Rise and shine today (well, not so much shine, but I did rise). No more jetlag excuses for me (well, I'm still super tired in the mornings, but can hardly blame different time zones any longer). Today I was an early bird, and met Em for breakfast at King's Cross. Had not seen her in ages, so we ended up having a 2.5 hour coffee session, catching up on more or less everything. (And enjoyed huge American coffees - I have become addicted to the hazelnut kind.)
Then off to the BL across the street. It is almost frightening to see how little has changed since I was last here a few (2-3?) months ago. The same people are still hanging out (read: work) in the reading room: the possible transvestite, the frumpy woman who seems to know everyone, the bloke with the beaky nose, and so on. A few new faces among the members of staff; but the anorectic looking one is still alice (thank God, I quite like her), the little fat one too, the old guy hasn't retired yet, and even the two super grumpy ones were smiling and joking. It feels quite good to be back. In my post-finishing-my-degree-semi-depression I had totally forgotten how exciting the research can be, and how I love the material I am working with.
Now, the countdown for post doc applications has begun...
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