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For some reason, recently it’s taking a HUGE effort to get us to the blogging table. We do read blogs and even leave comments (admittedly the Lassie comments more than me), but we can’t seem to get those fingers clicking over our blog.

So an update:

Things have been fine.. Wow, see how I lied there? Smooth operator! Yeah, things are so so. Our apartment is still too small, we are still in debt, I still hate my job, the Lassie still wants to mass murder her colleagues (although she is off on maternity leave, they still claw at her).

Yeah, everything is kunkybory and we’ll now let you return you to your regular program.

I wanted to touch on some things that I would “like” for my photography hobby (which seems to have taken over quite a bit).

I use a Fuji FinePix S5700, also known as S700 in the US (because Nikon has a S5700 in the US).

You could also consider this a list for you, if you want to start photography, as you will probably need or want this at some point when you’re starting out.

1. Flickr Pro account - Mass high resolution storage on the web, share, comment and also videos make this a total must. Also, unrelated to being pro or not, you can join groups with subject matters that are either photography styles, or a group for the camera itself.

2. New Tripod - Absolute must! If you want to take anything that is low light, you will need a tripod, as you have to lower the shutter speed (allow the light to enter the camera for a longer time) and thus, if the camera is in your hands, you will get camera shake or blurred images.

3. Book: The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby - I normally don’t like Kelby’s writing style, but I have seen a lot of reviews that have been good about this book. So I am open to it now and hopefully I can see past the style, like so many people have.

4. Cokin A Photo Filter System - This will give me an interchangeable system of polarizer, UV and gradient filters. My buddy Rob tested these out and they are super for the S5700.

5. Wide Angle Fisheye lens - This lens is curved and lets you take a wider image.

So I FINALLY fixed the avatars and the author crap in the post header bar…Look above to the title and you might see what I mean. I have honestly no idea why I forgot to set that up!

Anyway, a small update *breathing in*

Still not going to the gym. I have a no time issue, better known as ‘I’ll do it tomorrow syndrome’. Honestly, I am needing to get my arse in gear for that, as it’s been super hot here and I have taken to running around the house in my shorts with no shirt and…it’s not a pretty sight. Especially when your sweat and your belly can make your baby girl stick to you. Yes, I said stick to me!

While talking about arses, I had a super smart arse comment today that made me feel warm inside and I wanted to share. I was recovering data from The Lassie’s laptop (I forget its pet name…I’ts a laptop!) and the process takes very close to an ice age to complete. Cue dialogue:

Lassie : How long is it now?

Laddie : It’s hitting 1/3 now.

Lassie : You said it was 1/4 20 minutes ago?

Laddie : Yeah angel, 1/3 is more than 1/4!

I said I was sorry afterwards.

On that note: The laptop. If you have ever owned a Mac you might be wondering what devil’s work is going on here, as Macs “normally” never fail. Well The Lassie’s iBook did…sorta. She was deleting some photos that were blurry from the iPhoto album. Things you just don’t keep! Then she put the iBook on standby (closing the screen) and we had dinner. Later, I get a raised “get in here” command from the Lassie and she informs me that all the data in iPhoto is lost…ALL OF IT! Sure enough all the images in iPhoto had gone. To let you know how important it was to us, it was the first two months and a little more worth of photos and videos of our little Munchkin - all gone! So I have been trying to ‘undelete’ the data by using Data Recovery 2 software. So far, I got the images back, and although they are all messed up in some strange order, we have them. Only the movies are still unaccounted for. Hoping I will find them soon.

I think I will leave it like that for now.

I am hoping that soon I will be able to fix the rest of the site!

Hee hee, we were missing for a month and now we are posting like mad!

So, I wanna talk about what has happened to me recently, but it’s sorta private, so I will have to ask you to log in.

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Phew, that was not so hard, was it?

Hey there peeps,

Sorry for the long time no see. As the birth of our first child draws closer, it’s been quite hectic, to say the least. Things have sort of calmed down now, so we are having a little time to relax.

I am going to get geeky now, so I will say sorry in advance! But this is site news, so please continue…

I use a system called Joomla. This is much like Blogger and Wordpress. It’s the system that keeps the sites running. Well, I have thrown in the towel on trying to get Joomla to do what I want it to do and now I am going to have to change a whole lot of things to get everything up to date and fully functional.

A while ago I promised that you as a reader would at some point be able to log in and get the behind the scenes look at what we think and are doing. It would not be making out blog private, but it would rather mean that trusted readers that comment and then are able to log in can see our photos of the baby and all the places we have been going.

Well, as I touched on before, Joomla is a B***h to allow this to happen. So I have to upgrade the site to the new version and also create a new template!!

*puff* *wheeze*

So what will this mean for No Magic Pill…Well, we will release the new site asap, with all the blogs merged into one site again. Here you can either view (or have the subscription) to see all 4 blogs (Life, Baby, Weight and Tech Pill) in one site. Or you can view and subscribe to the Pills you like the most, cutting out all the other bloggles. Merging everything, to be honest, is what I should have done in the first place, but I am only human.

This time round you will be able to log into our site, but don’t worry, you won’t be spammed! In fact, you won’t get any mails from us at all, unless I am quick enough to get this running before the baby comes and I can mail you guys to let you know the Lassie and the baby are ok.

So in short…Watch this space, as No Magic Pill will change into something bigger and better than ever before…hopefully…