C++, Visual Basic, ASP, Java, HTML, SQL Server, Direct X, OpenGL Web Programming Games Programming My Photos/Videos This sections contains photos and videos i have taken over the years at various interesting and not so interesting places... i've got 4GB of hosting space so i have to use it for something. My Fish Tanks, UK (2010) We started keeping tropical fish around a year ago, starting off with a 65 litre tank, but because I kept adding more and more fish and other things the tank started to get over stocked. So, we recent... more Last Updated: Sunday, March 21, 2010 View > London Film and Comic Con, UK (2009) Another chance to meet some actors and actresses from my favourite films and TV series! I was most looking forward to meeting 'Catherine Mary Stewart' as 'Night of the Comet' is one of my favou... more Last Updated: Sunday, December 20, 2009 View > New York and Washington D.C. USA (2009) One thing i always wanted to do was to take my Nan and Mum to New York, and this year we did just that. My Nan is in her 70s and had never flown before. We had a great time, the weather was hot and we... more Last Updated: Thursday, July 30, 2009 View > Collectormania 15, Milton Keynes, UK (2009) Another Collectormania! We got to meet lots of great film and TV stars! The cast of Back to the Future were especially nice and friendly. Last Updated: Sunday, June 07, 2009 View > Autographica 13, Birmingham, UK (2009) We took the opportunity to go down to Birmingham to meet some more celebrities! I got to meet her royal highness Joan Collins as well as comedy/entertainer legend Mickey Rooney! Last Updated: Monday, April 20, 2009 View > Australia Road Trip, Australia (2009) We recently got visas to work in Australia for 2009, so we thought it would be a good idea to go out there for a few weeks to see if we liked it enough to move out there for a year or more. We actuall... more Last Updated: Friday, March 13, 2009 View > Collectormania 14, Milton Keynes, UK (2008) Another Collectormania! This time there were only a couple of celebrity guests we wanted to see; Doug Bradley who played 'Pinhead' in the Hellraiser movies and Jeff Cohen who played 'Chunk' in the mov... more Last Updated: Sunday, September 28, 2008 View > R.E.M., Twickenham, UK (2008) We enjoyed R.E.M. so much last weekend in Manchester that we went to see them again a week later at Twickenham in London. We got even closer to the front of the crowd this time and was so close we got... more Last Updated: Sunday, August 31, 2008 View > R.E.M., Manchester, UK (2008) On the bank holiday weekend in August we went to see the almighty R.E.M. at Manchester's LCCC stadium. We got there early and managed to get quite near the stage, Michael Stipe came down and saw the c... more Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2008 View > London Film and Comic Con, UK (2008) Time to spend another weekend meeting more celebrities. This time, down in the cess-pit that is London. We stayed in a hotel over night and got a train to and from London as it was easier than driving... more Last Updated: Monday, July 21, 2008 View > Eric Clapton, Nottingham, UK (2008) On a Monday night in June, my brother, myself and the woman, went to see one of the greatest guitarists in the world, Eric Clapton! The tickets were a whopping £55.50 each! But, the place was almost s... more Last Updated: Sunday, June 29, 2008 View > David Icke, Brixton London, UK (2008) On a weekend in May we went to see the great man David Icke talk at Brixton Acadamy. The talk started at around 1pm and finished around 8pm! The time went really fast... the only downside was that we ... more Last Updated: Sunday, June 08, 2008 View > Collectormania 13, Milton Keynes, UK (2008) Another Collectormania, we are becoming regulars at these events! There were quite a few celebrities we wanted to see at this event; Lea Thompson (from Back to the Future), Nancy Allen (from Robocop a... more Last Updated: Sunday, May 04, 2008 View > Smashing Pumpkins, Nottingham, UK (2008) On a cold Thursday night in February we went to see the Smashing Pumpkins at The Nottingham Arena. I have been a big fan for many years and took this opportunity to see them as they don't tour very of... more Last Updated: Saturday, February 16, 2008 View > Swimming with Sharks, London, UK (2007) We last saw Hollywood actor Christian Slater on stage in the play 'One flew over the Cuckoo's nest' last year. He was quite good, so we thought we'd see him again in a new play called 'Swimming with S... more Last Updated: Saturday, December 01, 2007 View > Collectormania G-Mex 3, Manchester, UK (2007) It was only a couple of weeks ago we went to