I haven’t updated lee-jarratt.com in quite a while, mainly because:

A) I’ve been extremely busy

B) No one visits the site so there’s not much point

Anyway, I passed my Course with a Merit, so I’m now progressing onto the Advanced Diploma for IT which is a 2 year course, and I get a free Asus eee PC! After the Course, I will be heading off to University to do Computer Animation, or Computer Programming

I celebrated the fact I got a Merit on the Course by getting WASTED, man it was apparently quite a good night (I couldn’t remember ), if you want to see the not-so-good photos, just add me on Facebook (Search for Lee Jarratt).

Later guys,

Lee.J x

Ubuntu Tweak 0.3.2 is now officially released, the changes are as follows:

• Fixed the bug that can’t show a warning message while running under other desktop environment(only can run under GNOME).
• When launch Ubuntu Tweak, it will show a splash screen. Because Ubuntu Tweak become bigger and bigger, the launch speed is slow, so show a splash screen is a proper way while waiting.
• Added the options to install Compiz and Nautilus Extensions. You can through the interface to easily install some useful package.
• History settings: To protect your privacy, you may want to disable Recently Used. Now Ubuntu Tweak can disable it.

You can download the latest (and greatest) version from here:

http://ubuntu-tweak.com/downloads

 You can check out the official Release Notes here:

http://ubuntu-tweak.com/2008/06/05/ubuntu-tweak-032-released.html

You can visit the official Ubuntu Tweak Help & Support Forums here:

http://theubuntuforums.com

As you can see, theubuntuforums is now the official forums for Ubuntu Tweak after several talks with TualatriX (the main guy behind Ubuntu Tweak), I am also the English Consultant for this great application so I edit the English Strings in the Python Script of the Application before it gets released Officially (A pretty important job )

If you are a Ubuntu and a Ubuntu Tweak user, you will be happy. If you aren’t a Ubuntu user, you must be thinking what the F i’m blabbing on about hehe.

Lee.J

Okay, so I went on to Wikipedia and typed in GNOME hoping it would bring up information on the GNOME Desktop Environment but it came up with information on Garden Gnomes, so I accepted that. I scrolled down near the bottom hoping for GNOME Desktop Environment links, then there was a ‘related link’ called ‘video of Gnome on the streets’ so I clicked out of curiosity. Now I’m seriously freaked out..

You can watch the video of a Gnome sighted in South America here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=D8ebg_JMMM8

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That’s got to be real right?

Gnomes are a serious belief in some parts of the world, I’ve heard a few stories and this is convincing. I don’t see any reason why they aren’t real.

Maybe I could capture one and keep it as a pet? It could mine for me, so I can take the Ruby’s and Gem’s it dug up so I can sell them cheap on eBay, the possibilities are endless.

Lee

Anyway, now I can finally pull that big darn plug on iTunes, I went back to good ol’Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 for Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Service Pack 1 (Microsoft and their long names..) and all went well for a while, until it just doesn’t have what it takes (Quote from Christian Shepard on LOST).

I heard that Microsoft released V.2.5 of it’s Zune Software and even if it does eat up a lot of my precious RAM, it’s the best Media Player out there! It’s just insane at organising my music and I love how everything flows nicely, It’s just so great. I have took a few screenshots to show you incase you haven’t seen the Zune Software..

Before you’re like ‘ROFL N0 MUSIK!’, I am currently re-adding my music collection as I like to okay? Because if you’ve got a problem with that then you can say it to my face! Nah.. But yeah I like to delete my music and re-download and rip etc because I’m strangely obsessed with things like that (Don’t ask why..).

If you’ve never heard of the Zune, It’s dubbed ‘The iPod killer’ (By me anyway) and currently only exists in America and Canada right now, and I’m patiently waiting for it to arrive at the rocky shores of England, because they just look so cool!

Oh and, so much stuff has been happening lately, that’s why I temporarily dis-owned my blog, life is so amazing for me right now and most of it’s personal so I’m not going to publish everything to the World Wide Web

Laterz, Lee x

Apple In-Ear Headphones

Today I bought some new Apple In-Ear headphones for £24.99, they are pretty awesome I must say but I need to get used to them a bit, they also seem to stick out a bit and I look odd wearing them.. Oh well, it’s the music that counts, and great bass response from my new headphones! Well, they suit my iPod classic quite well anyway

Mario Kart Wii

I popped Zelda: Twilight Princess and Super Mario Strikers Charged in my College bag this morning, I was hoping to trade them in at Game so it would only cost £9.99 for Mario Kart Wii, I checked the day before yesterday so I knew I wouldn’t have much luck today. I knew it, out of stock :/

So we went to Gamestation, had a little go on Wii Fit (There was demos out) which was a bit too awesome and then I traded in my games and got Mario Kart Wii (Which was actually in stock) for £8.99! I was better off going to Gamestation then Game so I’m glad Game didn’t have any stock in or I would have spent/wasted a £1 Very lucky bargain hunting if you ask me

Lee x

The Ubuntu Forums, my other site has just opened. It is a website for discussing and for people seeking help & support with the hugely popular Ubuntu Linux. Feel free to have a look around, register and get posting!

http://theubuntuforums.com

Lee Jarratt x

What I’m going to do now is hand it into as many Coffee shops and Cafe’s as I can, and I will also be picking up application forms from places too. I need the money for my contract phone, and I want to go to a few Christian events in the Summer so if it means having to work at McDonalds then so be it, it’s money at the end of the day anyway.

