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As you no doubt will see by the frames and such around my pictures Artwork is one of my favourite pass times. All the artwork in my picture galleries is accomplished with Photoshop which I have versions 6, 7 and CS which is effectively Version 8. I must add here that apart from getting the colour balance right and removing any extraneous items from the pictures I never enhance myself in any way. I am considering adding a special gallery which will contain some seriously `doctored' pictures such as some of my `cloning' and de-aging pictures but I will label that gallery accordingly - for now - what you see is what you get. In general I also love messing around with computers and I built and set this machine up myself from scratch. I've installed 'Windows XP Pro' to see what it's like and to see how it can be 'Tuned Up' as thus far it is a very resource hungry Operating System. For those who have a technical interest in such things I am now running a 'LEX BN791' Mainboard, an 'AMD XP 2000 CPU with 512 Mb of DDR RAM. For those that wish to know 256Mb of RAM is not enough to really make 'XP Pro' run as well as I know it can - particularly if like myself you often use resource hungry programmes such as Photoshop. I am a motor racing fan and always watch F1 and in fact can get quite hostile if any of my friends call during a GP - they all know better than to do that - LOL. I used to be able to follow CAART and NASCAR plus the DTM which was always good entertainment - lots of wheel banging, paint exchanging and Brail driving - LOL. Currently I don't seem to have the right TV channels to view them but I live in hopes. Music has always been an interest - No! - more a passion and very much part of my spirit. I am actually a musician (Bass - 5 string) but I only entertain myself nowadays as my disposition where I live is not conducive to being made welcome in a band. I can't honestly say that I'm stuck in a musical rut as I like music from most all genres and its lineage is also not too relevant either. If I were to choose the genres that I like to play myself as a Bass Player then it could be Rock, Blues, some types of Jazz, and maybe some soul. Listening wise well that goes from one extreme to the other and I've often bought an album just for one of the tracks.
For other armchair
entertainment I can't deny that I'm a Sci-Fi fan. I watch all of the
usual Sci-Fi programmes when I can and apart from it's personal entertainment
value, I also consider it a form of temporary escapism from the trials and
tribulations of everyday life. Good documentary's are also something I
enjoy including some of the wildlife type programmes. I am most
definitely not into the very popular 'soaps' particularly the one that
commences with the drum beats - when I want to be depressed I can find my own
format thank you -
As yet I have not mentioned any what I call `Girly' interests but of course clothes, shoes and such are always on my mind and I don't consider them an interest - more a part of everyday life. I update my wardrobe
when I can but believe me if money was no object - I would need a separate
home just for the clothes and shoes My 'Style' preference is the 'Elegant' 'Sophisticated' look which can be subtly sexy without being glaringly obvious. As to whether I actually ever achieve that is not for me to judge but I hope it works on most occasions. It would be nice if just some of the '50's' look was blended in with much of the current fashion trends. Those were the times when women could be out in public simply shopping but look great without looking out of place. Yes! - I do like to be casual and wear comfortable clothes and shoes when doing everyday things but I draw the line at 'Scruffy' - many of us know what I mean - Don't We! I do have a few interests which have been on hold for a while now. Mainly finance has been the big hold-up but also some I am shut out of once again due to disposition. It ain't
me - honest - it's the others - the fragile ego's - most guys that can't
handle being in the company of a TS - wimps -
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