tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34321192011-04-22T09:09:38.115+10:00Random Thoughts...I'll write whatever I think of.Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comBlogger3141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-5992713167415927772007-04-27T21:46:00.000+10:002007-04-27T21:53:02.848+10:00We will begin again...Step one: Try and remember password. Give upStep two: Reset passwordStep three: Change account over to new systemStep four: Begin posting to blog againNormal service will be resumed...Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1163932032405744912006-11-19T19:53:00.000+10:002007-04-27T21:51:58.604+10:00Normal is the WatchwordDoesn't time fly. I intended to post this last week, but didn't get to. There will no doubt be people who won't like what I have to say this time, but I have lost the urge to care.Common phrases I have been hearing the past year: "Now that we've got your details you'll get plenty of work.", "Now that you've been published you'll get asked to pitch to lots of anthologies.", Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1162812545038542442006-11-06T21:27:00.000+10:002006-11-06T21:30:21.403+10:00Something's coming...Blimey, it has been a while.More tomorrow, but first...I am:Arthur C. ClarkeWell known for nonfiction science writing and for early promotion of the effort toward space travel, his fiction was often grand and visionary.Which science fiction writer are you?You Are The Apt Mind"I know that. And that. And yes, that too."You have brains, and you are not afraid to show it. Your Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1115631773180779372005-05-09T19:41:00.000+10:002005-05-09T19:42:53.210+10:00May TimeBusy, busy, busy is what I've been, hence a lack of updates.I've done quite a bit of (long overdue) cleaning and tidying up.I've also (at last!) got my details out to schools in my local area, and have so far had three days of casual work, and have been sounded out for a potential block.I also have written up two short story pitches and e-mailed them off, now I just have to hear back fromCameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1113819796692393922005-04-18T20:22:00.000+10:002005-04-18T20:23:16.693+10:00Casualties of WarI had my DET interview last Tuesday. It went fairly well, but the interviewer was concerned that I was 'too quiet', so I only have 12 months casual teaching approval. Before that approval expires I need to organise another interview at the DET, and then I might get full-time teaching approval.In other news David Tennant is the Doctor.That pesky watermark is back in ABC repeats ofCameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1113214123297596452005-04-11T20:06:00.000+10:002005-04-11T20:08:43.296+10:00Appearances and Other DeceitsInteresting news to break - BBC blunder in announcing Christopher Eccleston's decision to quit Doctor Who. It seems that the decision was made in January, and it was agreed not to announce until it was the right time to reveal the news. Apparently questions were raised about Eccleston's continuation as the Doctor after the announcement of the series being renewed, so Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1112584138136938592005-04-04T13:07:00.000+10:002005-04-04T13:08:58.140+10:00The Rules of the GameThe side mirror's plastic screw anchors had been snapped clean through (without shattering), and the electrical wiring for mirror adjusting was intact; thankfully the smash repair business was able to use longer threaded screws to rescrew the mirror back into place, good as new.Thursday was my graduation at Sydney Town Hall, followed by my job interview. After getting up at 5Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1112009232922049272005-03-28T21:27:00.000+10:002005-03-28T21:27:12.926+10:00Lies my Parents Told MeI finally managed to get my DET details fixed up, and organised my interview with a DET representative for early April. It's a huge relief to have these all organised at last after several weeks of being fobbed off, heading up blind alleys, revelations from surprising sources and finally taking the direct approach.More good news is that I made the short list for a job I Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1111311715890984152005-03-20T19:41:00.000+10:002005-03-20T19:41:55.890+10:00The Path of SorrowsI finally got some form of approval from the DET at last; only trouble is that it's an interim approval (I have to arrange an interview before they will give me full approval), and they've accredited me for the wrong subjects. This is despite what subjects I indicated on my application form AND what's on my academic transcript.So now, when I arrange my interview time, I also Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1110879614459012172005-03-15T19:38:00.000+10:002005-03-28T21:26:04.233+10:00CampaignLast week was rather weird; my sleep patterns seemed to be all over the place - I would go to bed early, wake up early and then sleep again for another four hours. I have no idea what's thrown me out of sync. Despite that, I did manage to get a lot done, except website updates - for some reason it was a lower priority than I intended last week.I attended the lastest day event run by the Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1110104502067477212005-03-06T20:18:00.000+10:002005-03-06T20:28:34.680+10:00Hard RealityThis week I managed to submit my paper work for the Department of Educatin and Training, so at last another step towards gaining the all important employment number has been made. This week I plan to do the same for CEO Parramatta.I also had my three short story proposals rejected. In their favour though the editor said that my ideas and ambition had improved, and all my stories Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1109476174121186362005-02-27T13:48:00.000+10:002005-02-27T13:53:07.823+10:00DistractionsThis week has been full of distractions, taking my attention away from things I've been trying to concentrate on. It's been very annoying, as it seems to drag small tasks out forever.I've made a decision about the website updates for March. I intend to do the following:1) Catch up on Doctor Who television story reviews by continuing to review stories as the ABC, and by going back and Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1108887309640041722005-02-20T18:14:00.000+10:002005-02-20T18:15:09.640+10:00BirthdayIt's been an interesting week.On Monday I paid a visit to the Australian Museum to have a look at the exhibition on Ancient Egypt. It's well worth a visit.It was my 22nd birthday on Thursday, and only my immediate family remembered; not even those few relatives who remembered my 21st bothered to remember this year. This is just typical of them; after all, only three remembered my 21st, Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1108288122112216892005-02-13T19:47:00.000+10:002005-02-13T19:48:42.113+10:00WatermarkMost of the stitches in my mouth have now dissolved, part of my gum is still a little swollen though. If it doesn't settle down in the next few days I'll ring the specialist and make an appointment just to make sure nothing serious is causing the swelling.The ABC has put a watermark on the lower right of the screen on all their programs, following the trend of the commercial networks. SoCameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1107942707899532652005-02-09T19:47:00.000+10:002005-02-09T19:51:47.900+10:00Countdown
I had my Specialist's appointment on Monday; my gums are healing up alright, I just need to keep up the high level dental hygiene for about another week, by then the stitches would have dissolved.
