Sorry for me, it has to be mayonnaise, I'm sure salad cream is not without its virtues, but you can't beat chips and mayonnaise...classy or what??!!

I second that, my first supervisor is ok but a little unreliable and at the minute dont even know if I have a second! Last year it was supposed to be one guy, who I only ever saw twice and wasn't that helpful anyway. Now it turns out that due to some regulation that says both supervisors have to have a certain amount of experience he's not suitable...so it mght be this other guy, but no one knows and I was only told this on wednesday despite the fact that the three involved have apparently been wrangling about it for a while! Bottom line if your lucky you might get a great supervisor, but sadly (altho this is based largely on discussions with other postgrads in my own uni)this isn't always the case, mostly supervisors are somewhere in the middle but there are those out there who will leave you to your own devices.

hmmm nothing really I'm actually fairly happy, couple more hours reading and that may change! But for now may I offer a hug to all those feeling mad!

its the way, exercise off the guilt then scoff the sweets/wine...equilibrium There's no way I'd make it through this PhD without the wine/choccie....I'll give them all up when I finish the damm thing honest!

yep...or marking undergrad essays that have only 2 items on the bibliography and no paragraphs, after you've clearly gone through with them at least twice what you expect from an essay...that REALLY makes me grumpy

Lol ...have to say the red wine option is the preferable one , or both, that way can at least console self that deserve the wine afer the run!

Sounds really good, type of thing I could definately get in to! Just been reading Labyrinth by Kate Mosse (not the coke snorting one!) really meaty book flicking between presesent day and thirteenth century France, bit of Cathar mysticism thrown in...quite good but then I'm a History geek! Anything by Terry Pratchett is always great for helping to chill me out, they're funny but intelligent...

classic site...www.i-am-bored.com, trust me I've spent ages, too long on this site, especially during the world cup when my boyfriend insisted on watching every single game....loads of fun stuff on there

Never really read any of her stuff before, whats it like? Always on the look out for a good escape from reality! :)

no chinese for me..pork chops and mash... traditional but yummy! Crashed out on sofa and then a v long nap I think!

ha ha I'm winning now...just till next one posts...but it still counts!

mmmm chinese food...so tempted just to chuck this rubish monograph I'm having to trawl thru and sit down with a good novel and a chicked fried rice with prawn crackers...oooh and maybe chicken and sweet corn soup to start....bugger so hungry now!

Hi Guys, thanks for all the helpful posts, just come back from lunch, feeling little bit better, think I might finish a bit earlier today tho and have nap/walk. Actually normally go for a walk on my lunch break but yesterday and today been too knacked to do so Really cant sleep when I'm stressed, wish I could I'm actually more of a reader, fiction again, sadly not work ..scary the amount of books I've got thru in last few weeks in late night sessions... none useful for the PhD tho!

you haven't slept properly for weeks, due to the usuall PhD related angst,you're trying to read and those eyelids just keep drooping. Would love to curl up and nap but the guilt wont let you...Ahh seriously guys tips for keeping awake during the day or getting to sleep at night most appreciated...another night without sleep and I think that I'll be like the guy out of 'The Shining'...not a pretty look...especially as I'm a girl...

Incredibly, at times it's worse than PMT, especially 7:30 on a Monday morning ...