Have I won then?

Greetings Grey! Don't deprive yourself of chocolate; just bike to uni to make up for it (paying close attention to the car drivers intent on murder, that is).

Being quiet doesn't have quite the same impact when you're not face to face with people! I think we just like to get our point of view across about a variety of issues, with a view to possibly educating others, or making them think about their life choices and principles/beliefs. Debate is entertaining and stimulating, so it probably brings some degree of pleasure to argue your case convincingly on this forum. "About2Defend" may well be the name chosen by someone who is having their viva shortly. Hopefully arguing points on this forum will provide good training for defending their thesis from the criticism of examiners!

Go girl! Take a bit of time to be kind to yourself. Good luck.

Ebay, and moaning about my supervisor.

Just Stu that doesn't agree with me then. As for football, it ALWAYS seems to be prominent, but that could be cos I live very near to Sheffield United's ground :(

Respect to you Zara. Hope everything works out for the best. Life is indeed too short to do stuff you don't want to do.

Does anyone else think this year is flying by? Surely it wasnt't about one third of a year ago that the whale was swimming up the Thames?

Really feel for u, LittleMe. Friends and family are really important at times like this, so make a real effort to get back in touch with them and use them as a sounding board for a bit. Their support will help cheer your spirits and give you a bit more energy to get to succeed. Draw up an action plan of how to sort this out and go for it. It is really hard when you are depressed to just get out of bed every day, but set yourself achievable targets and with the support of your family and friends, you'll get through this horrible time. Big hug coming from me to start you off!

Has anyone seen that (terrible) programme "Beauty and the Geek" on Ch.4? Beautiful women are coupled with geeky blokes (defined as geeky on the basis that they are very intelligent but socially inept), and they have to complete challenges to win some cash. Can you believe one of the women actually said "2" to the question "How many brains has a monkey got?"!!!!

Been there too, eating elephants! Deadlines always help to spur me into action, so maybe you could make your own up for completing a realistic task. Write it down and don't allow yourself any treats till you've managed it. Try forcing yourself out of bed early with a task in mind. Sounds like you need a break though, and although you might feel guilty about having one, it's more productive than wasting time at uni cos at least you'll be enjoying yourself which will help you get in a better mindset for knuckling down afterwards. Hope you feel better soon.

I'm female (last time I checked)! Keep finding more things missing and insurance company are being an arse as ever. Supposedly my passport & driving licence are not covered, and they seem quite happy to leave me with a knackered bay window and frame while they fax the wrong people to look at it to assess their liability. Anyone else hate insurance companies?

The stars at uni had a collection for me and brought round some flowers and chocs! How lovely is that?! Just shows for every bad person there's plenty of good ones.

Either "Don't ask!" or the infinity symbol? Best to make it known this is not a question you're appreciating at the moment.

Thanks for all your support. Just wish I could stop freaking out at every little noise.