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... but yesterday was on the whole entirely bearable and today is so far shaping up pretty well, give or take having nothing to do apart from sort of aimlessly read (which is a thing I HATE).

-- ah, no, wait, I can actually legit get started on reading for a lit review. Good. This is good.

So, yes: lift was broken, but via a slightly entertaining sequence of events I have ended up with access to both Bioengineering and the Business School, and thus can get up to my desk even when the main lift is down. Further, my desk has been moved from the third floor to the second, so that if the tiny-lift-for-four-steps breaks I don't have to deal with getting my chair up and down them by hand because I am NO LONGER ON THAT FLOOR (with the added benefit that I am now on the same floor as my supervisors and a KITCHEN and my MUGS and TEA I CAN DRINK).

Yesterday I had a moment of Abject Horror at the Imperial Library - they apparently completely disregard the preferred name field in the student e-service so were displaying my first name. However, I've just received an e-mail promising me this has been fixed.

And furthermore: Yesterday I managed not only grad social but subsequently eating in public at the hostel, in re which I am proud of myself; and this evening I will be going to From Sindbad to Sci-Fi: Reimagining Arab Science Fiction, which is a free event at which Amal el-Mohtar will be speaking (SO MANY EXCITE). So.

Furthermore I continue making progress with Python: to my astonishment and delight, I'm running into things I can't do straight off and instead of bursting into tears and becoming convinced I am not good at anything and will never be able to any of the things, I go away and do something else for a bit and let it percolate, and then I write an outline of what wants to happen, and then I... write code. And then, mostly, it works. I am seriously, SERIOUSLY proud of myself for this - and simultaneously mildly horrified that some of the PIs in my group consider me advanced and intimidating because I am learning to code sort-of for fun...

This afternoon I have a session with my counsellor, which I am really looking forward to: I think I've done a lot of Stuff about feelings and procesing and displaying emotions and how I interact with people, and I think we will have lots of good stuff to talk about (and probably also some processing about Monday, which was kind of traumatic but which I think I have - to my astonishment - mostly bounced back from.)

And finally, this week I am hosting at [community profile] poetree, so if you want to see me rambling about How Poems Work and sharing some of my favourites, that is a good place to find me (though I appear to be incredibly talkative here at the moment, too, so I doubt you will go short either way ;).

And, seriously, thank you all again so much for the solidarity and validation and the looking out for me: I remain incredibly grateful.

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Date: 2013-10-02 12:45 pm (UTC)
forestofglory: E. H. Shepard drawing of Christopher Robin reading a book to Pooh (Default)
From: [personal profile] forestofglory
Yay, you are doing amazing.

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Date: 2013-10-02 01:01 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] jelazakazone
I love how you really show the value of support. Yay for things turning around :D :D

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Date: 2013-10-02 01:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dreamfracture.insanejournal.com
You are the best.

(I've heard it said that the great thing about Python is that, when planning a script, you sit down and you write some pseudocode that explains what you want to do, and then you realise that your pseudocode will run just fine).

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Date: 2013-10-02 04:18 pm (UTC)
untonuggan: hands offering chocolate surrounded by golden light - offered to you! (chocolate for you)
From: [personal profile] untonuggan
you are made of so much win.

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Date: 2013-10-02 05:08 pm (UTC)
forthwritten: stained glass spiral (Default)
From: [personal profile] forthwritten
I'm glad this week is improving and well done for dealing with it. Monday sounded utterly rubbish - good on you for surviving it.

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Date: 2013-10-02 05:10 pm (UTC)
milkymoon: A woman sitting by the sea, perched on a ledge. (On a ledge.)
From: [personal profile] milkymoon
Not at all! I'm glad to be there, offering help if needed. (I know I'm fairly new here, but I rather like what I've seen of you so far~)

I'm so glad to know you've been making so much progress in your job, socialising and learning Python coding. I hope your session with your counsellor has gone well too (as you've probably got back from that now, heh).

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Date: 2013-10-02 06:59 pm (UTC)
silveradept: A kodama with a trombone. The trombone is playing music, even though it is held in a rest position (Default)
From: [personal profile] silveradept
Glad the rest of the week is shaping up so far. And it's always nice to have the signs of progress so easily visible. Go you on the coding.

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Date: 2013-10-03 01:21 pm (UTC)
hairyears: A very hairy orange caterpillar (lined or limned tiger moth): small, bristly, and venomous (Lined Tiger Moth (orange))
From: [personal profile] hairyears
Oh Good. You're finding your way around the three-dimensional maze of linked buildings that is Imperial College. I think of it as Kowloon Walled City with academic denizens.

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Date: 2013-10-03 12:40 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] calissa
I'm glad that they've shifted your office to a more accessible place. Is your desk in a good spot on the new floor?

Also, is there tea that you can't drink? Or is it just that there was no kitchen on your previous floor?

this evening I will be going to From Sindbad to Sci-Fi: Reimagining Arab Science Fiction, which is a free event at which Amal el-Mohtar will be speaking *jealous* I hope you have a wonderful time!

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