Perhaps you are right, Olivia. However, this sounds a lot like multiple personality disorder to me. The all live in my brain and I let them out once a day..

http://plain-language.blogspot.com/2006_04_01_archive.html

In total, I managed 3,000 words last night. Just re-drafted and the quality was not brilliant but not too bad either. As I usually struggle to write 1,000 words in a week, the drink definitely had an effect. I really didn't feel tired and very optimistic. Or was it the full moon?

Sheraton rates start at 200$, not too much if you consider the current exchange rates. Plus, you'll be in the heart of Manhattan and close to Times Square, 5th Avenue Shopping, China Town (10 Dollar cab),etc.

Someone very clever said: "Manhattan is like cocaine - fun at the time, but killing you after a while". The same with Manhattan, there is something fascinating about the place, but many people are happy to get out of there.

If you got enough funds, take a flight into JFK, a cab into Manhattan, and book yourself into the Sheraton Hotel and Towers. Don't expect anyone to be friendly, though - it's NYC.

Quite often I see women walking very quickly down the high street, avoiding eye contact with anyone and pretending to be having conversations on their mobile. Could it be that UK women are really scared of the real weirdos, hence the behaviour above? Is there a lot of crime towards women in the UK? Perhaps that explains.

Make sure you buy some anonymous flowers for the VC's secretary. Secretaries are very important. They have the real power.

See what I mean?

It's only in the UK that women think you are a weirdo if you approach them literally on the street. In many other European countries, women are not that paranoid and actually quite flirty. Another thing, in England nobody from a different gender would ever look in the eyes to make contact.

In retrospect, the side effect was not being able to sleep until 6am, even though I tried. Light and shadow.

Or what will be the quality of my work? Right now I am in an enhanced state of euphoria and think it's amaaazing but tomorrow I'll probably realise it's rubbish.

No joke. Just had another one. Was really tired at about 11pm. Now I feel like I could go on for another few hours. But what will be the side effects?

Just had a pint of Volvic Revive with Ginseng & Guarana with Berry flavour for the first time. One hour ago. Now I feel like the hero of my workload. Right now I could go on working until 5am. This stuff is amazing. Try it. (no, not on their payroll)

what a hypocritical UK university system. If a PhD thesis passes or fail should not be dependent on the selected examiner, but the quality of the thesis. Yet, this happens all the time.

my experience is that UK women think you are a weirdo if you approach them on the street