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It seems like a good time to post plans for the next while.
The major thing I would like to do this year is to go back to college, and do English and some other subject in UCD's modular evening courses. The "some other subject" is under debate, but at present in order of priority, it goes: Geography, Medieval History, Any Other History. This is all dependent, however, on the no-college-fees things extending to the modular course, and there are indications that that's not the case. If it doesn't cover that course, then it's simply not affordable, and that's it. It says on UCD's Horizons FAQ that "at present, part-time students are not funded by Government", which is not encouraging. And the Department of Education and Science site (after considerable searching) says "Under the free fees initiative, the DES meets the tuition fees of eligible students who are attending full-time undergraduate courses". I'm going to make a few phone calls tomorrow to confirm or deny this.
However, one way or another, I do intend to take a break from running games (it'd be impossible while doing an evening course). While I'm not burning out on it yet, I can feel burnout lurking nearby. I'll finish out the currently running campaigns, and Age of Legends events will still take place occasionally, but I'll not be starting any new campaigns for about two to three years. After that, I plan to run some space opera material that I'll be developing in the meantime.
Not running games (which currently takes about 9 hours a week, on average, in running games, and around 25 in preparation and plotting) will free up a lot of time. If I'm not doing the course, I'll be moving some of that time toward A Political Education and dukestreet.org. Expect me to become opinionated on politics and even more opinionated on science fiction and fantasy.
And finally, we'll be going to India in September, for a bit over two weeks. I'm really looking forward to this, and already doing some research (which, as![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
inannajones will tell you, is only just short of a miracle). It'll be just after our five-year wedding anniversary, too. I may be cheeky and set up a paypal "India Fund" that people can chuck some money into rather than giving us anniversary or birthday presents, because it's not going to be a cheap trip.
The major thing I would like to do this year is to go back to college, and do English and some other subject in UCD's modular evening courses. The "some other subject" is under debate, but at present in order of priority, it goes: Geography, Medieval History, Any Other History. This is all dependent, however, on the no-college-fees things extending to the modular course, and there are indications that that's not the case. If it doesn't cover that course, then it's simply not affordable, and that's it. It says on UCD's Horizons FAQ that "at present, part-time students are not funded by Government", which is not encouraging. And the Department of Education and Science site (after considerable searching) says "Under the free fees initiative, the DES meets the tuition fees of eligible students who are attending full-time undergraduate courses". I'm going to make a few phone calls tomorrow to confirm or deny this.
However, one way or another, I do intend to take a break from running games (it'd be impossible while doing an evening course). While I'm not burning out on it yet, I can feel burnout lurking nearby. I'll finish out the currently running campaigns, and Age of Legends events will still take place occasionally, but I'll not be starting any new campaigns for about two to three years. After that, I plan to run some space opera material that I'll be developing in the meantime.
Not running games (which currently takes about 9 hours a week, on average, in running games, and around 25 in preparation and plotting) will free up a lot of time. If I'm not doing the course, I'll be moving some of that time toward A Political Education and dukestreet.org. Expect me to become opinionated on politics and even more opinionated on science fiction and fantasy.
And finally, we'll be going to India in September, for a bit over two weeks. I'm really looking forward to this, and already doing some research (which, as
inannajones will tell you, is only just short of a miracle). It'll be just after our five-year wedding anniversary, too. I may be cheeky and set up a paypal "India Fund" that people can chuck some money into rather than giving us anniversary or birthday presents, because it's not going to be a cheap trip.
