V-log progress, good food & getting old

I'm making progress finally with my v-log. I've been having no end of problems with MS Movie Maker which seems to have a mind of its own. The constant crashing and freezing drove me mad so I just had to find something more stable and reliable. I eventually found it - Serif MoviePlus X5 - it really is superb with every special effect imaginable. It took a while to master but I've got the hang of the basics and I've nearly completed my first v-log. In fact it should be ready for uploading to YouTube tomorrow evening. There are two items in the v-log, my tomato plants and a small piece about my generator - both on the subject of self-sufficiency. I'm hoping it will be of interest to someone.

Probably the food retailer's best kept secret has to be Farmfoods. I began shopping there a few months ago more out of curiosity than anything else. The stores are basic but the quality and range of food is excellent. Prices are good too and £10 can really go a long way. So that's my recommendation to anyone looking to save money but not compromise on quality. Advertisement over.

There may be some good news regarding my lost money. I'd read recently that most purchases made using a credit card are protected under Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act. Until recently this did not extend to debit cards but now it does. As my parents funded my training, they made an appointment with their bank and I understand it all went very well. We have some forms to fill in and I need to send copies of the various letters we have sent including stuff from the solicitor and the court. If they do refund the initial fee (£1,140) that'll be great. I will send details of the solicitor fees we had to pay (a further £1,000) in the hope taht they may look kindly on this also. Well, it's worth a try...

It's supposed to be getting hot apparently. Well not here yet. I'm by the Wash and it's been cloudy all day. OK it's been humid but nowhere near the sizzling temperatures predicted. Tomorrow is supposed to be properly hot... Call me boring but I hate it, especially that stifling heat you simply can't escape. The only thing I enjoy about hot weather is the inevitable storm that follows. I believe there are storms forecast for Tuesday.

I'm more sure than ever that I'm 'getting old'. I used to be able to do many things at the same time and listen to several things going on around me. Now though I just can't seem to cope with more than one thing. Quite often, my son will be having a grizzle about something in one ear and the TV news or something similar is going in the other. I find more and more that my head just cannot cope with it. I actually feel it overloading. OMG, I am becoming so much like my father. I make strange noises when I get up and down, I moan about the cost of everyday things, I don't like too much noise and my son's running about the lounge after dinner gives me indigestion. I'm 38 for goodness sake!

I want to go to Lowestoft tomorrow. There's a vintage bus rally down there organised by the East Anglia Transport Museum. But we can't go... I've been told by my wife that we can't afford it. The truth is the event is actually free but the petrol we certainly can't afford. It seems that days out and trips in the car are things of luxury. It's so sad that we now can't afford to travel, to see friends and family or to take a trip to somewhere different. It seems we're not alone, I heard on the radio that more and more people are cutting back on trips in the car. So sad...

I shot some footage today of the model railway I'm building. I've taken many photos but never taken any video. I'm quite pleased with the raw footage and after a bit of editing, I'm sure I can make it into short video for YouTube. I have a channel on YouTube, 'MattLincs' where I upload everything to. Wow, I am becoming creative...