Better Introduce Myself...

Well hello lone reader (myself). How are you?! Happily, I talk to myself rather a lot so this can serve to be a diary of sorts, unless anyone is bored enough to stumble accross this detritus - and so insanely bored that they carry on reading...

I am a PhD student, clinging onto my twenties, and generally of average academic ability. I think perhaps I stumbled into a profession where my general inabilities are rather useful (a lack of concentration, ability to take direction from others - or work in the close vicinity of 'Others' bleugh - a tendency to prefer daydreaming to much else...), and seem to be rather good at it. I do not feel I am good at it however, and am waiting for everyone else to find this out. I am a massive fraud that works hard to continue to pull the wool over everyone's eyes. What else... I am in the middle of my second year. I am funded (see? The suckers) so I get to do a four year course. I spent the first completing an MRes, and so, although it is my second year in total, am in the first of my actual PhD... Confused?! Oh well, it doesn't really matter. I am currently working up to my transfer viva which is in a couple of weeks, for which I have to produce a chapter of 8000 words. I have nearly done this but have a lot more to do, which is why I am here, creating a blog. Busy busy!!

Also, I would like to say, though I think this may be evident by now, that I am not your stereotypical PhD student. Although I would like to say none of us are, actually most people I know, are. I drink too much, smoke too much (at all), sometimes may accidentally encounter the odd recreational drug, I avoid work too much and am shallow when it comes to fashion, hair, beauty etc. I never read fashion magazines or women's mags though. They are terrifyingly judgemental and make me feel depressed.

I think that is all for now. I really need to go to the loo actually. TMI am sure. Secretly I am trying to scare you all off so when no-one ever reads this I can have a ready scapegoat. 'Loogate'.

x Jayney

Ps: if anyone wants advice on getting ESRC funding or general PhDness do comment, am happy to help! xJ