More monkey business

I wish I could say things are improving at college, but they aren’t. At the end of each week I feel tempted to pack up my gear and leave for good. Part of me thinks I should stick it out until the end… but another part of me doesn’t want them to have the money. What they’ve taught me in three and a half months could have been done in a fortnight and, with two and a half months to go, I just don’t think there’s any more they’re prepared to teach. Shame on them.

I’m staying at home for a few extra days this week because my girlfriend is still having problems coming off her medication. I think she’s finally come to the conclusion that she needs to stay on them for a bit longer/permanently and so today I’ll be going with her to the doctor to try and explain things. She needs to be signed off work for a while too as she seems to be hitting the same career wall I did back in 2007/8… and it’s not a nice place to be.

We went to the Arctic Monkeys’ homecoming gig on Saturday at the Don Valley Bowl in Sheffield. It was more like a mini-festival than a regular rock concert as the band had erected a gargantuan tent the size of an aircraft hangar and provided an array of food and drink stalls outside to keep all us growing rock buffs sustained throughout the evening. Luckily I had listened to their new album a lot since it was released last week so I was able to get excited when they played the new stuff live. I was surprised how gleeful I was when they played the odd tune from Humbug… they seem to work better live. The whole event was great fun and the staff were very helpful with me and my visual impairment. My girlfriend and I had access to the disabled platform which was beneficial as I would have struggled being amongst the crowd.

I’ve made a list of people I need to call while I have these extra few days off. I might even call the Jobcentre about finishing my course early. There are probably local colleges better set up and more inclined to teach than the institutionalised mess I’m currently stuck at.

What a palaver!!

I might post again later.