I've been invited to pitch for an upcoming short story anthology, and have submitted a couple of ideas so far.
Scary fact: it's my 22nd birthday in eight days time.
I finally have a Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1107595932228913152005-02-05T19:29:00.000+10:002005-02-05T19:32:12.230+10:00A Time to Heal
The past few days have been going well, recovery-wise. I've been able to cut back on the pain killers and icepacks, the only annoying aspect being the amount of dental hygiene I've been having to undertake - hourly rinses of my mouth with salted water, cleaning my teeth thoroughly at least five times a day followed by anti-bacterial mouth rinse.
My sleep patterns have changed, I Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1106991783033504402005-01-29T19:41:00.000+10:002005-01-29T19:43:03.033+10:00Recovery
Yesterday I had my wisdom teeth removed, so the preparation for this hasn't left me with too much time to put together a website update for this week; as I recover I'll have plenty of time to finalise the next few weeks' worth of updates.
My hospital admission time was 10:30 am, and I spent the next three hours in a waiting lounge. I then spent about 20 minutes in operating gown in a Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1106563261144274142005-01-24T20:40:00.000+10:002005-01-24T20:41:01.143+10:00The Flood
At last, a website update!
After a drought of many, many months, I've finally uploaded a new review - The Hand of Fear.
My plan now is to upload something once a week, be it a collection of condensed reviews, two full length reviews (loads to catch up on!), or of course the long worked on Writing section update...
Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1106130889244529932005-01-19T20:33:00.000+10:002005-01-19T20:34:49.243+10:00The Slide
Time keeps slipping away from me, and I feel like I'm getting nowhere fast in putting together material for a website update; there's a load of reviews half-written, an update to the Writing section nearly finished, and some design tweaks planned. Maybe I should just break the update up into stages...
Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1105524191233696922005-01-12T21:00:00.000+10:002005-01-12T20:08:56.273+10:00The Shattered Clocks
Busy, busy, busy this past fortnight. Lots of small jobs that add up to eating up a lot of my time, hence no blogging.
Website-wise I've got a number of reviews drafted up, I just need to add some further points and a final comment and the writing section has an almost finished commentary and a reviews page just about ready for upload. With a bit of luck I should have a Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1104403717014082392004-12-30T20:47:00.000+10:002004-12-30T20:48:37.013+10:00Quest for Ratings
There are rumours flying around that Foxtel channel UKTV has secured the rights to the new series of Doctor Who. It would be very disappointing if this turned out to be true as a)Not everyone in Australia has Pay TV, or even access to Pay TV, and b)The highest ratings I've heard cited for a show on Pay TV is 50 000 viewers for a marathon of The Simpsons.
Given that UKTV aired Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1104060048109964282004-12-26T21:19:00.000+10:002004-12-26T21:20:48.110+10:00The Feast of Steven
I've been very busy for the past twelve days; travelling up to Katoomba then on to Richmond, to Merrylands and into Sydney, running errands. It's given me a lot of time to read on the train, so I've finally caught up on my reading; just got the last couple of EDAs and PDAs to catch up on now.
My final results arrived on Christmas Eve; I have passed all my units and satisfiedCameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1103021242754649102004-12-14T20:44:00.000+10:002004-12-14T20:47:22.753+10:00A Human Reaction
The forum at Outpost Gallifrey is a great place. The vast majority of posters are friendly and there's plenty of interesting topics on a variety of subjects going on at any one time. There are, on the rare occasion, statements made that just completely throws me, and leaves me just gasping for some time. Here's the most recent one: "...In a way, Benny is the personification of Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1102416253747252732004-12-07T20:43:00.000+10:002004-12-07T20:44:13.746+10:00Lost in Time
Last Thursday Lost in Time was released in Australia. The Region 4 release is a digipack in cardboard slipcase. Eighteen complete episodes, an assortment of clips and behind the scenes footage plus an updated version of of The Missing Years
documentary make up the release. It's an excellent release.
Apart from that I've had a fairly dull week. I do have a gripe; people keep 'Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1101810835854746392004-11-30T20:33:00.000+10:002004-11-30T20:33:55.853+10:0042
Most of last week was the same routine; get up, do some house work, ring a couple of CEO schools to put my name on their casual list then nothing of importance to do for the rest of the day.
Last Thursday I visited a dental specialist regarding my wisdom teeth, and I need to get all four removed. This will be done in late January, just before the school year starts, so I'll have a few days Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1101119547563025872004-11-22T20:30:00.000+10:002004-11-22T20:32:27.563+10:00The Maestros
Right at the last minute the person I needed as referee got in contact with me and were happy to referee on my application. I got it posted just in time, so hopefully the school now has my application form.
