Yeah I think this is a pretty important point. On the one hand, we want to be doing the project that best suits us - it'll increase our chances of success doing something we're [really] interested in doing, and equally potentially reduce stress. On the other hand, this may have repurcussions for the funding that has been secured.

And, of course, nobody wants to p**s anybody off!

Yeh but you've got a tough problem there. They've got to somehow get the hint! I have no idea how you can get them the hint, though... 8(

Depends entirely on the supervisors and how lazy/busy they are. One of mine once forgot, and I had to get back to them a month later! The other one does it almost instantly, although won't send them back to me, but sends them straight on. Both of them are usually very prompt.

lol! Yeh my nick's rubbish, but my other normal ones were already taken when I joined 8( Add to that I misspelled it! it's supposed to be j00t2000 8(

Sorry, I was out last night. Didn't get a chance to speak to my sis, either, so a complete waste of time!

I'm glad you've got so much done ^_^ Made any more progress today? I hope you've finished it so you can begin to relax a little!! My first day of work wasn't too bad, it was all training so it was alright. Easy money!

Lol sorry to hear you've finished your cheese puffs 8( Good food always helps me get through tough times, so I sympathise with you!

My team (Tottenham Hotspur) thrashed their opponents today so I'm very happy! Huzzah!

Hmm sounds like you really deserve a break if you're working that hard 8( Solidly today and tomorrow? Sorry to hear that - don't work too hard though 8)

Good day to you ^_^ What time were you up to last night? Did you manage to get everything done? Or do you still have more to do today? 8(

Haven't seen her yet, I won't until this evening, so I'll only be able to let you know tomorrow evening 8(

You feed them? That's terrifying!

Ours were huge in Bangor - someone tried to catch one in one of those really big wide-brimmed mugs, and it wouldn't fit! One of the legs got caught and fell off, so we had to use a saucepan! I breathed a sigh of relief when I left that place, even though it was a really nice house!

Oh, and you're mean!

Hang on - you've finished your PhD!? I thought you were still doing it :s And lol nothing wrong with people seeing you eat cheese puffs - can't say they're my fave, I prefer Mini Cheddars 8)

It wasn't that hard coming home - I miss it a lot, but there are fewer huge spiders here so I'm a little more comfortable. I don't go out as much while I'm here though, which is a bit of a pain 8(

Anyway, I'm off to bed - might speak to you tomorrow! Don't work too hard 8)

lol! Dunno about that, I've got to get up at 6.30 to let the dogs out and feed them 8( I might have to go to bed soon.

Good to hear the analysis is getting better 8) The peace of the night sometimes helps! You working at home or in the uni? :s

I was at Bangor for my Masters - I had the time of my life there, it was absolutely amazing! I lived in a quiet village on the island of Anglesey, but I walked into town quite easily. Met a lot of great people and it was a wonderful course. What did you think of yours compared to the PhD?

Lol well the Scottish accent is very difficult, but the same is true of welsh and irish, and even many parts of england if it's thick enough. Britain is very diverse for accents! And £400 a month is very expensive :s I studied in Wales, so I'm used to £250 a month XD MUCH better 8) Sounds like you live with cool people though! Much better then

And no I can't belive how late it's got already :s Shocking!

lol! cheese puffs aren't healthy are they!? And I drink both coffee and tea ;) Tea in the day, and coffee usually at night. When I wake up, I NEED a tea lol so so important. Are you more of a tea or coffee person?

I'm not a fan of smoothies - they look so nice, but sometimes they taste a bit weird :s They have potential though!

Nah I'm living with my parents at the mo, as only recently came back from my Masters course, so I've got no money. And housing around where I live (London) is stupidly expensive. Did you find housing expensive when you came over here?

lol!! Your super doesn't sound very nice 8( And I've had to deal with complicated data before, too. Sometimes complicated data that I had no idea how to understand! Oh yes, the joys of interdisciplinary courses at Uni -_- Mixing oceanography with marine biology is BAD. Good luck with that Signal Detection Analysis! It sounds weird :s

I'm only seeing my sis tomorrow, so I'll see what I can do about the photos then.

aww lol! I've enjoyed chatting to you about stuff the past couple of days!

I hope you manage to get everything done tonight then! I feel like going and getting a coffee myself, the thought of you having loads of work to do is making ME feel tired, I feel so sorry for you! You getting any further with the results?

It's ok 8) My football team lose quite often, too, so I'm used to it by now lol

I do have photos of S Africa, but they're not on my comp 8( my sister might have some, so I'll ask her if she does.

Sorry to hear you're stuck on your work 8( Time for a break to refresh your mind? Don't ask what I'm doing, it'll depress you even more! I have no plans, so I'm just going to relax. Big first day in the office on monday, so I just want to take it easy at the moment. Are you going to do another all-nighter?

Terrible 8( They're getting thrashed by Ireland.

It is a sad day for rugby ~sigh~

heh results sections aren't so bad... Well, except for doing all the stats 8( lol. But putting stuff in tables and drawing nice graphs is quite fun ^_^