My friend and I decided to try out Rockup Netball at Doncaster. Linda (the trainer) took our photo, my friend Instagrammed it and somehow we ended up on the Rockup Netball website social feed for a couple of days! 😂😂
Monday, 30 May 2016
Thursday, 19 May 2016
F.I.N.I.S.H.E.D. !!!
6 years, 2 months and 18 days ago, I started my first Internet Comms unit. Just now, I submitted my final assignment, for my final unit. F.I.N.I.S.H.E.D. !!! 😂 🎉 🍷🎆
Tuesday, 17 May 2016
WEB300 - Web Production
Instructions:
Each team of students will create a Web Media Production (WMP) intended for web distribution, developing the visual, textual and audio content of the publication to suit a chosen subject and audience. Teams are asked to consider integrating a range of converging and participatory media (such as Twitter, Facebook, WordPress, a forum or mobile technology), and also to consider incorporating audio and video components.
The WMP should be an innovative online media product that explores and embodies convergence and participation. Students will have self-selected into groups of three preferably with a mix of strengths, which will have been outlined in the Brief. Communicating regularly and drawing on the one another's stengths and interests will help the team to work together effectively in creating the WMP.
The nature of the chosen topic will determine whether the content of the WMP is completely developed by the students or if students use photographs, images, graphics, audio, video or multimedia material sourced from the web. If students use work that is not their own original work then it MUST be attributed appropriately.
Our team, 3XMelbourne, created a WordPress website and integrated YouTube video and SoundCloud podcasts, as well as a Facebook Page and Twitter.
Our final grade was an outstanding 85 - HD! Thanks to Ian and Brett. :)
Friday, 6 May 2016
Jogging!
More like a Cliff Young gumboot shuffle minus the gumboots, but anyway... the physio requested video. My husband asked if it was for biodynamic evaluation, or proof. Then he suggested accompanying "Benny Hill" music. Somebody else suggested speeding it up 2x before sending it. Haha, everyone's a comedian. :)
Wednesday, 27 April 2016
Hip rehab - 11 months post-op
Visited Amir this morning. He tested everything hip-wise and was looking quite pleased with himself, everything looks (and feels) great and he's declared me "like normal"!However, my knee has continued to play up so this next month is all about sorting that out. Apparently when a tendon is taken from behind the knee, it heals a bit shorter, so I've effectively been walking around with a slightly bent knee all this time.
He did this horribly painful stretching thing and it DOES feel better and I can now lift my leg the same way as the right side - but it made me realise I have virtually no muscle in my left quad/hamstring, compared to the right.
Hilariously, I now have to start jogging... behold my schedule for the next month!
Yes, that is a football oval, and yes, the numbers represent the number of times I need to JOG around one.
If anybody sees me, please try to contain your amusement. :)
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Tuesday, 29 March 2016
Hip rehab - 10 months post-op
Nothing much has changed since my last post, except that I've started Lite n Easy and it's Easter. So that's going to go well. Goal is 10kg (which I've put on since the operation) and maybe a few extra for good measure. So far I've lost 3kg...I had a fall down the stairs a couple of weeks ago. I was hosing down the front porch and slipped right off the edge and down the stairs. I remember being really conscious of landing on my left hip so I twisted a bit mid-air and landed halfway across the bottom step. Lovely bruises on my butt, but no hip damage!
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Tuesday, 22 March 2016
APC100 - Academic and Professional Communications
In news that will surprise nobody who knows me - I didn't enjoy this unit much. Sometime in the last year or so, it became compulsory but because I started studying in 2010 when it wasn't, I'd missed doing it.After having written countless essays with countless references and used the library countless times, I had to do an introductory unit aimed at first-time students fresh out of high school, which taught how to write an essay, how to reference and how to use the library. It was incredibly difficult to maintain motivation.
On top of that, we had to do a group project, which supposedly helps us learn how to work in group projects in the workforce. Except I've been in the workforce for 25+ years and I've never worked anywhere where they force 5 people from 5 separate departments to create a random project with nobody in charge. Recipe for disaster. Anyway...
Happily, I finished the unit with a High Distinction. I have nothing to post because I didn't create anything I'm interested in sharing. Waste of $795, IMHO!
Monday, 29 February 2016
Hip rehab - 9 months post-op
After several attempts at physio, which seemed to fix the back problems but not my sore neck, I decided to try something different. I visited a remedial massage therapist, who also specialises in acupuncture and shiatsu, and had a full body treatment that lasted 90 minutes. It was amazing! I stood up and felt like my left leg was finally the right length, and all the back & neck pain was gone.A few days later and I'm sleeping well, and really, the only ongoing problem I'm having is with my knee where the graft was taken from. It's funny but after the massage I'm no longer subconsciously protecting the hip, but now my knee keeps catching in quite a painful way.
Exercise-wise, I probably only get onto the exercise bike once a week, as it's hurting my knee and I have to let it settle down. But I'm walking 2-3km every day so hopefully that makes up for it!
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