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Just lately, I've been spending a liiiiiittle too much cash ... possibly using the up-and-coming holiday as an excuse!! The latest addition to the shopping trolley is a Sigma 70-300mm APO DG Macro lens, which arrived today. Admittedly, its not the one I originally wanted, but I don't really want to be taking an expensive lens away with me and it is my first zoom lens, so I forked out for the cheap version to get some experience before I get the better one. Unfortunately, you can tell this is the cheap version! Okay, I've probably been spoiled by paying for silent drive motors and image stabilisation in the past, so hearing this lens grind and wheeze its way to focus like an asthmatic nympho came as something of a shock. However, you get what you pay for, and I paid for something to feel comfortable travelling with, so I took a little hike out into the country at lunchtime to try it out... Tring Church Poppies Ahoy! Purple Plumes Tomorrow, I can look forward to the snorkel...

This week, I 'ave mostly been wearing restraints! * And before anyone comments, get your minds out of the gutter! We'll be having no innuendo here, thank you... This past week has been a bit of a strained one, which is a good reason for my not blogging since last Friday, otherwise you would end up reading the rants of Victor Meldrew ... and I'm a bit young for that role at the moment. At least, I would like to think so! Last weekend, I was supposed to head off to see my family prior to my birthday, but what with my lack of studying over the past few weeks, it took me until Sunday afternoon to finish studying the relevant units and get the assignment done and posted**. My cousin and his fiancé went into London for the day on Sunday*** and I said I might join them, but it was getting a bit late by the time the assignment was complete, so I dragged my mate Foshie into town instead and we had a wander about. It wasn't until bank holiday Monday that I helped him buy the ...

Already I've started slipping with the blog posts! It must have something to do with the bank holiday weekend where I was inclined to do absolutely nothing ... so I have practically nothing to write about. Well, that and the fact I've had the grumps for the past couple of days, so blogging in that mood would have been about as entertaining for you as a slap in the face with a wet fish. That said, I did manage to get off my behind and get out of the flat a couple of times. The rest of the time I was struggling with God of War : those PS2 controllers are pretty tough as mine has taken quite a beating where its been thrown in frustration, and it still works ... I only hope the PS3 controllers are as tough! I guess I also need to apologise to my neighbours who have had to put up with the rather unsavoury language during these frustrating periods! To think I never used to swear at all... :$ After Cath's debacle with her car's oxygen sensor , I dragged her into town on the...