This time of year is always a time for reflecting and it takes on a slight sense of meaningful purpose at the end of a decade. For me, it is interesting to see that 2020 will signal 15 years of blogging in different shapes and forms. It is also 15 […]
Yearly archives: 2019
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I don’t actually have a bucket list, but now there’s a few things that I won’t need to add to one should I eventually write such a thing. The month started with the class of 2019 graduating and I was incredibly proud. It has been a hell of a slog […]
An Annual Crazy Month for university teachers. Lots of new faces, new policies etc. It feels good to finally feel the benefit of going part-time. I’ve been bored for quite a while and want some new challenges; with Bee’s citizenship now complete I feel comfortable taking a bit of a […]
September was mostly spent in Kuala Lumpur and Istanbul. I was doing some work in Malaysia and then Bee and I stopped off in Istanbul on the way back to see some family and friends. It feels terrible to even admit to this kind of travel anymore because of the […]
August has been a mixed month. There was a little work to complete and some domestic chores to fulfil. Bee and I managed to spend some time together but are mostly looking forward to going away in September. I started some promising early stage development on some films that I […]
July has been incredibly domestic. Aside from DIY and dog walking, there’s been very little else beyond reading and watching movies. While I have done a little more music and planning for some films, there’s very little to report at this stage of any significance! READ: You’ll Never East Lunch […]
June started with a screening of the final year students’ work from the BA Film degree. This is our first graduating cohort, so it was quite emotional. It is also my last year of leading the programme, so that made it even more so. The end of five years of […]
Most of the student work gets handed in during May, so it becomes a busy month of email and emotion. Lots of anxiety and stress, especially for the students, but it translates to the lecturers; I am frazzled! Now begins the task of marking all of the work, which will […]
I started to lay down some guitar tracks for new music this month. Bee has been away to see her family so it meant I could make discordant noise without jeopardising my relationship. Her trip, combined with time over the Easter weekend, meant I laid down 16 tracks, which I […]