October
Things are going ok at the moment. I am working on a tangent of my phd ideas, which should prove the underlying principles. The only trouble is my first supervisor told me explicitly not to investigate...
View ArticleShit, it's November already?
Damn, some how the last couple of months were swallowed up worse than the others. This must be the space-time distortion created nearing the end of my PhD. It is probably going to get worse. Things got...
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All these posts have been the same recently. I am tired, and anxious.This week a guy came from Paris to give a talk at Bristol Uni on morphogenesis, and whilst he was in town he arranged to visit the...
View ArticleThe End of 2010
Well, 2010 feels like a bit of an odd year. I can't put my finger on it, but I think the uncertainty and to-do list of 2011 are putting a dampener on it when it was actually quite remarkable. It feels...
View ArticleBack to Work
I am back to work now, after a segmented vacation. I went walking with James to the Lakes. James is a healthy man, we took Helvellyn in just 3 hours (from camp to ridge), and continued walking...
View ArticleWriter's Block: How could you?
Yes, I would. I have the opinion that cheating can be incredibly complex. I think there are two types of cheating. The first (the simplest), the cheater just wanted a change of scene, or they were...
View ArticleWorking, not sleeping.
I've been working really hard recently, all night sessions in the lab. I have actually been enjoying it, enjoying feeling productive. After a straight 36 hours the list of things I have done is usually...
View ArticleThe Suicide Of John
Last night I got to spend some time with Canadian Dave. I remember two summers ago when David, Jan and I used to hang out at cafes and set the world to rights. I miss those days. Last night David and I...
View ArticleThe End is Coming
I have written and submitted a paper to a conference. Hooray! After many all-nighters, and a formidable write-up, the paper is in. Alan was pleased with the paper, handing me mainly spelling and...
View ArticleApril at Home
I've been home at my parents this week and seen a few friends. The weather has been gorgeous. It feels like summer. My parents garden is alive with flowers. I re-potted some plants with my mum and we...
View ArticleThe hobo under the bridge.
Since I got back from my short break at my parents I have been massively unproductive. I lost the immersion I had with my thesis and struggled to get back into it. I think the problem was compounded...
View ArticleMasks
I've been reading a book recently, The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, and there was a section I have dwelled upon. It might be common sense, but I find thoughts that seem common sense only...
View ArticleCurrently...
Apparently the last update was almost 2 months ago! I'm in a busy period :)I have less than 6 weeks to get my thesis written. That also involves lots of time consuming experimentation and result...
View ArticleAugust
Often I look in the mirror and ask questions of myself. I look into my own eyes and try to see the workings of my own mind. I'm not sure how normal this is, but it is a habit of mine.Being homeless has...
View ArticleSan Fran, Council Tax, Discipline
I got the first draft of my thesis handed in - which is just great! I had to work relentlessly for 2 weeks to get it done. The hours I put in kind of grew exponentially up until hand-in. Amusingly, I...
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This evening Lana broke up with me. Some how I knew it was coming. I'm upset that I let things go so far that she felt compelled to do so. Whilst I was in San Francisco I was paranoid there was going...
View ArticleNaked, desolate. Deconstruction.
The past few weeks have been pretty intense. I've taken on the secretarial role at the start up business. The previous person did a good job on the books, although there are a number of things I would...
View ArticleThings
A week ago I had to demonstrate a component of the big side project. I had the work done ahead of schedule, I even tested the day before demo. The demo went great. I got annoyed that people weren't...
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End of 2011
I have worked hard in the past 8 months. My life has transformed into working around the clock. I have been juggling two full-time commitments because I have invested heavily in them both and I would...
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2012 is thundering along. On my supervisors time scale I should have the final version of my thesis handed in this week but it is not going to happen. He also said dates are flexible, so long as I...
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