The Confessions Of A Serial Procrastinator

Written 5th July 2015

This not my first sabbatical. I have a habit of taking summers off work from
time to time. The last job I had I worked there for four years. I was working in
palliative care for mainly neurological disorders and the clients would
typically have MS, strokes, spina bifida, brain tumors, and sometimes
unknown reasons for their conditions. There is also a unit there that deals
with bariatric patients. It is a big place with about 100 beds.

I have worked with many other clients over the years. I first worked at St
Georges Hospital in Lincoln when I was 19 after I had done an apprenticeship
in engineering at Ruston Gas Turbines, like that follows! Over the years I have
worked with geriatric, autistic, learning disabilities, mental health. I worked at
Thistle Hill Hall when I worked in mental health and the clients would typically
have schizophrenia. I have had some scary moments mainly in mental health
and autism also, when I have had to sound the alarm and restrain clients.

How I got into mathematics:

In the late 80's and early 90's I was a self employed DJ. I ran a mobile disco
and usually went out at the weekend. So in the week I had free time. So I
went to college. I used to use college like it was a place of entertainment. In
those days courses were free and I have done so many courses that I started
to be called a professional student. In the early 90's I got my first computer
and after doing some courses I soon found out that I liked programming and
developed some skills in programming but I have never worked as a
programmer.

In 2000 I moved to Ollerton near Sherwood forest and in 2001 I stopped

running my mobile disco after 15 years. It was then that I started doing Open
University courses. I had no ambitions to get a degree and I just chose
courses that I thought that I would enjoy. I started doing short courses in
contemporary science and then I moved on to mathematics, mainly pure
mathematics in number theory and geometry, until 2008 when I got my

degree. Just after I got my degree the cost of Open University courses went
up five fold so a course that was 600 would now cost 3000 and so that put
a stop to that.

I am such an amateur:

I write about mathematics mainly in computational number theory and

geometry, so I write little programs that use the computer to solve problems.
My efforts are uploaded onto scribd. It is mainly blue sky thinking and I
explore the mathematical landscape to see what I can discover and to see
where it takes me.

I am also an amateur writer and musician. I write poems and essays. I play
guitar and piano and I like to improvise. I have many videos of my
improvisations under 'EMO Adi' . I also like to go traveling and busk in my
spare time. My name is Adi Cox.