tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807Sun, 11 May 2008 20:00:13 +0000http://diobach.com/index.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)Blogger709125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807.post-1741867554463583935Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:16:00 +00002008-04-29T12:40:59.005ZI'm getting the old inklings again, I want to make music. I miss not making tracks and songs, and last week I picked up a little practice amp for a tenner at the New Hedges car boot sale. It doesn't help that I've been working on updating my guitar site either, looking at loads of lovely old Fender Stratocasters. It's driven me to envy - so my old guitar has come out of storage this morning, and http://diobach.com/2008/04/coming-out-of-closet-guitar-i-mean.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807.post-4455394641244131563Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:54:00 +00002008-04-24T11:11:21.587ZOr maybe you have? I don't know - these videos have been up for a while. That said, I've not spotted them before now and I just happened across them doing some bingo related research. Anyway, basically these are two covers by the Young@Heart Chorus from Northampton, Massachusetts. They are a bunch of senior citizens who do live theatre and songs and videos and more. Their speciality is belting http://diobach.com/2008/04/sonic-youth-and-ramones-covers-like.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807.post-6817395426124634216Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:55:00 +00002008-04-21T15:13:10.804ZJust a quick note to feature to new favourite blogs that have been added to my blogline. First up is Photoshop Disasters, a site that pretty much does what it says on the tin. Bad montages, mixed up perspectives and more the site is full of posts that have had me chortling and smiling. Perhaps my favourite of the many favourites is this recent one. With out leaning on UK and Eire stereotypes, http://diobach.com/2008/04/photoshop-disasters-and-wtf-costumes.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807.post-7582278276924748027Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:00:00 +00002008-04-08T21:10:45.656ZAfter nearly two years, I've finally done something with my business related domain. Day Trip Media has been languishing unloved as I was to busy actually making a living to actually worry about that site. Originally it was essentially going to be an online CV of past photography, video and stuff and a brochure for a range of services I didn't actually want to offer. As it wasn't a money maker I http://diobach.com/2008/04/day-trip-media-v20.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807.post-3809257325429519908Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:45:00 +00002008-04-07T11:57:46.812ZThe weather has been pretty strange the last couple of days. I woke up to snow yesterday morning, then an hour later there was blue skies. Then it was hale stones, then snow, then bright sunshine again. I can't keep up. It's doing the same today, snow, hale and now bright sunshine. What with Cardiff winning a place in the FA Cup final (as opposed to merely hosting it) things seem a bit surreal tohttp://diobach.com/2008/04/strange-weather-and-new-site.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807.post-3338924910937765342Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:21:00 +00002008-04-07T12:48:45.332Z<!--#include virtual="/includes/content-125-body.ssi" -->Well, anyone who knows me knows I have zero interest in football, but given Cardiff City's winning the FA Cup semis today, I had to mark the occasion. I know many of my footie loving friends and family will be hankering after Wembley tickets for the FA Cup final - I might even watch it on the box myself, if I remember.There will be no end http://diobach.com/2008/04/cardiff-city-fa-cup-final-2008.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807.post-8374778576535205224Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:05:00 +00002008-04-01T02:31:25.916Z<!--#include virtual="/includes/content-125-body.ssi" -->Well, Easter holiday has been here and I've been not doing any normal work or abnormal work. By which I mean, the last week or so it's been taking it easy and not paying any attention to the rat race. We've had a few nice trips the last week, and the guest room is all but finished. So, what do I have for you tonight but the ramblings of a http://diobach.com/2008/04/amroth-trip.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807.post-2562622066677882890Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:46:00 +00002008-03-17T09:21:01.482Z<!--#include virtual="/includes/content-125-body.ssi" --> Well, we did it. To be honest I wasn't expecting anything from Wales this season, in fact during the first half of the first match against England, I turned the match off expecting another dreadful defeat. Luckily I tuned back in after half time with a thought of 'just give them one more chance' and boy did they live up to it! As you know,http://diobach.com/2008/03/wales-grand-slam-2008.