The BPS (British Psychology Society) are here today, assessing the course to see if we'r still worthy of their thumbs up - which, in the long run, means that everybody graduating with a degree in Psychology here at Hull will automatically gain "GBR", graduate basis of registration. That clear now? Excellent. ;-)
Seriously though, it's all hands to the pumps for collective positive chit-chat. I've just come back froma bit of lunch and a natter and it's an hour until we get our feedback about what's good, what's bad and who's ugly. I'm assuming it won't be me as while I was at the first meeting, no-one asked me anything!! I got to keep completely quiet. There were some good questions and some good answers though, so my hunch is that Hull will be able to keep on trucking.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Here as promised...
... is a picture of Eddie!! Maybe not *the* picture of Eddie, but definately a picture.
I'm pretty sure he'll hate this one, but what the hey. The man has got engaged however, so good luck to you, Sir!
I'm pretty sure he'll hate this one, but what the hey. The man has got engaged however, so good luck to you, Sir!
Monday, November 27, 2006
Time for some sweet, sweet blogging
Lots has happened again, as always.
Perhaps the most important of which is that my friend Eddie has got himself engaged to Yvonne. Embarassing picture of the man to follow at some point... I was in Hudders again this weekend - with a not very nice cold either - though Sally and I got out to our usual restaurant and watched a few episodes of Alan Partridge.
"Aha!!" Note, this is *not* a picture of Eddie. ;-)
I actually felt sorry for him in this week's episode. That's quite something as he's supposed to be tow-curlingly awful, after all. I wonder if they'll ever do another series of him. Probably not, as Steve Coogan's gone off to do a different series with a different character - that wasn't as good.
A shame. Alan Partridge, you're sorely missed.
Perhaps the most important of which is that my friend Eddie has got himself engaged to Yvonne. Embarassing picture of the man to follow at some point... I was in Hudders again this weekend - with a not very nice cold either - though Sally and I got out to our usual restaurant and watched a few episodes of Alan Partridge.
"Aha!!" Note, this is *not* a picture of Eddie. ;-)
I actually felt sorry for him in this week's episode. That's quite something as he's supposed to be tow-curlingly awful, after all. I wonder if they'll ever do another series of him. Probably not, as Steve Coogan's gone off to do a different series with a different character - that wasn't as good.
A shame. Alan Partridge, you're sorely missed.
Friday, November 17, 2006
It's been a long time, stranger...
Yep, once again with the ages.
I have been *so* busy. I really have. I still have oodles of marking this weekend, and I'm getting a little fed up of it all. Still, all has to be in - ro rather back - very soon, so perhaps next week will be a lot better.
I still have this Higher Education Training course to go to every Wednesday afternoon - for three hours of fun and frolics - and one of these people is assessing my lecture this afternoon so I'm hoping it'll go well. Here's a random thought, though. The room we were sat in - a different one to the normal - had a big flipchart pad on a stand in the corner. It had "FLIPPY" written on it in huge letters. Weird, I thought. There the lecturer was, going on about the importance of feedback and such, and I was sat there imagining an Australian in cork-ridden hat and shorts standing next to the flipchart, with his hand to his eays saying: "What's that Flippy? There's been a room change and little Timmy has fallen down the well? Strewth!!"
I have been *so* busy. I really have. I still have oodles of marking this weekend, and I'm getting a little fed up of it all. Still, all has to be in - ro rather back - very soon, so perhaps next week will be a lot better.
I still have this Higher Education Training course to go to every Wednesday afternoon - for three hours of fun and frolics - and one of these people is assessing my lecture this afternoon so I'm hoping it'll go well. Here's a random thought, though. The room we were sat in - a different one to the normal - had a big flipchart pad on a stand in the corner. It had "FLIPPY" written on it in huge letters. Weird, I thought. There the lecturer was, going on about the importance of feedback and such, and I was sat there imagining an Australian in cork-ridden hat and shorts standing next to the flipchart, with his hand to his eays saying: "What's that Flippy? There's been a room change and little Timmy has fallen down the well? Strewth!!"
Monday, November 13, 2006
Webmail
Hmmm....
My university e-mail isn't working. The good news: nobody else's is either. This means I cannot answer queries and I cannot contact others. I sense a coffee break coming on. :)
My university e-mail isn't working. The good news: nobody else's is either. This means I cannot answer queries and I cannot contact others. I sense a coffee break coming on. :)
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Heya
Heh.
I haven't updated in a little while, have I?
Well, I have had an excuse the last couple of days. Sally and I decided to take a long weekend so I went over to Huddersfield first thing Friday morning, and didn't get back to Hull first thing Wednesday morning. You should have seen my inbox. ;-)
Still, it was a good break. We even squeezed in a trip to Castle Bolton and an overnight stay in a lovely little hotel nearby - The Wensleydale Heifer. Sally managed to blag a much cheaper room that the advertised price since it was the Monday night and so we went, and we very much enjoyed it. Even the little waterfall just outrside the window. Bit of a hefty drive for Sally though, so we needed a hotel room if we were to stick to the plan, and it was good to get something decent-plus. Check out the rooms on the website. They're pretty good. It specialised in seafood too - not my usual thing, but they did it well.
Castle Bolton was good too. Right out on the hilltops, it must have been very cold in the olden days. Belonged to the Scropes, it did. Fabled for being decent sorts, much honour in battle and so on, *but* with a nasty habit of being on the wrong side in every conflict. War of the Roses: York. The Civil War: the King. And numerous other disagreements. The Scropes were on the losing side every time. :)
I haven't updated in a little while, have I?
Well, I have had an excuse the last couple of days. Sally and I decided to take a long weekend so I went over to Huddersfield first thing Friday morning, and didn't get back to Hull first thing Wednesday morning. You should have seen my inbox. ;-)
Still, it was a good break. We even squeezed in a trip to Castle Bolton and an overnight stay in a lovely little hotel nearby - The Wensleydale Heifer. Sally managed to blag a much cheaper room that the advertised price since it was the Monday night and so we went, and we very much enjoyed it. Even the little waterfall just outrside the window. Bit of a hefty drive for Sally though, so we needed a hotel room if we were to stick to the plan, and it was good to get something decent-plus. Check out the rooms on the website. They're pretty good. It specialised in seafood too - not my usual thing, but they did it well.
Castle Bolton was good too. Right out on the hilltops, it must have been very cold in the olden days. Belonged to the Scropes, it did. Fabled for being decent sorts, much honour in battle and so on, *but* with a nasty habit of being on the wrong side in every conflict. War of the Roses: York. The Civil War: the King. And numerous other disagreements. The Scropes were on the losing side every time. :)
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