Last minute problems

26 08 2008

With about 24 hours before meeting up with a director i have been working with I started to prepare some CD to hand off. But whats this? A whole scene is missing? AHHHH!!! no problem, just re make the scene from scratch but i really could do without the grief

 

The new computer arrived last wednesday, Its been a glorious week. but sadly I find myself cursing my laptop whenether i have to do anything with it How quickly my attitude has changed. Before the laptop was my work horse, now I wonder how i Ever managed with it 

Of course it is useful Like tommorow when i meet the director becuause I can guarentee he wont bring a laptop with him so it will be a good job when i open up my laptop and show off the stuff i have been working on in the critical 20 minute window before the battery runs out…



Emergency! Emergency!

26 08 2008

I have finsihed for the day and I find I am reflecting on an incredible day.

At 1.30 this morning, Police pursuing a car ended the chase in my street. The car the suspects where driving, crashed into a lamp post a few doors down before spinning at least 3 times, comming to a halt outside my house. one of the suspects ran down my drive, and across my back garden before being tackled by a police officer, through my garden fence. It was a pretty strange night. The Police had to retrieve evidence from the back garden.

When i read of stories of ‘have a go heroes’ I wonder what i would do if I where in a similar situation. Well now I know. I stumble around the house all befuddled , making sure everything is ok before stuggling to find a pair of shoes and and seeing whats going on. to be frank I would be a crap have a go hero which is kind of sad really. I would like to think that I was a moral , upstanding citizen who would not hesitate to do the right thing. but the reality is in a crunch i have all the quick-wittedness of a cheese sandwich. I couldnt even remember my postcode!!!

The plus side is that Have a go heroes types to get asaulted and/or stabbed by the irrational criminal type they are looking to apprehend and in the current climate of knife related crime, its not something i would welcome.

after that sleep was pretty much impossible for the next 3 hours. mainly because a bunch or workmen turned up to make the wrecked lamp post safe (and also I dont admit to being a little unnerverd)

fast forward to this afternoon, where there was a fire drill. So for the second time today I have been involved in an emergency services-related activity. and They say nothing ever happens n a bank holiday!

That said I am slightly nervous about leaving the office now incase i get hit by a bus or something and end up having to got to hospital in an ambulance!