The revenge of the stripey socks - a DFW adventure

Pippilongstocking

Morning CHEV - nice to see you you will be heading into summer? As we head into the dark grey dreich days that approach us for winter - its a grey grey day here

Straight back from the bank of evilness - (both of them well virtually anyway) RBS fluffy mcduffy is gone

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

EVIL EDNA is about to have her ariels removed - we begin tomorrow

Will move DD's over from that account and use payment a days and any extra money that goes in there to help reduce the witch of evilness.

urg123

Is it gone yet? Is it gone yet?

Just popping in to say well done on the loan!!!!!!!:j:j:j:j

You asked on the daily thread whether I got the job - I didn't - got more applications to do this weekend!

urg x x

Pippilongstocking

Peedie update here..........well not very peedie - skip it if bored

Life resumes into chaos as the younglings are again home woo hoo
School starts again on Tuesday - one in 2nd year, one in 4th year - argh.
Hairy mclairy is now extinct he is an ex loan amazing how that feels
Oil money is needing to go up to pay for our consumption so will move that DD into my RBS account and use a bit of the ex-mclairy money to up it a bit - if I use it whilst I am not use to having it I won't notice where its gone - so it needs to be used only for good and not for bad evil things like buying flowers and knicknacks
Electricity dd has gone down for now by a tenner - so that money will go into the EVIL EDNA and hopefully our electric consumptioin will stay down.
Edna I think has 100 days - maximum - £10 a day will kill her - and extra money in the account for dog sitting and other things should help nail her too - student money need to think about - depends if we get an extra girl in again - 2 students in here = NO RENT for me more money to shove at debts

Hoose and hame are grand, kids fine, chickens still sulking, potatoes rocketing along, courgettes a bit squishy but OK - tomatoes are causing concern - billions of flowers and no (well maybe 5 tomatoes) - 50 plants ????????? Someat is up - will consult the books later or ask from a tomato guru on here
French student with us til Sept 1st - then she is away home - she's great and been a lovely companion through the summer without kid madness
We might have a german lassie coming in Sept for 6 months - not sure yet

PhD
Ok so far the outcome of all the meetings in Aberdeen are that I am to have alot of extra technical help ie software etc and a ?/nnew ??? laptop with all mod cons (makes the tea, meal plans etc)
I have 3 people that will help me with tutorials for the newly discovered dyslexic me (one assistive info-technology nice chap) one specialist in dyselxic studies and learners and one lady who specialises in critical thinking and developing writing skills.
GO ME!!!!
I have met all these people already and had a few sessions with each of them - I can go up and down to Aberdeen if I can manage or want to - or I can email/phone/VC in with these folks for a session with them. (jumps up and down - training at last and support)
3/5 people I have had some interaction with regarding my assessment have dyslexia and assure me they dont have 2 heads, nor a nasty disease and are actually very good at their jobs
There is a nice lady now advising my supervisors who is 'in charge' of the process

I am to use the support and advice of these folks, some new technology which I know how to use now, my developing thinking will be nicely guided along to develop my own clear critical thinking which I should be able to express more fully (I hope)

My supervisors still dont speak my language but have listened - so now I have been told I am to be directly sueprvised by the chap in Ab not the evil twit who is with me at the momment.

I have 3 months to write a large section (Agronomy) of my literature review again to the standard they hope to be able to upgrade me - challenging but at least I get to say exactly what I was trying to say.

3 months time (not sure of the date yet) I will be examined again with all the protocol in place
Then we alll make a decision as to the way forward - if its a PhD I get longer - if its not a PhD I will get til 2010 to write up the work to date or longer if I can argue the case

Means I guess I will work with fresh eyes, some help (and supervision....??????? new concept) and see if I want to continue as well.

For all of you who supported me and helped me see through the tears and the madness - and nudged me along with the 'right' kind of questions to ask - I salute you.

Pippilongstocking

urg123 wrote: »

Is it gone yet? Is it gone yet?

Just popping in to say well done on the loan!!!!!!!:j:j:j:j

You asked on the daily thread whether I got the job - I didn't - got more applications to do this weekend!

urg x x

Its gone :j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j

Sorry to hear about the job and a huge thank you for that lovely advice you gave me - I did ask all the right questions and got lots more answers cos I asked it all so :j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j thanks to you :j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j

gallygirl

Hey fluffy not so clever now, huh, now get outta here

fayjmck wrote: »

EVIL EDNA is about to have her ariels removed - we begin tomorrow

Tomorrow? Tomorrow? Good grief woman it's only 10am, are you giving yourself all those hours off GOOD

fayjmck wrote: »

Means I guess I will work with fresh eyes, some help (and supervision....??????? new concept) and see if I want to continue as well.

Great news xxx

Been on a smiley hunt, this one made me laugh



Have a good day Fay, great to see such positive moves :T

urg123

Wrote a long reply and it went :mad:

In a nutshell

I am sooooooo pleased for you :j- you have got what you have always wanted. The right support for you, the right supervisor and a fighting chance to be a Doctor of Flowers. :T

Well done for sticking with it - it's been a really hard journey for you and I can see why others might have given up.:A

Lots of love

urg x x

Pippilongstocking

Galley girl you do make me giggle - you certainly have been on a smiley hunt.

Thinking of which - we do sooooooo need a sock hunt as they all keep

vanishing!!!!!

So charity shops ................

....................................................then a mega sock hunt is about to begin

Socks - 2p for a sock - 5p for a pair - the winner with the most pairs of socks gets a bonus - and no room is safe

Best get on with it eh? Peedie has just woken up

Pippilongstocking

Urg - you poor thing losing a post

Off to unclad myself of flowery pjs and brush my hair (interesting concept here as i think there is a whole eco-system in there) and drag some children and mutts kicking and screaming to the charity shops and to pick up darwinnium....to you all have a great day and be back in a peedie blink

angelflower_2

woo hoo the fluffys gone!!!

(cackles an evil laugh at edna - watch out sucka!)

Pippilongstocking

Angel congrats on the job (s?) and sorry we didn't catch up when down - I ended up in Aberdeen far more than I hoped for - but it was productive.

Raid from the charity shops was successful

Away to pick up the darwin beast - and perhaps plan an adventure