"Black and Tan"? That's a highly contentious name for a drink, at least for those of Irish descent.

You're on safer grounds with Yorkshire Guiness (Mackeson Stout, if I remember correctly).

;-)

What do you think of Chicago Town pizza, Olivia?

Oh dear:

"Your Mind is 85% Cluttered Your mind is incredibly cluttered. You have so much going on in there, it's hard to think straight.
Consider talking to a therapist. It's a good idea to sort through your thoughts, if only to see which ones are worth hanging on to.

I don't think I'll be taking any more of these tests!

"Your Personal Style:

Modern and simple. You like clothes to accentuate who you are, not overwhelm you.

Your Ideal Wedding:

A small ceremony at an old church with a beautiful flower garden

Your Philosophy on Marriage:

You can have a deep commitment without marriage. It's only a piece of paper.

Your Perfect Marriage:

Simply loving each other a little more every day"


He...for the first time ever on one of these tests, this is completely accurate.

Palatino! Never heard of it.

Where do you find these quizzes, Olivia?!

"People make the point that "someone" should have picked up on "something". I gave a glance through it, and felt it was a bit patchy, but I have seen others with worse pass. Also I am not the expert (arguably she is or was supposed to be). "

I was not implying that you were the one at fault, BadHaircut: you are not. Where I am, there is a (sometimes tiresome) system of annual reviews (which we are told are a requirement), monthly reports and compulsory meetings with supervisors once a month - a system designed to pick out people who may need extra help.

That's not to say that that girl in question is not also at least a bit responsible.

Another group has serious supervisor problems (in that he hasn't showed up for nigh on 2 years, except on full moons and saints days). Most of the group has been assigned to new supervisors now, becuase his persistent absence was picked up in the review process.

I agree with the other comments: someone has been negligent. If the work really is not PhD standard, it should have been picked up at the annual reviews (I assume that annual reviews are used at your institution? It's a legal requirement these days) and she should have been given help to get the work up to PhD level.

Poor girl.

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Good to see I made the Top Ten though.

Oh, here's the forum!

I couldn't find it for the last two days.

Good one, Swantje! Tips from my knung fu instructor:

a) you'll ache more 48 hours after excercise than 24 hours, so have a day off inbetween gym visits: don't overdo it.
b) Fresh orange juice is good for muscle aches.

I really like exercise now I'm used to it; I feel really good afterwards.

Me too. I also use it as a way to show affection: making cookies for my other half, for example. And of course you help him eat them, naturally.

A lot of healthy stuff is quite high in calories; and cos it's "healthy" you feel like you can eat loads of it. Maybe a small cheesecake is better than a 250g bag of dates after all.

Actually I don't think there's anything wrong with thinking about it now: your degree will fly by.

I applied for a PhD where the big question was already set: but I'm now thinking about getting funding for postdoc work. I have an idea based on a mixture of an outside interest and my current research. Write down every idea you have and see if you can set suitable research questions for each.

I got to 8st 3lb, but then a combination of leaving parties, visiting my mother and general stress kind of threw me off. I haven't weighed myself since...but I'm sure I've put a few back on. Grr.

Trying to eat proper meals now cos I kept feeling deprived and eating too much on my "day off".

Never tried those bars: are they a health thing? Hang on: are they those yoghurt and pistachio-type things? I like those

Smilodon sounded a bit dinosaur-y to me. But turns out it's Ice Age instead.

Sneaks, that's a great dress: one of the nicest I've ever seen.

On a complete aside: Thanks to this week's New Scientist, I now know that Smilodon is in fact a sabre-toothed tiger. And I thought it was just a made-up username!

Well, I have heard of other supervisors having meetings at home, especially if they live on campus or nearby.

Since he's single, I guess there are no moral dilemmas. You just have to worry about yourself. It may work out fine, or it may not.

I'd wait and see what happens. If you're both attracted to each other, perhaps you can hold off till you're finished your PhD and then get together? Will take a lot of willpower though! Or you may be able to get a different supervisor, freeing you up for...well, you know

Mind you my hair's crap at the moment. I had an ill-advised fringe cut: I'll be growing it out for the next six months.