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Update after 40 days and 40 nights in cyber wilderness

¦ dialling in from HIAB-X Lab 1 ¦

8th August, 2007
Seems like an absolute AGE since I last posted here. I was in Newcastle for a month, came back for two days, and then bounced back to Newcastle for another week (able to hang out with Adz who was over from San Fran), then back to Bristol, long enough to catch some sleep before setting off at midnight and driving to Stanstead to catch a 6AM flight to Montpellier with Jo and her twin sis, Sarah... hire car.... 15 minute drive to Perols, and by 9.30AM I'm sitting in 36c with a cup of strong black coffee in my hands.

The South of France trip lasted for a blissful week. Daily trips to vast sandy beaches, sitting in the sun, reading, writing notes on Dog Eat Dog, and swimming in the Med. This was my final blast of total freedom before reality sucked me back... all thanks to Sharky dumping a couple hundred quid in my bank account to pay for it, saying "you deserve a good holiday"

So thanks and much love to Sharky.

There was one day of rain during the France experience... which was perfect, as it meant the sun-junkies, Jo and Sarah, were forced off the beach, and allowed me to grab a ride to my favourite location in the area; a medieval crusader fort called "Aigues Mortes", which is going to feature in Dog Eat Dog, and probably a number other Yellow Dawn spin-offs.

However, several grim things have happened. 1) my laptop died. 2) bust my glasses. Ultimate bad-timing. Money situation is not good, and I'm now back in the UK, trying to find work without access to my files, a PC, or internet.

Luckily found a spare pair of glasses from the original "get two specs for the price of one" deal back in 2004. So at least I can see, and don't have to fork out a couple hundred for a new pair right away.

Thankfully Vega$ rang me today, and said "come over...I'm busy building but you're free to use the computers and internet..." this has been a total lifesaver...

Also getting great support on the God Seed front from Floyd in New York, who now seems to be on a mission to get me as much exposure as possible. I've had the publisher send him 3 copies of God Seed.... lets see what he can do with them. *fingers and toes crossed*

Yellow Dawn has gone in exception, which isn't a bad thing. Hagen's done me a new countdown timer, not that I can actually upload it to my website because I don't have the right tools, until I get a new laptop ARrrrrgggh...... but at least I've got a couple proofs in hardcopy to get on with editorial and system-testing.

Dog Eat Dog is now a paper-based project again. Which is kind of nice in a strange way, but very time consuming.

I'm in a really challenging period of life again. Not surprising, really, when you think I've had absolute freedom since April 2006...

Anybody want to offer me movie options on God Seed? £500K would make me very happy right now....

...actually, just £400 quid for a new laptop would be very much appreciated too! *smiles*

Over & Out

Djr