On Sunday I attended The Maestros, a day event organised by the DWCA.
Guests at the event were Tristram Cary, Dudley Simpson, Mark Strickson and Keith Barnfather of Reeltime Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1100688675213240062004-11-17T20:50:00.000+10:002004-11-17T20:51:15.213+10:00When it Rains...
I haven't been able to get in contact with a person I need as referee for my application form; I'm really starting to get worried that I'll miss the deadline for getting the application forms in.
I received letters from both the CEO and the DET. Parramatta CEO have registered me as three year trained; once I get my fourth year results they'll upgrade my registration to four Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1100255723026697752004-11-12T20:34:00.000+10:002004-11-12T20:35:23.026+10:00Power
The campaign to inform 7 about the correct episode order for Firefly was partially successful; although The Train Job was aired out of order (first, instead of second), the rest of the series will be aired in the originally intended order.
A Life Worth Living has been available for about a month now, and I've seen no reviews of it around. However, a chapter I wrote for the latest Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1099996125570479082004-11-09T20:27:00.000+10:002004-11-09T20:30:17.943+10:00The Message
Another uneventful week for me - it's really starting to get dull with no uni and no work.
I received an application form in the mail today for a teaching position. I'll be sorting out supporting documents tommorow, fill out the form by Friday, fix up my referees over the weekend and then get it posted off next Monday.
It was good to see in the TV schedules that Firefly is finally Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1099305359295108662004-11-01T20:34:00.000+10:002004-11-01T20:35:59.296+10:00Living Conditions
My other registration form is now filled out and mailed off, so hopefully in the next few weeks I'll get my numbers and be able to teach.
My sister's laptop was broken for a few days, so I had so much fun running it to the repair shop and having to share my laptop so that she can get some work done. She got it back today, so things are back to normal for me on that front.
Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1098791666606496252004-10-26T21:53:00.000+10:002004-10-26T21:54:26.606+10:00Framed
I've spent the past week doing a lot of tidying up, getting things neat and sorted out.
I've also been sorting out my forms to get registered and classified to teach in both the public and private sector. One set of forms was clear and straight-forward to fill out, the other set very complex. I'll you to work out which form belongs with which sector...
I also got a new pair of glasses. Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1098185881957133932004-10-19T21:36:00.000+10:002004-10-19T21:38:01.956+10:00A Life Worth Living
The BBC have revealed the logo for the new series of Doctor Who. You can see it here.
Personally I think it looks superb. Judging by the design of it, I think that any item of merchandise connected to the new series will feature a different overall design to other merchandising, which will most likely keep the current logo and styls used.
I've received my copies of A Life Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1097580706047225432004-10-12T21:29:00.000+10:002004-10-12T21:33:52.516+10:00The Next Life
University is now over for me.
The last week went by rather quickly. Tuesday was the Technology and Learning wrap up session and Thursday was the History Curriculum wrap up.
On Friday Teaching and Classroom Management concluded with a debrief session and the submission of our final assignment.
A concluding ceremony ended the formal part of the final week, with a barbeque lunch Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1096889890824257752004-10-04T21:36:00.000+10:002004-10-04T21:38:10.826+10:00Progress
The past week has been rather light for me, event-wise.
Tuesday I returned my library books to the Uni library, and borrowed out some books for my Teaching and Classroom Management assignment.
I spent the rest of the week working on pulling together the material for the assignment, and looking up behaviourist theories that linked up to the management strategies I used in class.
Over Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1096284989934539672004-09-27T21:35:00.000+10:002004-09-27T21:36:29.936+10:00Time to Say Goodbye
Prac is over, and I passed.
This week Year Seven mainly behaved themselves (apart from a couple of unruly students), Year Nine were rather settled for most of the time and Year Eleven decided to play up on the last day. In order to get through the material I had planned, I got a student in the class to stand up and explain to the class the content of the lesson.
Friday was Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1095766527600165212004-09-21T21:34:00.000+10:002004-09-21T21:35:27.600+10:00Lonely Heart
The week without Year 9 was very interesting. Due to my schedule, I had two days with no classes, which gave me two days off from prac. This gave me the chance to recharge and try and get better, as well as go to my specialist's appointment without having to make up classes.
Most lessons ran smoothly, but there were the occassional disruptions.
This week so far has been strange; Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1094989168158386972004-09-12T21:38:00.000+10:002004-09-12T21:39:46.840+10:00Fragments
I'm still not well, and it's something that all my classes have picked up on; how they have reacted to it has varied from class to class.
It was the turn of Year 7 to really act up in my lessons last week, and while I was conducting a lunch time detention a half-eaten apple was thrown into the room, nearly hitting me in the head.
The Big Finish website has now been updated with full Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1094470683298579562004-09-06T21:36:00.000+10:002004-09-06T21:38:03.296+10:00Proof
I've been ill since Tuesday, but in order to fulfil my prac requirements WITHOUT needing to make up time I haven't taken any time off. I can however with a bit of luck, have next Tuesday off as I have no classes that day due to Year 9 going off on camp.
Speaking of Year 9, my attempts to give them an in class assessment were... interesting, resulting in a number of afternoon detentions.
Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1093862841694656722004-08-30T20:45:00.000+10:002004-08-30T20:48:49.303+10:00The Dante's Inferno Test has sent you to Purgatory!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:
LevelScorePurgatory (Repenting Believers)ExtremeLevel 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)Very HighLevel 2 (Lustful)Very LowLevel 3 (Gluttonous)ModerateLevel 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)Very LowLevel 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)Very LowLevel 6 - The City of Dis (Heretics)Very LowLevel 7 (Violent)Very Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1093862692149512552004-08-30T20:44:00.000+10:002004-08-30T20:44:52.150+10:00Looking Death in the Eye
Last week was very... interesting.
One morning I was about to leave for prac when I noticed fuel leaking from underneath. So I left it at home, and the NRMA were called. It turns out that the fuel line had ruptured, and if I had driven to prac the car could have gone up in flames at any point in the journey.
My Year 11 class are now on exams, and typically there wasn'tCameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1093171267424969822004-08-22T20:40:00.000+10:002004-08-22T20:41:07.426+10:00Over the Limit
I've got the behaviour management structures finally worked out for Year 9, and it seems
to be working with them. Next step is to finalise some reward structures for them, so that
there is something further for them to work towards.
An hour after I posted my previous blog entry I had a flash of insight and finished off my
other project. However, my laptop then decided to eat the Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1092567810936169322004-08-15T21:02:00.000+10:002004-08-15T21:03:30.936+10:00Deadline
Well I was wrong in how to handle Year 9 - it was their worst week behaviour-wise - time for another rethink.
My uni supervisor watched my Year 11 double during her visit, and as luck would have it, it was their turn to act up - it took two lessons to get through the material I had planned for one lesson.
Didn't finish the other project I've been working on - I was planning on Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1091966042456347912004-08-08T21:52:00.000+10:002004-08-08T21:54:02.456+10:00Not To Be
My Professional Ethics lecturer confirmed he had received my essay; that's a weight off my mind.
Prac is going fine, although it is a bit frustrating - I only see my Year Seven class two periods a week, meaning lessons really need to cover the content well and my Year Nine class lurches from being well behaved to out of control.
I think I have now finally workd out how best to deal Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1091362470339051952004-08-01T22:13:00.000+10:002004-08-01T22:14:30.340+10:00Cycle
I've completed the first timetable cycle of my prac now. Four more cycles left until I finish.
I've started teaching my Year 11 class, and it's going well so far. I have a split double with them, which is good as it puts a break between the two periods and doesn't allow the lesson to get bogged down. I can also plan for two separate lessons easier.
My Professional Ethics essay is finishedCameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1090757918374670952004-07-25T22:17:00.000+10:002004-07-25T22:18:38.373+10:00Dreamtime
It's been a very busy past week or so for me.
Prac has been hard work, in lesson preparation both at school and at home; so I haven't had much time for too much else, hopefully this week I'll be able to factor in some time for some non-prac related work (such as a certain essay).
The first week culminated in the school's Athletics Carnival, which went very well.
I've been unwell Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1090066141844511332004-07-17T22:08:00.000+10:002004-07-17T22:11:10.343+10:00Monday
Monday I borrowed a huge load of books for my prac; I now have a large number of resources to use over the next ten weeks.
I've been working the past few days on putting together various items for prac; such as lesson plan folder, sorting out a print out of my timetable, organising resources and typing up lesson plans. I've also been slowly working on revising my Professional Ethics Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1089548185756045002004-07-11T22:15:00.000+10:002004-07-11T22:16:25.756+10:00A Time to Work
I've worked out why I've been sleeping so restlessly lately; I've been waking up between four and five in the morning, reakising it's too early to get up and going back to sleep.
I then sleep for another five or so hours.
If I can get my body clock back into a regular rythm, I can stop waking up too early and sleep properly.
I've finally finished off a pitch for a short story Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1089027309149062532004-07-05T21:34:00.000+10:002004-07-05T21:38:33.616+10:00The Sleep of Reason
I haven't done much these past few days; I need to get out of the bored, "don't know what to do" funk - I have an assignment for uni I want to hand in on Monday, and lesson preparation to do for next term - I NEED TO SNAP OUT OF IT!!!!!
You're Mother Night!
by Kurt Vonnegut
Nobody knows what to believe about you, and you know least of all. You
spent most of your time Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1088596182406080482004-06-30T21:49:00.000+10:002004-06-30T21:49:42.406+10:00Loose Ends
Yesterday I went into my prac school for the last time before I start teaching in order to pick up class lists and resources, sorting out last minute issues before I begin Phase B of the Internship.
Today I gave a copy of my Catholic Education and Schooling assignment to the school that was the subject of the assignment.Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1088251357316012302004-06-26T22:01:00.000+10:002004-06-26T22:02:37.316+10:00School Hard
Winter School went smoothly; the unit was intense, but the lecturer kept it relaxed so it wasn't too stressful.
There was one assessment on Friday, a presentation with summary notes, which I seemed to have done reasonably well on. I just have an essay left to write, based around one of the three main issues of the unit.
Next week I hope to make a start on the essay, make a final Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1087819541021061232004-06-21T22:03:00.000+10:002004-06-21T22:05:41.020+10:00Time of Your Life
Friday was my last school visit for a week or so, as this week I have Winter School.
Having found out last week that I wasn't registered for the unit (even though I sent in my enrolement form in October last year!), I rang my uni's student centre and got registered for the unit, Professional Ethics.
