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Our bags are packed and we’re all ready to leave on our big 6 month long trip, only to find out that all flights out of London have been cancelled due to volcanic ash floating over the UK from Iceland. The day we arrived in England they had the most snow they had had in 18 years and the day we plan to leave there is volcanic ash in the sky. Pretty strange. If you’re wondering why planes shouldn’t fly when there is volcanic ash in the sky then you’ve come to the right place – I have created a very technical image to explain.

Apparently we could get a replacement flight on Sunday afternoon, but Monday is more likely.

I just finished a site for my wife’s dad – Terence Archibald. He is a bird and wildlife artist in South Africa and is flippin talented! If you have some time go check out the site. The site was a quick job that I rushed a little, but I’m happy with the result. My girl and I are leaving on a 6 month ’round-the-world’ trip tommorow, provided the volcanic ash flying over the UK from Iceland settles before then, so I needed to get it done before we leave. I will be teaking it over the next while, but it’s pretty much done. Below is my favourite painting from the site – seriously, how good is that!?

So Adobe’s CS5 suite of apps is soon to be released. Some the stuff I’ve seen and heard about seems pretty impressive so it’s kind of exciting – the only problem is if you can’t afford the upgrade… We’ll see what happens in a few weeks time? If I get a few more jobs soon I think I’ll be taking the jump…

So I decided to start this blog to post tutorials and info about random stuff that I learn or hear about. Honestly though I’m not really sure how much time I’ll be able to give to it. In just over a month I’ll be leaving on a 6 month ’round-the-world’ trip with my super-awesome wife. I’ll try to post as much as I can while we’re away, but I’m guessing that at best it will be sporadic.

For now take a look at this: The pros and cons of freelancing.