Penultimate stress of the summer (although I'm sure there's lots more really). I've done most of the presentations I have to do - just one more on Friday, but today is a first for me.

It's interview morning. The ones delayed from last week (it's a long story - see 9th & 11th June).

I don't suppose I'm more nervous than the candidates but I'm vaguely surprised by how nervous I am! I woke up early this morning with an interesting dream about wondering the university (actually, a university, I didn't recognize any of it) looking for a room to sit quietly in just an hour before the interviews to look through the paperwork one last time. No where was free but I stumbled into the Refectory only to find several people smoking and President of the Uni there eating. He wasn't condoning them smoking but was giving excuses or something. I eventually found another room where just a couple of colleagues were sitting quietly getting on with their own work (H was one of them), and I could finally sit down in there. But now with only 15 minutes to go.

The stress about the interviews I get - but what was the smoking thing about?!

In any case, I'm still predicting 1,2,3 4 for the results today with a tough choice between 1 and 2. We'll see.