It's been an adventurous week. Had to go to Quincy twice this week to replace a monitor. Hp warranty sent the wrong one. On the way back on Monday I played with the camcorder a bit.
I thought it might be cool to film the trip back while I'm driving. So I setup my tripod kind of in and around the console of the jeep and ran the windshield washer a few times. Mounted the camera and letter rip. Suprisingly enough it, didn't do too bad all considering. I only had one tape with me so I was only able to film from Quincy to Chester but that's all I needed.
After I got home I found out how easy it was to get the clip into the computer over firewire so it could be edited. Editing however will be a challenge because of the available formats I can import. My choice is WMV or DV-AVI. My mpeg editor can't handle these files so I'm gonna have to learn to use Sony Vegas. Found a deal on Vegas Movie Studio+DVD Platinum that was only $30. after rebates. It's certainly not the proversion but has a lot of the stuff in it that Vegas 7 has for the pro's. All this of course will add time to my DVD project.
Speaking of which the DVD project is currently at a halt. Mostly because I've been spending less and less time sitting at the computer. last weekend I installed a couple drive caddies in my server and cloned the hd. Was running out of space. I've run into the same problem almost on my video server.....2TB Raid5 is on the way! That should be here Monday.
The fence guy finished the cyclone fence at the back of the property this week. I was a little dissappointed that the company that made the fence weave I used last year seems no longer to be in business. So matching may become a problem unless I redo everything. I might roam around this weekend to see if I can find some old stock. I only need about 5-6 rolls so someone may have some somewhere.
Over the last few weeks I've had a mild sinus infection that is a little bothersome...randomly bothersome though now. I'm starting to notice more aches and pains in my joints at night so sleeping is also more of a challenge even though I seem to be doing more of it lately. And oh yeah, I'm down to aprox 3/4 of a pack a day from 4 packs so far.
Humming Bird population is growing around here. I counted 10 the other day. They are starting to cooperate at times. The feeders only have 4 holes each. The other day I saw 3 birds taking turns on one hole. One bird on the perch, and one on either side. The resident avian cook is spending a lot of time monitoring the feeders as a result.
Not sure exactly what I will do this weekend. Way to early to tell.