the Collectormania in Milton Keynes and now we decided to go to the Collectormania in Manchester as there were a few celebrities that we were interested in... more Last Updated: Saturday, November 24, 2007 View > Foo Fighters, Nottingham, UK (2007) Even though I'd seen them a couple of times before, the woman, my brother and myself took the opportunity to see the great Foo Fighters again on a Wednesday night in November! It was a cold night and ... more Last Updated: Sunday, November 18, 2007 View > Collectormania 12, Milton Keynes, UK (2007) It's Collectormania time again! They had some interesting celebrity guests lined up for Collectormania 12, so we decided to go along and spend lots of money on a once-in-a-lifetime chance of meeting s... more Last Updated: Saturday, November 10, 2007 View > US Road Trip, USA (2007) After our successful road trip to Southern Europe last year we decided to do a road trip across America (from San Francisco to Chicago) for 3 weeks in the summer of 2007. We hired a Red Chevrolet "Che... more Last Updated: Sunday, October 14, 2007 View > My 30th Birthday, UK (2007) For my milestone 30th Birthday, on the 6th of June, the woman, as well as buying me lots of wonderful presents, hired me a posh Mercedes-Benz SLK convertible car for the day! Vroooom! We decided to dr... more Last Updated: Friday, June 08, 2007 View > Collectormania 11, Milton Keynes, UK (2007) We enjoyed Collectormania at G-Mex in Manchester last year so much we thought we'd give Collectormania 11 in Milton Keynes a go. It was the first bank holiday weekend in May and the weather wasn't ver... more Last Updated: Monday, May 07, 2007 View > Indoor Skydiving, Bedford, UK (2007) For her birthday I got the woman an indoor skydiving experience. She wasn't looking forward to it at first, but after her initial go at it she really enjoyed it! She was surprisingly very good, I was ... more Last Updated: Sunday, May 06, 2007 View > Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 is a game I worked on while working at Codemasters. The Australasian SKU of the game is called Ricky Ponting International Cricket 2007 and the Indian SKU is call... more Last Updated: Saturday, April 21, 2007 View > Ricky Gervais Live: Fame, Sheffield, UK (2007) Amazingly we managed to get tickets to the fastest selling stand-up comedy show in history, Ricky Gervais Live: Fame. It was on a Friday in February at 7:30pm, I had to get from work in Warwickshire t... more Last Updated: Saturday, February 24, 2007 View > Spamalot, London, UK (2006) As a special treat for me, a few weeks before Christmas we went down to grimy London for the weekend to see the show 'Spamalot', which stars the great British actor Tim Curry (a comedic actor who has ... more Last Updated: Saturday, December 09, 2006 View > LMA Manager 2007 LMA Manager 2007 is a game I worked on while working at Codemasters. It got to Number 4 in the UK All format charts the week it was released. These are some pictures and videos relating to LMA Manager... more Last Updated: Monday, November 27, 2006 View > Collectormania G-Mex 2, Manchester, UK (2006) On Sunday 19th of November we went to the G-Mex centre in Manchester to see some famous people from Sci-fi films! There were autograph signings and many celebrities posing for pictures with Sci-fi fan... more Last Updated: Monday, November 20, 2006 View > Drivin' Supercars, UK (2006) On two separate days, one in May and one in November, we went to racing circuits in Leicestershire to drive a selection of fast cars and cool vehicles that we would not normally get to drive; Mini Coo... more Last Updated: Sunday, November 12, 2006 View > Southern Europe Road trip, EU (2006) For a week in October we decided it would be exciting to go for a nice long drive to southern Europe… through France and down to the south of Spain! It was a really great experience that cost quite a ... more Last Updated: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 View > Reading Festival, UK (2006) On a semi-sunny weekend in August we, along with thousands and thousands of grubby teenagers, went to the Reading Festival! The main reason for going was to see Pearl Jam who rarely visit the UK! We h... more Last Updated: Sunday, November 12, 2006 View > West Midlands Safari Park, UK (2006) On a nice warm Saturday in August we went to West Midlands Safari Park near Birmingham to see some interesting animals… there were no monkeys, but the animals that were there, were really good to see ... more Last Updated: Thursday, November 09, 2006 View > Red Hot Chili Peppers, Derby, UK (2006) We saw the Chili Peppers at Derby's Pride Park football ground. It