blimey, thats burnt it good and proper.
I have just had 3 essays put up, im not impressed! Thats loads of work im behind already.
Meant to be doing Lord and Religion but this has ended up in watching father ted.
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blimey, thats burnt it good and proper.
I have just had 3 essays put up, im not impressed! Thats loads of work im behind already.
Meant to be doing Lord and Religion but this has ended up in watching father ted.
Oops, I bet thier food didn't taste so good did it :/
Feel better soon Perdy and Hannelene :)
Bry, you're not cheating... your ex needs to realise that you can't wait around for him forever, thats unfair on you, just have fun :)
I hate that in College, I am so motivated to do my assignments, and then I get home... and I really REALLY can't be bothered, it's like everything else takes over my mind once again, and I can't concentrate on anything else... arghh
I have a problem, The forth road bridge (i think only the people up in scotland will know what that is, obviously it's a bridge it joins us fifers to edinburgh so people like Kath can come visit or we can go visit edinburgh and get to edinburgh airport and so on, also helps me go to the dentist to! lol) anyway my mum works there and there doing an open day and i've been told i can head up one of the towers it's 512m over the forth and 250m cars, included is a elevator ride but i'm not sure how far you go up in it and you go up 30 feet by stairs but you have a rope and you're harnessed going up the stairs incase you slip. The think is i really wanna do this, it's a once in a life time chance, but i'm terrified of heights and i'm terrified it may cause a panic attac :thumbsdow but i really want to do it. Any suggestions or ideas would be fabby :D
Do you know any relaxation exercises you can do before and during the climb? I am afraid of heights but managed to abseil about 80 meters once. I scared out of my mind stood at the top but concentrated on getting down and listening to the nice fit chap telling me that everything will be fine helped to take my mind of it.
I'm tired. College on a Wednesday is such a long day :(
Haven't long got in
I've decided that I'm going to go to the Doctors tomorrow, I'm scaring myself because I'm not myself and I feel liek I've lost control of anything, I hope they don't think I'm making a mountain out of a mole hill though, the last thing I want to do is waste their time.
Good luck for the doctors Kirsty. You're not wasting their time, you have a genuine problem which you're worried about.
I've had a rubbish day. So much work, not enough time. Going to London on Saturday, which I probably shouldn't do but I'm climbing the walls in Stoke. I really need to get out of this place.
I went to a free education debate yesterday and one of the speakers said we should get radical. The only way the government listens is when the natural order is disrupted. He likened our cause to the IRA and suggested that the only way to bring the government to the table is to either plant bombs or make fake bomb threats every week in a different part of the country :eek: This was a former Labour councillor. Made me chuckle at the silliness of the idea. Demonstrations yes, terrorism no.
I went to the doctors today about feeling down. Basically, it;s normal for me to feel liekt his because of the changes I've gone through recently, however.. if I still feel the same in 4 weeks I must go back.
Last dancing lesson was tonight :( I'll miss it so much... I seriosuly thought I'd be 90 on a zimmer frame still dancing haha. It had to be done though.
I put on 1/2lb tongiht aswell in Slimming. Not overly bothered.. I've done well considering the amount of rubbish I have eaten lately. It;s my wake up call.
I'm watching Question Time now.. but it's too brainy for me.
Well done for seeing the doctor, Kirsty and please go back if you don't feel better in 4 weeks time. I am sure you will still be dancing when you are 90, you just have to give it a break whilst you are concentrating on your education. Once that is over you shall be tripping the light fantastic again, I am sure :)
i think i have very clever friends as they were all watching question time to last night, and then updating facebook to let everyone know, i stuck to what im gd at, Brothers and Sisters on DVD! More my thing!
Hope your feeling better soon.
Im going home tonight for the weekend, seeing my mate, im looking forward to it, were gna go shopping, i need some less chavvy clothes apparently. Then next week definitly make a strt on this mountain of paperwork that used to be my desk.
Hubby has been in the states and he has another week to go. He has been out there 9 times already this year, for two weeks at a time on average and I wish that he could just work for a UK company.
Loads of housework to do - was away last weekend in Skye and have been really busy at work - will try to get sorted today and have a day of rest tomorrow, lol.
At least I am feeling well!
I feel awful today. Had a bumpy few days, but last ngiht a few friends were home from Uni so we went for a night out at Spoons :) it was lovely, and I was having such a good time.. that was until I walked out of the toilets and Adam was stood at the bar. I don't knwo what came over me... but the drinks just kept going down my neck to try and forget about him being there. I am paying for it today lol.