When I went into uni today for it, I wasn't on the role the lecturer for the Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1087475804599088312004-06-17T22:35:00.000+10:002004-06-17T22:36:44.600+10:00The Time is Now
The past week of school visits has been interesting; I've been learning a lot about the High School I'm praccing at, I've been getting to know my classes and how the students work and interact with each other, I've also been learning a lot from the teachers at the school.
I've picked up a few tips and tricks to use in the classroom once I begin prac. Tomorrow I'll make my finalCameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1086957153324659662004-06-11T22:31:00.000+10:002004-06-11T22:32:33.326+10:00First Impression
Tuesday I prepared for my first prac visits, making sure I had the prac handbooks and report book on hand and ready.
Wednesday was my first visit to the school as part of Phase A - getting to know the school, the staff, the students and my classes.
Thursday was another Phase A day, in which the classes I would be teaching next term were confirmed, and I started collecting Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1086609598067132552004-06-07T21:59:00.000+10:002004-06-07T21:59:58.066+10:00Arrangments for War
This week I begin preparations for my intership - ten weeks in a highschool; the last five weeks of it teaching on my own, with no supervision. I have three observational visits to the school to make this week, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
I spent the weekend going through my clothes to see if I needed any new items for the ten weeks; whatever I need will be bought Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1086264885775306842004-06-03T22:13:00.000+10:002004-06-03T22:14:45.776+10:00Dust Breeding
The past few days I have been working on something that I have neglected since uni began earlier this year: cleaning my bedroom.
The last time it had a proper clean was in February, so I've been spending the past few days slowly cleaning the entire room; I just have the desk surface and the vaccuuming left to do.
My next task after that is to sort through my uni papers and put Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1085917203474861742004-05-30T21:39:00.001+10:002004-05-30T21:40:03.473+10:00Freedom
My exams have been and gone, so now I have nothing to do for the next month or so, except to start my observational visits before prac, then starting the fun of Winter School...
Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1085227489665118002004-05-22T22:03:00.000+10:002004-05-22T22:04:49.666+10:00The Dying Days
I've mostly been studying since last weekend, apart from working on rewrites of The Final Draft; one final round of revisions are being worked on at the moment.
There hasn't really been too much to say, except that with only two exams I've gone over things more times, and grown sick of both subjects very quickly indeed.Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1084536890631133522004-05-14T22:13:00.000+10:002004-05-14T22:14:50.630+10:00Not Fade Away
Over the weekend I worked on my Indigenous presentation.
Monday I went into uni to finish of the Technology and Learning.
Tuesday was hopefully the last five a.m. start for me, and that is probably the only thing I won't miss of uni.
Wednesday was my final assessment; apart from two exams, and a report due in October; the presentation for Indigenous went alright, except we Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1083931586871764872004-05-07T22:06:00.000+10:002004-05-07T22:09:40.996+10:00Power Play
Saturday, Sunday and Monday I wasn't feeling too well, I had a head cold, and it was.
Tuesday was my long day at uni, and as usual I thought it would never end. Thank goodness next week is the last one...
Wednesday was my Indigenous tutorial, and I handed in my journal assessment for the unit.
Thursday I had a presentation for Teaching and Classroom Management, I thought it didn't Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1083324590716477472004-04-30T21:29:00.000+10:002004-04-30T21:32:57.606+10:00Tunnel at the End of the Light
Saturday, Sunday and Monday I spent most of the time working on my Geography Curriculum assignment.
Tuesday I handed it in at last; I don't know if I did it right, but I really don't care.
Wednesday my tutorial was cancelled, so stayed home.
Thursday I had to go into uni early for a group assignment, leaving me with a five-and-a-half gap before my class of the Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1082720167736344112004-04-23T21:36:00.000+10:002004-04-23T21:39:07.420+10:00The Long Road
Monday I didn't have to be at uni, so I spent the day working on my Geography Curriculum assignment.
Tuesday was a long day at uni; nothing much of interest happened.
Wednesday I went into uni for tutorial as usual; I didn't have time to work on anything else.
Thursday I went into uni early in order to finish off the Application Task assignment for Technology and Learning. I gotCameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1082291338436696072004-04-18T22:28:00.000+10:002004-04-18T22:31:53.340+10:00A Constellation of Doubt
Thursday night I conducted an interview for my Geography Curriculum assignment.
Friday I finished my first draft of The Final Draft, and e-mailed it to a friend to read over for me, before revising it and e-mailing to the editor.
Saturday afternoon I conducted a second interview for my Geography Curriculum assignment.
Today I slept in until 10 am, before working on myCameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1081944244849443122004-04-14T22:04:00.000+10:002004-04-14T22:06:55.936+10:00Written in the Stars
Over the Easter weekend I worked on The Final Draft, and took some photographs for my Geography Curriculum assignment.
Monday I slept in, and spent the rest of the day working on my Catholic Education and Schooling Journal.
Tuesday was very similar, but I woke up a bit earlier.
Today I spent time backing up files on my laptop before once more working on The Final Draft. ICameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1081514369899588282004-04-09T22:39:00.001+10:002004-04-09T22:42:15.530+10:00The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Monday was Catholic Education and Schooling, and the Principal from my prac school ast year gave the lecture, the topic of which was "Advice to Beginning Secondary Teachers". It went quite well.
