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Feb. 24th, 2012 05:02 pmSomehow, it's all gone a bit wrong. An announcement was made to the PhDs today by email that the APG exams will no longer be held in June, but in September. This annoys me for a lot of reasons, not the least is which that I will be ready in June to do it. Now I get to spend the summer...reading? Certainly won't be able to get started on a methodology that hasn't been approved by the board yet! So I can read and I can...email people and twiddle my thumbs a lot.
Oh, and go hiking. A lot.
Like a lot.
And join the gym, but I was going to do those things anyways. I can multitask, but apparently my department thinks otherwise. The kicker part is that no one told the lecturers, so they all still think it's June.
Blog meeting on Tuesday! Will have all my volunteer jobs organised by the beginning of March (except that week of filling in for Catarina).
Walked 3.3km in 35 minutes today. Am quite certain I could have done 5km at the same pace. Now I just have to times that by 6 in the next 12 months. I've decided to do a hiking trip in September; Horseshoe in the Lake District, and then 4 days along the Wall. Nice 7 day trip, though the timing will now depend on the exam schedule! Before that, there is the Peak District. And before that there is the countryside 3km east of here. Will slowly build up to 10km in the city and then start going up into the hills on higher ground. Will definitely be ready for a week in September and my first real experience walking with a pack. Though, I might end up going in August. Least the weather will be cool that far north, though the tourists will be many.
I hate when plans get messed up.
Oh, and go hiking. A lot.
Like a lot.
And join the gym, but I was going to do those things anyways. I can multitask, but apparently my department thinks otherwise. The kicker part is that no one told the lecturers, so they all still think it's June.
Blog meeting on Tuesday! Will have all my volunteer jobs organised by the beginning of March (except that week of filling in for Catarina).
Walked 3.3km in 35 minutes today. Am quite certain I could have done 5km at the same pace. Now I just have to times that by 6 in the next 12 months. I've decided to do a hiking trip in September; Horseshoe in the Lake District, and then 4 days along the Wall. Nice 7 day trip, though the timing will now depend on the exam schedule! Before that, there is the Peak District. And before that there is the countryside 3km east of here. Will slowly build up to 10km in the city and then start going up into the hills on higher ground. Will definitely be ready for a week in September and my first real experience walking with a pack. Though, I might end up going in August. Least the weather will be cool that far north, though the tourists will be many.
I hate when plans get messed up.
