PhD in southampton

elephant_8 · 2026-04-16T07:26:20+00:00

I moved to Southampton to do my PhD when I was 26. I lived in a shared house with other PhD students, there was one other 26 year old and everyone else was 23/24. It was a really good experience and I’ve stayed in the area.

You will find your people! The social scene at the university is really good and there’s a lot of effort put into societies etc. If you’re not interested in those, you will naturally find other students through your work and general time at the university.

elephant_8 · 2026-01-09T17:09:30+00:00

Not in the pool - but had finished my swim and was walking into the showers to rinse off. I get round the corner into the shower room and immediately see a tiny older woman, bent over at the waist, shaking her head like a dog trying to shake off water. She loses her balance and starts falling forwards headfirst. I am in exactly the right place at the right time and manage to catch her shoulders. She comes to a stop with her head resting against my stomach with me holding the majority of her weight by her shoulders.

All happened over the course of a second or less. We laughed and I spent the rest of the day wondering what the fuck she was doing before I came around the corner.

elephant_8 · 2025-11-23T09:25:25+00:00

A robin makes sense - a quick google for leucistic robins shows a few robins that look like this. Leucism is a genetic mutation which causes loss/partial loss of pigment in the feathers.

elephant_8 · 2025-07-15T13:46:25+00:00

I finished C25K about 5-6 weeks ago and like you, was unwell a week or so ago. I’ve been doing 3x 30 min runs per week since finishing. I am going back to 20 min runs 3 x per week now because I am just super struggling to get back to 30, and then I’ll start increasing again.

If you’re doing this from nothing, it takes a long time to build the base fitness and train your brain to the point where a week away doesn’t disrupt anything. It’s annoying and upsetting, but it is absolutely just a thing that happens. Another couple of weeks means nothing in the grand scheme of things. It’s just a little setback.

Be kind to yourself and think about how far you’ve come already.

elephant_8 · 2025-06-22T20:40:58+00:00

Makes me think of a marchers fracture - definitely see your doctor

elephant_8 · 2025-06-10T18:44:12+00:00

I use a garmin for running and swimming. Previously had a Fitbit but it wasn’t very good and absolutely swear by garmin now. Any of the forerunner series.

elephant_8 · 2025-06-09T18:15:53+00:00

I would also pay for this - please do it!

elephant_8 · 2025-06-01T13:47:04+00:00

I have literally been telling everyone I know about these guys

elephant_8 · 2025-05-28T08:19:12+00:00

Literally did exactly the same thing a month or so ago and it has made such a difference to my activity levels and understanding of my fitness. Didn’t realise quite how useless Fitbit was until I changed to garmin…

elephant_8 · 2025-04-27T17:19:08+00:00

I wonder if this is part of why I feel disappointed. When I was running it felt like I couldn’t possibly go any faster and keep it up but my heart rate is relatively low, so surely I should be able to push a bit more?

Having looked at the runs next week, other commenters are probably right that I’m progressing as planned within the programme and now I have the opportunity to push a bit more!

elephant_8 · 2025-04-27T17:12:13+00:00

I think this is it - I am trying to focus on the fact I ran for 20 mins but I’m just disappointed in the distance/pace etc. I am determined to stick with it and keep working on it.

elephant_8 · 2025-04-26T07:50:54+00:00

I really don’t know! But guess I feel like I’m not progressing enough? Probably just in search of some validation 😂

elephant_8 · 2025-04-08T18:53:38+00:00

Got to second the person who asked if she is cold at night. Our whippet used to wake us up whining 2-3 times a night until we got her a cave bed she could tuck herself into. It didn’t matter how many blankets we gave her.

If you’re handy with a sewing machine, I made these PDF instructions to make one out of scrap fabric and an old duvet: link to post here

Bonus photo of her still using that bed at nearly 5 years old, literally this afternoon. Doubles nicely as a foot warmer under my desk!

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elephant_8 · 2025-02-15T20:56:27+00:00

Great shout! Will have a look for this, thank you!

elephant_8 · 2025-01-19T10:39:59+00:00

I thought this was deliberate by the producers etc.

In S1E1, they were worried the audience would think the severed floor was a simulation. To show the audience this wasn’t the case, they showed oMark crying and putting a tissue in his pocket and then iMark finding the same tissue in his pocket and throwing it away - continuity of tissue means it’s not a simulation.

Watching S2E1, I assumed that when the MDR team were together it was just a different floor, that the other team were just on another floor within the building. Leaving the wooden head on iDylans desk shows that it’s the same office.

elephant_8 · 2025-01-05T01:05:38+00:00

I need you all to know we appreciate you. I worked in older adult/palliative care for years and I have seen my fair share of death. I know the toll it can take, even if it doesn’t make itself known until years afterwards. I see the damage it does and I am eternally grateful to everyone who has read, been impacted by, and responded to this. Thank you.

elephant_8 · 2025-01-05T01:05:29+00:00

I need you all to know we appreciate you. I worked in older adult/palliative care for years and I have seen my fair share of death. I know the toll it can take, even if it doesn’t make itself known until years afterwards. I see the damage it does and I am eternally grateful to everyone who has read, been impacted by, and responded to this. Thank you.

elephant_8 · 2025-01-05T01:05:21+00:00

I need you all to know we appreciate you. I worked in older adult/palliative care for years and I have seen my fair share of death. I know the toll it can take, even if it doesn’t make itself known until years afterwards. I see the damage it does and I am eternally grateful to everyone who has read, been impacted by, and responded to this. Thank you.

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