Finished writing application to my funding body to take on a summer student. The description, methods, work plan, reference about the student, list of benefits to her and to me etc etc all written and within the word limit. Head of Dept and central admin approval got finalised today. All we need now is for the student to write her bit.
She is ( Read more... )

I have not been sleeping at sensible times or going to work on sensible days. Am getting a bit confused as to what's going on. Partly probably the clocks change, and my staying up late essay-writing, and taking random day's annual leave to scan books only I end up sleeping instead. It also doesn't help that the battery on my alarm clock is ( Read more... )

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Months ago we got a note from the lady upstairs about rats in the yard behind our flats, where the bins are. Wasn't too bothered back then - don't all cities have rats? As long as they don't get in, so what ( Read more... )

Nicked from wingedmessenger.
Your Inner Child Is Scared
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Bunch of teenagers hanging around in our stair (there's no lock or anything on the front door to these tenements, never has been). Smoking, littering and playing loud music ( Read more... )

Mum + B are coming over tomorrow afternoon, possibly bringing J&J as well.
Which means I need to clean and tidy and remove all "incriminating items".

Write an OU essay, due Wednesday ( Read more... )

Well, you'd think from my previous experience I'd have known better .... but since it wasn't an actual computer requiring to be built, but merely some bits and pieces for my new macbook, which were in stock, and cheaper than getting them elsewhere, I decided to try ( Read more... )

My macbook arrived today! 'Tis very nice having a research grant that allows you to buy a laptop and lets you choose what kind. It's very shiny. I haven't dared to try switching it on yet, am still charging the battery ( Read more... )