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.

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.