Tuesday I had one lecture cancelled in the morning, and managed to get home early because Geography Curriculum wasn't on this week.
Wednesday travellers to the Sydney Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1081514353250881812004-04-09T22:39:00.000+10:002004-04-09T22:41:58.890+10:00Hostile Elements
Thursday was Teaching and Classroom Management, and the first time in a few weeks that I've gone into uni on a Thurday at the 'proper' time - no group assignment work in the morning.
Friday I went into Westmead early, I can now have my injections fortnightly at my local doctor's surgery. I spent the afternoon reading over lecture notes.
Saturday I slept until after 11am - I Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1080732054977020332004-03-31T21:20:00.000+10:002004-03-31T21:23:31.810+10:00The Winner Takes it All
On Monday my Syndicate Group handed in the final version of our Syndicate Paper for Catholic Education and Schooling. I went up to my school for the Journal, however the person I was due to interview had an emergency situation come up, which had to be dealt with straight away.
There was better news in my e mail though. I won the competition to have a short story Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1080475377534535002004-03-28T22:02:00.000+10:002004-03-28T22:05:31.576+10:00Grass Roots
Thursday was the free travel day on the trains, but I wasn't to affected by this thankfully. I had a successful group meeting for Catholic Education Schooling in the morning, and an interesting tutorial for Teaching and Classroom Management in the afternoon
Friday I went up to the High School for my Catholic Education and Schooling Journal, and a meeting with the Pastoral Care Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1080125454991454022004-03-24T20:50:00.000+10:002004-03-24T20:53:24.310+10:00Origin
Monday was Catholic Education and Schooling, and in the group meeting with the tutor my group learnt that our draft syndicate paper is right on track, so we can proceed with the final paper.
Tuesday was my long day. The only thing of note that happened to me personally was that on the way back to my seat during the Teachnology and Learning lecture (we had a show and tell session outside Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1079865271502940252004-03-21T20:34:00.000+10:002004-03-21T20:36:58.090+10:00All the News That's Fit to Print
Thursday I went into uni early for two group assignment meetings (the latter one saw two hours in the computer labs finalising designs for Tuesday), and one rather important meeting with the Dean of Students, in which I learnt a lot of information I shouldn't technically have been told.
Friday afternoon I had a specialist's appointment.
Saturday was the day theCameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1079521267204648892004-03-17T21:01:00.000+10:002004-03-17T21:03:30.246+10:00Story on a Train
Monday saw three group meetings at uni which all went well, which means three assignments were on track (or handed in!).
Tuesday was my big day at uni. I forgot to do my photocopying for Geography Curriculum; this turned out to be a blessing in disguise as the newspaper article hadn't showed up very well after scanning, which means I can do a better scan for next week.
Today Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1079258567181773742004-03-14T20:02:00.000+10:002004-03-14T20:05:07.186+10:00Fully Booked
Thursday I had three group assignment meetings, all of which went well and on time (for once!). The afternoon's Teaching and Classroom Management tutorial finished a little early as usual - it's the final class of the day for most people, so the tutor gives a bit of leeway for that.
Friday was another interview day for my Catholic Education and Schooling Journal.
After I finishedCameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1078916326703103832004-03-10T20:58:00.000+10:002004-03-10T21:01:01.966+10:00Revelations
Saturday meant the usual desensitisation injection, then I spent the afternoon working on the History Curriculum Program.
Sunday was also spent working on the History Curriculum Program, fine tuning it - checking the outcomes were listed correctly; making sure the content, strategies and resources all lined up correctly - all making sure that the Program looked professional and Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1078482951320457172004-03-05T20:35:00.000+10:002004-03-05T20:38:01.890+10:00Long Day's Journey
Tuesday I was well enough to go to uni, which was lucky as it was a full day - five lectures and three tutorial sessions.
Wednesday I went into uni early for a group assignment meeting for History Curriculum, before attending my Indigenous Peoples and Cultures tutorial.
Thursday ws another early start, with a meeting for the Teaching Students with Special Needs assignment; ICameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1078132263133862312004-03-01T19:11:00.000+10:002004-03-01T19:13:09.966+10:00Rain of Fire
Thursday I went into uni early for the group assignment meeting, but the other person never arrived for the meeting, giving me three hours before my class for the day - it's really frustrating when group meetings fall through, as you don't know when you will get to meet up again to work.
Friday I spent the morning working on my Catholic Education and Schooling journal, before a Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1077706523729955452004-02-25T20:55:00.000+10:002004-03-01T19:12:11.186+10:00The Pit
Monday saw the fortnightly Catholic Education and Schooling lecture, followed by the tutorial meeting discussing the syndicate assignment.
On Tuesday I started to come down with a stomach complaint at uni, which got worse over time; I had to stay at uni as I had four units on that day, two of them being both lectures and tutorials.
Today things had settled down, and for Ash Wednesday Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1077447839450999892004-02-22T21:03:00.000+10:002004-02-22T21:05:58.483+10:00Digging Up the Past
Thursday Morning I went back to my practicum school from last year, to ask the Principal if I could use the school as the focus for my Catholic Education and Schooling Journal assignment. She agreed to this and for the next few weeks I'll be visiting the school on a weekly basis to put together my assignment.
That afternoon I was back at uni again.
