Why not have two then?

I voted for London, though I've got nothing against Sheffield, but have a lot of time constraints at the moment. It's difficult enough justifying why I don't go to visit my own family in the same part of the country, let alone anything further afield.

MicroGeek - sorry for hijacking your thread btw, must be the non-science novelty value or something.

Best of luck with your own research though (up)

Tsipat, I hope you got a good night's sleep after that - well done for getting it finished though!

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Morning all, Tuesday today I believe, though I must admit I can't remember what day it is sometimes.

Thanks Pari, things are going ok. Your idea of having weekends is quite sweet - they don't exist as such anymore for me :-( I'm either at work-work earning money, or working on my PhD!!! One day, it will be different and I too will have weekends...

Lara, so how did that long task list go then? Good ploy to list things you'd already done so you could tick them off, I've done that before, it makes me feel I haven't really been procrastinating quite as badly hehe! Personally, I think you should definitely ease yourself back into it slowly as you've just *handed your thesis in* and must still be a bit knackered, mentally and physically. Not too slowly though, or it'll be whoops, nearly forgot, wasn't there some old thesis that had to be checked or something... ;-)

Armendaf, hope all is going well with you and you've got a bit more motivation back.

I had an email from my supervisor yesterday asking how things were going, which prodded me into action again. Still doing that long chapter :-s but it will be done today! Really, it will!!! Amazing what a bit of panic and guilt does, isn't it? I've been at it since 7.30, though I only got up properly because I accidentally dropped a pen lid into my coffee and didn't really fancy the enhanced flavour, so it seemed best to get on with work after that. Yesterday was a write-off, I spent an hour and a half on the phone trying to get my broadband problems sorted out (listening to the same track on hold for over an hour!!!!), I had a think about autumn clothes, noted all the work 'dos' coming up that I *should* go to, looked through a few catalogues for events I won't have time to go to and at clothes I can't afford and then whatdoyouknow, it was dinnertime. So today I am gripped by a mixture of guilt and enthusiasm to get the chapter done. :-s Actually, the percentages of those two things allegedly gripping me aren't exactly equal....

See you later then (up)

I didn't mean to sound rude :$ I was under the impression that you hadn't started for some reason, and it would multiply the amount of information overload you get anyway at the start of something big like a Phd if you were trying to remember all this forum stuff as well as college info. You do seem to have a knack of starting good discussions though! (up)

Umm, I am an arty/social science type...

btw I was wondering how useful all this advice actually is to you, and on your other threads, if you haven't actually started yet - are you memorising it or something? :p

I used to like the X Files too, though the conspiracy theories got too much for me towards the end. Always thought Mulder's wife's name was a bit strange in real life though, being named after a beverage - Tea with an acute accent, to distinguish it from the common British cuppa. Maybe it had another more profound meaning that passed me by...

I would suggest speaking to someone who deals with student registration and enrolment at that university, as it's tied up with official uni regulations and finance. You need to know where you stand with regards to the bursary and the status of your bachelor's degree, before you can sort out the problems with the masters and the supervisor. You could also speak to someone at the student union, as they are also aware of the uni regulations but from a different perspective. Best of luck.

Morning all.

Lara, that's a great idea to book that ticket, it will be proper treat post submission to take your mind off thesis stuff for a while!

Try not to worry about what your supervisor's feedback will be as it's an unknown thing at the moment, you can still do lots yourself before that - you might see flaws or corrections needed when you check it yourself when you re-read it. You get so close to it when you're working towards a deadline that you sometimes miss small things that will be really obvious after a break. That extension is a brilliant opportunity to check it through and spot these little things, so it's great you've got it and it's long enough to make a difference to your final submission too.

Can I ask, nosey or not - don't you ever get grumpy or irritable at anything? You never seem to, at least on here. I wish I was more like that but I suppose it's different temperaments at the end of the day.

Armendaf, how are you doing...?

Anyway, it's Monday, so down to business. The long chapter 4 still isn't done and I want to finish it by the end of today. There's a lot more to go into it, but it *should* be achievable if I stay focussed.... I need to be able to email a good progress update to my supervisor by the end of tomorrow, so this chapter is part of it. If I can get it all done quicker than our artificial deadlines and shave a few extra weeks off those, she should be pleased.

I can't seem to wake up properly today, though it was really nice to hear the birds twittering away above my window somewhere, loads better than waking up to an alarm clock. It seems to be mostly blackbirds and blue tits, I love the way the blue tits bounce along when they walk, they are so tiny :-) I'll have another coffee and get started. See you later!

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Lara, thank you so much for all your comments, it's really cheered me up!!

I've felt crap this weekend and it's so hard to get on with it, even though you know you've got time limits. At least I've finished one of my chapters tonight, including all the figures, so I suppose I can leave it for now and get on with the rest. I know there is another article I should read and stick in somewhere, sometime.... after feedback on the second draft I think, I'll get the argument for this one right first.

I was thinking I was starting to get 'forum fatigue' or something and I should keep away from here when I'm grumpy, so I don't get snappy online with spammy posts and the like, or I'll end up like a female version of golfpro, though I'm sure he is very nice really :-)

See you tomorrow anyway, and thanks again :-)