Lots. Most are too young for me!

To be honest, I'm quite pleased about it because if we were going out I'd never be able to trust her. The fact that all of her friends are male says enough to me.

Greek goddess no more. The young lady in question is something of an attention-seeker. I've had increasing doubts about her sincerity for the last few weeks. I actually feel sorry for her boyfriend who's a good guy (I would never have moved unless she split with him first), because he's not aware of what she's doing. A lucky escape I think!

..or after them

..only to reappear on IACGMOOH.

No doubt the Christmas number one will be the X Factor winner. I despair.

Anyone seen Darius?

Hmmm, you seem familiar but I'm rubbish at anagrams. Hmmm

Most people do the latter - spread the message over two posts.

Indeed, I like to think that these flecks of grey hair make me look distinguished and sophisticated!

Presumably, this is the same supervisor who selected you for your PhD?

It's early days so I'm a little surprised their getting hung up on it. What I tend to find is that the more I read, the more my writing improves because I start to write like the people I have read (and also because it enriches by vocabulary). So I wouldn't worry about what they say apart from asking them what they expect your writing to be like.

First grey hair at 30? Lucky you! I went to the barbers at the age of 27 and in the process of him using the clippers on my hair, I happened to notice some grey flecks in the hair that was falling on the floor. I was outraged, you'd have thought the barber would clean his equipment properly before using it on the next person. Then I realised that grey hair was mine. Some 6 years later, I have a little bit more, but I'm still 95% my own colour.

I'm fit and healthy, doing what I want to do in life, not stuck in a dead end job and loving everyday. 30's are seriously cool!

Nope, this is isn't about money for me. Just as well, you don't do PhDs for the money!

Well, I'm some way short of the popularity of Britney (68,000,000 hits), but I'm almost as popular as Lindsey Lohan (22,000,000). In fact Tricky is more popular than her.

I wouldn't worry too much about the title, it won't lose you a place. Rather, as the others have said, it's the content of the proposal and your academic ability that they will judge you on.