TMA02 Submitted 9 days Early

Have decided just to let TMA02 go. I like what I have written even though I know it won't be perfect, it means that I can now forget about it till I wait for results.

Back from Lanzarote & TMA01 Results

I caught my mother hiding greens from my stepfather under macaroni cheese in an attempt to make him eat them!!! She won!!!!

Results are back in for TMA01 and although I haven't quite got the mark that I wanted, the feedback was good and I made some rather silly errors regarding definitions and explainations. Will make a through check through of TMA02 before submitting to make sure I'm not repeating.

Lanzarote was very nice, pretty chilled. All Inclusive actually has alcoholic drinks without alcohol.... very odd.

Farewell.... for a week.

Am 4 hours away from starting my journey to Lanzarote and already tired and now also have to go get fuel in the cold on route so less than impressed. A nice long trip to Stanstead followed by just over 4 hours on Ryanair.... also cause for celebration.... NOT!!!!

Still no returned TMA so it appears it will be a nice (or nasty) suprise when I return combined with the fact although I have tried my hardest to get fired today, my boss is having none of it so looks like I'm there till end of month.

Well I'm all packed or at least I think I am with important stuff like bikini, towel, sunglasses, ear plugs and Open University 'light' reading. Actually looking forward to it along with my birthday present from mum - Dan Brown's, Lost Symbol (to be fair I have been dying to start it before I go but have controlled myself).

See you in a week.

...... a little later after a 'few beers'

I am now at the point of re-reading underlined parts and making notes relating to TMA03 based on what I am reading. FINALLY I am making sense of the whole thing and it is coming together. I am now thinking that identity may not be all that bad however I doubt it will become my favourite any time soon. I have made about 12 sides of notes on a chapter and a bit so less worried about what to put in as oppossed to what to omit.

Beer is actually very helpful for mind expasion and ramblings at times however I have heard of other mind expanding possibilities?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!!!?

P.S.... Mind expanded enough right now so had enough, it can now wait till holiday.

WIP (Work In Progress)

1) STILL not TMA01 results and with TMA02 sitting there practically finished and not returning from holiday till 18th November and a TMA02 deadline of 30th November I am a little bugged!!!

2) Have to work months notice now as boss has be overuled by his boss. Really not best pleased so will be researching 'Gross Misconduct' tomorrow to see which is the best method to get fired!! Arghhhhhhhhhhhh

The plan in Lanzarote is to get the drafts for both TMA03 and TMA04 done ready to be written up when I return. ED209 starts 5th February and website opens 29th January so really need to be ahead especially as the second mailing isn't till 14th or so of January and up till then I only have the website copies which I struggle a bit with because I can't underline!!!

Study Method devised so far:

1) Read TMA question a few times

2) Read the 3 chapters required and underline as I go

3) Read Learning Companion for 3 chapters and underline

4) Print (maybe listen) to Audio stuff and underline as go.

5) Do online activities to see if anything vital (print if so)

6)Go back to TMA and re-read including Student Notes

7) Go back over everything only taking paper notes on stuff relevent to TMA

8) Essay Plan/Mind Maps/Scribbles

9) TMA (many versions)

10) Hey presto - something to submit

11) Feel proud

12) Submit

13) Aquire acne whilst stressing for result & drink

Based on this I am going to have bad skin and an alcohol problem by 2014.

Notice

I've now handed notice and to be fair boss took it very well.... in fact maybe a little too well!!! He has offered me job back if things don't pan out but also got offer for another company that I went for interview with 3 months ago (better late than never I suppose). Still sticking with original offer and rather excited. Last day at current job is 10th November and off to Lanzarote on 11th for a week. New job should now start 23rd November.

It has now been 3 days since deadline for TMA01 and I don't have a result. Others have theirs I see on FB.... am jealous. Am hoping that weekend should give tutor time to give me my very hopeful 80+.

Still haven't made any headway with TMA03, am just going to hold fire till holiday and put something rather uninspiring together as I am really not loving this topic of identities.

Offer Letter

Offer letter not on doorstep today so hopefully tomorrow. I am really not looking forward to handing in notice on Wednesday, had team meeting with boss this morning.... he is looking forward to new guy starting on Wednesday so that we are a team of 4 again, this is going to hurt like hell.

Off to Alton Towers tomorrow for adreneline week so only a few rides open but cheap and hopefully fairly quiet. Already dreading Oblivion which even after Orlando still hurts me in a way that nothing else can.

Currently waiting for mother to finish burning the flan in the oven then on to Dexter which aired last night.

On the OU front I have done nothing really today except check the forum, the only thing I found was a note from tutor regarding November 6th tutorial and what to expect. I can't go so hoping all info will appear on forum after. To be honest, I've already finished TMA02 so not too worried.

For TMA03 I have been looking through the appendix of Learning Companion 2 to see what is required. It appears that I only have to show an awareness of identity, discourse etc.... therefore i will do what I can without stressing my brain too much.