the end is nigh...

and so...with the dissertation handed in on friday, and the prototype to be finished tomorrow, we come to the end of design for interactive media

the only thing which remains uni-wise is to prep for the exhibition which runs the w/c june 12th; and from there on, we're free agents in the real world...now i know how those three little pigs felt when that b*stard wolf blew down their walls: oh shit

whilst filled with heart wrenching emotion, its also pretty cool...three years of uni is ample thanks, and now the good stuff begins...hopefully, there's a potential job lined up, although i'm also debating whether to apply for dimension 10 in august; thepopcast should start taking off over the next few months, and i've still got a couple of months left at the pop factory. plus there's summer, festivals, and holidays to be enjoyed!

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i spent the weekend photographing for pop factory at the full ponty festival in pontypridd, which was a pleasant mix of rain, mud, vodka and music of the indie and metal varieties...highlights were the automatic, feeder, the blackout, biffy clyro and funeral for a friend...jen got a few interviews for the show, and i've got a tonne of pictures which are begging to be photoshopped...

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for the powers which will be purusing our blogs for marking...you can find my research project journal at dfimrp.blogspot.com, and the entrepreneurship and professional practice blog at dfimepp.blogspot.com; enjoy :)

and so concludes my journal for design for interactive media 2005/06!

stressed

as the perfect escape from writing dissertations, i figured the journal needed an update...

i broke my wrist 10 days ago. it could not have possibly been at a worse time. to add insult to injury it was in totally humiliating style, having gone over the handlebars on my bike. tripped up by a paving slab, dammit

writing a dissertation sucks. i've probably lost a few hours in mindless wonderings as to where the last three years have gone, i'm pretty sure the dissertation was just that thing i'd have to do in the distant future! i'm totally into the project, however its very difficult to get thoughts to keyboard, and things which make sense in my mind just don't seem to want to translate to paper. luckily, i've been given a slight extention because of my wrist; however i don't think i've ever wanted to wrap up a project so much as i do at the moment

just two weeks of pain and misery to go until freedom

in other news, thepopcast has recieved a fantastic reception in its first week online! jen managed to get plugs both on steve lamacq's show and in nme, the welsh music foundation did us a favour and promoted it through their mailing list, and we've had over 100 downloads. i spent last night flyering at the nme tour, and this morning we got three emails from bands interested in having their music played on the show. the pop factory are loving us, with the full ponty festival's organiser offering free tickets for a competition, and the md requesting the press release for wider circulation. i love being a podcaster

keep an eye on thepopcast; we're gonna take over the music industry