Today there was a weird tapping at my window... when I went to see what it was I found that it was SNOW.
Also, I ate a Milky Way bar. In the UK a Mars bar is what in the US we would expect when we buy a Milky Way. And meanwhile a Milky Way in the UK I don't think has an exact counterpart...
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Also, I ate a Milky Way bar. In the UK a Mars bar is what in the US we would expect when we buy a Milky Way. And meanwhile a Milky Way in the UK I don't think has an exact counterpart...
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shema:
Snow is awesome. Three Musketeers are awesome. And not losing hair is always awesome.
grayness:
Maybe you like it there better, so less stress?
So I have a somewhat unfortunate combination of being both not a very hungry person in general, and being a total cheapskate. (Plus I get to be all afret about money even more than usual now that I have real bills to pay... it's the 11th and I've made about $23 this month, Christ...) Result was that somewhere around last Thursday I realized the reason...
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twotoast:
I did a quick google search for "best before food outlets" the results seem to be for on line suppliers but I didn't look deep, these places sell food at reduced prices, there are food banks that give away food parcels but these seem to be for those that really need it and have to be referred .
If you can find food street markets they are all ways cheaper than supermarkets, but are not normally there on a daily basis, so you may have to plan your shop to match the market days. I wish you luck
If you can find food street markets they are all ways cheaper than supermarkets, but are not normally there on a daily basis, so you may have to plan your shop to match the market days. I wish you luck
twiggy:
Always check the reduced section in the supermarkets particularly in the evenings, you can get all kinds of stuff. The other thing thats good for veg is you can go to iceland or farm foods and buy a big bag of frozen veg too.
Success in doing a storytelling (pretty much) but... failure in really meeting any new folks, and also failure in getting to the second party I was supposed to be at tonight in a tunnel in Holyrood park (Google's directions for how to get places off my street are always a mess... anytime I want to get to Holyrood it just leads me into a walled...
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grayness:
Every town needs a good eccentric, and you are definitely one of the better ones for whom any town could ask. 
countryval:
You are perctly fine the way you are its not fun to conform to other peoples thoughts of normalacy, enjoy life and live for who you are.. have a great weekend
Enjoying the beautiful "frozen sunshine" of Edinburgh. I wound up kind of accidentally going on the Free Tour today so got all soaked to the bone.I was reminded about the worst poet ever, McGonagall, though -- he's buried at Greyfriars. Sadly his poems aren't bad by current poetry standards....
I also got keys. Hurrah.
I also got keys. Hurrah.
twotoast:
Good news on the keys at least you can come and go as you please now, free tours are good what kind was it?
So my landlord seems to have given me the wrong key to the front door of the house. This means every time I leave the house, I have to wait around on the stoop until someone else happens to come in or out and run through the door while they have it open.
Combined with the slightly terrible cold (it's not unbearable outside because I'm...
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Combined with the slightly terrible cold (it's not unbearable outside because I'm...
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mrrhinos:
I'm glad you made it back to Edinburgh ok
Let me know if you fancy meeting up at some point, get well soon
Let me know if you fancy meeting up at some point, get well soon
Electric blankets are amazing things. I don't know how I lived without one.
Also, I feel weirdly guilty when I put Tabasco sauce on Scottish food.
Also, I feel weirdly guilty when I put Tabasco sauce on Scottish food.
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grayness:
Haggis with Tabasco? 
twiggy:
don't, my dad's a proper scot and he douses everything in Tabasco.
Okay, in Scotland!
And totally freezing because even indoors in January no on bothers to turn the heaters on (they seem to just exist for vanity's sake.) Are electric blankets known around here?
And totally freezing because even indoors in January no on bothers to turn the heaters on (they seem to just exist for vanity's sake.) Are electric blankets known around here?
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geekyfox:
Depending on the building, if it's old with high ceilings then it'll cost you a fortune just to heat that room up for half an hour...
twiggy:
yes, buy an electric blankie!
Yaaaaaayyyyyyy!!! I finally got good news about a room in Edinburgh, with 3 days to spare. So, provided I don't show up and disgust all the other flatmates, the tiny bitty room by the Meadows/Bruntsfield Links is mine.
And today my parents took me out to breakfast at one of my favorite breakfast places that we never go to because it's usually too expensive, then...
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And today my parents took me out to breakfast at one of my favorite breakfast places that we never go to because it's usually too expensive, then...
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tadkil:
Congratulations
thebeliever:
Nice! Your cubby, and further adventures, await you.
So I went ahead and called the house wars in favor of the tiny little place that the guy seemed anxious to rent to me, I wrote saying I'd take it... and now I'm not hearing back from him 
Meanwhile, my dad's scheme to get me a phone to use in the UK sounds like it's failed. He made me get an iPhone (I've never...
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Meanwhile, my dad's scheme to get me a phone to use in the UK sounds like it's failed. He made me get an iPhone (I've never...
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themainman:
I agree with the above comments, it might be best to go for a pay as you go mobile when you get to the UK.
There should be lots of shops owned by different phone companies in Edinburgh, it's always best to shop around to get the best deal.
There should be lots of shops owned by different phone companies in Edinburgh, it's always best to shop around to get the best deal.
fbprince:
I agree with the above too. When my borther moved to Glasgow couple of years ago, he got a pay as you go phone from T-Mobile for 20 pounds.
This is probably the easiest option for you...
This is probably the easiest option for you...