Happy weekend people!

[Ezteq]

Aaaah saturday!!

I've just edited my report so it is under the word count (allowing me room for plenty of quotes!) now I'm going to get ready to go for a run then come home, bath and make the Mother of all breakfasts... oh yes, it shall be known as the fat bastard! Do a little more work on the report and then pack it in by about say 11.

Then later I'm going to make some halloween decorations out of modelling clay, put up me other decs and make a H/ween card for the family... then we're going for a walk to a country park to see the autumn.


Phew!!!

Gotta fit it all in today because tomorrow is solid work on this blasted report!! Hope you have a happy and productive weekend folks!

 

[Ch3tan]

Well I just managed to get out of bed, my body needed a long sleep to get over Thursday night. Had an hour in the steam room and jacuzzi last night to relax, which was great.

I now have soccer AM on, and have ignored 4 work related phone calls (where I really should be already). When I do get to work I shall be streaming a few of today's footy games.

Out tonight for a meal and a house party for a friends birthday!

 

[TdC]

I'm only just out of bed

 

[Aph3x]

Lazy git!

Been up since 9 this morning, spent most of that time lazying around, watching some tv, catching up with a few mates. Now its an hour of Fallout 3 and then Sunderland vs The Brummies.

Then off out tonight for a few cheeky beers and a curry, who could ask for more ?

 

[fl3a]

im hungover from last night, i have an exam on monday that i need to study for.
happy times!

 

[mooSe_]

Just recently got up. I'm very hungry but I'm too lazy to go to the kitchen to get something to eat.

 

[CorNokZ]

was up at 7, at work by 8, got off at half past 2, mates birthday in an hour

I still haven't showered or bought a gift

Rinse and repeat tomorrow -the birthday +the hangovers

 

[Aoami]

well i woke up at 4, looks like another lazy weekend for me.

i'll try and leave the house tomorrow

 

[Ezteq]

omg I am soo knackered lol!!

everything went to plan, got all teh study tasks I needed to do done (yay!0 didn't go for a run cos it was pissing down but did 3 miles on x trainer instead then made heeeeuge breakfast & watched spongebob. Am just about to put up Halloween decorations now (yay!) aaand have done laundry so have warm clean jim jams, bedding & fitted the electric blanket so tonight I fully intend to achieve optimum cozy!

 

[Lamp]

under the word count

Do lecturers actually count the words ? Surely not. Would they really care if you were 500 words over ? How would they know ? Like if you double spaced it and used a strange font ?

 

[kirennia]

I've just edited my report so it is under the word count (allowing me room for plenty of quotes!) now I'm going to get ready to go for a run then come home, bath and make the Mother of all breakfasts... oh yes, it shall be known as the fat bastard! Do a little more work on the report and then pack it in by about say 11.

Read this tomorrow if you don't want to think about work until then

It's worth while finding out if not already done, what style of referencing the course adopts. If you use Harvard for example (think most do, hence why I'm saying this), titles, quotes, tables, acknowledgements, references and the bibliography don't count towards your word count.

I got away with a 15,000 word dissertation after having already taken out the bibliography/references by putting as much info as I possibly could into tables and diagrams where necessary; so long as you don't take the piss, or unless otherwise stated, it should be fine. While it might not be fitting for your course, it's worthy of note anyway Oh and the other thing is the percentage of slack they'll offer you...again, it's usually 10% either way.

Make sure you get this confirmed by lecturers though; would hate to find out you got marks taken off because of some random persons advice.


As for me, I've just finished getting rid of 989 errors in my program so I'm back on track and a lil happier with my work. Have set these two weeks aside to just work so going to be staying in myself though First time since I finished my course so tis a strange feeling...

Have a good weekend anyway

 

[mooSe_]

Do lecturers actually count the words ? Surely not. Would they really care if you were 500 words over ? How would they know ? Like if you double spaced it and used a strange font ?

they might if you have to submit it as a text file rather than printed out

 

[Lamp]

true...in my day you just handed a piece of paper over to them

ah the wonders of technology...

 

[Ezteq]

well if you go over 10% of the w/c you can lose marks and I am buggered if I am going to do that lol.

