the accidental girl

What is the cost of a masters' thesis done in 6 months...?

a) 1 stone gain in weight
b) inexplicable bad skin when it's generally clear
c) headaches
d) a newly developed aversion to marmite
e) all of the above

For those of you who answered e) well done, give yourselves a pat on the back! So yeah, here I am, a shadow of my former self, well, a rather solid shadow but one nonetheless.. thankfully I'm 118 pages of bound nonsense on engineering applications in conservation lighter, and after a month of strict 6.5 day working weeks and 6 hour limited sleeps, I'm finally free!!
So I tried to celebrate this by going out drinking and hopefulyl lose a bit of the knowledge I'd acquired but the demons of alcohol weren't having any of it. 6 pints down, 2 double vodka diet cokes and some bizarre cointreau concoction and I still wasn't even hazy. I certainly become more vocal- deciding to pick a fight on a coursemate about feminism and then conspiracy theorists being the voice of reason and also a brief round on a federation of Europe, but not drunk.

Very disappointing.

But, as I say, I've handed in. Now all I have left are two exams- one on 20th century engineers and architecture and one on fire methods. Exciting! Then!! I'm a GRADUATE.
Only the hallowed may utter this word and live to take on a job though. Maybe I'll fail just so that I can graduate next year and be employable.

65 Questions You've Maybe Never Been Asked

1. What is the first thing you wash in the shower?
with the advent of shower shine, I no longer have to worry about washing it much

2. What color is your favorite hoodie?
turquoise

3. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?
evidently

4. Do you plan outfits?
not enough is probably the best answer

5. How are you feeling RIGHT now?
very sleepy and slightly headachey.

6. Whats the closest thing to you that's red?
my lamp, innit.

7. Tell me about the last dream you remember having?
someone stealing the salad I'd just bought thus putting paid to my plans to diet

8. Did you meet anybody new today?
er, not really. Although I'm meeting a nigerian couch surfer this evening. He's staying for 2 weeks.

9. What are you craving right now?
hmm..mostly garlic chicken (lebanese style) but it's negotiable

10. Do you floss?
usualyl daily

11. What comes to mind when I say cabbage?
bacon and mustard

12. Are you emotional?
not enough

13. Have you ever counted to 1,000?
no, I prefer to spend my time differently

14. Bite into your ice cream or just lick it?
lick

15. Do you like your hair?
yeah s'alright

16. Do you like yourself?
yeah m'alright

17. Would you go out to eat with George W. Bush?
to feed on the cadavers of the anti-democwacies..

18. What are you listening to right now?
Air- all I need. Old skool!

19. Are/were your parents strict?
Yeah, I guess they're stricter than the majority of parents

20. Would you go sky diving?
I would LOVE to go

21. Do you like cottage cheese?
it doesn't like me

22. Have you ever met a celebrity?
Goldie (LOLz) and Alexander mcCall Smith of course! and a few people but I'm not really interested in them

23. Do you rent movies often?
i used to now I have no time to breathe let alone watch movies

24. Is there anything sparkly in the room you're in?
not really, do CDs count?

25. How many countries have you visited?
17: UK, Ireland, France, Cyprus, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Croatia, Bosnia, Poland, Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Ghana erm.. that's it.

26. Have you made a prank phone call?
Yes.

27. Ever been on a train?
i fucking love trains

28. Brown or white eggs?
both

29. Do you have a cell-phone?
..or a mobile, yes

30. Do you use chapstick?
yup

31. Do you own a gun?
no

32. Can you use chopsticks?
yes, am an expert

33. Who are you going to be with tonight?
myself

34. Are you too forgiving?
it depends

35. Ever been in love?
Yes

36. What is your best friend(s) doing tomorrow?
Two of them are probably working, and the rest are revising if they're being good.

37. Ever have cream puffs?
never

38. Last time you cried?
ah, months ago.. unless you count moistness from films.

39. What was the last question you asked?
Is he staying long?

40. Favorite time of the year?
autumn

41. Do you have any tattoos?
No

42. Are you sarcastic?
Yes

43. Have you ever seen The Butterfly Effect?
Yes

44. Ever walked into a wall?
Probably

45. Favorite color?
dark red, cobalt, certain yellows and greens

46. Have you ever slapped someone?
not in seriousness

47. Is your hair curly?
when its humid

48. What was the last CD you bought?
YEARS ago.

49. Do looks matter?
to a certain degree. As long as they're not repulsive. Although for sexual attraction, yeah, the visual is a must.

