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Yesterday I achieved what I had been waiting for so long to do - thesis submission! Here's how it happened: Firstly, I went through and did a final check for minor errors e.g. spelling. It was a good thing I did, because there were still two that I had missed. I didn't work off the pdf for this. Instead, I went through all of the words in the ...

Since my last posting, I've had to get a caffeine hit. Just regular black coffee does me fine. And we have one of those instant boiling water units, so it's all too easy to make :) I'm currently enjoying this revitalising liquid. I finally was able to check my other email inbox. I had to restart my computer though, and for some reason it took ...

As anyone who has spent a substantial length of time around me knows, I'm a Coffee Addict.  I MUST start the day with a super-strong cup, probably consume between 4 and 6 cups during the day, and am quite picky about the coffee itself (something to do with working in a cafe for 2 years).  So, despite being somewhere between a meme and ...

Ok, let's cue the mission impossible music, today we're going to talk about avoiding one of the easiest ways to fall into the vortex of inactivity, the coffee break. See last weeks post if you haven't encountered this magnificent time waster. And, if you haven't encountered this phenomena before, try to get out of your office more, the pasty nerd ...

8:30am - 1 double espresso to get things started 10:00am - Initial coffee buzz gone, recharge with long black 12:00  - Lunch time, 1 affogato because I'm feeling indulgent 2:00pm - After lunch sleepiness, counter with strong long black 4.00pm - Must reach end of day... 1 Very Strong long ...

It occurs to me that this blog is not like other blogs. So, in the interests of fitting in to this erudite community, a few posts must, of course, be produced with truly blog-like characteristics. So this entry may be of the whimsical persuasion, or the world-weary. I would hope for insight, but that of course will be clouded with lack of ...