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Blaah
You're going to watch Ireland play rugby on just an 8-pack? Brave choice.
What do you mean brave choice? It was good. If this is a referral to our skills at rugby, then you have nothing to say, being from Scotland
alex_hk90
In that case you still want Ireland to lose. 
Ireland 15- 10 South Africa. And we were by far the better team
It could be lupus
Ireland 15- 10 South Africa. And we were by far the better team
I was going to watch that on iplayer later now you've gone and ruined it
smilepea
I was going to watch that on iplayer later now you've gone and ruined it
Oh **** sorry. I only did that as a reaction to what Alex said. My bad
It was a very good game anyway, and definitely worth watching.Again, apologies. I feel really bad now
God I hate computer science so much. I wish there was a way to still get out of it.
Very unhappy Some of my reports have come through, and although I have three really really good Russian ones, my Spanish literature paper is not good at all. She's mentioned that I was ill at the beginning but has then gone on to detail every fault that she's ever found in my essays. And yeah, they sucked, but I had swine flu and then a week of headaches from stress, the combination of which meant that I could barely work for 3 weeks of term, and I spent three times the amount of time on her paper as on any other. Everything that she's said is perfectly valid, but the way it's been said makes it look to my DoS as if I've put no effort in at all rather than that I've worked incredibly hard I know that she only sees me in the supervision and the report really is perfectly fair and I feel that I can't complain about what she's written. I just wish it wasn't going to lead to the DoS meeting that I know it will. I just cried for half an hour over the stupid thing, which I know is completely out of proportion considering how fantastic my three Russian reports were despite me being so behind. It's also been mentioned that my critical theory isn't up to scratch, which it isn't. But what do they expect when we're discouraged from including any critical theory in our first year literature papers for both Russian and Spanish? Just because the Frenchists and even the Germanists to an extent cover it doesn't mean that we should all have an intricate knowledge of 'the other'.
Sorry, this is a horribly ranty post but it's the icing on the cake of a terrible term and so not what I needed when I've struggled so so much
Some of my reports have come through, and although I have three really really good Russian ones, my Spanish literature paper is not good at all. She's mentioned that I was ill at the beginning but has then gone on to detail every fault that she's ever found in my essays. And yeah, they sucked, but I had swine flu and then a week of headaches from stress, the combination of which meant that I could barely work for 3 weeks of term, and I spent three times the amount of time on her paper as on any other. Everything that she's said is perfectly valid, but the way it's been said makes it look to my DoS as if I've put no effort in at all rather than that I've worked incredibly hard I know that she only sees me in the supervision and the report really is perfectly fair and I feel that I can't complain about what she's written. I just wish it wasn't going to lead to the DoS meeting that I know it will. I just cried for half an hour over the stupid thing, which I know is completely out of proportion considering how fantastic my three Russian reports were despite me being so behind. It's also been mentioned that my critical theory isn't up to scratch, which it isn't. But what do they expect when we're discouraged from including any critical theory in our first year literature papers for both Russian and Spanish? Just because the Frenchists and even the Germanists to an extent cover it doesn't mean that we should all have an intricate knowledge of 'the other'.Sorry, this is a horribly ranty post but it's the icing on the cake of a terrible term and so not what I needed when I've struggled so so much
Slumpy
You may well have been sat at the same table as me. Like it?
It was... okay. The food wasn't great and it took way too long for all the fellows to come in. But it was a nice atmosphere, I guess!
brimstone
It was... okay. The food wasn't great and it took way too long for all the fellows to come in. But it was a nice atmosphere, I guess!
Yeah, the time for the fellows to get in does always annoy me, but I thought the food was alright.
Also, my £3.50 bottle of wine turned out to be really good!(or I thought so), so I was happy
Oh, and we were that small bunch that were the third lot to sing happy birthday
Zoedotdot
Very unhappy Some of my reports have come through, and although I have three really really good Russian ones, my Spanish literature paper is not good at all. She's mentioned that I was ill at the beginning but has then gone on to detail every fault that she's ever found in my essays. And yeah, they sucked, but I had swine flu and then a week of headaches from stress, the combination of which meant that I could barely work for 3 weeks of term, and I spent three times the amount of time on her paper as on any other. Everything that she's said is perfectly valid, but the way it's been said makes it look to my DoS as if I've put no effort in at all rather than that I've worked incredibly hard I know that she only sees me in the supervision and the report really is perfectly fair and I feel that I can't complain about what she's written. I just wish it wasn't going to lead to the DoS meeting that I know it will. I just cried for half an hour over the stupid thing, which I know is completely out of proportion considering how fantastic my three Russian reports were despite me being so behind.
