#Blogvember 10 Book
Over the years the time I spend reading books has decreased. I only regularly read for 20-30 minutes before sleep. I also read when I wake in the night before trying for sleep again. This usually works but with a great book can have the opposite effect.
#blogvember 9 – Television
Finished watching Succession one of my favourite shows. Full of unlikable characters doing horrible morally reprehensible things. Can’t put it down.
Waiting for the new series of The Crown, about another institution that I disapprove of, but extremely watchable, great cast so far, I doubt very much it bears much resemblance to reality.
Just watched episode one of series two of Britannia. the plot of series one was so mixed up I can’t really remember what went on. The theme tune has changed from Hurdy Gurdy Man to Season of the Witch, but a fairly daft mix of gore and mad ancient britons on hallucinogenic drugs continues in an enjoyable fashion.
Somedays computing technology seems like a collection of very fine threads with a lot depending on them. I don’t suppose there ever was a time where ordinary folk could really understand much. But when I started using macs around system 7.1 I was under the illusion that it might be something I could grasp if not master. I now feel like I am at one end of a multitude of dependencies, with no change of a glimpse of the root of any.
I am very pleased that I’ll be continuing my part time role as product owner for Glow Blogs. When my recent contract finished in June the job was opened for applications. I was successful and am just sorting out the paper work. I do this work over an above my class teacher role. I would have been gutted if I didn’t get the job.
This post was inspired by Andrew Canion’s Blogvember Prompt List. This arrived in micro.blog at he same time as #mbnov, microblogvember.
#blogvember 6 – Family I don’t blog about my family. Not a big deal, I just don’t. I might have name checked my wife half a dozen times and my daughter a couple, but only to mention they were on a walk I’ve described. Blogvember Prompt List.
I’ve always been interested in natural history. Recently I’ve been more aware of the effect of nature on me.
When I was in my twenties I worked in a zoo and alway presumed I continue to work outside and with nature somehow.
That didn’t really happen.
As I get towards the other end of my working life I find I am bringing nature into my classroom and talking my pupils out a lot more. The push for outdoor learning is helping as is the school I am currently working in.
I am also spending more of my weekends outside after a couple of decades of ‘spare’ time in front of a computer.
I notice a shift in my interest and attention, I now see things l must have passed many times in my youth, flora, small creatures and signs of their passing. I was always on the looked for these, but in the last couple of years I seem to be getting better at it.
I’ve seen half a dozen lizards this year in places I’ve been visiting for years without a sighting. I sometimes am aware of the depth of space around me as insects come in and out of focus. Colours, clouds and landscapes take on not much meaning but better a definition of sorts.
Watched: Olive Kitteridge ★★★★★ what an enjoyable miniseries I will read the books. 📺
What a topic for a lazy Sunday.
The temptation to delve deep would lead to a failure to finish this post. After a short while my thoughts become jumbled and apprehensive.
Then there is the education and business cliche of learning from failure and the Dylan koen. On the education side I am ambivalent about the idea. #nowrongpath, although many folk I admire take part, makes me feel a little uneasy. I think I’ll skip these too.
Or I could go meta and look at my failure to meet on line challenges like this one, photo a day and a variety of voluntary courses. This might loop back to the personal and get messy too.
So I think I’ll continue my successful 3 day streak with blogvember by failing to get to grips with failure and hit publish.
This post was inspired by Andrew Canion’s Blogvember Prompt List. This arrived in micro.blog at he same time as #mbnov, microblogvember.
Over a year ago I started looking for a new camera. A few weeks ago I finally bought one. The compromise was the lack of a view finder.
I used the camera for a week then sent it back. The first time I’ve every done that!
There was a lot to like about it. It was the same size as my old PowerShot SX10 IS. Fitted in its case but was lighter.
Some of the photos I took were as good as I could hope for. I don’t really think or know much about photography. The idea was to have a zoom for when things were to far away for my phone.
Unfortunately the lack of a view finder made taking photos completely hit or miss. Even in fairly dull days I couldn’t see through the screen. When the zoom was out this got worse. I pointed half-depressed the shutter to hopefully focus and clicked! This was too auto even for me.
So back it went. I am now trying to make my mind up about an alternative that suits my budget. I’ve not had much luck reading reviews which seem to be aimed at a more technical reader and not really opinionated. If there was a SX 540 with a view finder I’d get that.
This post was inspired by Andrew Canion’s Blogvember Prompt List. This arrived in micro.blog at he same time as #mbnov, microblogvember.
