This isn't really about wardening, but it's all part of life's rich tapestry.
I've just come back from making a presentation to a visiting panel of international reviewers. To make it interesting, I had just 15 minutes to cover the two principal areas in my department (probability and statistics). To make it even more interesting, I had to represent not only my own department but also the research groups from four other fiercely competitive university in the Midlands region. All squeezed into quarter of an hour. I tell you, there were many times in the preparation of the presentation when I thought of Ford Prefect's revision of the Earth entry in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
After the fifteen minutes was over I retired to the back of the room and a wave of tiredness swept over me. And a little while later I started feeling ferociously hungry. Adrenaline does funny things to the system ...
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