I need to sort my life out big time haha.
Home alone for a week again. Not really a week though, because I'm going to London on Thursday to see my best friend at Uni :) yay
I wish I could give you advice on how to forget Adam very quickly but I can't. I have been several times where you are now and I hope you don't have too many hangovers because of him. :)
Going to London on Thursday will certainly help you take your mind off Adam, Kirsty. :) I hope you enjoy yourself and I'm really glad you went to visit the doctor.
I'm having a nice time at uni. Been spending lots of time with my flatmates and my boyfriend and people off my course. I just hope I cope with my course! My mum says I should have more confidence in myself.. I have an essay due in next Monday. I've started reading for it, so I am going to start writing it tomorrow or the next day.
I just want to do well as I wouldn't like to leave uni now.
Do you think it's possible to be in love with someone even if you aren't with them??....
I'm home alone... and I don't know how to turn my heating off! I'm boiling :(
Went out with my friend from work tonight, was nice to have a catch up and she bought me a lovely butterfly paperweight from her holiday :)
She got a bit tipsy though lol. But it was funny :)
Davey..... boyfriend?? Do spill :) It'd be nice to hear someone having success in the love land for once lol rather than my depressing stories lol
I've had a very fun day :) Went to London, took ages to get there so the march was starting just as we got there. Stop The War Coalition moved our delegation to the front of the procession which was pretty good.
Then when the demo finished we went to Whitehall and demonstrated outside there for a bit, which was illegal but the police didn't stop us.
Nine students decided to go on a jolly around London and not answer their phones so we were waiting for them at the bus for nearly two hours :rolleyes::mad: We were just about to leave when they turned up.
Then me and a few friends went for a curry and had a laugh at the bollywood music videos on in the restaurant.
Clocks go back tonight so an extra hour in bed :D
I was very drunk friday night, really dont want to talk or see anyone from next door.
I had a nice day with my parents though yesterday when they came to visit, we went to the beach, did some shopping, was a nice cheap weekend.
After the start to this week, it can only get better for me.
As I was leaving home to go to work, a spider (:eek:) was crawling along the kitchen wall. As it was not too big, I managed to trap it in a glass and chuck it out into the garden. Then when I got to work, my monitor expired (RIP) and I have had no internet nor intranet connection until just now. :angry: Fault only fixed temporarily, so have to wait for another engineer to come out to replace a faulty cable, which means I have to stay in the office and cancel various appointments until I know when they are going to turn up. A very frustrating day :mad:
I've had a good day. I stayed at my aunties last night so I'm a bit nervous tonight, but I'll just get my head down in a bit.
I had an interview today at a 4* hotel not far from me, for a hostess/cashier and also waitressing. I think it went okay :) The lady was very nice and we talked about shifts I am able to do, and so she said that she will ring me Friday to come in for a "working interview" which I will get paid for and then if I enjoy it and so on, I will be sorted into the rota :) it sounds promising.. but I still don't want to get my hopes up. I'll be told if IO'm hostessing or on the floor friday... because if I'm hostess, I have to wear a knee length skirt, not looking forward to that but oh well lol.. it's only clothes :)
Two of my friends came down tongiht and we had a "tissues and issues" night :) I loved it, we're not 3 friends that hang around together.. only ever usually in a big group. So it was nice to just chill with them and we had a lovely chat about our worries, and the future, and I also told them about not feeling myself, they were really understanding :)
I have to pack tomorrow as I'm going to London on Thursday to see my friend. I am so excited :) will do me some good to get away from this place... and people.
Glad that you sound much more positive, Kirsty. Good luck with the interview :)
im going to anchester tomorrow on a trip, then we are going to the trafford centre to watch the lights get turned on. Should be good.
Still sat under a pile of work that needs to be done.
I'm goign to see my friend in London tomorrowwwww!!! I am so excited... I still ahve to pack though, whoopsie haha.
Been out with 2 of my friends tonight, sat in the ones and watched telly whilst him and my other friend were eating their tea and then we went to the pub and Asda :) I love our little outings. Mum made me a yummy chicken cook dinner too, so good day :)... and I got one assignment done, one more to go :)
I've had a bad week. My dog collapsed on Monday with temporary paralysis, dehydration and vomiting. She spent the night at the vets being rehydrated. Tuesday the vet found a huge lump on her hip. He put a needle in to see what it was and it didn't stop bleeding for hours. She's not drank all week and the tumour can't be removed so we decided it was better to let her go and not suffer.
