Barry's Baztastic page

Maths Tutoring and Statistical Consulting

Adventures

Baz's Ridgeway Ride

- Barry and Caroline travel to the stone circles

Baz's Japanese Japes

- temples and trains and karaoke!

Baz's Omani Desert Adventure

- turtles and camels, and much more besides!

Baz's Aussie Adventure

- five weeks down under

Baz's Alaskan Adventure

- working with sea otters in Alaska

Baz's Moroccan Madness

And now back to the usual stuff...

Who?

Where?

When?

Why?

• Statistics Research on various projects.
• Computer Officer for the Department.

There's some info on Software and Other Projects where you may find useful packages such as Splancs and Rmap.

Whoopee!

• Playing
  bass - four strings, and a lot lower than a guitar...

  There's some information on Monkey Bucket, probably the funniest satirical rock band that ever played at Gradstock in 2001.

• Playing guitar, keyboards, harmonica, and recording
  I have a bit of a studio set up at home - a four track, effects box, mikes, guitars, keyboards, synths and a PC running Cubase to sequence it. One day I'll be a famous producer.... Until then, check out my list of projects.

• Video.
  I bought a video camera for my sea otter trip and spent months editing it into a film. It was so much fun I cant stop. I've made pop videos for some local bands and a short film from footage of my Australia trip. If anyone wants to see my showreel, just ask!

• Travelling.
  Check out my Morocco Expedition web pages. For August 2000 I travelled overland to Morocco with Sam and Abigail. Great fun.

• Cycling.
  Either fighting with the cars and lorries on the A6 to get to and from work every day, or fighting with rocks and boulders and mud off road. Or a pleasant cycle through country lanes, of course! Want to see some pics?

  In April 1998 I managed to fall off and trash my elbow whilst cycling home. Read All About It!

  I like repairing and fixing bikes, so if you have any jobs need doing, let me know!

• Soccer
  The maths dept plays a lot of football, either five a side on the hard court, or six and eleven a side games on the Astro turf.

• Walking and Hiking
  Stick my boots on, pack my waterproof and butties, and I'm off. Favourite hill is Clougha Pike, just outside the University. Great for a Sunday afternoon stroll or jog, lots of crag and rock for scrambling, mud for sloshing in, a summit to revel on! Great views of the Lakes, Morecambe Bay, Forest of Bowland. The Lakes, Scotland, Wales, Dales and Peak district all have happy walking memories for me too.

• Kite flying
  I have a couple of kites - one a foldaway thing that fits easily in a rucksack, the other a twin-line stunt kite. I got these after hearing that the best way to stay healthy and young at heart was to keep doing those things you did as a child. I bought some kites. I've got an Aerobie Orbiter Boomerang too, for days with no wind.

• Photography
  I've scanned some of my best shots. Go Check 'Em Out!

• Vegetarian food
  No meat for me please! Get down to Single Step Co-Op on Penny Street and get some of their organic wholemeal bread! Yum. Or get fed at The Whale Tail Cafe above the shop.

• Animals
  My little menagerie now has its own web site!

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