Christmas – Iain Douglas Stewart

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 31st January 2018

By Iain 31 January 2018Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week’s Reflective Diary includes my thoughts on Sue’s presentation, as well as my reflections on our roleplays. To monitor our personal development, we were tasked with identifying responses in ourselves that occur during a helping interaction. We did this with several rounds of roleplay. The first roleplay of the evening was Emily as the counsellor, and I played the…

Timely Friday update

By Iain 17 October 2014Reflections, Site Related, VideogamesNo Comments

Hey, I'm going to do a Friday update on a Friday for a change! I'm in the front room watching Jake while he sleeps rather than writing it in my study as usual, using my video-recoding laptop rather than the familiar keyboard on the main PC... I've never used this keyboard to type before, so I keep missing letters and…

Friday update 3/1/14

By Iain 3 January 2014Creativity, Reflections, Site Related, VideogamesNo Comments

First update of the new year. Yeah. I've already finished a piece of art - being off work with a dodgy stomach will tend to have that effect. It's one I started in 2013 but put off for whatever reason - a Zinogre from the Monster Hunter series. Lewis loves the latest one on the 3DS, and I was quite…

Friday Update 27/12/13

By Iain 27 December 2013Films/TV, Reflections, Site Related, VideogamesNo Comments

I have pretty much been sat on my arse watching classic old movies and decent new movies, as well as some general Christmas programmes on the idiot box. The Great Escape, a few Star Wars films, and the Doctor Who Christmas special was quite... special. I had really bad diarrhoea on Christmas Day and Boxing Day (it's only really clearing…

Friday Update 20/12/13

By Iain 20 December 2013Reflections, VideogamesNo Comments

I've been playing a little Street Fighter X Tekken this week, learning the ropes as it were, and it's not as fun as Super Street Fighter IV. It feels too tight and a little shonky. I've also been playing some Adventure Time: Explore The Dungeon Because I Don't Know (yes, that is the actual title). I've covered my affection for…

Friday Update 29/11/13

By Iain 29 November 2013Creativity, Internet, Reflections, Site Related, VideogamesNo Comments

Let's start with work. I suffer from dry skin on my fingertips (of all places), and if I handle a lot of stock then the skin does tend to crack. I cracked my fingers at work on Sunday - not a good way to start a working week for sure. They usually end up cracked by Wednesday or Thursday, but…

2012

By Iain 30 December 2012Creativity, Internet, Music, Reflections, Site Related, VideogamesNo Comments

2012 eh? The Mayans thought the World would end - fucking idiots. Not the Mayans, but the people who misinterpreted their calendar. It was a mixed bag - some good, some bad, but mostly good. I started with the misconception that I could code - what a lol. It was a mixture of getting a new, powerful PC and a…

Merry Christmas

By Iain 25 December 2012ReflectionsNo Comments

Jane and I extend our festive wishes of happiness and joy to anyone and everyone who may stumble upon my little blog. Thank you for reading, and may 2013 bring positivity and lashings of luck to your life.

Nearly Christmas already

By Iain 23 December 2012Music, ReflectionsNo Comments

It's come around quickly again this year. Like last year, I have been working night shifts on Music and Video to prepare and repair the department. It was four night shifts spread over two weeks this time, rather than three night shifts in a row, and it took it's toll on my sleeping patterns. Still, think of the money. I…