The Council Are So Useless

I had to leave work at 12noon as the council had sent me a letter, asking me to be in on the 11th, PM, so they could carry out their ‘routine service to heating appliances’.
So I went home at 12 and sat waiting all fucking afternoon, only they never turned up. They also provided a [...]

Brad’s Mum Takes it Up The Arse

She does! Apparently. Note the apostrophe below is correct! Bright kids around here

Wrk = Zuckerbrot und Peitsche

My work is just turning into a right old Zuckerbrot und Peitsche - experience. Not that someone in authority would give me Z+P - it’s more my experience of work right now. I still really enjoy it, but as usual am taking far too much on and am given loads of things I shouldn’t be [...]

My German Friends have left; Car is Gone

My German friends who had visited me from last Tuesday left today. We had a great time - luckily they were qutie independent, hiring mountain bikes and exploring Edinburgh by themselves.
Today was also the day that I took my rubbish car to the breaker’s yard, where it fetched over £80!! I thought I had to [...]

Maximo Park @ The Fringe 18th August

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Maximo Park are playing on the fringe in August! Great news. It’s what used to be called T on the Fringe (we saw Muse there two years ago and Pixies in 2005). It’s now called The Edge music festival.
At the moment, tickets are still available, but I’ll think they’ll sell out really quickly! [...]

No More Ferries from East Scotland to the Continent

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BBC news report that the Rosyth ferry currently running between Rosyth (just north of Edinburgh) and Zeebrugge (Belgium) is to be discontinued.
It’s a real shame - I’ve used the ferry once before (in 2006, I think) and it’s very convenient. Plus, people like travelling to Scotland by ferry , as it means they [...]

Edinburgh Castle

I had a very nice week-end, peaceful it was too. Yesterday, the weather was gorgeous - we cycled to the Castle and went in to see it. At the entrance, it reads ‘Nemo Me Impune Lacessit‘ - which is the motto of the order of the thistle. This is what I’m planning to get with [...]

28 Questions

I’ve only once participated in an answer questions-thingy, and normally I don’t do them. But tomorrow I’m off work and nothing’s on the telly, so I might as well
1. Last movie you saw in a theater?
The Other Boleyn Girl (bonding with my friend J.)
2. What book are you reading?
Fiction: Sarah Waters‘ Fingersmith
Educational: onlinemarketing: [...]

Edinburgh as a Tourist

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When my BF comes up tomorrow, we’re going to do some nice touristy things. I’ve lived in Edinburgh now for nearly 6 years, so I pretty much know it inside out (unlike the monster that is London, Edinburgh is quite compact and walkable).
What I’ve done is picked out a couple of new outdoor [...]

Strike in Grangemouth = No Scotland Trip

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I had planned to drive somewhere e.g. Falkirk Wheel, and do some touristy things when my BF visits me next week-end.
However, due to the Grangemouth Strike this looks unlikely. At least Edinburgh is so beautiful that you can easily fill touristy days, without even spending all that much (it’s got so much free [...]