Monthly Archives: August 2007

Mexican Standoff

Days are happy and spent watching Six Feet Under and thinking about going outside to museums of surgeons but we watch the rain fall instead and it’s much better. I have a new flat in a brilliant location but it doesn’t feel like a home, it feels like a student flat and it’ll take [...]

Horses and KFC and Menstrual Cups

Edinburgh Uni hosts an i love kfc and horses also mailing list. I’ve been looking for this for years.
And: Why is GMail recommending me menstrual cups?

The Free Fringe Comedy Essence

Paedophilia. Probably then followed by a ‘wait, I shouldn’t joke about that, should I? Because y’know, I don’t actually fuck six year olds (I prefer girls about nine)’
Girlfriends (and lack thereof). Expect reference to (1).
Lesbians/Gays
Annoying international stereotypes, like Oriental looking folk not understanding English, cue hilarious nonsense from comedian
Black people, if comedian [...]

Tuesday Came and Changed

Life in Edinburgh is odd and foreign, and friendships and the city change quickly. Some friends say goodbye and take their leave overseas for a year, others pack up their boxes and move down the road – the two feel equivalent.

Throwing People Off Balance

Standing on Chambers Street, we try to work out what to do. The group splits and a girl says, ‘Hope you had a good evening, enjoy the rest of your birthday,’ masking sincerity. Another girl is surprised and says, ‘I didn’t know it was your birthday.’ ‘Why would you?’ I reply and she [...]

++Age;

A birthday and people congratulate you (I hope with hand-clapping) because Facebook reminds them. Yesterday we went to the Museum on the Mound which was totally worth it because we a-built the Bank of Scotland and b-cracked the safe to get a reward of chocolate coins. And today we shall go to the [...]