I can give you many Scottish sterotypes, having lived here on and off there most of my life!

All drunk down with Irn bru of course.

In Edinburgh they deep fry them, allegedly!

Thanks to the wonders of google, you to can own Vitalis Wafula Wekesa's thesis, see:
http://www.tesionline.it/default/tesi.asp?idt=14898

driven2insanity shows great dedication, and able to produce great work even under severe pressure, both physical and emotional. He can turn his hand to any topic from mooncups to bigbrother, and so is flexible and cofident. Currently, the is one one the researchers currently at the forefront of mooncups, the long forgotten suborbits of the moon itself.

Just doing some research on driven2insanity past posts. I agree with everyone else that mooncups are definitve must.

As as a fairly new person, I feel it is my duty to be your reference driven2insanity.

This forum is obsessed by mooncups!? :P

Cheers for the info writingup, atleast gives me some idea what to expect. All I know is when registration is, and booked myself on an induction programme. Otherwise, nothing from my supervisor or my department, is this normal with 3 weeks to go?

Congrats All the best whatever you decide to do next.

I'm sticking with oldies. America, "Horse with no name" & Best of Supertramp!

I have 2 weeks of dealing with the public left However, I then have a week or so before I start my PhD. Spending days off reading, and trying to organise myself!

You can still buy highland toffee, someonebought them out recently. I miss chocolate (I have a dairy allergy, and choc gives me migranes & my lips swell up a la trout pout). Also, exploding candy was good, must avoid buying old sweets at: http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/

Cheers , I did a second masters during that time, as was fed up not finding a job in what I am interested in.

Gladstone's Land...a 17th century merchant's house on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh (will be glad to get back to research, 4 years of the public has done my head in...however, find it easier to do presentations now).