Friday was my day off (Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1077102518209501722004-02-18T21:08:00.000+10:002004-02-18T21:10:33.186+10:0021
Sunday my family took me out for a surprise birthday lunch, thereby disrupting my plans for the day (I know, I should be grateful, etc; BUT I had things I wanted to get done that day!).
Monday I had two group meetings, getting home mid-afternoon with progress made on both assignments and tasks assigned to people.
Tuesday was my 21st birthday, and my long day at uni - 8am to 8pm with only Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1076756560649208092004-02-14T21:02:00.000+10:002004-02-14T21:04:31.686+10:00Tangent
I passed my P test on Thursday. Virtually the same senario showed up in the test NINE TIMES - down to the skill being tested and the other major vehicle involved in the senario!
Friday was my Teaching Children With Special Needs exam, I answered all the questions fully and managed to finish about 20 minutes early.
In the afternoon I went into Sydney before heading home - none of the Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1076500243161179372004-02-11T21:50:00.000+10:002004-02-11T21:52:30.530+10:00Hope
Sunday was a quiet day at home. I managed to get a bit of study done for Friday's Teaching Children with Special Needs exam.
Monday I picked up new DVD software for my laptop - I can now finally watch DVDs on my own property once more.
Tuesday I had to go into uni for the introductory lecture and tutorial session for Catholic Education and Schooling. There is one group assignment (a Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1076143213174558082004-02-07T18:40:00.000+10:002004-02-08T19:46:44.546+10:00The Seventh
Thursday started off as a normal day, with the unit running smoothly, but once I was at Strathfield station it became clear that things were very wrong - the rail system was in chaos due to a gas leak. The staff at Strathfield station coped very well, and I was lucky to catch a train fairly quickly, getting to Penrith 30 minutes after I would have done if things had been running Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1075892659864823632004-02-04T21:04:00.000+10:002004-02-04T21:06:00.780+10:00Mid Term
Monday I started my summer school unit - Teaching Children With Special Needs. The unit is structured so that two lectures and two tutorial sessions run each day. The lecturers are fantastic, one is major expert on part of the learning theory that's covered as part of the unit (Multiple Intelligences), and has written several texts on how to teach students coping skills.
The first Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1075633894773571752004-02-01T21:11:00.000+10:002004-02-01T21:13:12.590+10:00Tomorrow
Thursday I got a haircut and drove my sister to work. In the afternoon I did some dusting and vaccuuming upstairs.
Friday was a quiet day at home on my own - my sister was at work all day
Saturday saw once more a desensitisation injection. The afternoon was very quiet.
Today I woke up late, and spent most of the day preparing to return to university next week - it's time to do my Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1075290122440874252004-01-28T21:42:00.000+10:002004-01-28T21:43:36.043+10:00Double or Nothing
Sunday was a rather quiet day, I slept in and didn't do too much.
Monday was Australia Day, so everyone was at home, and e had a small barbeque.
I took my sister into work on Tuesday, and picked up some history books that were on sale. When I got home, I found my copy of The Creed of the Kromon had arrived - I got a 12 month subscription to Big Finish's Doctor Who audio rangeCameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1074943133385274012004-01-24T21:18:00.000+10:002004-01-24T21:20:23.140+10:00The Storm of Harmony
Thursday was a quiet day, with not much happening at all.
Friday afternoon some stormy weather set in, and it looks like it will be hanging around for at least the next week. With a bit of luck there will be plenty of rain in catchment areas, so dam levels will rise
Today was my usual desensitisation injection. When I got home, I had some dusting to do upstairs.
Reviews Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1074682837696805022004-01-21T21:00:00.000+10:002004-01-21T21:02:04.686+10:00Five by Five
Saturday was my usual desensitisation injection, followed by a detour into Penrith to drop my sister off at work.
As always, Sunday was a quiet day, with not much happening at all.
On Monday I went into Sydney in the morning. When I got home, the parcel post had been and I had a delivery - my replacement subscription copies of Frayed and The Eye of the Tyger.
When my original Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1074251138555022642004-01-16T21:05:00.000+10:002004-01-16T21:07:00.576+10:00Recovery
Wednesday I went into Penrith to do some banking and some shopping.
Thursday was another quiet day at home, with not much happening at all.
This morning when I logged on, I discovered this important news. It's fantastic to see another missing episode of Doctor Who recovered, especially as Day of Armageddon is part of The Daleks' Master Plan, a story which wasn't sold overseas. Here's Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1073992054835133792004-01-13T21:07:00.000+10:002004-01-13T21:09:42.403+10:00The Burning
Saturday was another trip to the doctor's for my desensitisation injection.
Sunday I cleaned my room.
Monday I dusted and vaccuumed upstairs. Around 1 PM I smelt smoke, and then saw brown smoke rising from the direction of the train station. A fire started in the gorge and had worked its way up to the bush behind the train station. By about 5 PM it looked liked the fire had been Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1073646914044666142004-01-09T21:15:00.000+10:002004-01-09T21:16:29.013+10:00Frayed
Wednesday was a quiet day at home, with not much happening at all.
Thursday everyone else went out for the day, so I had the house to myself. I tidied up my room and got a few things written up (see below!)
Today was another quiet day, with not much going on at all.
Reviews to do by next week:
Dragon's Wrath
Dalek War 3 (condensed)Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1073383057231098102004-01-06T19:57:00.000+10:002004-01-06T19:58:48.576+10:00The Getting of Wisdom
Sunday I was meant to be going to the cricket (Australia VS India), but my father slept in, so we didn't go. Instead, I spent the day catching up on some file editing - I consider it important, but I doubt anyone else would.
