okay me going to sleep now. see you all later on today.

good progress guys well done! My aims for today are
1. finish notes on ch2 from key text
2. prepare for interview i have tomorrow (scary stuff)

Hey guys!

tractorgirl- hope you enjoy your curry! yum yum!
lara- can't belive your 2nd supervisor won't read your draft?? I always have meetings (once a week) with both my supervisors at the same time to make sure i get both their input on my work.
celesmai- 3000 words well done and keep up the good work!

Its 10:38 here in London so am checking in a bit late- supervisor dropped into my office first thing this morning unexpectedly so ended up getting him to help with a couple of draft emails that i was just about to send.

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Today's Aims:
1. Order a book from amazon- already have a copy my supervisor found in the library but it is really great so going to order me the second edition, since I have loads of money from my grant that I havn't even spend yet. May as well get some books to keep from it.
2. Send finished data analysis to clinician I have done some consultancy work with plus an explanation of what I have done.
3. Make changes to a book review I drafted and showed my supervisors yesterday. However, have conveniently left the book at home so might have to do this tonight.
4. Try and write a few notes/some prose about the negative binomial and geometric distributions- am still very confused about the difference between the NBI and NBII distributions and am hoping to have a sudden epiphany today!

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I am already ahead as I have just sent the email in point 2 and another one to another person i have doing some consultancy for. Have a good day everyone!

Hey Celesmai and Sillybilly! good luck with your aims today.

late start for me. couldnt sleep last night. finally went to bed at 6am. i think cause i was feeling abit under the weather and stressed.
but feeling better today.

but late start for me today.

i feel i cant get started, until i log in and detail my aims. even though i already inputted my aims before i went to bed. i know i'm weird lol.

Sillybilly, lol I know, they are really busy, so she suggested a thesis map will save them time and quickly give me feedback instead of having the "mammoth" task of reading my 1st draft. lol i think i have just become nochalent now of all the negativity they keep spewing towards me. i'm just gonna try my best. i am now looking on the flip side. like Dale Carnegie says, see it from their points of view..

on the flip slide - they could easily, (because they are not my "official" supervisors and get nothing out of helping me with my thesis, ie they get no points or whatever), just say, "yah do whatever, submit your thesis, what you think is best, good luck". and just not helped me. even though they are helping me albeit begrudigly, because they *have* to. they are still helping me. even though it doesnt feel nice and encouraging, but i just have to endure it.

but now i am thinking it in a more different way. the more they critisise me and give me negative attitude and feedback, the more it will help me in the long run. sure it's not nice, and its hard to keep getting up after being knocked down time and time again. but in their "own " way they are "trying to help" me.

no point at this stage, trying to make myself look good. but just admit to my failings and where i am having trouble and admit if i dont understand something and need further help. i was always afraid to ask for help, because i was always told to figure it out on my own. but when i did, it usually took a long time or i got it wrong. like statisics, i have no idea about statistics at all.

i've got nothing to lose. try my best, that's all i can do. and admit my failings and where i am having trouble, and things that i dont understsand. accept their crisitisms graciously and just implement them.

my aims:

1. produce a thesis map:

outline of what i have in each chapter/paragraph in point form (just a couple of words of a short sentence) of what data/idea is presented in each paragraph.

one sentence for each paragraph and what figures/data i am presenting. abit like my table of contents but with more specific paragraph by paragraph outline.

2. include *additional analysis* that i can do for the thesis.

3. figure out what a pairwise comparison is and figure out how to do it. (i am so crap at statistics. i really dont understand statistics at all)

Hey guys! Clocking out now, it's been a long day! Here's how I did:
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1. Ordered my book, and have sorted out an expsenses claim so can find where it needs to be handed in tomorrow.
2. Sent off the last bits of consultancy analyses.
3. Did loads of research for one section of my literature review and have written some notes on it. (with references)
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Have a good evening everyone!

hmmm this thesis map/summary is going to take quite some time! need to break it down.

Thesis map Aims:

1. introduction chapter
2. methods chapter
3. chapter 3 results
4 chapter 4 results
5. chapter 5 results
6 chapter 6 results
7 chapter 7 conclusion

most likely wont get it all done today, but will try to get as much done today.

*taking a break now*
clocked in about 2 hours of work on the thesis map, still on the introduction chapter. going to have some dinner and return to it later on in the evening.

hey aim 2 i spent too long on today - preparing for this interview tomorrow but I think im ready. Aim 1 - only got about half way through around 1000 words or so but thats ok. If i have enough energy after interview I will try to finish it off tomorrow!

Hi All!

Im back to work after a lovely holiday with my boyfriend. :) However, my computer is sick, and these internet cafes in Latin America load pages SO slowly, I may not be participating for at least a few more days. Just wanted to check in, say ¨hi, and wish everyone good luck with their work today!!

celesmai, getting through 1000 words is great!

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Anthro, glad to hear you had a nice holiday! we missed you!!
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I ended up taking a 3 hour break lol.

just finished aim no#1. completed a detailed thesis map summary of my introduction chapter

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now going to do a summary of chapter 2: methods.