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807.post-5008861010184352459Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:43:00 +00002008-03-12T00:01:35.504ZWe did a couple of nice trips out from the house over the weekend. Saturday we went down to the village for tea, and then on Sunday we walked through the woods down to Glen Beach, then took the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path for about a mile down toward Monkstone Point. I took the camera on both days, the light was nice - it was prior to the storms we've been having since Sunday night. So here's somehttp://diobach.com/2008/03/weekend-glen-beach-and-saundersfoot.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807.post-4302783343077878489Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:26:00 +00002008-03-11T23:38:12.752Z<!--#include virtual="/includes/content-125-body.ssi" -->Bit of a strange post, but I had the urge to do it so what the hey? Anyway, as part of the ongoing DIY, we had the wall finished (that featured in the video I've now taken down for other reasons) and decided to fix the floor as well. We had some work done on the floors before we moved in, but there was still more to do and having seen what http://diobach.com/2008/03/post-about-hammers.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807.post-6528976290032574284Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:05:00 +00002008-02-19T22:08:24.198Z<!--#include virtual="/includes/content-125-body.ssi" -->Well, back to work here - just about up to date now with the paperwork. As for the house we've got the builders in replacing the chimney as it turned out to be rotten and causing lots of damp in the front of the house. Once that's done we can think of decorating that room and finally having a guestroom (to invite people come stay and do thehttp://diobach.com/2008/02/well-back-to-work-here-just-about-up-to.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807.post-160363120188009971Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:48:00 +00002008-02-09T01:04:51.795ZWell, the big tidy up has slowed down in favour of the big and boring paperwork catch up. Finally up to date on 3 months of invoices and receipts, or at least I thought I was when I got a load of VAT related stuff that I have to sort and will cause me another couple of days of paperwork. Plus we got scaffolding up on the outside of the house as we're about to get our chimney rebuilt as it's http://diobach.com/2008/02/first-photos-of-2008.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807.post-7464548662892505545Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:20:00 +00002008-01-30T23:28:06.034ZYeah, I know, you're getting as bored by these posts as I am sorting this stuff out, but hell, I'm getting there. A lot more stuff gone today, shredded, composted, recycled etc. I'm working my way through all the old paperwork now, and I'm feeling a lot lighter. I have to make space, as now I'm running a business, I need to keep all the paperwork for it for at least 6 years, and this new place http://diobach.com/2008/01/keep-chopping.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807.post-7034111329161433012Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:59:00 +00002008-01-25T21:38:11.906Z<!--#include virtual="/includes/content-125-body.ssi" --> More stuff going to the dump or recycle today. I bottled the videos I mentioned yesterday and pulled them out the rubbish pile. I've set up my TBC unit and VHS player in the living room, where I can run a copy through the DVD recorder. Takes up a lot less space at least. Quite a blast from the past today - going through all my old photos. http://diobach.com/2008/01/cull-continues.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807.post-7656759592065894166Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:34:00 +00002008-01-25T00:01:59.596Z<!--#include virtual="/includes/content-125-body.ssi" --> As we continue to settle into our new home, I have boxes of junk that have been following me for years. Hiding in cupboards, lurking under beds, etc. They've got a nasty habit of building up - no matter how hard I try to declutter.A lot of stuff has come out of boxes already, now that my office is set up. I've also eBayed a load of stuff http://diobach.com/2008/01/shredding-past.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807.post-2033513899783169587Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:25:00 +00002008-01-03T00:46:07.585ZOk, first up, Happy 2008 to anyone out there catching up at the old web fun. I'll give you a quick peep show into the last two months since my last post to give you an idea as to why things have been so neglected around these parts. First up, we completed on the new house in Saundersfoot on the 13th of November. That led to a month of outright hard work renovating the new house before we moved inhttp://diobach.com/2008/01/cardiff-tenby-saundersfoot-blog.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807.post-497913298453614869Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:54:00 +00002007-11-08T14:29:13.702Z<!