The blethering goes on...thread 2

[ElephantOfRisk]

Still plenty to chat about. Remember this isn't fight club. Nice chatting required.....

Thanks @ElephantOfRisk

@shouldistop oh no, what a shame.

Hopefully. I'm just about to go into bed with him so I can keep an eye on his temperature overnight. His rooms on a different floor to ours and I don't like him being so far away when he's not well.
I feel like I've got a sore throat and ears but don't know if I'm imagining it.
Ds2 has got a really snotty nose but no temperature.

3 out of 4 of us have had covid the last two weeks, no fever, snotty, sore throat and cough. Good luck should hope you don't have a bad night.

Hope he's better soon should and the rest of you stay well.

@shouldistop

Ds1 developed a raging temperature today, I think he's got the dreaded Covid since half of his class have it.

Hoping it's not Covid x

Ah sometime to get on Mumsnet! Work has been full on. Had the wee one this morning then part 1 of the bookbug course. So been catching up on housework this afternoon.

Got the result back, it is Covid. Hopefully he's feeling better today. He was pretty bad overnight with being hot and achy legs

Poor thing, sorry to hear that should

Hope everyone having a decent day today and all ill people are on the mend.

DS1 had his chat about his assignment thing for his potential placement today. He thought it went well. They said they will let him know shortly. He was the last one of those in for the placement to have this meeting. Fingers crossed for a good outcome here.

Fingers crossed for him

Thanks. I'm hoping he hears either way before the weekend and then we can either commiserate and plan for any more interviews or more hopefully, celebrate!

Ooh, fingers crossed @ElephantOfRisk!

Thanks, I thought there might be another interview after this but seems not.

Fingers crossed Elephant. When I recruit I always try and let people know before the weekend.

Thanks @WhatWouldTheDoctorDo. I obviously wasn't there and DS is not the most communicative (although I did hear him talking away as I snuck past his door) but the impression I got was that it could be as soon as tomorrow - reading between the sparse lines I squeezed out of him!

In other good news, ds submitted his dissertation yesterday afternoon (deadline was today he is not his mother's son ) .

It reads well and is interesting - whether it is what they're looking for is another matter What does come across is that he did a shed load of reading as part of his research

Well done @prettybird’s boy!

Well done to dissertation hand-iners and interviewees. Seeing DD1 go through teaching interviews in lockdown and then still virtual when we returned last year was torture. Are in person graduations back?

Oh good job @prettybird. When would he hear how he has done?

Also just thinking I'll probably be in exactly the same boat this time next year with DS2, No idea what DS1 requires for his 5th year.

@Lidlfix

Well done to dissertation hand-iners and interviewees. Seeing DD1 go through teaching interviews in lockdown and then still virtual when we returned last year was torture. Are in person graduations back?

Thank you. It's all so different for them , with all different challenges from covid restrictions etc. it's so nice hearing about how well they've done to overcome these. I hope graduations are back, they deserve a bit of a proper celebration with their peers.

Well done to your DSs, Elephant and prettybird!

Not sure if he gets told the grade for the dissertation on its own @ElephantOfRisk

Dh and I self justified the support that we gave him in proof-reading and asking him to clarify bits is that as a "Covid Years" student, he (along with his peers) have lost out on "normal" interactions and the opportunity to discuss ideas with fellow students and properly (ie in person) with his tutors and supervisor.

The only support I can offer is moral or financial! Poor boy

I would think the key is pick something you are really interested in that hasn't already been done to death where there is so much material available that it doesn't leave you space for your own view. Given his continued interest in the history of the middle east and Alexander the Great etc, I think he will be tempted to cover something in there but I would imagine that that is a popular choice.

Well done @prettybird DS. Any news from yours @elephant?

We are in S2 and the subject choice phase here. I don't remember having this must angst for my own back in the day!

DS still in bed so no clue if he's heard yet. Thank you for asking.