All about me

Life since February

by Matthew

Another long time since I last posted here but here is another post to keep the very few who read entertained πŸ™‚

A lot has changed since February I guess. I’ve finished college and am ready (well nearly) for University. I’ve seen what Oxford Brookes is like and I love it. I really am looking forward to it. It’s been a very different month. I’ve got even more tired of working in a pub and I am thinking about leaving earlier then intended. Some people really irritate me at work and the whole job just isn’t me.

More about University!! I actually didn’t know what Oxford Brookes and the surrounding area was like until I visited about 2 weeks ago!! I already had it down as my firm choice. However I was confident I would like the place. I wasn’t wrong. Overall the place had a better feel then Hertfordshire University. There are only a few universities that I considered. They were all highly regarded in the Motorsport world which is what I hope to make my profession. After visiting Oxford Brookes and in comparison to Hertfordshire I found Brookes the most suitable. Here are some piccies of the tour!

Headington Halls
Headington Campus. I will be staying in wheatley halls which are about 30mins away from Headington and a bit older. With no en-suite, but catered halls.

Headington Campus
Headington Campus again.

Williams F1 Car
Williams F1 Racing car from 2001 in the workshop. Williams are based close to the university in Grove, Oxfordshire. Oxford Brookes is in the heart of “Motorsport Valley”!

Trains at Oxford Station
Train at Oxford Station.

Another Train at Oxford
What it says! Oxford πŸ™‚

Oxford Brookes Formula Student Car
The Oxford Brookes Formula Student Car.

Students working on the Formula Student Car
Students working on the Formula Student Car.

It was a cool day out. Seeing where I would spend my next few years. It’s good to know they have a Costa coffee on campus too πŸ™‚

Web wise Ferrari fans is doing well with the new design. We have some new staff aboard and have been steadily improving..

I’ve got months off now.. So I will be here to update this often from now on.

Happy holidays!

Targets/Aims/Resolutions for 2008!

by Matthew

As 2007 comes to a end I have been thinking hard about what I would like to achieve in 2008, both personally and in my business. I want to set targets this year and actually stick to them. I didn’t set any last year so here they are!

Here are the personal goals I hope to achieve by the end of the year.

    Become fitter then I am now. I was quite athletic before school finished. Now I’ve left school I can’t run 2 metres without stopping for breath. So, Off to the gym!

    By a car. Vauxhall Corsa of some sort..

    Play badminton.

    Race go-karts often! πŸ™‚

Now the Business goals!

    Do even better then we did this year with Pastilles Networks.

    Launch Apple Elf Hosting!

Have more fun. Work harder and smarter. Hope everyone has a happy and prosperous new year!

Schooling…(UK terms but relevant elsewhere!)

by Matthew

I have always personally felt our UK schools are a bit bish bosh.

The system is more like come in do well.. Manufacture (erm.. Educate) some kids who will work hard and get a nice pension. Government or private. Our schools have little scope for movement. For example almost everyone at School would like their pupils to be doctors and lawyers because that’s perceived as being very successful.

Another thing, most schools they only teach you how to pass exams! What use is that? πŸ˜›

When it comes to doing something different… like entrepreneurship, there is very little help available. The whole school system needs a revamp. Subjects are repeated over year after year which becomes a bit er… repetitive πŸ˜›

*In mixedmatt’s world* Schools would have to do the compulsory three main subjects (English, Science and Maths) Then each year different subjects would be taught until year 9. Then the students have to choose for year 10. The range of subjects taught would be something like this ;-

– Politics
– Business
– Life subjects
– More sex education
– Respect and Manners lessons

They should also hire people in the IT departments that are smarter then the schoolkids and know how to secure networks properly.

So, I’m still here…

by Matthew

I’m still around! I will try to post as often as a I can. I now have a job as a barman (More money to pay off for various business/personal items πŸ™‚ )

Ferrari Fans has been launched.

I’m getting a advertisng budget sorted for Ferrari Fans, Pastilles Networks and Let Politics talk.

All in all things are going very well. I am going to book a driving test soon and pay off for the rest of my driving lessons. However I am more focused on improving my businesses now. Certain communities I own need my attention. These are the communities I will focus on heavily over the next few weeks.

More coming soon! πŸ™‚

Goals – Things to achieve!

by Matthew

Well, I have begun setting myself some goals for the summer. I believe goals will give me something to reach if not by the end of the summer then the year.

In no particular order πŸ˜‰

1.) Continue building Pastilles Networks. Building the client database and our reputation.

2.) Get the new forum style up and running at Let Politics Talk and to compete with more communities and move up the politipoll ranking.

3.) A personal goal here. To get fitter over the summer. More running etc. Eat healthier.

4.) To do well at college. Year 2 is going to be harder apparently πŸ™

5.) Pass my driving test (No, I still won’t say when it is πŸ˜› )

6.) Work harder and smarter on all my projects. Especially Let Games Talk which I have neglected. However I am hoping to relaunch soon πŸ™‚

Now I have got to reach these goals.

I will come back to them later and review how many of them I have met πŸ™‚