was hot and sweaty with lots of people fainting and it was a bit of a crush but was a great concert. Last Updated: Sunday, November 12, 2006 View > Nottingham Races, UK (2006) It was family day at Nottingham racecourse so we decided to go along and have a gamble seeing as the weather was nice (it was a pretty expensive entrance fee - £12!). They had a barbecue, beer t... more Last Updated: Thursday, November 09, 2006 View > Alton Towers, UK (2006) For my Birthday we went to Alton Towers, it was the same day that joke of a Football team, England, played their first World Cup game so the park was pretty empty. Last Updated: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 View > Norfolk and Cambridgeshire, UK (2006) At weekends in May and June we went to nice places in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire on lovely sunny days. Last Updated: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 View > Nottingham - Little Britain, UK (2006) In May we went to see the Little Britain stage show at Nottingham's ice arena. Took some rather blurry zoomed-in pictures because the stage was quite far away! Last Updated: Monday, May 15, 2006 View > One flew over the Cuckoos nest, London, UK (2006) I spent a lovely weekend in London where I saw Hollywood actor Christian Slater in a play called "One flew over the Cuckoos nest", it was just as good as the film. I also bought some boxing gloves and... more Last Updated: Thursday, May 18, 2006 View > Twycross Zoo, UK (2006) On a nice Sunday we went to Twycross Zoo where we saw lots of monkeys and other animals for a reasonable admission price. Last Updated: Saturday, April 22, 2006 View > Sherwood Forest, UK (2006) Went to see Robin Hood country on a wet Sunday in March 2006. Not many people about and the visitor centre was closed but we were still able to have a wonder around and that brought back memories of w... more Last Updated: Sunday, March 12, 2006 View > Peak District, UK (2006) It's nice to get away to the countryside every so often and the Peak District is full of nice villages and walks. These pictures were taken on a rainy Sunday in March 2006. Last Updated: Friday, March 10, 2006 View > Liverpool, UK (2006) I'd never been to Liverpool before so decided to take a day trip there one lazy Sunday in March 2006. The weather was not very nice and neither was the city to be honest. Last Updated: Monday, March 20, 2006 View > Blackpool, UK (2006) Took a day trip up to Blackpool in February 2006 as I had not experienced the delights of England's very own Las Vegas. I took some nice pictures but would probably will not go again. Last Updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 View > New York, USA (2006) As a special Christmas present I went to New York for a week in January 2006. It was the best trip to New York yet for me, as I went to lots of different places that I had not been to on my previous v... more Last Updated: Saturday, February 04, 2006 View > Hull University, UK (2005) Hull University is where I studied for my MSc in Games Programming. It was a very intensive course but very rewarding and enabled me to gain employment in the games industry. Last Updated: Saturday, May 14, 2005 View > Amsterdam, Holland (2003) I've been to Amsterdam a few times, these are pictures from when I went in 2003 for three days. Last Updated: Friday, March 05, 2004 View > Majorca, Spain (2003) Went with my family to sunny Majorca for a week long holiday. It was fun, cheap and there was lots of nice weather. It was the first time I have been abroad with my brother. Last Updated: Thursday, October 06, 2005 View > New York, USA (2002) These are photos from when I went to New York for eight days in March 2002, six months after the September 11th 2001 Terrorist attacks. Last Updated: Monday, March 01, 2004 View > Washington D.C. USA (2002) While I was in New York I took a bus trip on the Greyhound and Peter Pan Trailways bus service down to Washington D.C. It took approximately four and half hours to travel one way but I got to see lots... more Last Updated: Monday, March 01, 2004 View > Costa Blanca, Spain (2002) My friend Peter (Pedro) has a place on the Costa Blanca, I have visited him a few times, these are pictures of when I and a few friends went in 2002. Last Updated: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 View > Miscellaneous Various pictures of lots of different events and places that I have found interesting. Last Updated: Thursday, November 09, 2006 View > History Games Programming Web Programming C.V./Resumé My Photos/Videos Guestbook Links Contact Me Leigh Machin © 1999 - 2010 : Site last updated 22nd March 2010