more on thesis

And the writing up and analyses continue. Again, I cannot stress enough how boring it is and that I would not wish this to my worst enemy, even J. or the other J. So amongst thesis related crises, I read the new Poppy Z Brite, DUCK, and it's great! I wish I lived in her books and not in a dark town of the south west.

Attempts at thesis completion

I am trying as much as I can to finish my thesis. I am determined even if it killls me. However, it might do so as I've gotten so down lately. The only thought that all the xmas songs being played everywhere form into my mind is that one more holiday will pass and I'll still haven't submitted.

conference for geeks

I'm at a scientific meeting on an analytical method at Cambridge. There are no words to express how boring it is. If there is such thing as excessive specialisation, I think I have just topped it. It's oh so cold and all the rooms of the college come out to an external courtyard. So everytime you walk anywhere, you freeze to the bone. Ah! Also, here is the home of the first smoking area with limited hours access, only 8 am to 11 pm. You can bugger off if you need a cigarette out of hours. You filthy smoker!