Cognition

OMLGIH -- I got it!!!!!

'The Relation of Field Independence to Grapho-phonemic Awareness and Spelling Ability'!

This is the preliminary title to my dissertation, which was selected by the Board of Studies from the two proposals we each had to submit. My other submission was 'An Investigation into National Stereotypes as Perpetuated by Selected UK and US Print Media: A Corpus-based Study.'

Excellent! Now, shall proceed to bore all of my friends with endless monologues on cognition and perception and dimensionality and M.C. Escher. Or continue to bore, as the case may be.

To demonstrate Hobbit Hole atmosphere and superlative attitudes of myself and Georgia the Greek, this (to R) is how excited we are about French's Mustard and Peter Pan PB on the same day we got topics we wanted. (G. has a thing for American mustard. Totally.)

Georgia's topic is: 'Comparison of Receptive and Productive Skills in Second Language Teaching.'

More good news:
Mimi has had her TRIPLETS!!!! (and they are quite precious and tiny!)
Eloise received her 'I'm figna VOMICK' bib in the post.
Paul's mum had her final radiation treatment.
Today is Fabiana's birthday!
(why is it always the boys you don't like who show up on your doorstep to surprise you the day before your birthday? well, i wouldn't know; but Fa is being slighty vexed by high Mediterranean passion. hee hee. Hiroko has also cunningly hidden chocolate for F. throughout the house and i keep finding them and know where several are that she hasn't found yet.)
Bus driver yesterday told me that since my reservation number was #1, i could be his #1 any time, love. (this did make me 'turn that frown upside down', i must admit)
Therese and Paul's sister shared fame over the weekend!

One proviso of this excessive jubilation that has been lurking on the sidelines of our minds, and which i do not think have mentioned already, is the question of whether we actually get to proceed to the Master's level if our work is not assessed. One of our professors is a major player in the strike action faculty are taking at the moment. The Independent has an article about the potential for problems, although it is not overly interesting. This means that none of the work we have turned in so far is being assessed, and if not resolved before the end of the semester, none of it will be. However, there is a rumor of 'someone on campus' who is paid to do emergency assessments should enough outcry of an uncertain type be heard after some indefinite date.