jradetzky, all those symptons can be down to depression (as can lack of sex drive). You seem too friendly to be suffering from a personality disorder; I've had the misfortune to work with a personality disorder and she was toxic, really. You've responded calmly to every accusation made against you, which a genuine PD would not do. But I think it's possible you are depressed.

DJWicked: do you think that all people of belief are worshipping the same entity, but intepreting it according to their culture or background? A few Christians have told me that this is how they view other religions, and it seems a good approach to me. But other people say that this is a cop-out. I'm not sure.

Well, I'd be delighted to never have to celebrate Christmas again, but I'm sure you already know that the 25th of December has about as much to do with Christianity as I have to do with Japanese politics.

But as far as welcoming other religions goes; I can't speak myself because I have no religion. But I can understand that if you have a firm belief in one religion it may be impossible to genuinely welcome another. But I think it would be healthy to try to welcome the challenge to your beliefs - I think to say thay you "tolerate" them implies that you are sure that they are wrong; which in matters like religion, (that are of neccessity purely faith-based, not logic or reason based), is impossible to say.

Thanks Scamp!

Yeah, me too. Catching up, but I've had enough for the night now. Time for a bath and some crap TV.

I've only ever used Endnote.

Glad to see someone else is doing a Saturday nighter!

The Germans are the best; Professor Doctor Doctor Mrs Petersen, or something. They never drop a single title.

The recent scandal over the BB racism row has made me think (for once). The word that keeps coming up is "tolerance"; we should "tolerate" other cultures, differences, beliefs. But to me the word "tolerate" implies that the thing being "tolerated" is something bad; I tolerate the pissing rain cos I can't stop it, for example. And I was once told by a religious colleague that she tolerated my atheism. Is this just me misunderstanding the word?

I think we should celebrate and welcome other cultures, differences and beliefs, not just "tolerate" them. "Tolerance" sounds patronsing, and even a little racist, to me.

Shilpa's favourite to win now. Should have put a bet on!

I don't think I've done anything "inappropriate", but I do tend to panic and rush into experiments without planning them thoroughly (usually cos some industrial partner is pestering me for the results "urgently" - they always seem to be bloody urgent). So i end up having to re-do everying which is expensive and time consuming and probably makes people think I don't know what I'm doing.

I have burped in front of my supervisor but he just laughed. Burping is acceptable in my family so I never thought anything of it.

Mind you I've just spend hours weighing out precise volumes of regent for an experiment (and I mean hours), and then as I picked up the tray with thereagents on, dropped it and spilt everything. Whole bloody afternoon wasted.

I would have given it a rating out of 10...

I didn't know you could select that option. I need to pay more attention.

Ha ha, now your inbox gets it!

I like Shilpa too: she conducts herself very well, very graceful. Can't understand why the other girls don't like her, unless it's simple parochialism. I would like her or Dirk to win.

Naah, then it will be my inbox filled up