Some of my reports have come through, and although I have three really really good Russian ones, my Spanish literature paper is not good at all. She's mentioned that I was ill at the beginning but has then gone on to detail every fault that she's ever found in my essays. And yeah, they sucked, but I had swine flu and then a week of headaches from stress, the combination of which meant that I could barely work for 3 weeks of term, and I spent three times the amount of time on her paper as on any other. Everything that she's said is perfectly valid, but the way it's been said makes it look to my DoS as if I've put no effort in at all rather than that I've worked incredibly hard I know that she only sees me in the supervision and the report really is perfectly fair and I feel that I can't complain about what she's written. I just wish it wasn't going to lead to the DoS meeting that I know it will. I just cried for half an hour over the stupid thing, which I know is completely out of proportion considering how fantastic my three Russian reports were despite me being so behind. However, I'm sure you already know that reports are not correlated to classmarks attained. Also if I was you and my DoS said even one small thing to the effect of my not having achieved/worked enough, they'd be subjected to an impassioned monologue detailing everything you said above with a threatening facial expression of fury. I'm sure if your DoS is told by you about how much you worked, with sufficient passion and conviction being shown, they will not persist in thinking otherwise.
Zoedotdot
It's also been mentioned that my critical theory isn't up to scratch, which it isn't. But what do they expect when we're discouraged from including any critical theory in our first year literature papers for both Russian and Spanish? Just because the Frenchists and even the Germanists to an extent cover it doesn't mean that we should all have an intricate knowledge of 'the other'.
It's also been mentioned that my critical theory isn't up to scratch, which it isn't. But what do they expect when we're discouraged from including any critical theory in our first year literature papers for both Russian and Spanish? Just because the Frenchists and even the Germanists to an extent cover it doesn't mean that we should all have an intricate knowledge of 'the other'.
There are critical theorists of a more postmodern persuasion, but that particular line of thought and approach belongs to the latter.No matter; if you want two of my supervision essays explicating and critiqueing first and second generation Frankfurt School, I'd be happy to send them to you.
Zoedotdot
Sorry, this is a horribly ranty post but it's the icing on the cake of a terrible term and so not what I needed when I've struggled so so much
Sorry, this is a horribly ranty post but it's the icing on the cake of a terrible term and so not what I needed when I've struggled so so much
BigFudamental
God I hate computer science so much. I wish there was a way to still get out of it.
Just remember that you're working for your own fulfilment, not anybody elses.BigFudamental
God I hate computer science so much. I wish there was a way to still get out of it.
I feel the same about my Education paper. The reading and essays seem ok so far, but everything else about it is unbearable. I nearly launched across the room and throttled the lecturer on Monday
BigFudamental
God I hate computer science so much. I wish there was a way to still get out of it.
If there's anything you are stuck on just ask
Craghyrax
I'm sorry you're so upset, and the report is certainly insulting. I'm sure its similar to how I used to feel in first year where I was permanently ill from constant all nighters, just about keeping on top of things, and people quite freely threw around stereotypes about how easy and insubstantial SPS was.
However, I'm sure you already know that reports are not correlated to classmarks attained. Also if I was you and my DoS said even one small thing to the effect of my not having achieved/worked enough, they'd be subjected to an impassioned monologue detailing everything you said above with a threatening facial expression of fury. I'm sure if your DoS is told by you about how much you worked, with sufficient passion and conviction being shown, they will not persist in thinking otherwise.
However, I'm sure you already know that reports are not correlated to classmarks attained. Also if I was you and my DoS said even one small thing to the effect of my not having achieved/worked enough, they'd be subjected to an impassioned monologue detailing everything you said above with a threatening facial expression of fury. I'm sure if your DoS is told by you about how much you worked, with sufficient passion and conviction being shown, they will not persist in thinking otherwise.
