Hello again, I have not disappeared or forgotten you, but Internet access is quite difficult here in Putney, Vermont. In fact this house is not even in Putney, it is off in the wilderness somewhere sat in a beautiful forested valley. It is a large white house sat amongst land littered with great bit metal sculptures, they are the works of the artist I am staying with, Chuck Ginnever. He is a long-time friend of my father as they have done a lot of work together over the past 25 years. My father has an apartment/studio in the nearby village of Bellows Falls but there’s barely any room to swing a stuffed meerkat so here I am in Chucks large home.
There is a phone line here and so am able to connect with a 56k modem but because we’re so far out, the usual connection speed is about 36Kbs on a good day which makes things a bit difficult when you have to wait about 53 seconds for a page like this one to load.. So that will explain any delays in posting here..

Hmm anyways, it’s nice to be isolated from the hustle and bustle of New York and it’s rat race. In fact this place is a complete contrast with it’s idyllic location and laid back folks. I really must apologise again for the lack of photos, a blog is not a blog until there are images to match the words!
I am currently in a dilemma choosing the digital camera to go for as there are many options and features (some I need, some I don’t). Also I have limited funds until an American Bank account is opened here to transfer money from my English account thus you begin to see my predicament. Rest assured, I hope to have all such matters solved by next week so hold on tight folks for now.

The other big priority is purchasing a car for myself since I am literally stuck here waiting for my father to turn up in his truck before I can actually go anywhere and join up with the rest of civilisation so to speak. As soon as I have my own set of wheels, it seems that I will have bought my independence here finally. Again a car is not a simple impulse buy as there are many factors to consider.

Lastly I shall need to settle on buying a laptop as well because I cannot do any of my digital based work without one, however I am unsure if it’s waiting until the Core2Duo (new Intel CPU) has been a little more integrated and the laptop pricing thus following suite.. Meh
So, yes, at the moment I am at the “What On Earth Am I To Buy For The Roadtrip??” stage. Please bear with me 🙂