Tried to do some music work in the morning, but it didn’t really work. The new software synths I have sound fantastic, but less like Genki English and more like Terminator 3! Not very useful. When I did get something going the computer crashed. Hmmm. In the afternoon I had a meeting with a teacher…

It’s amazing how much email builds up after only a couple of days. I also wrote the Japanese newsletter and my newspaper column, the final one of the year! There’s also a problem with the autoresponders for the orders. The latest thing is viruses hitting them with fake return addresses, which then triggers an order…

After yesterday having my computer crash twice just as I was about to finish a recording project I went out today to buy a new computer. I figured it would be quite easy “Hello, what’s the best computer you have?”, “Here you go sir, how about this?”. But oh no! It is just so strange…

It’s not half as exciting as last year, is it, this diary? The highlight of today was my new desk and posh chair arriving! Cool! It is so much nicer to work in a proper chair, rather than on the sofa. Right, now all my gear is set out properly, let’s get cracking on this…

It’s quite good this getting into a routine business, it means I work most of the week then actually manage to get a day off once a week as well! Cool. I had a look at computers today, but again nothing too special, for that amount of money I want something that will be a…

Normal work stuff during the day, PR and working on the site. Then in the evening I checked out some of the TV I’d recorded whilst I was back in the UK. “Have I got news for you?” is just the most hilarious thing ever! Well worth buying a DVD recorder for!