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Ok - so the dissrtation proposal is in - the last assignment is in - and we await the marks accordingly.So did we do ok - or is it back to the drawing board ? But we cant wait to find out cos the clock is ticking and time is available now so .....methodology literature - where is it ? surveymonkey - how does it work ? permissions - is this going to work ?

Oh yeah and there is always at least one student who decides to move house which if everything goes according to plan - will be me this year. When will be the best time ? Like I can control it !

OK - grindstone - pen - web - lets go.

Hurra - diss proposal - draft - I stress is in - now I just need permission to do it , set up the chatrooms, draft the survey, etc etc.

But plan is in - so on schedule.

Not so good today. Work is a real nightmare with re-structuring imminent but still eight months before any real change happens - probably time to go and has been for some time. However.....buying a house as well so one would appear to be not a good idea.

MSc - final assessment is done and dusted and will help towards Diss. Proposal which has to be in in 2 weeks which in my world means after 2 weekends - when we are also looking at houses - you begin to see a theme ?

Employer of Choice is now hugely ironic.......

November - assignment done with 4 hours to go. Pass ? Fail ? Merit ? Distinction ? Who knows ?

Ok - I think. Time off works but still takes too long to finish the twiddly bits .

Weekend now - assignment 2 beckons.

I have no idea what week it is now but I have managed to send a draft proposal to Robin and start getting some research together. I have put off deciding whether the MIR assignment will also be the topic for dissertation - I have the background if I need it but I also have another topic around branding but this would be more difficult.

Have taken some time off which is just as well as have assignment to do / car is still not fixed / need new stuff and had gone since May without a break.

Not looking to include huge amounts of research quotes as RC said two books would be enough fpr this assignment and judging by existing work it is more important that we submit and get into the habit !