So, yes. Today is my birthday. I've never quite got over the irony of being a teetotaller born on St Patrick's Day. As a Christian, I also appreciate the date for other reasons, of course ( Read more... )

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I was looking for somewhere to find this survey, and in the end canadanne did it, so I yoinked it from her.

1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?
Taken an FE/HE course and actually enjoyed it. Been to Leeds. Been someone's first kiss. Been to a funeral of someone younger than me. Been to Marlow. Attended a full family holiday in one of ( Read more... )

A clean death, simple, painless, swift
A shiver in the dark
Leaving just an imprint, a snow angel in the parkRebecca Anne Hayes, my first girlfriend and my "brother"'s younger sister, died during the week of complications involving breathing. As most of you will know, our relationship didn't end well, and she left me with a lot of unanswered ( Read more... )

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My lesson yesterday afternoon earned me the hallowed grading of "BS", which in CELTA parlance stands for "Below Standard", although I'm pretty sure that we all know exactly what else it stands for. To be honest, I'm not really fussed. You can pass a CELTA course with about five BSs, and considering you teach ten lessons throughout, and one of them ( Read more... )

It seems to take longer than it actually does to walk up the road from Highgate Station to St Giles. Maybe. I only actually takes about five minutes (less if I'm going home as it's downhill), but it seems to last about fifteen to twenty at points. This is probably because of the number of instances of me walking down said road has increased ( Read more... )

Well, at least nobody can say this isn't interesting - because it is ( Read more... )

I've finished getting my stuff ready to start at St. Giles International. I begin at 8:45 tomorrow morning (weird time) and I fully expect to start with the dire warnings the tutor who interviewed me ringing in my ears - do not have a social life, abandon any plans, focus solely on the CELTA course and may God have mercy on your soul. Except for ( Read more... )

First of all: Knightmare Chat is on tonight. It's on every Sunday night but it's been slow recently. Go here, here or here to come and say hi, or use an IRC client. And no, you don't need to be a fan of Knightmare to join in. Hell, we rarely ever mention it ( Read more... )