So this year, after a shit end to last year, I have generally been feeling positive. My winter depression hasn’t hit me that hard and I’m seeing with clarity.
I didn’t get into my local university for a masters in computing, unfortunately my grades from my 1st degree were too low, I thought I’d written enough in my personal statement to justify why it was worth taking a chance on me and to get an interview at least. Alas I didn’t fight the decision. I have a child and with the cost of living crisis I couldn’t justify working part time whilst trying to get through a masters.
I have explored some alternatives. I didn’t want to do a online masters as most of them last 2 years and cost even more then doing one in person. I didn’t want to do bootcamps that cost as much as a masters and are taught by flyboys who are actually busy running start ups to really help you.
So I found a kind of half way house, a short course at another local university that had pre-recorded classes but you are classed as one of their students and would get access to their libraries. So I have enrolled and started this week.
First thing to get out of the way is signing up to all my university discounts! Hey I forked out a few K for this course so I’ll definitely milk the student discounts.
I know this course isn’t going to be too easy but at the same time it will be limited and I’ll have go beyond the syllabuses and pick up advanced things to learn. I am hoping at the end of this it will help me change career into something creative with computers. Maybe even something like this:
Music has taken a back seat for a long while. I am living in a smaller city that is easier to get around and has quite a lot happening culturally but I haven’t been out yet. I am still recovering from my hand operations, progress is slow. But I have been picking up my guitars some more.
Littlun likes it when I am playing guitar whilst she is eating, she even bounces her little head in appreciation!
I tried to write some lyrics whilst on holiday, I think I am thinking too much about what I am saying and how. Before I used to just come out with it and then go back to it later to see it wasn’t too bad. I managed to finish off one song that’s been unfinished for about 4 years and that’s actually progress that I haven’t made in a while.
Hopefully I will get back into it, record a solo album and play mediocre open mike nights whilst selling my CDs on the side… No more rockstar airplane dreams but a quiet contented dream for me is good enough…
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