Scared

That is what I'm feeling.

It was my 41st birthday today.

Jane, my beautiful wife, Ethan my gorgeous boy and our chubbynewborngiftfromgod, Eamon and I all went to the park after liberal doses of pancakes smothered in butter and Wild Rosella jam. After a nice call from my darling middle daughter Amelia we ventured into what is to be the rest of my life.

My eldest daughter ( yes...thats right, I have 4 children) is sure to say hello in Facebook as any 19 year old would. I would have :)

So......dinner with friends Mitchell, Tavia and their little son Noah as well as Geoff Lubich, man mountain, business partner and tech confidant all chowed into rare rump, poppyseed cake and potato bake.

Whats happening now ?

Thinking about how to get this Phd application form filled in. Curious as to whether Katina actually exists or is merely a figment of my imagination. Kind of suprised with Bill Wade's response to my espousing my endeavours.

Getting braver at writing into the ether knowing that this is where I'll be getting most of my future work done.

Focus.

Quality Control

Dear Alexander

Webadmin are combing through all new content that’s contributed to the Framework website, as part of quality assurance for web accessibility guidelines we have to adhere to.  The types of things we are checking are alternative text, whether or not links directing to other pages or documents are opening in the same window or new windows and spelling and grammar.

We have noted that the page created by Alexander Hayes on 23 February 2010 titled De-activating Alpha Trials has the following issues that need fixing:

• Image at the top of the page

o   Alternative text to be added in the Image Properties

o   Link target should be a new window as the image is linking to an image outside the Framework website

• number of Framework staff

o   Target should be same window as it is linking to a page on the Framework website

o   Advisory title/alternative text needs to be added

Webadmin have made these changes for you.  We are currently creating Tips and Hints which will provide information on how to make your content more accessible.  You will be able to find these in the Webadmin group in the near future.

Kind Regards

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Begin Paperwork

It's the begining of the paperwork trail.

Package arrived from University of Wollongong today.

Broke the news to Jane.

Breaking the news here and there ......lots of random thoughts.

Best get that tax finished and start cleaning out the storeroom, sorting through years of creative things and getting on with getting organised.

Excited yes.....but.

Phew.

Commenced.

Today, amidst the  cacophany of travel, work and life  I made the decision to embark on the next part of the journey into valuable and meaningful ways to employ new and (pervasive) emergent  technologies in an education, training and broader socio-creative context.

After some very valuable discussions with friends and colleagues over the last few years it's evident that further tertiary studies are becoming critical to informing my professional, employment practice as an educator, employment potential as an Operations Manager, strength as a Father of four beautiful children and trust in others as I honestly address and build things as I do best.

In this location, my clearing house of web wide engagement..... I'm declaring at this late hour tonight that I have commenced a Phd.

The whom, how, where,what and why will surface in these notes-to-self as it becomes clearer.

I've commenced.