Ther referencing style is APA and I got that all nailed, Bibliography, tables and Appendices don't count in the w/c but I found a shed load of good quotes to include (to demonstrate the bredth of my reading...you can do an excellent assignment but lose marks for not having enough refs, shit eh?) which bumped things up a notch because sdly in my course quotes do count towards w/c.

...and tbh I love doing the old slash and burn editing, it makes me feel really ruthless hehe

 

[Lamp]

what about footnotes ? Couldn't you place all your quote there?

 

[Ezteq]

lol we don't use them, which pissed me off I used to love doing those. Nah its all sorted now, just need to give it a good old polishing and spit shine and it'll be ready to go by me deadline (woo!)

 

[Lamp]

as a last resort you could take your 30,000 word essay to your lecturer, show him the vid of you shooting a magnum, and asking him whether he feels lucky punk

 

[old.Tohtori]

Went to bar last night, now i'm dying of the hangover, can't remember shit about posting here or about setting up 30$ on internet poker account.

Good thing is, i seemed happy about my posts etc so i doubt i killed anyone while intoxicated :lol:

 

[Madmaxx]

QPR won.
Brother had a winning bet on QPR score.
Brother buys me tooo many drinks at the pub.

Happy days!

 

[Ezteq]

as a last resort you could take your 30,000 word essay to your lecturer, show him the vid of you shooting a magnum, and asking him whether he feels lucky punk

LOL!... I did love that magnum tbh when I get my firearms certificate that is the one gun I am positive I am going to buy.

 

[Mikah75]

Do lecturers actually count the words ? Surely not. Would they really care if you were 500 words over ? How would they know ? Like if you double spaced it and used a strange font ?

you have to make it usually size 12 font for most uni's and the tutors have a size guide showing how much how ever many words should take on a page excluding references/bibliography, you can always go under or over by around 1-400 words depending on who the person marking it is but any less or more its completely obvious and you'll get a percentage taken off your mark.

 

[tris-]

me and my mate went to the art gallery in town just for something to do. we then ended up joining in some interactive exhibit. there was 4 of us adults v 5 kids and we played win lose or draw for about an hour. then we played a game where youre blinded folded and have to stop a stopwatch on exactly 10 seconds. someone managed it.

then we were in a privaledged position, stood behind the mayor of ipswich on the steps of the building as a parade of scottish soldiers played the bagpipes and drums outside. followed by a war time medly. the rest of the public were looking in from outside, haha.

 

[Vasconcelos]

Woke up Saturday morning at 11am. Coffee + french baggels. Some home duties then went to Pilates class. Lunch with parents. Went to footie game at 17pm. Man of the match but we lost 2-3. Shower. Drove 40miles to mountain cottage where we had a nite BBq. Ate a lot and drunk even more. Went to bed at sunday 7am in the morning totally hammered.

Just woke up. What time is it?

 

[Ezteq]

Cor, possibly the longest weekend ever!!

I'm beyond belief that the report is done(ish) emailed it to the checker @ uni who will hopefully have a squizz and send it back with comments/suggestions on how it can be improved; good eh?

Had great lunch; ginsters chicken and bacon pies (big 'uns not the individual ones) were reduced at Tesco so we got 3 and had one for lunch with mash, cauliwobble cheese and gravey ...Yum!

Now B2 has gone off to stay with his folks for a few days while papa2 has a small op. so I got Tequila Towers all to myself...might watch a movie I think!

 

[Ezteq]

ooh bargin superman II just started on C5!

 

[Madmaxx]

huh.. all the trouble with paedophilia and child porn/abuse in the news.. . and they still show the little boy Kalel naked when he gets out from the ship he landed in I dont wanna see some 6 year olds todger tbh :eek2:uke:

EDIT: cool theme music though.

 

[Ezteq]

hehe yeah love the theme blooming great! but i cant stop seeing terence stamp as a drag queen Oo


...omg rofl a very young cliff off of cheers is one of the NASA blokes!!

 

[Edmond]

Agent Cody Banks was on b4, hee hee, loved it, i'm so sad

Just been to see my friends 4 day old baby girl and it was on the TV, i think she enjoyed it too?

 

[Ezteq]

lol aww 4 days?? lol to think, we were all that tiny once!

 

[Ezteq]

cripes whoever plans the ad breaks on this channel needs shooting i've been dying for a wee for years!!