Some scientists are really shifty about letting students do anything of note. Toxic labs are everywhere~. xD I was scared I'd get saddled with questionnaire work, but this is exactly what I was looking for... if not better. I didn't think I'd be able to continue studying synaesthesia unless I went to London, which is the only place that explicitly supervises in it. I also feel like I've got a decent footing on the existing research, so in theory this should be a much easier experiment to set up. I just need participants! I'll do my best to sort that out, since it'll have to be a reading task again, but they have to be on campus this time.
Cool! I know it's been a while since we chatted, and I had an inkling you were in Wales now and it's cool to read it in more detail. Swansea sounds like a very atmospheric place. Is it a very large place? What's the library like? (I'm always asking that, but who knows, I might like to move and I want to know where the good libraries are!)
I'm happy to hear that things are going well in your studies, too! Getting in good with your professors and sharing in the excitement in your dissertation and experiments. I didn't know you did a project on synaesthesia! That's a fascinating condition (not that I'd want it, but having a sense of taste for anything specific, even if it's fake, would be novel for me).
Keep doing what you're doing. Your excitement comes through in your posts and I enjoy seeing it! :)
I'm doing better! For the details on my absence, I posted a reality-heavy entry on my journal. I'm doing much better, though, and I've missed your excellence as well! I'd see you on facebook and I'm glad you're still doing great with your studies and just enjoying life. (Seems you left some of your stresses behind when you moved
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I just had a quick read - bro, you are one strong mofo. I'm really glad to see you back. <3 And yeah, being away from family is really relaxing. If I don't want to get involved in their crappy coping/angry times, I just don't answer the phone. It's great. xD
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Hey, people can come visit (it's not like you're on a different continent!) and it does give you a chance to discover yourself away from family and friends. It sounds like you're adapting well, too.
Hey, science can be fascinating! I'll admit to not being so into it that I read it for fun, but when someone is talking science, I'll usually listen!
Are you focusing on creating visual synaesthesia? (Have you heard of any other types being created?) I remembered hearing of a bartender (it might have been mentioned in "The man who mistook his wife for a hat") who would taste ear wax whenever he heard a certain word. Hell, I'm thinking it could even be related to sympathy pains people get whenever they hear of someone hurting themselves.
I used to hallucinate smells before my accident, but it wasn't too often. My room once smelled like antiseptic and made me think of a hospital. Then it smelled like wet dog another night. I tried to approach the situation logically and sought out any logical explanations, but I couldn't find
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I'm happy to hear that things are going well in your studies, too! Getting in good with your professors and sharing in the excitement in your dissertation and experiments. I didn't know you did a project on synaesthesia! That's a fascinating condition (not that I'd want it, but having a sense of taste for anything specific, even if it's fake, would be novel for me).
Keep doing what you're doing. Your excitement comes through in your posts and I enjoy seeing it! :)
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Hey, science can be fascinating! I'll admit to not being so into it that I read it for fun, but when someone is talking science, I'll usually listen!
Are you focusing on creating visual synaesthesia? (Have you heard of any other types being created?) I remembered hearing of a bartender (it might have been mentioned in "The man who mistook his wife for a hat") who would taste ear wax whenever he heard a certain word. Hell, I'm thinking it could even be related to sympathy pains people get whenever they hear of someone hurting themselves.
I used to hallucinate smells before my accident, but it wasn't too often. My room once smelled like antiseptic and made me think of a hospital. Then it smelled like wet dog another night. I tried to approach the situation logically and sought out any logical explanations, but I couldn't find
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