Hey, me again. I haven't updated my space in a while now, so I'll try and be as full as I can. My birthday was on the 19th of December. It wasn't anythin too big; just some of my friends coming round for tea. They all came round after school (trust my b/day to be on the last day of the term), and we played Burnout Revenge for a few hours. Alot of swearing, cockyness, and ownage ensued. Then we all played Portal for a bit, before joining up for pizza. Flawless. I also got a chance to unwrap my birthday and christmas present, a brand-new Nikon D40 digital SLR, and photographed the whole event =P. Although everyone was a bit worried about it getting destroyed on the first day, it all ended well, and I had some great fun with it.

 

That's about all I can remember from my birthday, so I'll move onto Christmas.

 

We all travelled up to Ilkley (in Yorkshire) for Christmas, just two days after my birthday. The traffic on the way up was surprisingly good, so it took a mere 4 hours to get there. My dad & I stayed at my grandma's house, while my mum stayed with her mum. We all went round Clare's mum's house (Jose) to have a huge Christmas dinner of pork, roast potatoes, and the usual trimmings, while I was the head photographer of the evening =). After that, we all opened our presents, and that was about it. Aside from the Nikon, I got a neat little R/C helicopter that can fit in your hand, which was really nice. The four Bosworth women acted like sisters do, and played "God Save the Queen" on kazoos (naturally), and we all went up to Bolton Abbey for a walk. And yes, the weather was british. That kind of light rain that you can't do anything about, but is really annoying.

 

Paul & I went up onto the beautiful Ilkley Moors a couple of times, but the weather usually held us back. I got a couple of good shots, though. The great thing about the D40 is that it's compatible with all the lenses of my previous camera, the F301. Although they require a bit more skill to use, they are of very high quality.

 

That's about all that happened this Christmas, in a nutshell. I can't remember much else. Well, until another day when I can be arsed to update my blog, See ya. I'll probably add photos of everything in a bit.

A little pic of my D40 next to my old Nikon F301