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In Cambridge, and it feels almost as if I've never left. My room is still lovely, and I'm enjoying having the space (and view over the rooftops). There have been some amazing storms today, and the walk to work is still most enjoyable (even in the rain ( Read more... )

My PhD viva is in about a week and a half, so I was wondering if anyone who has done one has any advice on preparation and so forth?

Although I'm still feeling scarily awake, guess it won't feel done til its handed in tomorrow, and then not properly relaxed until after the viva!

Does anyone know how to teach kittens to lap milk? (Its about four weeks old.)

Its Friday afternoon, and the only word that seems to fit in a particular sentence of my thesis is 'ignoration'.

Clearly its either time to take a biro to the lab dictionaries, or find a better way to do it *g*

I have just sent the first draft of my sixth chapter off to my supervisor. This leaves the first draft of one major chapter still to write, followed by tidying up all the chapters, making my pretty pictures, and writing my mini introduction and conclusion chapter ( Read more... )

loud and abrasive rock music to wake me up sufficiently to write the last few pages of this chapter. I'd forgotten I'd accepted some paid work for tomorrow afternoon, so the one and a half pages I currently have from today ought to be extended to at least three before I can sleep ( Read more... )

The three storey house I currently reside in has been well and truely flooded this time. To the point where college have booked us guest rooms for the next couple of nights, and are considering moving us out altogether. You really would think it had been carefully filled with water all the way to the top from the state of the walls ( Read more... )

River
~ 81% Water ~ 62% Wind ~ 55% Earth ~ 55% Fire ~ Big sky above me, a river inside me

And I'm doubled up in love.

Let’s see... your personality reminds me of the...

...deep Emerald
that promotes love, serenity and intuition. Your colours are the deep
green of the sea, silver, but also the tender rosé. (Boys, just live
with it! :D)

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