Yes, It's been a while since I posted. Sorry.
Last week I managed to shut Professor Vague up, as I demonsrated how Matlab would be intrinsic to solving our current research problem, and things have been good since.
This morning I found this message in my email:
A course he wants me to take in mathematical modeling.
In all fairness, it's a very good course
it's two weeks in July
It's in London
It costs $3800 AUD not counting airfairs,
accomodation or food
...in other words $7000+ (where is this coming from?) +2 weeks out of what he wants me to do.+I don't think it's even possible to get a passport in inder a month?
To put the icing on the cake though: Subbmissions for this were due on May 22nd.
BWAHAHAHAHAHA
Monday, June 8, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
An Introduction Pt 2: A cast of characters
Before we begin, humble reader, allow me to introduce our cast of characters who will perform and dance for your amusement, sorrow and horror:
Personis Dramatae
Xoannon: My humble self, the main protagonist of these dramas, a naive traveller through the realms of intelligensia and one who should perhaps have thought things out a lot better.
Professor Vague: Xoannon's esteemed supervisor. His mind changes like the weather. He has absolutely no idea what in fact Xoannon actually does.
Dr Useful: Xoannon's secondary supervisor. She rocks & largely understands Xoannon's frustrations in dealing with Professor Vague. Unfortunately, she won't back Xoannon up in Professor Vague's presence.
Lady B: A PhD student who shares Xoannon's study space. Xoannon and her conspire to launch a major nuclear assault on their department's increasingly useless administrative team.
Lady T: Another PhD student who share's Xoannon's study space. Remarkably charismatic and young, she makes friends with everyone readily and is amused by why Xoannon dislikes so many of his co-workers.
The Mathematicians: An obscure group who advise Xoannon from somewhere on the other side of the country. Xoannon likes them a lot more than his supervisors, not least because his supervisors don't have a clue what they are talking about.
Personis Dramatae
Xoannon: My humble self, the main protagonist of these dramas, a naive traveller through the realms of intelligensia and one who should perhaps have thought things out a lot better.
Professor Vague: Xoannon's esteemed supervisor. His mind changes like the weather. He has absolutely no idea what in fact Xoannon actually does.
Dr Useful: Xoannon's secondary supervisor. She rocks & largely understands Xoannon's frustrations in dealing with Professor Vague. Unfortunately, she won't back Xoannon up in Professor Vague's presence.
Lady B: A PhD student who shares Xoannon's study space. Xoannon and her conspire to launch a major nuclear assault on their department's increasingly useless administrative team.
Lady T: Another PhD student who share's Xoannon's study space. Remarkably charismatic and young, she makes friends with everyone readily and is amused by why Xoannon dislikes so many of his co-workers.
The Mathematicians: An obscure group who advise Xoannon from somewhere on the other side of the country. Xoannon likes them a lot more than his supervisors, not least because his supervisors don't have a clue what they are talking about.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Welcome and an Introduction Pt 1
Thank you so much for stopping by.
I really appreciate it.
I've started this blog mainly for a place to report and rant on how my thesis is going, or in many cases, isn't. (That said, I'll probably write about a few other issues too...)
If you've got this far then, of course you're wondering what my thesis actually deals with.
I've spent the last 13 years of my life dealing in various shapes and forms with people who have issues with alcohol and more often illicit drugs. Sometimes this involvement has been as a peer educator, sometimes as a counsellor, but for the main part it has been spent in research.
If one works in research in this field, one needs a doctorate, or one is destined to remain a shit-kicker/test tube washer. Needless to say I decided to undertake a doctorate (aka: PhD).
I had no idea what I was in for.
I spent a long time trying to identify an area where I could do a meaningful doctoral project, and finally found one: Hepatitis C in prisons. To me, this seemed an interesting issue, one that desperately needed investigation, and one that unlike many other PhD topics had the potential to be socially and, from a policy point of view, very relevant.
Once again, I had no idea what I was in for......
I really appreciate it.
I've started this blog mainly for a place to report and rant on how my thesis is going, or in many cases, isn't. (That said, I'll probably write about a few other issues too...)
If you've got this far then, of course you're wondering what my thesis actually deals with.
I've spent the last 13 years of my life dealing in various shapes and forms with people who have issues with alcohol and more often illicit drugs. Sometimes this involvement has been as a peer educator, sometimes as a counsellor, but for the main part it has been spent in research.
If one works in research in this field, one needs a doctorate, or one is destined to remain a shit-kicker/test tube washer. Needless to say I decided to undertake a doctorate (aka: PhD).
I had no idea what I was in for.
I spent a long time trying to identify an area where I could do a meaningful doctoral project, and finally found one: Hepatitis C in prisons. To me, this seemed an interesting issue, one that desperately needed investigation, and one that unlike many other PhD topics had the potential to be socially and, from a policy point of view, very relevant.
Once again, I had no idea what I was in for......
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