I'm far too awake and alert.
It annoys me.

There is no point me going to bed either, as I'll get all wound up at not being able to sleep I'll fail to sleep for longer.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 0:09, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Do you actually get much sleep, being all thyroid-y?
do you need much or can you just keep going without it?
(berk, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 0:10, Reply)

I need it, but I don't get it.
Occasionally, I'll sleep for 12 hours +, but it's rare.

I can go for weeks of going to bed at 3 or 4am and then getting up at 8am without too many problems, then it'll hit me. And when it hits, it hits in a massive way.

You don't seem to get that much sleep either, how many hours a night do you get?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 0:13, Reply)

I need a minimum of 6 to function
but 8 is the ideal. I haven't had 8 hours decent sleep in ages though :(
(berk, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 0:16, Reply)

I blame the storage heaters.
You seem to spend loads of time in bed keeping warm but not sleeping.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 0:17, Reply)

Possibly
although I don't buy in to that whole 'bed is for sleeping, if you get used to just sitting around in it you'll struggle to sleep in it' thing. I did the same at uni for the same reason with absolutely no problems. And although I might be warmer in the spring and summer, I sleep less well when it's light outside early.
(berk, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 0:19, Reply)

Are you waiting for a child to
arrive at your house and tell you he has found a golden ticket for a trip to a chocolate factory?

Alt: What have you learnt from your last PhD interview?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 0:23, Reply)

I'm not, but that would surely brighten my day
that said, Cadbury World is only about 10 minutes away and it's meant to be very dull.
I have learnt that being nervous is ridiculous, and also that I should know that answers to obvious questions.
(berk, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 0:26, Reply)

In which case.
Approach the interview full of confidence.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 0:29, Reply)

I can't, I suffer dreadfully from nervousness in exams and interviews and stuff like that
but I will try to relax a bit more this time.
(berk, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 0:30, Reply)

It is a two way process though.
If you think the labs and facilities are shit, voice your concerns, ask what investment is being made. Make them feel like they'd be lucky to have you.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 0:39, Reply)