Post Here if You&#x27;re Procrastinating - The Oxford Chat Thread Mk2

tarnishedpenny

I think it would be worse with small children though....that's probably just me and why I'd be a terrible parent though. Couldn't stand the lack of people to talk too! I could just cook all day...that'd be fun. And educational. Ish....
What should we call this club? And should there be badges? A secret handshake? The clubhouse is sorted - combibos

Well I really can't stand small children and am not particularly looking forward to becoming a parent one day... but they are at least time-consuming :p:

Lack of people to talk to is a point. Though there's always TSR :biggrin:

I'm not sure what the club should be called. Something that sufficiently sticks two fingers up at Oxford. There should definitely be badges and a secret handshake :yep:

Mmm, Combibos :love:

I went there for breakfast with a friend the other day (literally just got the coach to meet that friend in Combibos and go back home again :awesome:

) and Rob (aka Mr Combibos :cool:

) was so puzzled, saying he thought I'd left and that they'd never see me again! :biggrin:

I spent far too much time (and money) in there, clearly... :ninja:

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Teebs

OP

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The_Lonely_Goatherd

Well I really can't stand small children and am not particularly looking forward to becoming a parent one day... but they are at least time-consuming :p:

Lack of people to talk to is a point. Though there's always TSR :biggrin:

You could always not become a parent... There are too many people on the planet anyway, having a child is terrible for the environment.

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Teebs

You could always not become a parent... There are too many people on the planet anyway, having a child is terrible for the environment.

That's true, that's true... Though I would like to have kids. I just avoid responsibility like the plague, that's all :p:

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Cirsium

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cpchem

I start work at the beginning of next month - rather tragically, I'm quite excited. At the moment, I'm sitting around, twiddling my thumbs, waiting for various inductions and whatnot.

I know that feeling well. I started early because once I'd got to Bristol I was bored stiff :p:

I don't even know which group you're moving into? Now I shall know MANY Bristol chemists

Reply 6826

cpchem

14

Bekaboo

I know that feeling well. I started early because once I'd got to Bristol I was bored stiff :p:

I don't even know which group you're moving into? Now I shall know MANY Bristol chemists

I was vaguely tempted to ask if I could start work early, but given all how spread out all the hall-based inductions etc. are, and then the departmental safety blah... I thought it might actually be more trouble than it would be worth. FYI, I'm moving into the Lloyd-Jones lab... although exactly what I'll be doing there is still a mystery :yep:

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Cirsium

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cpchem

I was vaguely tempted to ask if I could start work early, but given all how spread out all the hall-based inductions etc. are, and then the departmental safety blah... I thought it might actually be more trouble than it would be worth. FYI, I'm moving into the Lloyd-Jones lab... although exactly what I'll be doing there is still a mystery :yep:

Of course, I forgot I'll see you at all that!!

Reply 6828

MSB

17

Every vac. I discover a collection I didn't know I was meant to be preparing for.

Reply 6829

Dionysia

Moving back to college tomorrow :smile:

Reply 6830

MSB

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Dionysia

Moving back to college tomorrow :smile:

Bit early.

Reply 6831

Dionysia

Got some work to do. And organ/choir stuff.

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Andy the Anarchist

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Dionysia

Got some work to do. And organ/choir stuff.

I'm back already as well, got the option to start tutorials in September, which I took.

Reply 6833

*pitseleh*

Dionysia

Moving back to college tomorrow :smile:

I am jealous. :unimpressed:

Really, really missing Oxford at the moment.

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Reply 6834

Got the verdict back on my appeal yesterday: the examiners definitely received the medical certificates but unless I can prove malpractice, the proctors aren't willing to ask anymore questions about how they were used in the marking :nah:

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Reply 6835

cpchem

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Athena

Bloody typical of Oxford, tbh. Sorry Shak...

It's the main similarity between Oxford examiners and the pope; apparently they're infallible.

:sadnod:

Reply 6836

icysquall

cpchem

It's the main similarity between Oxford examiners and the pope; apparently they're infallible.

:sadnod:

Fun fact: The papal entourage just drove past my house. I was staring disapprovingly as they went by.

I can't believe it's nearly the end of September, the summer's gone stupidly fast. Looking forward to getting back to Oxford, in a slightly perverse way I miss the intense pace. Having said that, I give it until the end of 1st before I'm back to complaining about essay crises.

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dinkymints

icysquall

Fun fact: The papal entourage just drove past my house. I was staring disapprovingly as they went by.

I can't believe it's nearly the end of September, the summer's gone stupidly fast. Looking forward to getting back to Oxford, in a slightly perverse way I miss the intense pace. Having said that, I give it until the end of 1st before I'm back to complaining about essay crises.

Argh I really really want to be back but am totally dreading the work. Having had a year abroad I really miss Oxford life but I was meant to be making the most of this year to read extra stuff, reread the stuff I read in 2nd year, make good revision notes, do my extended essay... of course I've done none of the above, and not even the 2 essays I have to hand in in 0th. And I have collections for which I'm utterly screwed. I don't even have much of an excuse - my YA was fairly busy but I've been home since June doing very little. I am just so **** at making myself do work. This next year is gonna be a misery.

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