Ordinary fool

On Friday I finished my final day contracting to Teachers' TV. I'd worked for three months on version 1.0 of the website back in 2004, but then I came back for more; this time as 'Technical Manager'. The result? Teachers' TV 2.0, this time in Drupal. Lots of highs, a few lows, and as always, plenty to learn from. My huge thanks go to the Teachers' TV team—who now inherit all my mistakes. Good luck! Thanks too, to the Drupal community for enabling a small and dedicated team to build a much larger website than could ever have been built by us alone.

We passed the second milestone only today. Nicola now has 'indefinite leave to remain' in the UK. I wouldn't recommend the Croydon Public Enquiry Office experience to anyone. Aptly named, Lunar House is an alien landscape a long way from home, complete with aliens. Anyhow, congratulations Nicola, you may now settle permanently. To celebrate we're off up to Edinburgh for a few nights.

Lunar House, Croydon

Three enriching months at Victoria Real/Endemol have come to an end and now I'm moving on. I've been working on a project called Teachers' TV, a website in support of a digital television channel aimed specifically at teachers here in the UK. Andy Smith (project manager) and Ian Wilkinson (technical manager and supposed cousin of Jonny) are great guys. The contractors and regular staff making up the rest of the team were a pleasure to work with. It was a great experience and I wish them all the best in the leadup to the launch early next year!