Notices by Laura Ritchie (lauraritchie@mastodon.social), page 26

@tim a modern Sisyphus!

@Downes ..chuckled at the intro to week 2 :) and again at week 3. two students...

really good videos

So when I got to number 4 I saw that you asked for help captioning it, so I transcribed it. Let me know if it's useful and I can do the others. It's important stuff and making things accessible is important. I'll find you email and send you the transcript.

Thought number 2 on 'Busyness'

I really can't spell (undiagnosed dyslexic - at primary school in the 80s they just said to write your spelling words out 100 times and that was that) so in my last toot, I had titled it 'business' and had to look up to see if busy-ness actually had a 'y' in it.

Intriguing that business and busyness are a single letter apart. ...makes me think (and smile that I have a whole day without it today) Words, actions, thoughts, and life.

I might rename busy to active

Thoughts on busyness:

I just slept for 8 hrs 43 mins, I woke up wishing I could just sleep some more - you know, when you need to recover from being too busy? Thing is, recovery, even from a week of overuse, involves the body taking its own pace, not the 'now' pace I want.

All that great balance I cultivated over the summer. First port of call today is to find that paper with the important things on it (like yoga, reading, cello, & family) & stick it to my forehead. #goodmorning #smallstories

@ShorterPearson my week involved Iceland, London, Manchester, a project launch with a school, and normal Uni teaching. Sometimes it just all happens at once !

This weekend I will be mostly sleeping.

@ShorterPearson WHAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTT!!??!!!
(Hey, friend, I can hardly hear you through the whirlwind of the term)

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

-It's good, but a heck of a ride when it's all go. Just finished Week 1 here! :)

@Downes glad you're on the mend, as they say here. Colds are nasty debilitating things

@Downes there's a good (if old) book that describes those processes in practical terms (and musical ones - so relates music learning to visual learning as well) https://www.amazon.com/Musicians-Guide-Perception-Cognition-Book/dp/0028703413/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1504818084&sr=8-1&keywords=a+musician's+guide+to+perception+and+cognition I always loved it and still use it.

Brought three of my students to Manchester to present with me and they were fab! Makes the 4:30am start all worth it. I didn't stream this one (student's request) but I wish I did!! They said some GREAT things. (proud co-learner moment) :) Maybe you can see my one student's notes... on the white sheet of paper - in braille! #thisday https://mastodon.social/media/qWo8KMEPnpIMDMbMhK8 https://mastodon.social/media/48EDIF4rh_Yh3LYOMjs

@clhendricksbc definitely do set that up! 😊

@Tdorey uncanny resemblance...

oh, when the penny drops. Suddenly there isn't so much of a need to answer that question, (not in the immediate sort of way at least) as many of the people asking don't really want to hear or listen.

@jillybobww I love your cats. (so does my daughter) we aspire to have cats, but they make us sneeze and we just aren't tidy enough not to find them hiding under something somewhere :) ...my husband claims that in a former life I was a cat...

just to say thanks- the cats are lovely and they make us smile with their toe beans, curious sideways faces, and wonderfully relaxed stretches. 🐾

@clhendricksbc Hi Christina, I've had advice that it's ok, but the UX is not ideal - e.g. typing whole strings into mobile devices, and it doesn't look more secure re 2 factor authentication (which LastPass has)... With these tools it's about what is good enough, really understanding what problem we want to fix, and remembering that actually, everything can be broken. :) for my needs and ease of use LastPass is more than adequate.

Taking my daughter back to school, last year of school (College in the UK) was almost routine. I'll see her in a month or so, and it was fine -

until I walked past her empty room this morning, door closed, and now, looking out the window on the train, I'm aware of the dull ache of a void.

I need to remember to tell those I love that their warmth of their presence is noticed. No, more than noticed, cherished.

Watched it yesterday at 7 am with my daughter (her last day at home) before my first day at uni. and then found this article, which is very well written. What a great show. I must say, waiting 25 years for the end of a show and then being able to watch it is very satisfying, especially with the context of all the life in between. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/twin-peaks-season-3-episode-part-17-18-4-renewed-finale-laura-palmer-dale-cooper-twist-a7928771.html