Important Day Indeed

Well, I am not sure if I am pyschic or what but in fact, today has been a Very Important Day.

Didn't work on my chapter though.

As already blogged, I spent this morning being a busy visa-bee, and THEN managed to get hold of someone who could give me my Overseas Fieldwork Allowance form and info. Yay! So they emailed this tiny form over (why, why, WHY could they not have done this over a month ago? It is just a form. She sent it to me while we were on the phone even.) which all I had to do was sign and my Sup fills in the rest. Thing is, we are now in late July, and where are Sups in July and August? Awayawayawayawayaway. Luckily I have the bestest Sup in the world and he is in tomorrow so I have posted the form special delivery to him so he can sign it for me. He even said he would chase it up in the internal mail if he doesn't get it by the avo. I heart my Sup. He is off to Devon on Friday 'to get his hair cut' (He is wonderfully strange. I told him to get an afro. My sup is highly respected in his (our) field, published all over the shop, of OAP age, fairly bald and looks fab in an old-dog sailing hat. An afro would just kill me).

Even though this form was tiny though it took me ages to get my studentship number etc as I have only one piece of correspondence from the ESRC - everything is done through the Uni now (or this incompetent dept I have). I had to write a note with it explaining that it was late (they state they need three months to complete the application - eek!) because of THEM and that even though they want the original research proposal (from 2005) to show I always wanted to go to TN (I didn't - HELLO, research changes! I originally wanted to go to Bolivia, Burma and Sri Lanka!!! Busy girl eh?!) I had to print off some of the studentship guide that says in the same breath that Year One proposals after the MRes will suffice as well. I printed it, highlighted it and wrote a note to them. (Well, as much of a note as a PhD student does. Suffice to say I was very pleased with my level of formality, succinct turns of phrase and grammar)

It still won't be enough, I can feel it in my bones. I want my flight money!

...and so I spent the last three hours negotiating this and going to the post office to send my form off and STUFF. I really want a glass of wine in the garden to celebrate my manic day. DB has started making human noises again too. I am not going to persue it though, it would be Unwise considering the amount of work I have got to to before skipping town on Thursday eve. I have barely looked at my chapter. Getting this stuff done is such a weight off my mind though! Moving forward... If it can be being processed and out of my hands that is fabulous.

I am HUNGRY! Am too busy and het up to eat though. Will have a look at work.

And I haven't been outside - on this, the only sunny day of summer so far! This is not fair - I am a student who works at home - why am I not outside?! I am disgrace to the world of students.

Ok, so I will do some work now and then chill at around 6ish.

BUSY!

x J