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Well, I know I always say something to that affect after christmas day, but wow, it's over for another year! -- i did have a good time, and as per usual when my parents hoast it, they put on a good deal; went to heaps of work!
As I write this, i am saving my recording. Unfortunately it's not the best quality as for some strange reason, I've lost my voice guide for the olympus. It vanished along with some of the sounds, so whether I accidently deleted them (something which I didn't think one could do), who knows. so, it's set to the lower quality setting but it's not too bad; just not the high quality sound I would have liked but it is certainly better than what I had it set to a few years ago.
Anyway I stayed at parents last night, slept in only to be woken up by B on phone at about 9.
Everyone started arriving about 12. We had lunch a while later, popped bonbons and were merry as always! Ike can run now; he's such a good little boy!
After lunch we open presents; I got money, chocolate and clothes pretty much; was good stuff!
Then we had the sweets.
Poor Nan has a cold so she didn't stay long. The others left too as they had their other families to go too.
I stayed at parents for a while with a and T, then Dad dropped me back here.
I asked Chelle if we could leave our catchup til tomorrow as I'm quite tired and will go to bed early tonight. She'll prob come tomorrow and we may go on mojo for a while.
But now I plan to add some icecast settings to my sam encoder and maybe go on for a test or something, and play a few songs or somethin. :)
As always, when christmas file is saved, I shall upload it as a protected entry.
Til Next Time, RdFreak
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So I can't even remember when i last wrote in here. It's not like me, i know. guess I just have felt not up to writing lately.
But I think since I wrote last, i've done three shows for Mojo Radio which have all had their various teething problems, but I am getting better. The Mic on my headset is partly to blame. I will eventually buy myself another one. I've gotten good at uploading my archives as soon as I finish my show; these being at http://mojoradio.us/archives/rachelk,
So yeh apart from that, I've just been hanging out, going to woodwork, been lazy on the job front, but will get back into that.
Last Wednesday I went for my followup appointment at the kidney specialist after I'd had the required blood test. the results weren't good; still much the same as before. so he organized me to have a biopsy at Boxhill Hospital which i had last Monday.
Man the local annasthetic stung so so bad, but I know why they do that now. they tell us to hold our breath as they're doing it, so they don't puncture or kinda scratch the kidney or anything around it; makes sense, but geeze, i was a wimp. But, all went well and i was wheeled out to recovery where I had to stay practically laying still for four hours, of course to prevent any risk of internal bleeding starting etc. I watched Channel 10 and listened to everything else going on around me. The nurses were so so nice, as only I've ever experienced; they were so busy though, run off their feet.
Anyway, dad picked me up about 2.30 and took me back there for the night. ang came for dinner so that was good. I had my acer to keep me occupied where i was mainly chatting on twitter.
Dad dropped me home yesterday afo. I was meant to go out yesterday and today to my various commitments, but I am taking it easy. Even now, the kidney is still tender, certainly not as bad as Monday but still; I will take it easy all week to be on the safe side. I will call the specialist tomorrow as instructed to see if he has the results and we'll go from there i guess; only thing to do right?
Oh, almost forgot, not use to having to remember back so far. Sunday the 7th was our graduation at gDV. I was in the second and final ceromony for the day. dad and Nan came with me, then we went back to Mum's for a roast. The day was rainy with patches of sun here and there, but the ceromony remained dry.
After lunch, we went to Ang and Trent's place; I hadn't seen it before, and it was nice. Ang made a lovely chocolate cake which we all enjoyed. Jan was there too which was lovely. Love big get-togethers.
Now I can't wait til christmas. :) We're having it at parents house this year since the kitchen has been done finally.
Anyway about all for now. Hopefully I won't have any more absences from writing in here.
til Next time, RdFreak
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So in the midst of the long and damn complicated transition to the VA job agency, I have taken up internet broadcasting again.
I bought myself a server at ultrahoast and am practicing there; it suits me down to the ground, and unlike before, the basic streamer is even a stereo one. I bought it Tuesday and have so far broadcasted six times to some lovely listeners, only from my twitter and msn lists so far, but they have all given me great feedback and encouragment.
When I was doing this years ago, I was using the winamp shoutcast DSP plug in, but now I installed and am using the sam encoders from spacial audio.
With a suggestion from shane C (who I finally met on skype a few days ago) I also downloaded and installed Station playlis studio which sounds really good and it's basically everything in one package; it will normalize everything, cross fade if I want, and a whole lot of other stuff which will make it sound really professional! The playlist feature sounds just wonderful, and I'll be able to keep track of all the songs I've put in there.
I will be getting myself a USB headset combo though, probably Monday now.
I am getting the hang of it all rather quickly. I listen to the archive after each broadcast which helps me determine any of the little issues I'm still having, such as the mic being too loud and/or the music clipping.
Of course I'm aiming to join a network very soon but I'm still figuring out which one; there is a lot to choose from, but I only really know of ones with blindies on, not that it matters of course but just saying. I'm looking forward to getting on a network and being able to broadcast to an even larger audience. I have heaps and heaps of music and comedy; am into such a wide variety that I don't think my listeners would ever get bored. I may still keep my server even then.
(the above link will take people to my server page if I'm broadcasting.)
In other news, I am off to Mons tomorrow with Karen, and we will be baking biscuits, brownies, Lemon Marrangue pie and a roast for dinner; mmm. Joy and I will be staying over as it'd be a bit dodge training it home so late.
Well that's about all; may broadcast for a bit now.
Til Next time, RdFreak

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