--#include virtual="/includes/content-125-body.ssi" -->There was a lovely sunset over Tenby last night, a nice Wintery sun one with jets streams involved. There's a couple of snaps below. As for the house in Saundersfoot, we're now only a day or two from exchange of contracts and hope to complete on the 13th. Then it will be all guns blazing and full steam ahead to get it ready for us to move http://diobach.com/2007/11/nice-sunset-and-bits-of-web-fun.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807.post-2282152322435832327Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:55:00 +00002007-10-30T03:09:00.224ZI've not posted any of my photos recently, mainly due to a lack of time. So, rather than burden this homepage with a massive batch of images, I've set up a gallery page with the big splurge of images instead. They've all been taken between the end of August and yesterday. You can visit the full gallery of images here, and follows are a couple of what I consider the cream of the crop to tempt you http://diobach.com/2007/10/big-photo-splurge-for-your-eyes.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807.post-1884440531419928640Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:20:00 +00002007-10-30T01:20:47.435ZWell, can't believe October is almost done, this means I've been self employed now for 16 months, and to be honest - it's flown, I'm enjoying this life too much, as hard as it is sometimes trying to keep everything ticking over. I have to say I've enjoyed every minute of it, you'd never get me back in an office now. So what have I been up to recently? Well, there's a lot of change afoot, so I'll http://diobach.com/2007/10/lots-of-news.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807.post-4910428294982870012Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:38:00 +00002007-10-10T08:23:58.532Z<!--#include virtual="/includes/content-125-body.ssi" --> Well, been a busy month - haven't had time to drop in here for a while, but I thought I'd take five minutes to do so. I needed a moan you see. So, for years I've been a caffeine addict, generally five to six cups of well stewed tea a day. So I was watching something at the weekend, and decided the time had come to quit my addiction. I've http://diobach.com/2007/10/decaffeinated-dio.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807.post-7795196388601759356Sun, 02 Sep 2007 07:42:00 +00002007-09-02T07:53:17.018ZAlongside a couple of new BANS sites I've been working on, and the running of my other websites, I've been working on a web site for the Welsh author Rachel Trezise. It went live yesterday - it's nearly all finished, just the store to do and a few last minute tidy ups.There's exclusive content and a new journal that Rachel will be working on in between writing work and publicising her books. As http://diobach.com/2007/09/rachel-trezises-new-website.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807.post-6271981385134086690Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:19:00 +00002007-08-09T09:06:17.440ZI'm taking the night off. Todays photos are brought to you courtesy of Elis. Only just turned 4 and he's been snapping like a mad thing. He's been taking photos for about a year now, and he took a corker of his folks and grandparents a while back - it's up on the wall at their house. I think after watching me, he's picked up a bit of my point and snap mentality. So, the camera I won finally http://diobach.com/2007/08/tenby-promenade-through-eyes-of-4-year.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807.post-3454061714726105647Mon, 06 Aug 2007 01:10:00 +00002007-08-06T02:09:19.523ZCarrying on the holiday fun, Wednesday we went along to see the annual Fireman's Carnival. Talking to the neighbours it's quite a highpoint in the local social calender. After working at the Swansea and Cardiff Carnival's in the past, this one was on a much smaller scale, and a lot more fun. Basically, the idea is everyone gets wet. The fire engines and floats spray water everywhere, and the http://diobach.com/2007/08/tenbys-retained-firemans-carnival-2007.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807.post-8989229890387315075Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:42:00 +00002007-07-31T20:29:50.536ZI've been feeling really in a continued holiday mood this week. My parents, grand parents and aunty, partner and grandson have been down since Sunday. They're staying in a caravan at Kiln Park and we've been doing a fair bit together. My parents and grand parents went back today, but my aunty's lot remains. As Elis and their grandson are roughly the same age, they've been having a ball together. http://diobach.com/2007/07/tenby-paella-festival.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596807.post-4679491238710158426Mon, 30 Jul 2007 01:10:00 +00002007-07-30T01:21:44.380ZPrior to disappearing to England for our holiday, the weather here had been a bit strange during the early parts of July. Warm but cloudy and threatening has often been the order of the day. We had one nice afternoon on the beach one weekend, but things got threatening pretty quick. Wonderfully dramatic skies heralded an oncoming rain storm, and I got some nice shots. Wonderful dark sun rays http://diobach.com/2007/07/tenby-before-storm.shtmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dio Bach)