An Open Letter To My Dissertation

Dear Dissertation,

I’ve been putting off writing this letter for some time now, as I believed, or rather fruitlessly hoped, that these negative feelings that have been tormenting me recently would pass. However, after torturous weeks of typing, reading, phone calls, typing, emails, research and sweating in the library, all combined with – you’ve guessed it – more typing, I have finally had enough.

Tonight, I practically ran home from work, slammed the door behind me, struggled as fast as I could to get out of my chicken-infused trousers and then collapsed on the living room rug, in just my pants, and began typing again. This is how bad things have become, Dissertation. I no longer even have time to put on clean trousers.

Edinburgh International Science Festival

Credit: whatshappeningon.com

There are just eight days left of the Edinburgh International Science Festival, an annual event which encourages people of all ages and backgrounds to discover the wonders of the world around them. The Festival was the world’s first celebration of science and technology, and remains one of Europe’s largest.

On Being a Struggling Writer, Part II

Day 3: The struggle continues. When I sit down at my desk first thing this morning, there’s an email eagerly awaiting me. “Sorry,” it says, “We had to use the picture”. I gulp, glancing around to see if anyone has seen me come in, and has erupted into uncontrollable laughter. Everyone seems in their usual state, however, numbly staring at their computer screens, waiting… watching time drip by in a  deliberately slow and painful manner. It seems I’m safe, for now. “We managed to make the video ‘disappear’ though!” states the email. Perhaps there is a God after all.

By now, I have been informed that the only reason they send the work experience person out to do vox pops is because everyone else absolutely detests it. This information, predictably, makes it all the more soul-destroying.

Misfits : “There Ain’t No Happy Endings”

Uni make us do mean things. Surely noone will benefit from my horribly sarcastic tones being let loose on the Internet!

This week, with Misfits having entered its much-anticipated fifth and final series, I take a look back over what has happened so far on the popular Channel 4 TV show, and question fans on their predictions for the long-awaited finale.

Will our favourite anti-heroes get their super happy ending? Or is there another storm brewing on the horizon?

Many other people in my class did Scottish politics, anticipating the Referendum etc. I, of course, missed the point completely.

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