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946 days ago
Yup, it's that time of the year again, when, instead of revising hard, I find myself easily distracted by what will be occuring after exams. Come on, who doesn't drift off after days and days of solitary confinement and studying the complex behaviour of electrons and holes in a p-n junction?! Exactly. So, for those interested, after I finish my last exams at the end of May, I will finally be the holder of a degree in Physics (well, okay, not until graduation, but humour me). As long as I get a good grade, I'll be off in September to start a PhD in the broad areas of biophysics/nanotechnology/x-ray optics. Essentially, I want to use lasers and shoot various materials with them and see what pretty flames I produce. Well, ok, there's more to it than that, but its fair to say I've jumped on the bandwagon and chosen areas which are fashionable and innovative at the moment. Where I will go is not yet decided - partly because I haven't heard back from all the universities I ...
1082 days ago
Last night, after enjoying the wonderful music at the IC Choir Concert, I was feeling a little tired so decided to skip the Union and go straight home for some much needed kip. At about 10pm I got onto an eastbound District Line service, and settled down to read someone's unwanted copy of a free newspaper. Nothing unusual so far. I make the same journey every single weekday, and apart from there being more or less passengers, there is nothing noteworthy about the trip. Last night however, was sadly a lot different. Sitting in an almost empty carriage, I amused myself with the writings in London Lite, and was unaware of people joining or leaving the train. I briefly glanced up when an old man, who looked a little tipsy, boarded and sat opposite me. Thinking that it as it was Friday night, there was nothing unusual about this scraggy man being drunk, so I carried on reading. Unfortunately, the man wasn't so keen on ignoring me. His drunken mumblings became louder and louder, and ...
