Hello again

It's been a long while since my last update and this is total due to new boyfriend. It's been a month now and we are getting on very very well. Very similar people which works perfectly.

Today was a desolate Sunday at work but gave the time for a well needed ED209 catch up. TMA05 is due on Tuesday and it is coming along pretty well. Just need to spend tomorrow night writting the conclusion, editing and adding references which shouldn't take any longer than a few hours.

I got a sign from god (David Canter) today with regards to my seen question. I was going to do it on the culpability section but was honestly finding it hard to find all that many papers on it for the area I wanted. Today after doing what I needed to I picked up David Canter's Mapping Murder and there amongst the section on Jack The Ripper's diary was refernce to child witnesses in sex abuse cases. After a little research it appears that Canter himself has written a fair chunk on the area which means that I can use papers written by him within the Journal Of Investigative psychology within my seen question. Major plus side is that because it's from him, I am unlikely to forget it!!! Yey

Still no final result back from DD101 which is starting to grate a little. I can't write my reflection page until this comes back and it will feel like closing the book on it too.

DSE212 is my new course starting in October however and introductory page will open on August 2nd which is quite exciting and my books are being mailed on September 9th although I need to be focussed on ED209 Exam, TMA06 and Seen Question before I think about DSE212.

Got new Smartphone after loosing my last one on a rather drunken night out. It's not the most advanced phone out there by any means (LG T505) however I am finding it to be pretty user friendly and therefore it has been nicknamed the Dumbphone. Made for the technologically devoid.

Was totally shocked after seeing what OU are going to charge new students from 2012. Totally shocked.......... I love the way I learn with OU and it has proved better than any brick uni that I've been to but £15,000 for a degree............. £2,500 per 60 point module............ How in the name of education can they see fit to charge this. Yes, I know that brick uni's are going to be £21,000 (assuming they charge the max) but this is OU and I really can't see how £15,000 is the right amount to charge and how they actually can justify it. I suppose time will tell and I am so glad that I started when I did else there is no way that I would be paying that amount!!! I'm freaking out about paying £5,000 for my Masters without the costing of living expenses!!!!

Off out with other half tonight....... Has to be an improvement on last night when I got round, he started a film and I was asleep 30 minutes later. Doh

ED209 Reading completed

I have reached the end of Book 3 now so now it's 2 more TMAs, Seen Question and Exam revision. Popping out to see The One tonight for a beer (nothing more), just fancied a catch up as we've always been good friends either way. Was out with boyfriend and his friends last night, didn't plan to go out at all, then thought why not go meet them for a swift beer whch ended at 2am........ I'm off today so I suppose no real harm done.

Lost my phone last night so bought a new LG-T505 which I thought was just going to be basic and crap, however suprised that on first impressions it seems pretty cool. Still need to read instruction manual now.

ED209 TMA04 Results

The results are back and............... drum roll............. I'm really happy with them. They are 20% higher than I was actually expecting because I though my report was dreadful. Been given loads of great feedback in preparation for TMA06 so fingers crossed I am on target for my required final grade, just have to sort the exam side of it now.

Haven't done a lot for TMA05 really however I know what I want to put in to it so just a case of sitting through the sections and making proper notes.

The new guy is proving to be a total angel, very chilled and normal. His friends are lovely too which all works well. Met his folks for the first time last night, dad was really nice however wasn't sure how mum was as she wasn't overly friendly but I'm sure I am just being a drama queen over nothing or at least I hope so. Hopefully seeing him tonight for a beer and will spend tomorrow night doing college work.

Had to spend yesterday at a Fayre with 3 cars. Very uninteresting however I did managed to make a major dent in David Canter's book 'Mapping Murder'. It is pretty cool and very well written. I am very taken by his section on Fred West and the 'memoirs' that he paid a fair chunk of money for just to be a bale to read them. Very insightful and thought provoking. From Proffessor Canter's books and anything else that I have managed to read of his, it is very obvious that he doesn't suffer fools gladly and that his work is his top priority................ darn, I really hope that I get the chance of Huddersfield.

ED209 TMA05 Update

I have now done all the required reading for TMA05 and it is actually pretty interesting. Was initially considering ditching book 3 however I am having a rethink and might actually keep it in. I've done a lot of googling around the nativist approach and finding that it has helped an awful lot because there is a lot to take in. Actually started writting it today so I have an introduction which I suppose is a start. Boss away tomorrow so will kick in properly with it.

I've started doing a lot towards the seen question too. I have downloaded and read through a few of the academic papers which I am planning to include although I am starting to think that there is a lot of info to put into a 750 to 1000 word essay. I'm sure it will all start to become clearer later (I hope).

The reason for the big gap in updating this blog is that I have started seeing the nicest guy I think I have ever met. Take this with a pinch of salt at the moment as my track record suggests, however I am pretty whipped and we get on really well so fingers crossed I get to keep him.

Onwards and upwards with TMA05