I want to live where the sun hits the sky...

Well, maybe not really, but the weather here has gone from very nice to absolute insanity. As I would say in Scots, it's "mental." The past two days it's been raining on and off, which is expected. Ok, fine. What ain't cool is that often times the sun is shining the whole time. Argh! Apparently this is quite normal, as all I got was a "Yeah, and...?" from the Scots guy that I met in my Ecology class. Oh, and on top of the rain, the wind today is strong enough to knock you over. All the Scots guy had to say about the weather was not to worry, it's definitely going to get worse. Woo, this field ecology class is not looking like a warm prospect.... Apparently it's not the rain that gets to you, it's the endless grey skies in winter. Mmm, fun.

Increasing my Scottish vocabulary:
"Neds" = the Scots equivalent of the English term "chav." ("Neds" is an acronym, but I can't remember it. Something like N? Educational Deficiency S??) The guys in tracksuits and trainers who hang around outside of chip shops. They are also usually "plamphers." Closely related words: chancer, dodgey geezar, tosser, David Beckham.
And to decipher the previous entry:
Trainers = sneakers
Chips = french fries
Chancer/Tosser = creepy guy who hits on girls in clubs
Dodgey geezar = a sketchy dude
David Beckham = King of the Chavs (I think he's their role model/fashion icon/speech therapist...)
Plampher = um.......... I'll save that for a later entry.....