As the Sri Lankan cricket team are experiencing a triumphant return to form on English soil at the present, I figured this would be as good a time as any to make a return to this blog. Posting here has been on my list of things to do for a long time but the usual excuses excuses about work, travel etc. etc., apply.
On the work front, things have been busy with the end of term looming and student project assessments in full swing. Have been sitting in on a number of interesting demonstrations over the past couple of days, the most entertaining of which was a project to build a 'Magic Wand', ala Harry Potter. Essentially this is a gesture/voice activated input device that allows the holder to interact with his computer (and any devices connected to the computer) through magical gestures and incantations. So a circular swish and the utterance of 'Wingardium LeviOsa", and an animated feather flies around your screen :-) See the type of useful stuff we teach students here!
On the personal front, Uthpala and I are gearing up for a major change in circumstances because I have a new job starting in October and we are going to be leaving London for the suburban charms of Milton Keynes (My new job is as a lecturer in the Department of Computing at the Open University). We are both looking forward to the move, although there is the process of selling our current place and then buying a new one, together with all the fun and games involved in the process to get through first. Can't wait!
The coming weekend promises to be fun as we are going to a wedding in the Lake District (see picture) which will take place on Saturday evening. Old friend (and my best man) from Boston is going to be coming over for this as well, so am really looking forward to catching up with everyone.
Will post more once we get back .... promise ;-) ....
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