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Oxford University
Posted Oct 9, 2002
Right.. I'm here, finally at Oxford....
How do I feel?
Erm......... not too bad, actually... but desperately wishing it was the weekend already.. 
Arrived at Magdalen college on Monday, was shocked by the amount of legal documents in my pigeon hole, went to the free fresher cocktails thing.. 
Then yesterday tried to go to some talks, missed the college president's tour of the college, got to know more people, forgot more names..
Today... ok... first meeting with my subject tutors (the maths part of it), another go at the college president's tour, and formal dinner tonight at which the (in)famous Oxford Gowns will be worn.
Ahh well... watch this space for further updates..
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Packing for university...
Posted Oct 4, 2002
...is a very serious matter.. I know there's an askh2g2 thread... but its sheer length puts one off from trying to go through it - I'm sure I'll come to regret that at some point...
But... I desperately need to pack... I'm off on monday.. 
Where I'll study? Oxford university.. 
Magdalen college... the college of Erwin Schroedinger and (recently) Donald E. Knuth... which is of course especially good for one studying Maths & CompSci like me.
I wonder what it'll be like...................
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2 wonderful years...
Posted Oct 3, 2002
...since I got together with Vicki... the most wonderful girl on earth...
(Eomando, U107993, if you're wondering.. )
It seems a little bit unreal that it's only supposed to have been 2 years ago... October 3rd, 2000... that I first met her.. it definitely feels like I've known you all my life, Vicki... but... then again... I felt that way when I had never even met you, more than 2 weeks ago now.....
*smiles gently* I love you... and I always, always will... and what I want more than anything else is to spend the rest of my life with you. And I know I will... I know things will work out for us, they *have* to...
To those just joining us, here's a quick summary of the story so far.. I met Eomando here on h2g2 on january 8th, 2000. We talked in a lot of forums, wrote each other mails, then letters, and pretty soon I fell in love with her...
Then... finally... 4 months and 4 days after I first told her how I felt about her, we got to meet up for the first time... in London, at Waterloo station. We walked to hyde park... had the most wonderful time imaginable........ and have been a couple ever since... And intend to remain this way forever, too...
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Work?
Posted Sep 11, 2002
Why is it that h2g2 is so counter-conductive to work??
I mean... I've heard lots of people complain about being on h2g2 instead of doing any work.. and I have to admit that now I know what they mean..
I've found myself a "summer" job, you see... and thus I have constant net access during the day... it was only a question of time..
*g* I need good suggestions to keep me working and not posting..
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Latest reply: Sep 11, 2002
umm... umm.... I don't know yet? ;)
Posted May 30, 2002
Yes... the old problem... thinking of subjects... I've always said the "subject" field should be *below* the main text of the journal entry, at least at the time of writing... I never know what I'm going to end up writing about, and it would be rather helpful... probably I'm the only one, though... Or at least one of 2 people...
It so happened that I had a bit of time to spare and looked around the h2g2... wow... a lot has changed since I last was here for any length of time.......
Really, one of the reasons I came back was to see how some of the my h2g2 friends were going on... and... oh dear...
DD and FC...... I was shocked to read about what's been happening to you... please accept my sincere sympathy for it all... 
I know how you feel (at least I imagine I do quite well... ), and if you're anything like me, words aren't really likely to help all too much... but if there's anything I could say that would help you... consider it said by a friend who really means it.. Things will work out in the end... "True love always wins"... words that may sound soppy, only I've found they make some things easier to bear...
Hmm... let me have another quick look around, and I might come back and tell anyone who's interested how I've been doing... Not that I think it's likely anyone will read this... but... you never know... someone might..
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