The start of the next course is starting to loom now. I would have liked more of a break so i could get ahead on it. I've barely had chance to poke it. On the upside, my assigned tutor (I stalked his webpage) looks interesting. He's a 'computer scientist-turned-psychologist' like me, and is a published sci-fi writer to boot ( Read more... )

Henry VI finally finished.

I've made a start on my nodal point article, but it's going slowly. I'm having trouble finding the right voice for it.

I went over to Bristol Uni GameSoc today. It's still running, years later after I last went, and I got remined how much fun Space Hulk is. GW don't make them like that any more ( Read more... )

As some of you will know, I’ve had a poll running on whether people (by people, we mean Rule7-using mostly UK mainstream larpers) on whether ‘tactical puzzles’ (trying to find solutions to achieve external goal states, e.g. killing the necromancer on the other side of the wood, getting a bargain on a trade deal, etc) or strong emotions’ (including ( Read more... )

Yesterday I got sent the baby pictures of my new second cousin. She's managed to already grow an impressive amount of thick dark curly hair ( Read more... )

One lazy weekend with Traci later ( Read more... )

Admin done ( Read more... )

Despite complete failure to sleep last night, exam went at least ok, I think. The fire alarm going off half way through gavef my poor hurty wrist a much needed break.

That's studying finished with . . . for 3 weeks. Back at work tomorrow, followed by two days in the trenches (very nice comfy trenches as it happens).

Something I came across while rereading the course material today was the 'crisis' in psychology in 1970's. Essentially, it was between the traditional experimental/statistical approach and the more modern qualitaitive/discourse/social/critical approach. At the time, academics got quite angry speaking about these things. The critical approach ( Read more... )

Exam prep ( Read more... )