Yeah, that's the problem really... I was ill with what I'm now certain was swine flu (turns out my thermometer was broken and a guy on my staircase who had the same symptoms as me tested positive for it) and then just couldn't catch up. I've pulled more all nighters this term than last year put together. I read at least four or five books a fortnight, mostly in Spanish, for this paper. I tried so hard to cover the material that by the time I got to writing my essay I was exhausted. She said to me yesterday in the supervision that she could tell that it was just my essays that were at fault because I seemed perfectly capable in the supervisions, but she didn't put that in the report
The worst of it is that while the other linguists are struggling too, no one is quite as bad as I am and I don't know why because I know that I'm spending longer hours in the library than they are My DoS will get an extremely thorough explanation. Part of the problem is that my other reports are so positive that it kind of takes away from my horrible term 'excuse'. But I think all that is, is my other supervisors and teachers understanding what happened and trying not to dwell on it. And I also find that translation and history come more naturally to me than literature. I just know that I'm probably going to end up crying in this meeting and I hate that
Hopefully he'll understand why it's all gone wrong. But really, I'm dreading it.Lol, 'the other' is postmodernism, not Critical Theory There are critical theorists of a more postmodern persuasion, but that particular line of thought and approach belongs to the latter.
No matter; if you want two of my supervision essays explicating and critiqueing first and second generation Frankfurt School, I'd be happy to send them to you.
There are critical theorists of a more postmodern persuasion, but that particular line of thought and approach belongs to the latter.No matter; if you want two of my supervision essays explicating and critiqueing first and second generation Frankfurt School, I'd be happy to send them to you.
See! Utterly clueless
The problem with the languages faculty is the patchwork of teaching - they assume that you've covered things that you haven't! The essays may be useful actually 
Would you possibly be able to email them to my hermes? I can PM you my address.
Zoedotdot
Very unhappy Some of my reports have come through, and although I have three really really good Russian ones, my Spanish literature paper is not good at all. She's mentioned that I was ill at the beginning but has then gone on to detail every fault that she's ever found in my essays. And yeah, they sucked, but I had swine flu and then a week of headaches from stress, the combination of which meant that I could barely work for 3 weeks of term, and I spent three times the amount of time on her paper as on any other. Everything that she's said is perfectly valid, but the way it's been said makes it look to my DoS as if I've put no effort in at all rather than that I've worked incredibly hard I know that she only sees me in the supervision and the report really is perfectly fair and I feel that I can't complain about what she's written. I just wish it wasn't going to lead to the DoS meeting that I know it will. I just cried for half an hour over the stupid thing, which I know is completely out of proportion considering how fantastic my three Russian reports were despite me being so behind. It's also been mentioned that my critical theory isn't up to scratch, which it isn't. But what do they expect when we're discouraged from including any critical theory in our first year literature papers for both Russian and Spanish? Just because the Frenchists and even the Germanists to an extent cover it doesn't mean that we should all have an intricate knowledge of 'the other'.
Sorry, this is a horribly ranty post but it's the icing on the cake of a terrible term and so not what I needed when I've struggled so so much
Some of my reports have come through, and although I have three really really good Russian ones, my Spanish literature paper is not good at all. She's mentioned that I was ill at the beginning but has then gone on to detail every fault that she's ever found in my essays. And yeah, they sucked, but I had swine flu and then a week of headaches from stress, the combination of which meant that I could barely work for 3 weeks of term, and I spent three times the amount of time on her paper as on any other. Everything that she's said is perfectly valid, but the way it's been said makes it look to my DoS as if I've put no effort in at all rather than that I've worked incredibly hard I know that she only sees me in the supervision and the report really is perfectly fair and I feel that I can't complain about what she's written. I just wish it wasn't going to lead to the DoS meeting that I know it will. I just cried for half an hour over the stupid thing, which I know is completely out of proportion considering how fantastic my three Russian reports were despite me being so behind. It's also been mentioned that my critical theory isn't up to scratch, which it isn't. But what do they expect when we're discouraged from including any critical theory in our first year literature papers for both Russian and Spanish? Just because the Frenchists and even the Germanists to an extent cover it doesn't mean that we should all have an intricate knowledge of 'the other'.Sorry, this is a horribly ranty post but it's the icing on the cake of a terrible term and so not what I needed when I've struggled so so much
Ouch
I hate it when supervision reports are like that. I'm sure that if you tell your DoS what happened then they will understand. And if they don't, the meeting will only be 10 minutes and once those are done then you can start next term afresh.Craghyrax
I totally relate to that. Knowing that its only a few days more makes everything seem less worth bothering about.
