2017-10-14 10:00
.reduce() is the Swiss army knife of array manipulation. We use this function to transform an array into anything we want, be it a single value, another array, or an object. Yet it can… Read More
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I'm Joey, a music graduate with mental health issues and cats. I blog about living in poverty in Salford and becoming a primary school teacher.
2017-10-07 09:00
Before you read this post, make a sandwich. It’s okay, I’ll wait.
Now that you have something yummy to eat while you’re reading this, how did you know what I meant when I a… Read More
2017-09-09 10:13
Sorry I missed last week’s links roundup! A combination of a busy life and a lack of personal discipline got in my way.
Unfortunately there won’t be a links roundup today either… Read More
2017-08-26 23:20
Oops, bit late this week! Got the bank holiday feeling over here. This time I’m linking to everything I’ve had to get to grips with over the past week.
PHP
Didn’t realise i… Read More
2017-08-22 16:42
Big news reveal! With thanks to Amul at Northcoders and the CLOS team, I’m now the junior front-end developer at Careicon! They’re a small team within a bigger company, working o… Read More
2017-08-17 12:37
I’ve been struggling with getting my various portfolio projects deployed lately. However, I do believe I’ve got deployment to Github Pages down pat. Thankfully it’s really… Read More
2017-08-14 15:41
Northcoders’ latest blog post features our graduation video! Luckily my face escapes this one, but I helped to work on the Code Ninjas app with Team JS Kids, that my buddies Joy and Ja… Read More
2017-08-12 11:00
One thing I’m really bad at is sticking to a schedule I’ve set for myself. If someone else needs me to be somewhere at a certain time, I will arrive early. But I’m hopeless… Read More
2017-08-01 16:54
Before Northcoders, I’d never used a CSS framework before. I’d just done it all manually, so to speak, in Notepad, getting my hands dirty with layouts and styling and having comp… Read More
2017-07-30 16:42
On Friday, 21 folks graduated from the Northcoders Accelerate bootcamp, myself among them. Let’s get the mushy stuff out of the way first: I love everyone in this photo with all my hea… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
May you find all the coins, jump on the bad guys, find the princess and save the kingdom in 2014.(Quick rundown for the uninitated:1. Jynx and Zydrate on the day they were born. They are bot… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I'm taking part in this year's National Novel Writing Month.It's a children's story called Maxwell.Although it's only the first day, I've already racked up 10% of my 50,000 word goal.Feeling… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Sometimes is never quite enoughIf you're flawless then you'll win my loveDon't forget to win first placeDon't forget to keep that smile on your faceBe a good boyTry a little harderYou've got… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
This will be my last post for a while. I cannot write about myself in the knowledge that my own words will be used as weapons against me in the future, however distant. I don't have the spoo… Read More
2013-09-16 21:23
Same Shit, Different Day Predictably, the results of my ATOS assessment last month were not in my favour. Zero points, benefits stopped, and still no bloody gift voucher. That last part stin… Read More
2013-09-09 14:09
Six months ago I hoped that I wouldn't have had time to write this post. The plan was to embark on a PGCE course round about now, and in a year's time begin teaching in a primary school. As… Read More
2013-09-05 00:17
About twelve weeks ago, a litter of kittens was born somewhere in Manchester. The details about the first six weeks of these kittens' lives are very sketchy. We don't know how many there wer… Read More
2013-08-25 14:33
In my last post, I quoted from John Green's 'The Fault in Our Stars', a book I've been meaning to read for several months since discovering John and Hank, Nerdfighteria, DFTBA etc. So last n… Read More
2013-08-22 18:36
On the hunt for a good video showing sun salutations, I came across Esther Ekhart's videos, and in particular this one, which I thought was too good not to share. Yoga has been a great help… Read More
2013-08-17 23:38
There hasn't been a dull moment in my life for the past two months. Every day seems to bring fresh drama or another adventure. Some days I crave some time off, yet on others I find myself wi… Read More
2013-08-17 23:37
I'm not doing so well lately. Over the past three weeks, I've started sleeping three or four times a day, feeling constantly exhausted and having no energy, enthusiasm or motivation. Whether… Read More
2013-08-06 14:07
I did a little working out a few days ago, and the results shocked me. Stat and I usually go food shopping fortnightly, and our average spend when we go is £30. Per person, that's &pou&hell…Read More
2013-08-05 23:50
This morning I had a meeting with ATOS to assess the state of my health, and whether they agree that it merits my continuing to receive Employment and Support Allowance (ESA). This differs f… Read More
2013-07-30 22:18
First, some definitions.Rights: fundamental rules about what is allowed of or owed to people. See Wikipedia and The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.Entitlement: one's perceived rights… Read More
2013-07-18 19:17
Shi is incredibly mature for a fourteen-year-old. She's intelligent, sarcastic and more worldly-wise than people ten years older. Life hasn't been kind to her; she's been through the care sy… Read More
2013-07-14 21:25
The Guardian: Florida's stand-your-ground law put to test in Marissa Alexander convictionThe Guardian: George Zimmerman acquitted in Trayvon Martin caseIn Florida, standing up to your abusiv… Read More
2013-07-12 16:08
One of the worst things about depression is losing interest in things that you once held dear. For instance, I've only just started composing and listening to new music again. These things t… Read More
2013-07-10 12:49
Dented Nerd: BabiesDented Nerd: Bigger BabiesPurrdy and Charley are now four years old. Since they came to us, our family and grown, shrunk and grown again. Right now, the cat count is five… Read More
2013-07-09 14:33
Time to pull the old girl out of hiatus. There are a couple of posts from a rather excellent blog, Hyperbole and a Half, that I'd like you to read.Hyperbole and a Half: Adventures in Depress… Read More
2012-03-11 22:39
As you probably know, I'm not well.But rather than bore you with the details, here's what I've been doing lately to try and stave it off. How To Be Perfectly CromulentMy new blogging venture… Read More
2012-02-05 02:03
Five-and-a-half years have gone by since I wrote this post, discussing inter-faith conflict and how it had shattered any faith I might have had. Six months later, I followed it up by examini… Read More
2011-09-11 08:00
School finished and I got into my ma's waiting car. I asked if she could drop me off in town to go to my part-time job; she didn't approve of me working there, and we argued. As we waited fo… Read More
2011-08-09 21:23
(I originally posted this over on Tumblr.)I was at my friend’s house in Swinton when the riots started. To get back to our flat on the Quays would mean an unavoidable journey around Sa… Read More
2011-06-26 12:40
OMG I HAZ A BLOGGER.I know I'm bad at all this, but three months of nothing has got to be a record. Maybe I should reintroduce myself.Hey, how ya doing, etc etc. My name's Joey, or some vari… Read More
2011-03-27 15:44
Interesting developments this month. You know the kind, ones that put a lid on one can of worms whilst simultaneously opening twelve more. Don't worry, this isn't an angry post where I bemoa… Read More
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