It's an awful situation to be in. The vet said he would biopsy the tumour and rehydrate her but there's no point. We watched her mother suffer abdominal cancer (for various reasons) for a few months before she died and it was awful. Knowing what Shannon went through and the family history of cancer, it's unfair to keep Charlie alive.
I'm going home tomorrow. Was supposed to be going to London on Saturday but I'm not in the mood for debating free education.
I've got some prep to do for a meeting tomorrow. I'm thoroughly unprepared, haven't done the research I need and just want to cancel it. I got involved with a society when I was drunk last week and now I'm committed to helping get it off the ground. I honestly don't know where to start :searchme:
I'm sorry for the ramble. I really need to talk to someone and the person I want is at a conference in Manchester until tomorrow afternoon. I can't text him either, he never has his phone switched on :rolleyes: and conference doesn't close until 9pm, at which point the fun starts at MMU.
My God, Abigail, you are so busy and so into your causes. I look forward to seeing you in Parliament in a few years time.
I have had a crap day, following on from a crap two weeks.
I am so busy that I cannot cope, I have constant deadlines and inconsiderate academics who think that their research proposals is the most important and even if they submit to me with only two days notice I should ignore the other twenty on my desk and work on theirs. One eejet like that is bad enough, but at the moment I have loads of them. Something has to give.
Plus hubby is away and has been for two weeks - I miss him a lot, and he is miserable, too.
I'm feeling the same at the moment. I have too much on my plate, second year with assessments and tests pretty much every week, union officer, members of steerings (organising the by elections at the moment), helping out with this flipping society, campaigns collective, organising and attending union events... To be honest, I wish I'd never got involved with the union. My life would be so much easier. A few weeks ago I ended up at the president's house in Birmingham at 10.30pm to have dinner, which was nice, but still it was late and I wanted to go home.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trinity
I was going to join a society this year. Made it to the first session and haven't had time to go since :( I've been out twice since I came back to uni.
Roll on Christmas holidays.
I'm in such a moany mood. Can't wait to visit the beach tomorrow.
Abigail I'm so sorry to hear about your dog. It's really sad when a pet dies. Our dog had to be put to sleep five years ago and he's still missed.
Sorry to hear about Charlie, Abigail, it is very sad. (((A))) *hugs Abigail*
I sometimes wonder where you get all your energy from to do all your studying and the other activities you have committed yourself to, make sure you don't overstretch yourself and become poorly :)
Is this all to do with going back to university? I hope that your stress levels will sink to a much lower level and that hubby is back soon. xxQuote:
Originally Posted by Trinity
I had a really bad flu the last few days... (not swine flu) but still it knocks you for 6... All of us here have been in bed and I only started back eating properly today... I hate flu!!
Hope you are feeling better really soon xx :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Siobhan
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Is this all to do with going back to university? I hope that your stress levels will sink to a much lower level and that hubby is back soon. xx[/quote]
I wish that was the reason, at the moment I am just doing some pre-course reading, I do not go down to Southampton until January.
My problem is inconsiderate, disorganised academic ass**les who need to get their acts together.
I wish I had the strength to say,
" Lack of foresight on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine"
Abigail, Im so sorry to hear about your dog, Ive had a dog put to sleep years and years ago when I was too young to remember
I know where you are coming from... I am like that at work... everything left til last minute by others and then they all come at once and expect you to have everything ready and organised in 1 hour or less... it annoys me on so many levels cause I am organised and always get things done as they come in.. it makes me mad when things are left to last minute and then they expect you to bail them out with no thank you or nothing.. like it is expected of you :angry:Quote:
Originally Posted by Trinity
Sorry for the rant but I am just sick of carrying people and not getting any credit but then been told "oh don't get stressed, if you can't handle the work then say so".. I can handle the work, I just can't handle idiot who can't be arsed to organise themselves :angry::angry:
I think im getting the flu! im not impressed i have too much work to do to get ill, my assignment pile still nots started and i am soo behind with my notes in untrue.
Seen my parents today though so that was nice.
