Cool, thanks. It's reassuring to know that it's quite a common process. I thought perhaps that it was changing because I wasn't producing the goods or something, but if that was the case, my supervisor probably would have told me, wouldn't he?
Thanks again for the replies, and don't forget to go on the new year's resolution thread :-)

I know that it is quite normal for a plan to change quite a lot during the course of the research, but is it normal for the main questions to change?
Although I had a great meeting with the sup a couple of days ago, really positive sounding, enthusiastic and all that, what worried me was that we were discussing less the main point of what I was originally aiming for.
Do I carry on with my original idea in mind, or shall I just go with the flow of the new ideas and see where it takes me?

Sorry for not sounding very clear here (too much trifle! Yum.), but I'm still quite new to the whole thing. I think my supervisor is giving me hints to stop with the original plan and go with the new one. Dunno. hmm.

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Okay, here's mine:

I will totally make sure that I will keep to every deadline that I have agreed with my supervisor, and to all those personal deadlines that I have set for myself - and I promise to meet them no matter what this year coz I'm bloomin' pee'd off with all the excuses and procrastination!!

I promise to avoid getting bogged down in negative rubbish and do all that it takes to be happy. It might sound like I'm asking for trouble by making such a big promise to myself, but my main aim is to be around more positive and enthusiastic people this year in the hope that it will rub off on me.

I promise to get out of the house AT LEAST once a day, even if it's only going to the shops. The walk and fresh air will do me good.

Communication is something I want to improve this year, so I'm going to make sure I go out of my way to go to places where I will meet and talk to new people.

Listen to more music. Music is so colourful isn't it?

I find sometimes that I just read the minimum to get by, so another resolution is to read more.

And lastly, I'm going to write that play that I've been promising myself for ages.

oh, one more, I'm going to try and get myself into a better sleeping pattern.


If I think of anymore I will post them later.

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Yep, it's that time of the year again. THE DREADED NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS.

Well, this year's gonna be different. Oh yes, because THIS TIME you're going to put them down in this little thread. This way, you'll have no choice but to stick to them, and if you don't everyone on 'ere will have you for it!

So, type away and permanently etch in the postgrad forum stone wall all that you will do differently and for the better in the brand spanking new 2010! Let's ensure that us future academics will be the best the world has ever seen!!!!!!!
:-) :-) :-)

Hope every one had a relaxing Christmas. It's quite nice to be able to just put your feet up and do nothing for a while.
I'm really excited about starting this new year. I had a meeting with my supervisor a couple of days before xmas, and he was so positive about my ideas, so I can't wait to just crack on with it now. It's gonna be a super busy year.
I love it when it's like that. All the best work comes out when it gets closer to the deadlines.

Anyway, I'm rambling, so I'm gonna go now, but have a bloomin' good one this new years eve! (up)

Where's Eska I wonder ?  She's completely disappeared! hmm.... maybe Eska'z hiding under the (tree) eating all the (mince)

Don't know why I came here now. I had a million questions that I wanted to ask others, but I've just forgotten them, and now I'm writing bullsh*t instead tee hee:-)

It's the love man again! (or woman)

Maybe we could do a FEW threads then with all of the options. I agree that it would be interesting to know what percentage of people are at what uni.

Oh no! What happened!?

"It's official! The results are in! Marmite Lovers have won!"


...well, actually, the polls will close beginning of Jan...but I'm just too excited. (sprout)

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WHOO HOOOOO!! 50/50!!!!! :p :-s :-) (up) (up) (up)

Teek, you did it!!! (like in Peter Pan where you have to clap your hands if you believe in fairies to save tinkerbell's life).

You believed in marmite!!! And the Marmite Lover results went up!!

Ian McEwan's 'Enduring Love' - fantastic. It gets better and better as you go along.

Thanks Maria. That's put my mind at ease a little bit.

It's healthy to a certain extent...but apparently if you eat too much you can get thrush! (robin) TWEET! Oh, my mistake...it's a robin.