Monday I spent part of the day supporting a ladder, and having leaves and branches fall on my head - it's pruning season and I get to play the vital Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1073129527189714592004-01-03T21:32:00.000+10:002004-01-03T21:41:26.420+10:00White Darkness
Thursday I didn't do too much - I slept in after staying up until 1 AM to watch the fireworks.
Friday was another quiet day; again not too much happened.
Today I went for my desensitisaton injection as usual, and I finally finished my review of The Dalek Invasion of Earth!!!
We had a power blackout for a couple of hours, and so I had to turn off the laptop (my rule is that if Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1072873601254339772003-12-31T22:26:00.000+10:002003-12-31T22:28:10.843+10:0031.12.03
Losing Time
Tuesday was quiet day at home - I didn't get everything I had planned done; but I did finish off a review of The Space Museum - how long can it take to watch The Dalek Invasion of Earth???
Today I went shopping, again for clothes. I bought none, but did pick up Star Trek: New Frontier - Stone and Anvil, with the CD-ROM of previous books in the New Frontier range; and a Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1072693942916281072003-12-29T20:32:00.000+10:002003-12-29T20:33:26.716+10:00Normal Again
Friday was a quiet day; the beginning of the calm after the storm of Christmas and before the storm of New Year's Day.
Saturday I went to get my desensitisation injection as usual, found out my blood test result - no hormonal abnormalities; which is good.
That night my mother and I went shopping before picking my sister up from work. I bought five new polo shirts (Mum's choice), Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1072355415156613162003-12-25T22:30:00.000+10:002003-12-25T22:31:15.123+10:00The Feast of Steven
Tuesday was a rather quiet day - not much happened at all at home. I made a phone call to the Student Office at uni, and found out that my enrolment for next semester was fine (phew!), and I passed everything last semester (double phew!).
Wednesday was Christmas Eve, and as seems to be typical for me now at Christmas, I started to get ill - my nose blocked up, followed Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1072093712090489482003-12-22T21:48:00.000+10:002003-12-22T21:49:28.826+10:00A Human Reaction
Saturday was a rather dull and boring day - I still haven't finished off some reviews - I'm halfway through one for The Space Museum, and one for Dalek Invasion of Earth needs to be edited.
On Sunday my mother finally had time to start her Christmas cooking of Fruit Mince Pies and Shortbread Biscuits. I had told her to cut her losses and wait until after Christmas, when she hadCameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1071833598768565522003-12-19T21:33:00.000+10:002003-12-19T21:34:12.750+10:00Riding the Currents
Tuesday was a rather quiet day - not much happened at all; it's getting rather dull in the lead up to Christmas.
Wednesday I took a VCR to the repair shop to get the heads cleaned, and spent the afternoon cataloging video cassettes, finding more things I had taped for my mother to watch.
Thursday I picked up the VCR, and that was about it really - it's been a really boring Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1071485810828993812003-12-15T20:56:00.000+10:002003-12-15T20:57:40.466+10:00Short Trips and Side Steps
Wednesday was a quiet day at home, so not much happened.
Thursday was my doctor's appointment - I got the final desensitisation injection from the first bottle of serum, and also had a blood test; it seems that the specialist thinks I have a hormone problem.
Friday was a quiet day; nothing of interest happened at all.
Saturday I went to Bathurst for the first time Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1070967884991874132003-12-09T21:04:00.000+10:002003-12-09T21:05:29.420+10:00Breakdown
Well my laptop broke down on Wednesday (right before a huge storm), so I finally was able to take it to a store for repairs on Saturday, getting it back yesterday.
Apart from that, I had a specialist's appointment on Friday; my reaction to allergens has decreased, so it's a sign the injections are working.
Over the weekend I didn't do much - the weather meant that there wasn't much Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1070358673879179162003-12-02T19:51:00.000+10:002003-12-02T19:51:50.750+10:00Anniversary
Saturday meant another desensitisation injection. Saturday was also the second anniversary of my grandmother's death. We visited her grave in the afternoon, cleaned up the headstone and placed fresh flowers on it. To paraphrase Anneke Wills, the missing goes on, and it always will.
Sunday was quiet day; not much happened, and there was nothing to do.
Yesterday and today I've Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1070017550900863292003-11-28T21:05:00.000+10:002003-11-28T21:06:24.483+10:00Bored now...
Quite frankly, the past few days have been so terribly boring that they're not worth talking about - nothing of note has happened, and I haven't got anything done as planned.
Still a couple of things are worth discussing.
Issue 337 of Doctor Who Magazine (or DWM) has not arrived with overseas subscribers. The last time an issue got delayed like this (the previous issue that had a Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432119.post-1069581989681587102003-11-23T20:06:00.000+10:002003-11-23T20:07:51.903+10:00Ruby Jubilee
Thursday I cleaned the grate out - lots of leaves and muck to cleaned out.
Friday my sister and I went into Sydney, and I bought myself a Radio Command Dalek. At first it wouldn't work, but a quick phone call back to the store I bought it from and some poking of the batteries, and the Dalek was working fine.
Saturday meant another desensitisation injection, and the usual minimal Cameron Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361563785705155695noreply@blogger.com