Noticed quite a few forumites use NVIVO software. What kind of tasks do you use it for? Relevant here at all?

Same here, absolutely not looking forward to it!

You may find it helpful to grab a copy of 'Strunk & White - Elements of Style' and to read it often.

Best way to improve writing is to read a lot and to write a lot.

I think my supervisor did too... some days his office was just unbearable. (down)

How come I've never used this before! It's been sat here under start->programs all this time. 'til now I've been e-mailing quotes/ideas etc. to myself using gmail - never did seem ideal.

True Misspacey.

You could always pass the biscuits off as your own to add that personal touch. This might be seen as culinary plagiarism though.

For the ultimate in scabbiness, how about folding an empty box out of A4 card, then printing this on it: -

I took an ordinary box
As empty as can be
I filled it with a special gift
And wrapped it carefully.

But please don't ever open it
Just leave the ribbon tied
And hold it tightly near your heart
Because my love for you's inside!

:p

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Actually scrap my previous advice. I suspect you're on heat and should invest in a rampant rabbit. (up)

Wow -- we're in agreement! This could be the start of something beautiful... :-x

He's married, so end of story. Pursuing this will obviously end in misery and disaster. Solution is probably to find yourself a nice bf ;)

All the software I use for my PhD came from torrents. :$ I promised myself to start paying for them once I get a job....

We had adverts in our department from a researcher who wanted women 18-35 so he could inflate a balloon in their rectum and take images with MRI. Bloody weird.

Yeah! It's almost as good as my Good Will Hunting DVD, Peewee.

In third grade, I cheated on my history exam. In fourth grade, I stole my uncle Max’s toupee and I glued it on my face when I was Moses in my Hebrew School play. In fifth grade, I knocked my sister Edie down the stairs and I blamed it on the dog…When my mom sent me to the summer camp for fat kids and then they served lunch I went nuts and I pigged out and they kicked me out…But the worst thing I ever done — I mixed a pot of fake puke at home and then I went to this movie theater, hid the puke in my jacket, climbed up to the balcony and then, then, I made a noise like this: hua-hua-hua-huaaaaaaa — and then I dumped it over the side, all over the people in the audience. And then, this was horrible, all the people started getting sick and throwing up all over each other. I never felt so bad in my entire life.

I've had a weird crush on Gillian Anderson since I was 8.

Oh it's all coming out now... your biggest vice is chewing gum. I can't wait for the autobio...