I was looking in my diary earlier and my entry for this year was almost identical for last year. Christmas was written off because of Covid; I decided against seeing family in case we caught or brought Omicron to others. The academic semester had been insane this year and I […]
Yearly archives: 2021
18 posts
It has been some time since I was doing lots of face to face teaching. My timetable has been imbalanced and this semester was a hard graft, especially with the threat of Covid looming. When the work is this imbalanced, there is little opportunity to do much else, so life […]
A while back I was frustrated at watching crappy TV shows and poor movies, so I decided to work towards seeing the IMDb Top 250 rated films. I was conscious of the users on IMDb and figured it was probably pretty skewed, but I also figured that some academically critical […]
October was a hectic month of teaching. It has been one of the most intense I have encountered as a teacher, in terms of contact time and the quirks of teaching in a pandemic. I started the month staying in hotels in case I contracted the virus, to protect Bee. […]
I finally set foot back in the classroom for the first time in 18 months. It feels very stupid and inevitable that I’ll be getting Covid in the coming months. It seems that ‘learning to live with the virus’ is code for ‘everyone catch the virus’. There are a few […]
I finally got around to making the walk between Bournemouth and Swanage. I’m annoyed that it took me so long before attempting this, but delighted that I have now found such an excellent walk. I’ve lived here for almost 10 years in total in my life, but have never taken […]
As Covid restrictions eased I had the opportunity of a couple of mini breaks to see family. I got over to Ireland to see family and friends for the first time in ages. It was a busy few days and lots of catching up, but a lovely time. I also […]
I went on holiday with my family to Chideock and had the opportunity to walk some more of the South West Coast Path. I walked from West Bay to Seatown with my nephew Will and then carried on by myself to Charmouth. This route goes over Golden Cap, which I […]
July has been a mixture of unpredictable weather, unpredictable sport, unpredictable politics. General unpredictability all round. I enjoyed the football but not the ugly aftermath of the final. It seems our nostalgia for 80s fashion extends to hooliganism and racism. Very disappointing. The national mood feels febrile and tense regardless […]