Today has been pretty good so far. I have managed to finally apply to Kent for the PhD which was slightly scary and exciting at the same time. The application is online which was good as I hate my handwriting (erhh! we're not letting 'im in, look at his handwriting, and he cant even spell assisstant!hahahaha... etc). I also bumped into one of my old lecturers who put the final nail in the coffin with regards to going to Kent. He told me basically it will look much better on my C.V and the EU ties that Kent hold are opportunities that very few universities have. He also gave me a few contact details of colleagues he knows in Dutch and Belgian universities.

Vuokko also came out with a blinder that will always stay in my head. Whilst rushing off to work and listening to the daily politics show, she quickly spurted another of her witty one-liners. Something along the lines of 'it must be really embarrassing to be a far right conservative'.