Glad to hear its all seeming a bit better lilliput

I came a cross this this morning

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070131/ap_on_he_me/france_naps_at_work

Its seems the French have the right idea!

BigDave -thank you for condoning the 'power nap'. I feel much better about it now. I was so stressed out yesterday and couldn't believe I went to sleep rather than tackle my work load head on. But you're right felt much better after a snooze and probably made up for the time spent asleep in terms of productivity later. Long live the afternoon snooze.

We are a well-dressed department. Both my supervisors defy the dodgy academic bad fashion rule & are really great dressers .I have had female students of mine hang back, not to ask me a thoughtful question on the seminar topic, nooo, to ask me where I bought my dress. I can't afford to buy designer clothes but I have a few bits that were either gifts or I inherited and I expect this isn't going to win me any favours but I have to say the difference and superiority to high street is obvious. Better fabrics and cuts and the clothes tend to last and last.

I was given a beautiful leather Mulberry bag a few years ago for a big birthday & it is so well made that I think it is more like a 'bag for life' than anything I would buy or use from the high street. More economical & environmently friendly. I can get all my books, papers, teaching work in it, or use it as an over night bag. Its a style classic and will never go out of fashion - the bag equivalent of a lbd

I meant

I am 20 months in and have been quite lucky in the sense that I have enjoyed almost every minute of what I have done so far. However I had my 1st real Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr/Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh day today - just completely overwhelmed with workload + my PT paid stuff + family. I am proud to say that I ovrcame this in true research student style and ... went and had an afternoon power nap, rather than anything productive.

Happy birthday 404. Its nice to hear from you. I hope you have a lovely day. Its good to see there is someone older than me on here
(don't worry there is only 1/2 a year between us & 30's rule).

Have a great time & relax.

http://education.independent.co.uk/graduate_options/article2160679.ece

I have a bose for my mini & would not be with out it.

Yey - I am glad there is at least one person, other than me Jen.

I don’t think it helps but it might offer you some comfort to know that I have found myself in exactly the same boat. My bf works in the music industry/media and really doesn’t get the whole PhD thing. Although he tries his hardest to be supportive of what I do, there is always this horrible lingering misconception that I spend most of my time lounging around taking things pretty easy. Also because he earns a high salary and is paying our mortgage & covering my living expenses, there is a tension when it comes to domestic chores. Basically he does bugger all & it is left to me because I am at home & have a guilt complex about not contributing financially.

This is my favourite thread ever ever. It definately should go into the hall of fame.

I always try to do one really nice thing at this time of year so I have something to look forward to, and importantly also have a little holiday in Jan, as I can't survive the UK winter & dark mornings - I need a sunshine fix.

I haven't been banned, I was sat in Jamie Olivers Fifteen restaurant all yesterday lunchtime & most of the afternoon eating yummy antipasta & drinking bubbley with my fella.

I am very excited about the return to Sky (of my other boyfriend) Jack Bauer.
Any other 24 fans out there?

Hi Gary.

This might be helpful

http://www.eastchance.com/howto/res_prop.asp

Oh H you do make me laugh you're so caustic. You love your argy bargy don’t you?
As I said before I am not interested – it now seems to be you who has brought it up several times, and is being rather tedious. Perhaps it is interesting or exciting by your standards, but I hope not. Please move on
Peace