50. Could you ever forgive a cheater?
It really depends.

51. Is your phone bill sky high?
yeah, am cancelling my contract. Vodafone are thieving poobrains.

52. Do you like your life right now?
Well, end of uni, just handed in my thesis (YAY) so yeah, pretty damn good.

53. Do you sleep with the TV on?
No

54. Can you handle the truth?
Yes, exclusively

55. Do you have good vision?
ha, no

56. Do you hate or dislike more than 3 people?
probably

57. How often do you talk on the phone?
every other day?

58. The last person you held hands with?
Raaarrr! The Lion.

59. What are you wearing?
Um jeans and a jumper..

60.What is your favorite animal?
I like: Tigers, giraffes, sausage dogs, turtles, cats and I think chinchillas are cute

61. Where was your profile picture taken?
in berlin

62. Can you hula hoop?
nah

63. Do you have a job?
Full time loafer. No no, I'm a student still but hoping to get a job, please?

64. What was the most recent thing you bought?
a loaf of bread and some cashews

65. Have you ever crawled through a window?
yeah, it's a frequent pasttime.

Monkey took a personality test for a PhD student at uni here who wanted to see what sort of students make up engineering. I am an "Extroverted iNtuitive Thinking Judge" apparently this makes up for 4% of the engineering students and 5 % of the english students (the researcher's previous model).

"I don't care to sit by the window on an airplane. If I can't control it, why look?"
ENTJs have a natural tendency to marshal and direct. This may be expressed with the charm and finesse of a world leader or with the insensitivity of a cult leader. The ENTJ requires little encouragement to make a plan. One ENTJ put it this way... "I make these little plans that really don't have any importance to anyone else, and then feel compelled to carry them out." While "compelled" may not describe ENTJs as a group, nevertheless the bent to plan creatively and to make those plans reality is a common theme for NJ types.

ENTJs are often "larger than life" in describing their projects or proposals. This ability may be expressed as salesmanship, story-telling facility or stand-up comedy. In combination with the natural propensity for filibuster, our hero can make it very difficult for the customer to decline. ENTJs are decisive. They see what needs to be done, and frequently assign roles to their fellows. Few other types can equal their ability to remain resolute in conflict, sending the valiant (and often leading the charge) into the mouth of hell. When challenged, the ENTJ may by reflex become argumentative. Alternatively (s)he may unleash an icy gaze that serves notice: the ENTJ is not one to be trifled with.

No no, I've not died. I've locked myself in the bowels of the university computer labs until my thesis is finished. I've limited my internet time to 2 checks of facebook a day (a pathetically huge reduction from my usual constant attachment) and emails 3 times so no time for blogging.

Just thought I'd share this with you! Monkey love!!

Thesis progress: my supervisor loves me. Now I know why, my partner, unbeknown to me, has done nearly nothing- nothing actually valid for an engineering thesis- and in contrast, monkeypie has done a tonne!! Her requests to "just pass along this and that to me" this and that being calculations I'd spent a morning doing, structural research I'd spent a week preparing, that sketchup drawing I spent some of my christmas holiday evenings doing and all the other little extras I've been careful to catalogue from my own good preparation and compiling over the last 6 months. I don't want it to be an issue as we're friends but I've put in more hours and thought than she evidently has and I'd hate to resent her for feeling like I'm buoying her through what should be her proof that she's a master's level student.

This is why you don't work on things like this with friends. Two of my friends who worked together on a water treatment thesis last year fell out because of it. It rips you apart kids!!
Anyway, I'll check back in in a week, once I'm a 50% closer to being a graduan!! WAYHEY!

Oh, in other news: i'm going to turkey with Lion, things are going very well!! A lot of the preliminary behaviour has been checked and he's exceeding expectations in many many ways.
That's a story for next time... back to work.