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# A New Part of My Life
- URL: https://badllama.net/a-new-part-of-my-life/
- Published: 2019-03-29T14:31:59.000Z
- Updated: 2019-03-29T14:31:59.000Z
- Author: Oli Howson
- Tags: life, #Import 2026-10-24 07:51

I guess with the massive changes in my life recently, a new blog is a good way to go. Let's see what's happened so far?

- Left classroom teaching - I've become massively disillusioned with the industry, the direction from government, the untenable workload and impact it has on family, and may other aspects of the career.
- Started a new career - I'm now a lecturer at the [Open University](http://www.open.ac.uk/?ref=badllama.net) and really enjoying it. I think I'll write more about moving into academia through abnormal routes later.
- Started going to the gym. Anyone that knows me knows how much that is unnatural!
- Still contracting with [AQA](http://www.aqa.org.uk/?ref=badllama.net).
- Started developing on [Discworld MUD](http://discworld.starturtle.net/?ref=badllama.net)
- Signed up to cycle back from Paris to London in three days and to do the Yorkshire three peaks in 24 hours a month later. In case anyone thought I was catching sanity.

So what's the point of the blog? Well, it's more anti-social than Facebook, and gives me a nice opportunity to keep track of what I'm doing and what I'm learning. I'm sure it will be a mix of thoughts, discoveries, notes, aides-de-memoire, and other stuff :)