Daily Archives: January 14, 2010

Clean as a whistle

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Hoorah! That was relatively painless. I’ve just cleaned my camera sensor and… I didn’t kill my camera!

So, first, the *before* pic, bearing in mind this is *after* I’d had a go with the air duster…

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And after a couple of wipes with a swab…

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I can still see one tiny spot so I’m going to give it one more go in a sec but even then that’s still better than it’s ever been before so I’m happy to vouch for the swabs/fluid solution as a great success.

The stuff I got was all from Photographic Solutions. I used Sensor Swabs (Type 2) and their ‘Eclipse’ soution. I also got a pack of their ‘Pec*Pad’ wipes too which are ultra-fine lint-free wipes which you can use with the same solution for lens/filter cleaning etc. Seems to be available from most camera shops and Amazon do it too.

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Has to be said I’m ever-so-slightly relieved that worked as well as it did.

Bit of an odd start to the year!

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Flipping ‘eck, this last couple of weeks of snow has been a right pain in the arse hasn’t it?

It’s not just been a nuisance with missing classes and travel etc. Personally I’ve found it a bit weird psychologically too. With not getting back to normal with the school yet it’s almost like the xmas holiday hasn’t finished and I’ve not got my normal routine back on track. Still, it looks like we’ve seen the worst of it weather wise and so hopefully we’re back to normal now classes wise.

So, let’s get back to it. Where were we? Well I just about completely failed to achieve any of the things I set out to last week, and what’s worse is because I was stuck at home I actually had *more* time available to do that stuff. Mad. Talk about weird headspace! Doh!

Anyway, one thing I’m definitely not doing is dwelling on what I’ve not done as that doesn’t help anything. I’m just cracking on with what I need to do. I had a major success the start of this week by taking my time on Sunday night to review and write out a to do list of the main things I needed to get done over the next few days. Monday morning I started on that list and I’d done all the main ones by 2pm! I was well chuffed about that. I find that little process of a 5 minute planning/review just before I head off to bed is really useful and I’m going to try and do that on a regular basis. it’s something to do with allowing your subconscious a chance to sort out what needs to be done and prepare you for it in advance. Yet more evidence of the superconscious brain working for you. I love that stuff!
Two days left this week in which I want to complete those goals I’d set last week, plus before next monday I need to review and make a plan for my liver cleanse/detox. There are a few bits and pieces I need to buy in advance to ensure I get my nutrition right so its important I read up on that and plan in advance. I know a key problem for me at the moment is I’m not getting enough fluids again either so I’ve got to make a concerted effort to increase my water intake each day and cut back on the caffeine.