ok this is an experiment. I am updating this from my phone as we are driving. It is pretty slow and arduous. I am going to do the same update in a minute using qik so it will be on the right of the home page. Let me know which method of updating you prefer and why! Right lets get filming.

Well the last few weeks have been really busy for me. Having a broken arm has given me the time to work on my portfolio and apply for lots of jobs. It looks likely that I will be working in London soon and commuting everyday which will give me lots of train time, so maybe this site will get some attention who knows.

Our vegetables are doing really well. We had some courgettes the other day:

A bit funny looking but they tasted ok.

Been going on some walks.

Also we are moving house soon, so I have been clearing out the garage. There are my digging shoes from the last 3 years!

Going away tomorrow so no updates for the next week. Enjoy the weather!

I was on Radio 4 on Saturday morning. On this show. You can listen to it here. Fast forward to to 10:55.

They were interested in this idea.

UPDATE: The BBC delete podcasts after a week. You can download the file with this link:

iPM - 25th July 2008

On Wednesday night I fell off my bike. This happens fairly frequently, but on this occasion something about the way that I landed meant that both of the bones in my right arm snapped. I wasn’t doing anything out of the ordinary, it was just one of those things.

Luckily for me Tom and Nigel were on hand to sort me out. I couldn’t move at all because my wrist was moving independently of my elbow and the bones would have poked out of the skin. This was the most painful thing I have ever felt, by a long way. I can’t describe how bad the pain was, but I was making horrible noises and shaking and shivering. The paramedics came in about 20 minutes which was quick considering where we were and gave me gas and air. That is good stuff.

To cut a long story short I have 2 plates in my arm and a cast for the next few months. The nurses at Ashford hospital did a really good job and I am so grateful for the NHS, and all the people who helped me. I can’t imagine how bad it would have been if I had been alone, (especially as my phone gets no signal at the trails).

I don’t want to ride with plates in my arm, especailly with what happened to Tim, so I think it will be 2 or 3 years before I am back on a bike, but I do hope to ride again one day. I am sure you will see me at the woods before then with my camera anyway!

I don’t want loads of sympathy or anything, I know this is a risk I took every time I rode my bike. I am just grateful for the 6 years riding I have enjoyed and all the good memories. Don’t take it for granted.

Let me explain what is going on here. I am sitting in my garden working on my laptop. This is my new office. The laptop gets internet access from the wireless connection in my house, and the headphone are getting music from the transmitter on my hifi. The music comes from the internet through last.fm. Technology is pretty amazing.

Also in the picture you can see the courgette, strawberry, chili, carrot and tomato plants we are growing. Free food!

There are some more pictures of July in the garden.