Facebook

To all the Facebook readers out there, I have just re-created my account and I am now officially addicted to it. It’s crazy, I might even end up saying to people “I’ll Facebook you about it later” etc. I mean how sad can you get? But the thing is, I only add people I know personally so don’t bother adding me

Anyway, I’ve been busy lately doing all sorts of things and I need to straighten my hair (Yes, I even straighten short hair now) so I can hand in a CV to a local Coffee/Cafe/Bar (whatever it is) that’s right near me.

Lee x

I have had the most emotional week of my life, trying to figure out who I really am and I talked to God about it. God has given me confidence to sing and worship God and not care about what anyone else thinks. The band playing at iScape Spring Harvest 2008 is amazing, and everyone I met there. Some people I have met have really inspired me. I have shaved my head and had the top of my head cut really short, I did this so I can start afresh with my hair, and to start afresh with my life.

I am not ashamed to say it, I love God and choosing to be a Christian has been the best decision of my life.

Okay first off, you don’t have to read this if you don’t want too. I will most probably bore you, but if I do then why are you on my personal website?

Also I might upload a few photos that have been took of me the last few weeks or so, and from Spring Harvest etc when I get back from my break. Some are pretty funny, classic Lee.

Christianity

I am going on a 5 day break at Butlins with my sister, her fiance and a cousin, there I will be meeting up with another cousin and hundreds (or thousands) of people who all have something in common. This is a massive Christian event called Spring Harvest where all these Christians meet up, have a great time and have fun, and talk to God.

Now I wouldn’t say I’m a dedicated Christian, I just haven’t been that person the last half a year or so, I’ve done things that I shouldn’t have done, but we’ve all done these things. I’m just figuring out who I really am, who I want to be and how I want to go about my life.

I went to a small Christian event on Easter Sunday with my sister and her fiance, and met up with a cousin and an auntie. It was a good night, it was a new experience for me. There was hundreds of the hardcore Christians there (And I mean hardcore) and we all had a good night, singing along to great music, listening to real life stories on how people have experienced God and there came to a point where we all said a prayer (This guy on the microphone on the stage told us to close our eyes), so my eyes where closed and this guy asked if they are going through a really hard time at the moment or need to experience Jesus then raise your hands now, so there I was with my eyes closed and I slowly raised my hand. I felt like I was the only one to do this, I just raised my hand slowly and kept my eyes closed for a further few minutes. I then stood up and my sisters fiance (I should give him a name, so Ric) stood up with me and gave me support, asking me if I wanted him to come with me to the front and get prayed for. I kept on standing, holding back the tears (this was so emotional for me at the time) and for a further few minutes, I stood there with Ric. I then looked back to see everyone else sat down around me, and Ric and I were the only ones standing (apart from the people getting prayed for at the front), so I walked down slowly and asked for someone to prayer for me and then there it was. Stood there for a few minutes, praying.

I didn’t ‘feel’ anything when I was getting prayed for but I felt I opened the doors for Jesus to contact me in some way, so maybe during Spring Harvest, I will have an experience.

Sexuality

This is where my quest comes in, I guess I didn’t mention my sexuality. I guess, the truth is, I’m really unsure about my sexuality, although I’ve come out as bi now to my family, and with a small group of friends I’ve come out as gay. Messed up? Yeah. I just want to be sure so I can label myself with something, whether it’s Gay, Bisexual or Straight, I’m just fed up with my family making jokes or not ‘approving’ of some things about Gay and Lesbian people, and it just does my head in because it doesn’t feel like I’ve ‘come out’ at all to them.

My Quest

So at Spring Harvest, I’m going to talk to several people about their views on Sexuality and I’m going to find out if it’s accepted By Christianity and God. I’m going to stay quiet about my sexuality there until I’m sure and certain it is accepted because I don’t want to meet people there and say ‘Oh and by the way, I’m unsure about my sexuality!’. All I need to know is if it’s accepted, if I can go to church as openly Bi or Gay and no one minding about it.

I also want to be able to be in contact with God somehow, and I am going to prayer by myself every so often during Spring Harvest. If I get anything, any sort of feel and I know that it’s God, I’ll be happy. If not then I guess I’m going to have to go to Church (I’m going to find a nice modern one that I feel comfortable in) and make a change of my life.

Me

I guess I’m same old Lee and always will be, nothing will be changed and I will never change because I don’t care about what anyone thinks. If someone in College or anywhere says something to me, or they don’t like me, then I don’t care, I’m not fussed with what anyone thinks.

I am me.