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Valentine's Day (12 days to go)
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Cut all the vegetables into heart shapes, good with potatoes but not sure how easy it would be with carrots.

Will my phone recover?
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Just in case anyone was thinking of trying it, washing a mobile phone in a washing machine on a hot wash is not good for your phone or your SIM card, or your relationship if it happens to be your boyfriend's phone!

Valentine's Day (12 days to go)
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I'm going to Bruges for the weekend, staying at this cute little guest house, don't do the whole present thing though.

Shall I go into uni?
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Yesterday I went home sick and this morning I am feeling better but am still lying in bed. The question is...shall I go into uni or just stay at home in bed? I'm hating at my PhD at the moment so bed seems the better option, but should I try harder and do some more work!?

AAARrrggHhhhh - is competence becoming endangered?
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I lost my account number for one of my savings accounts so went into the branch to find it out so I could pay some money in. Conversation went a bit like this:-
me: Here is my photo ID, could you tell me my account number please?
Cashier: What is your account number?
me: I don't have it, could you tell me?
Cahier: Where is your cashcard/book?
me: the account doesn't have one, hence why I don't know the account number.
Cashier: If you tell me the number I can get you a bank book
me: I don't have the number!
And so it goes on...
AAAGGGGHHHH!

Living cost of a PhD student
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I get £17,500 a year and I am pretty comfortable although not rolling in it! But then I am in London but apart from rent being a bit more expensive and having to pay for travel all other living costs are the same. I spend about £80 a week on food, socialising, hair cuts, clothes etc.

Christian courtship during PhD away from home
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And that "you may now kiss the bride" would be really awkward and you'd bump noses and teeth

Christian courtship during PhD away from home
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And... I found my boyfriend in a bar and he is the most amazing person and a great "catch", he definitely ticks all the boxes. Suppose it depends what type of bar you go to

Christian courtship during PhD away from home
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You haven't even kissed a girl?!? That is definitely something that requires practice, being a good kisser does not come naturally and a bad one...makes me shudder when I think about it.

Christian courtship during PhD away from home
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It's not even necessarily about a problem either person may have (erectile dysfunction...whatever) Which incidently how would the guy know he had if he didn't have sex before marriage? (I don't think masturbation always poses the same problem) You need to be "sexually compatible" which is a combination of things. But everyone believes what they believe and that is fine.

And also, sex is not a dirty word so does not need to be censored!

Have you done anything unproffesional or stupidly inappropriate?
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You can't ask us to dish the dirt without telling your story! come on tell us!

Christian courtship during PhD away from home
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As a girl, jradetzky's views scare me a lot! They are a bit rigid, but maybe that's what is expected of Christian's. Just doesn't seem the way for a happy relationship to me!

What to say at interview - Please help!
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I don't think they would really ask many details if you said it was down to illness, it's personal and that information isn't really relevant. They will probably just assume it was something like glandular fever or cancer. The British reserve has got to have some advantages!

Going to meetings conferences
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There is a week long conference on TRP channels in Colorado in September, this is very relevant to my PhD so should I be thinkiing about going? I'm only a first year so a bit scared about being out of my depth and it being a bit scary. Also do you have to go to the whole thing or are you able to pick and choose which talks to go to? It is in a nice ski resort which would be good, but is it possible to take a partner with you? (obviously they would have to pay) I think I would be a bit lonely going on my own but think that is a stupid reason not to go.

Did anyone else put on weight, or was it just me???
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lol @children's clothes! Got this strange image of a petite woman dressed in Spongebob Squarepants t-shirt now!