I think it must be work with idiots months. I feel the same as my work is pants at the moment. Last year we got a new principal and he is as useful as a chocolate hammer. Captain Pugwash we name him and we are the crew of the Black Pig and we're doomed. We have a re-alighnment going on were some staff have lost their jobs. They also want to increase the teaching hours, which will reduce the number of temporary lecturers so they are up in arms. Support staff also have to complete a 20 page document on job evaluation thanks to the council bin men and dinnerladies, because they are at war over pay scales a new software programme is devising what grade each job should be so all support staff have to complete it then the findings get keyed into a computer and they decide what pay scale you should be on. On top of that we have a HMIE visit in two weeks and lecturers can't find documents and learning plans they need and who's fault is that? Yes your right mines!!!! It's my fault lecturers can't access simple systems to find out relevant information.
Tell them to do one and come back when they can ask nicely.
Honestly at times I could easily throttle some of them. They can't even access a simple database to get a student's ID number or date of birth without having to be spoon fed. Things came to a head in the faculty a couple of weeks ago due to a number of things but one problem was not enough staff meetings. So the Head of section has decided to have meetings every Friday afternoon when classes finish. I have been asked to attend meetings to take minutes but I don't get paid because there is no money in the pot to extend my hours so I have to claim the hours back elsewhere. I'm due 4 hours already and if I try to leave early it's either the chinese interrogation I get or I was wanting you to do something for me. I can't win. :angry:
Are you doing a HERA evaluation Kath, because if you are contact me. We went through that a couple of years ago, and it never ends, believe me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chloe O'brien
They called it a 'framework exercise' and everyone working at the Uni had to complete a 'role evaluation form'. It covered communication, liaison and networking, team building, analysis - about 14 headings in total. If you are doing the same form you HAVE to take it seriously. Here it was all staff from cleaners to Professors
I didn't take it so seriously, and although I completed the form properly I not research it, and I did not allow for who would be evaluating it, or how. The information was not disseminated at our Uni (please do not name my uni if you reply), but the info is available on the internet if you search hard.
The 'role evaluators' are usually HR staff who have been 'trained'.
I had a nightmare experience because I was red circled, which means that they thought I was on a grade higher than I should be.
This resulted in a hugely stressful appeal process, that could have been avoided if the process had been carried out properly. They were so sure that they were right that they didn't even refer red circling (demotions) and green circling (promotions) to line management for review before telling staff.
In my appeal I did not add one single aspect to my job, what I did do was download the mythical 51 questions that the 'analyst' scores your role evaluation form against and fit my answers to the questions better.
The evaluators had no idea of my role, and had made assumptions right left and centre. My points increased by 119 (about 35%) and I was nearly at the level of the grade above my original one. I am now going through the same process again for possible promotion, the school management group put me forward for promotion - but they are not allowed to promote people now, instead HR have total control of the HERA process.
The whole process lasted 2 years from first completing the forms to the end of the appeal process. It was horrific.
We had numerous examples of people doing the same job in the same office being scored differently - and what that did for moral I cannot tell you.
If this is what you are doing I would be happy to look at your form. Also, if you are in the union make sure that you get advice from them. Union members are often also trained 'analysts' and do sit on the (in)Consistancy Panal.
I wasn't in the union, but I am now. One union rep who was so horrified about what was going on gave me some really good advice re the appeal process - even though I wasn't a member.
Haven't wrote in here in ages. Today i'm off to the dungeons with my best mate then town later on tonight :D. Went to the pub last night with my mate and her boyfriend and had a good night :D. Lack of money is seriously starting to annoy me. The postal strike is also doing my head in i'm waiting on a cheque for a large amount of money, which i need and i have this really funny feeling it's due when the postal strike's on and i won't get it :angry: .
On my way to the shops this morning I had to wait in a street that had been blocked by several police cars. At first I thought there was an accident, then I saw 6 policemen trying to restrain one young man who was kicking and screaming :eek: The managed to throw him down on some grass and handcuff him and then they cuffed his legs too before carrying him face down into a police van. They even tied his feet to a hook inside the van. I have never been this close to a police arrest. Will have to try to find out what this was all about. Apart from this excitement, I am enjoying the sunny and not too cold day and look forward to going to a Halloween party tonight :)
Today I feel a little low :(
Stomach is killing me been having pains for the last 3-4 days now. I also am aching all over like I have been lifting weight or something I can't put my finger on what is wrong with me. Usually I am full of life but today I feel like crap.
I thought spending some time online and enjoying a spending spree online would perk me up a little instead eventhough I have spent £100 on clothes it hasn't got me out of this dull feeling.