Lonely

I wish the library at Hammersmith Hospital hadn't reverted to the shorter summer opening hours. When I started here I made a resolution to get in to work earlier and stay later than the other two PhD students in the office because:

1. They have a head start on me, having begun their PhDs last October.
2. They're smarter than me.

I'm determined to rectify both points. It's quite lonely staying alone in the office past 7pm though. I miss the study groups we used to have in med school. Even though I would still be studying alone, if the library were open as least I'd still feel like I was part of a learning community in the evenings.

What about you? How has the start of the new year been for you?