http://www.ogio.org.uk my life in my words Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:49:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today I received an email from the folks at theonering.net telling me of the fantastic announcement made in Hollywood today. Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema have put aside their differences - royalties from the "Fellowship of the Ring" - to join forces with MGM to produce "The Hobbit" over two ... http://www.ogio.org.uk/2007/12/18/christmas-present-from-peter-jackson/ The good times have returned! It had been a good few matches since Celtic had managed such a comprehensive victory at Celtic Park until last week's demolition of Hearts. Long gone, it seemed, were the days of cricket scores and clean sheets before a salivating home crowd. ... http://www.ogio.org.uk/2007/09/03/a-week-in-football/ It's the end of my first full week of ITE (Initial Teacher Education) and I have really enjoyed it. Having signed up to two courses - Mathematics and Computing - there are a few repetitions but that is to be expected. This week I've been re-introduced to "A Curriculum for ... http://www.ogio.org.uk/2007/09/01/week-1-introductions/ Yesterday I was disappointed - though not surprised - at the standard of PowerPoint presentations. I suppose that, as I had spent four years receiving presentations by IT professionals, I had become accustomed to good PowerPoint practice. Two talks by teachers seconded to government departments highlighted different ... http://www.ogio.org.uk/2007/08/28/powerpoint/ Today I began my PDGE (Secondary) in Maths. It's been nearly six months since I was offered a place and I couldn't believe the time had finally come. Orientation was the name of the game today. There was 3 hours of introductory talks from course co-ordinators, chaplains, learning, SLC ... http://www.ogio.org.uk/2007/08/23/first-day/ This morning I had an interview at the University of Glasgow for a place on the Postgraduate Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) in Secondary Maths. I'm pleased to announce that I was offered a place, pending completion of a top-up course, to join the course in August! http://www.ogio.org.uk/2007/03/05/pgde/ I loved driving in my car until 2:15pm on Christmas Day when coming round a bend on Balmore Road I lost control and crashed the car, writing it off in the process. Unfortunately my insurance was only Third Party Fire and Theft so the insurance company wouldnt even get ... http://www.ogio.org.uk/2007/01/18/follow-up-to-i-like-driving-in-my-car/ Because of the time difference, the 5 hour flight from LA to New York seemed to take up my entire day. After touching down in JFK at about 17:30, I didn't reach my hostel until nearly 21:00. It's a great hostel though there are 10 people in ... http://www.ogio.org.uk/2006/08/04/nyc/ Me again, just realised I'd missed out a week! The diving course in Cairns was excellent. It was all going really well until we started our open water dives. I must have strained myself at some point before my first OW dive because once I got in the water and ... http://www.ogio.org.uk/2006/08/02/cairns/ Hey all, this''ll be a quick one as I''m using the net in the Apple store in Beverly Hills and dont want to overstay my welcome! America is... I dunno, dirty! This is my 4th day in LA this week, all of them pretty hot without being excessive although my hostel ... http://www.ogio.org.uk/2006/07/31/usofa/