Tell me about it. I spent today doing a VHF radio course, which will probably be of more use to me than the work I was going to do anyway
ukebert
Ouch I hate it when supervision reports are like that. I'm sure that if you tell your DoS what happened then they will understand. And if they don't, the meeting will only be 10 minutes and once those are done then you can start next term afresh.
I hate it when supervision reports are like that. I'm sure that if you tell your DoS what happened then they will understand. And if they don't, the meeting will only be 10 minutes and once those are done then you can start next term afresh.It's 45 minutes
Because we have to chat about our year abroad too... Ah well You're right, I can just start next term again and the reports aren't that important, I'm sure if I work hard between now and the exam I'll still manage a decent mark Zoedotdot
My DoS will get an extremely thorough explanation. Part of the problem is that my other reports are so positive that it kind of takes away from my horrible term 'excuse'. But I think all that is, is my other supervisors and teachers understanding what happened and trying not to dwell on it. And I also find that translation and history come more naturally to me than literature. I just know that I'm probably going to end up crying in this meeting and I hate that Hopefully he'll understand why it's all gone wrong. But really, I'm dreading it.
My DoS will get an extremely thorough explanation. Part of the problem is that my other reports are so positive that it kind of takes away from my horrible term 'excuse'. But I think all that is, is my other supervisors and teachers understanding what happened and trying not to dwell on it. And I also find that translation and history come more naturally to me than literature. I just know that I'm probably going to end up crying in this meeting and I hate that
Hopefully he'll understand why it's all gone wrong. But really, I'm dreading it.
Zoedotdot
See! Utterly clueless The problem with the languages faculty is the patchwork of teaching - they assume that you've covered things that you haven't! The essays may be useful actually Would you possibly be able to email them to my hermes? I can PM you my address.
See! Utterly clueless
The problem with the languages faculty is the patchwork of teaching - they assume that you've covered things that you haven't! The essays may be useful actually Would you possibly be able to email them to my hermes? I can PM you my address.Of course - go ahead. Can you open Word files?
Craghyrax
Overanalysing this is NOT going to help you. How much work do you have left this term? If you're so worked up that your work is going to trigger all of this paranoia, you should read the Pratchett I gave you and get ice cream or something nice for the evening
Of course - go ahead. Can you open Word files?
Of course - go ahead. Can you open Word files?
Alas, I know
Not including all the deadlines that have passed I have two small pieces left I have bar extension this evening though which will be good fun and take my mind off it! I'm saving the Pratchett for the Eurostar to Paris next week Thank you for cheering me up and offering sensible advice! I can indeed open word files, I have MS word for mac on here which can open .doc and .docx so the format doesn't matter
Zoedotdot
Alas, I know Not including all the deadlines that have passed I have two small pieces left I have bar extension this evening though which will be good fun and take my mind off it! I'm saving the Pratchett for the Eurostar to Paris next week Thank you for cheering me up and offering sensible advice!
Not including all the deadlines that have passed I have two small pieces left I have bar extension this evening though which will be good fun and take my mind off it! I'm saving the Pratchett for the Eurostar to Paris next week Thank you for cheering me up and offering sensible advice! That's good to know. The other thing I was thinking is that its really worthless to worry about being good in one subject rather than another at this stage (particularly in an arts subject). Michaelmas and Lent are purely about jumping through supervision hoops. I've found both years that the long stretches of time uninterrupted by stupid, pointless deadlines (ie revision season and holidays) are the times when the real learning actually happens. I've often found that some of my best exam answers were topics I hadn't actually prepared for supervisions but picked up and did reading from scratch for during Easter, and that's the time where everything balances out and all the missing pieces fall into place.
If you are naturally better at Russian then you will never full even them out, but at the same time these two terms are not at all indicative. I'm sure you'll be able to get a great mark with your Russian and a good mark for your Spanish which is all any of us can hope for with our different papers. There are always some we're much better at which bring the marks up, and others which are just about ok and we're happy to leave it behind the year after...
Zoedotdot
I can indeed open word files, I have MS word for mac on here which can open .doc and .docx so the format doesn't matter
I can indeed open word files, I have MS word for mac on here which can open .doc and .docx so the format doesn't matter
My only comment is that 2nd year is the hardest year of MML. Even if you hadn't been ill you would be struggling because everyone does. If you've got even one good supervision report that's brilliant.
Now to Christmas formal!!! This day cannot get any better...
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