Mon 260224 10 AM-12:30 PM WMCollege, Creative Computing : Adobe Illustrator. Shopping: Camden Town, Poundland. Shopping: Norwood Crown Point, Lidl. 8 x Bread mini-rolls/Packet of Cookham.
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-> 1PM - 4 PM Practicing learning: Adobe Illustrator; too, programming using: Python/C/C++ at: programiz.com
-> 4:30 PM Shopping: Camden Town, Poundland...brought 3 large chocolate bars.
-> 6 PM Shopping: Norwood Crown Point: Lidl. 8 x Bread mini-rolls./Packet of Cookham.
-> 6:30 PM Shopping: Crown Point, brought 4 x chicken pieces, and fries.
-> Conclusion: Love learning/love teaching
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-> 10 AM-12:30 PM WMCollege, Creative Computing : Adobe Illiustrator
Unfortunately, I left home 1/2 an hour ‘late’...at around 9:30 AM; because it takes 1 hour long to reach WMCollege in Mornington Crescent...; therefore, I knew I was going to not make it into the 10 AM lesson on time.
-(This is a huge problem, because if you are a few minutes late...; then, that’s ok; but, if you are over 1/2 an hour late...then, you could be marked down as being ‘absent’ from the lesson...even if you did, actually, arrive.)-
In fact, this was my first lesson of this term class...; although this is the 2nd of 5 classes. (I couldn’t make it to class last week...; because there was a job centre conflict of times...they wanted me to do a 10:00 AM English/Maths course elsewhere. Which, eventually, I was able to resolve...by stating I was already studying at WMCollege.)
The aim of this class was really very simple...open AAdobe Illustrator...and, use the drawing tools...to copy a photo downloaded from the internet. I’d chosen famous London buildings as my theme. I tried copying Henry VIIII’s Hampton Court Castle.
I watched the work that others had done...which was much more effective than were my own, admittedly, ‘inexperienced’ efforts. I wasn’t at all pleased with my own copying. Going to have to practice one hell of a lot more, I guess.
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-> 1PM - 4 PM Practicing learning: Adobe Illustrator; too, programming using:
Python/C/C++ at: programiz.com
After the lesson I went downstairs to practice on the college computer...which also have Adobe Illustrator included. However, the YouTube tutorials I choose were much too long...; and, therefore, I let my attention get ‘distracted’.
Most of the time, I actually spent it using the college Mac computers to practice doing some programming using ‘beginner’ level C/C++.
I also found some ‘beginner’ level tutorials to work through, including: Python, C, C++. The web site was called: Programiz.com.
The problem was they only allowed you to work for FREE through something like 12% of the tutorial...before demanding a fee to be paid; and, at that point, I quit...not being willing to pay anything.
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NOTE: These tutorials were particularly good/excellent, in fact. As it gave you ‘hands on’ coding experience using the web browser...as well as, ‘example codes’ to go and run.
I should also like to add the tutorial was AI-Artificial Intelligence aided...so, if you ever got stuck; then, you could ask it to ‘test’ your code...and, then, explain exactly what had gone wrong...; this kind of extremely clear explanation made the code very easy to correct.
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-> 4:30 PM Shopping: Camden Town, Poundland...brought 3 large chocolate bars.
In Camden Town ‘Poundland’...I brought 3 large bars of chocolate each costing £1.00 each.
- Ate 1 bar on the street whilst waiting for the bus.
- Ate another bar on the bus.
- Took 1 chocolate bar home.
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-> 6 PM Shopping: Norwood Crown Point: Lidl. 8 x Bread mini-rolls./Packet of Cookham.
I popped into Norwood Crown Point Lidl supermarket store...where I brought 1 packet of 30 cook ham slices costing £2.49/and, 8 x bread mini-rolls at 0.25p each...costing £2.00.
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-> 6:30 PM Shopping: Crown Point, brought 4 x chicken pieces, and fries.
The weather was freezing cold...; and, I decide I wanted something to heat me up...so, I went into a shop -(forgot the name)- where I brought 4 x chicken pieces, and, fries costing £2.99.
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-> Conclusion: Love learning/love teaching
Overall, I'm really glad I rejoined going back to study inside of college...even at 60 years old; because, the truth is, deep down inside...I am at heart an 'academic'...meaning, I 'love' to study for hour and hours...indeed, all 'day/night' long.
It makes me feel really good when I 'know' a subject really well; and, it makes me feel really awkward' when I don't fully understand...in fact, it makes me feel just like being a complete 'idot'...if I don't get it...?! For these reasons, I 'love' to learn.
I suppose, my ideal job would be to become a teacher...who can 'share' all that I've gone and learned. But, as they say, nothing in life ever comes really straight forwards, simple, easy. I have to cope with, often, crippling shyness, self-doubts, lack of self-confidence; not being too used to socializing with others...much preferring to keep my own space/-etc. Therefore, I tend to be really awkward when interacting with others, I'm afraid.
Apart from that, I'm most definitely not the punctual type...with ADD/Attention Deficit Disorder...I tend to get everywhere 'late'...; which means, I would hardly ever get there on time...that wouldn't work out too well, at all...?!
However, there is more than 'one' way to teach...you can teach online...; or, using YouTube/or, by building your own teaching web site/-etc. So you don't necessarily need to be there at an exact time...when people can 'sign in' online to go access your content for all of 24 hours/7/366 non stop.
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