot S70...mmmm 7mpx... mmmmm... 28mm wideangle... doh... 32mb mem card (I'll be ebaying for a 1gb when I get paid!)

Yay!

Buzznet is finally unfiltered on college computers...

No more 30 mins maximum at the library every day...

No more time limits...

Yay!!!

Nearly, but not quite...

Finally got a reply from the college saying:

'Jerry

This URL is now available in the College.

However, in the event that this results in complaints or inappropriate use, the decision may be reviewed.' (- Meaning Buzznet)

I thought, 'Great, I can finally use buzznet at college', but when I try and use it, I can log-in and access the main site, but if I try to go to any page that is http://something.buzznet.com, it is still filtered... Grrrrr... Close, but not close enough!

Hair Cut!

Just been to the hair dresser to have a trim...

Shorter and thinner, cause summer is comin'!

Elected!

Looks like I've been elected 69 Votes "For" compared to 25 "Re-Open Nominations"...

The guarentees my place as Editor of double-zero for next year...

YAY!

Elections...

As some of you may know, and many of you may not, I've been running for Communications and Publication Officer for ECSU (Exeter College Student Union).

The votings been hapening over the last few days, and although it isn't a foregone conclusion, I am the only canidate for the post ;) (Touch Wood!)

Good day/bad day

It's a good day because:

It's beautifully sunny (so I can go out and shoot some lovely sunny, colourful pics) .
I've got no college (because there was a power cut).
My baby is getting back in the near future.

It's a bad day beacause:
I'm feeling like shit. Got a really bad cold, and feel like shit when inside. So I guess I'll just have to stay outside!

New printer...

Me and mum headed up to PCWORLD on saturday and picked up a nice new printer to replace the old one (which had stopped printing black)...

Ended up getting an Epson C66:

Really funky, and also came with a twenty pack of 6x4" glossy sheets, so I've been printing out a shed load of little 1x2" prints and sticking them onto black card to make my new 'photo wall', all part of my plan to turn my room into an little artistic refuge. Anway, you can see the final effect on my photoblog: http://jerrycooke.buzznet.com

Lynne Truss...

Went to Exeter University to see Lynne Truss (Acclaimed author of the multi-milion selling book, Eats, Shots and Leaves) give a talk.

Was very, very good. Funny and enlightening.

Plus, I got my mum's book signed!

Presenting...

Just had to do my AS Communication presentation. 15 minutes of hell...

I did my presentation on CMC (Computer Mediated Communication), but only started researching at about 9pm yesterday, so came in with about 3 lines of notes and b.s-ed the rest...

Went well, despite all...

pk-exmouth Video 2 Release Date!

My new video (Round-About) ,which is a 1:18 edit showing several spots in both Exmouth and Exeter will be released tomorrow (providing I can move it from my computer).

Check back for updates!

Published: Flying Post...

The article I submitted (see: Darwin In A Download post) to the Exeter Flying Post has been printed in the March edition.

That's my 4th print publication so far!

I'll scan in a copy when I get time...

Bored and Annoyed...

Sitting around in the ITLC trying to find stuff about the Conservative Party for a prophaganda project (El: Did you have to do one of these?)...

Really want to be commenting on pictures on Buzznet, stupid blasters on the IT team, blocking buzz. I'll have to go down to the library later and upload some pics!

Ho hum, think that I'll go and do some PK at lunch!

Phone status update

Apparently I left it in media, will have it back on thursday!

Phone lost...

Bloody Pockets... Bloody Trains...

Phone gone, all gone...

Don't text, don't phone, can't reply... :(

Grrrrr....

The oppressive, totalitarianists that run the college filtering have now blocked what seems like half the internet. I can no longer access BuzzNet from college, or half of the forums that I freqent. How can it be that in this age of digital enlightmenment and freedom of expression, that the establishment can block our access to these resources!

I've emailed the 'intranet coordinater' to complain about BuzzNet being cut of, and hopefully I'll be able to get this reverted!

Home...

I'm off home again...