Plans for the Summer

Well now that life is simple again, no school and everything, I can start to think about my websites again.

Reminds me, must get my blue form signed off.

I really would like everything to go back to how it was, you know in its hayday. That was awesome. It was buzzing and it was always something nice to be a part of; I think the reason everything slowed down was due to a lack of innovation – a lack of change and freshness. I think that’s something that is always hard to achieve, especially when we’ve got so much other work in the way. But I’m desperate to try and get some of it back.

Spreadfire is always the most difficult thing to keep fresh and interesting. It’s supposed to be a community made by you; it’s success relies on you using it, but you’ll only use it if it’s successful, so it becomes a bit of a catch 22. I endlessly try to integrate new features to make it interesting, but it’s difficult. Not to mention the school, they’ve always hindered the success to some extent, as soon as people get interested they’d pull it to shreds. At least that can’t happen again.

And then I think, will anyone be interested in my websites at college?

I always think if you have to ask yourself a question like that you already know the answer.

Regardless, I’ll do what I can to make it interesting.

ET3X is easilly successful, other than creating a neat and quick way of signing up and accessing the features, and making sure that I can offer the features that you want, it’s easy. People always want to put a piece of themselves on the Internet, especially if it’s for free.

Then there’s Qerno, I’ve decided I’m decomissioning Qerno as a site that I use as a search engine, or a proxy site at least. Instead, I’ve got a few ideas for business products – web stuff mainly. But what a hideous name, what was I thinking?

And, of course, I also own hounsdown.com and brockcollege.net. I think I’ll be able to make use of them especially since Hounsdown want us to make a prospectus for them.

Oh yeah, the Beach this Wednesday

I’ll be there, so long as the school don’t want me (and if it’s not raining). Should be fun.

I can’t wait for college. New people, new courses – new place. I think a change of scenery will be one of the biggest and best changes. We’ve been stuck in Hounsdown for years now, I don’t think I can tolerate any more. The Year 7s just look so small, I mean I adore my Junior Form and I’ll miss them when I leave, but we all have to move on. Which is what I think about when I think of all the people who aren’t going to Brock. There are a few people who I’ll miss and I hope I’ll see them again, but I have a horrid feeling that they’ll be gone – forever. Anyway.

I still don’t know what courses I’m actually going to take. So far, I’ve got Physics, Chemistry, Economis, Maths with Mechanics and Computing on my application form. But I was thinking of changing Maths with Mechanics to Further Maths at the expence of Computing or Chemistry. Still haven’t decided, but hope the New Students’ day on the 3rd of July will give me an idea.

An hour! The bus to Brock from my house takes an hour! What should take a 15 minutes, lasts 55 – so I’m definitely taking the train.

Anyway, I can’t wait for it all.

I’m working at Southampton Uni for August, same place as I went for my work experience, except getting paid this time :P .

Looking forward to doing nothing in July. I really need a break. By nothing, I mean my website of course:).

I was going to mention exams, and how I didn’t think they were too awful, but that would be tempting fate, right?

It’s the holiday everyone. Relax and Enjoy – there’s no reason not to, literally no pressure or anything. It’s excellent.

Work Experience and 7CE

One I like, one I hate.

To be honest, I’m really not liking work experience, I don’t know about you guys. I feel bored, neglected and, I guess, a bit lonely. Moving computers from A to B each day isnt what I consider a useful experience, neither is following a huddle of college students around the uni open day.

Thursday was great fun, I really enjoyed it; 7CE are great. (7CE are my Junior Form if you hadn’t realised). Being back at school was a nice, sort of, familiar feeling compared to Work Experience. But really, there was nothing familiar about it, no lessons, most of my freinds weren’t there and 24 11 year olds running around at my feet.

Taster day wasn’t the best organised event, well, mostly everything went right except a few things. After lunch, we found our group rediculously thirsty. Apparently, no one had told them that they could either top up their water bottles or get cups of water from the canteen. So, during their RE lesson, Shell and me went over to the canteen ourselves to pick up some water. The group went through three huge jugs.

Apparently, Shell and me were being unsociable by sticking with our Junior Form all day instead of playing Uno with the Junior Form prefects that didn’t want to hang around with their Year 6s. I can’t wait to be back and start doing Junior Form with Shell, its gonna be absolutely great.

Half way through work experience, I had vowed to have a stab at all four pieces of coursework that need to be finished by the end of term. I’ve yet to even look at most of them, but Biology I have had a stab at.

Anyway 5 more days of work to endure.

It’s alright now actually, they’re giving me some more stuff to do and I’m working with some different people. I still wont miss it though!

Enjoy.