Well, May is almost over, and I want to know where the good weather is!!!! We had a couple of lovely weeks in April and then we got blasted back to February or March or something. All month long the weather has been consistently horrid: cloudy, cold, rainy, and generally miserable. I keep wondering when summer will arrive and if I'm making the right decision by sending home my winter coats.
What have I been up to in the past week and a half? Aside from working, that is... Monday I saw this awesome band, 1990s, at Cabaret Voltaire at a free warm-up gig for the Rockness Festival. They are one of my new favorite bands, really really brilliant. The only way I can describe their music is... happy. Deliriously happy, like on pills happy. It's inspiringly great and never fails to bring a smile to my face. Thursday I went through to Glasgow to see The Cribs and came back in time for Indie Club Together, the legendary Fresh Air Indie club night. Had a thoroughly Scottish experience at a chippy over in Glasgow, as I was too scared to ask for salt and sauce on my chips when the woman working there 'asked' (read: demanded), "Salt and vinegar?" Also, apparently even pizza gets gourmet treatment in the deep frier over there. Hilarious, though not too bad tasting, but I don't think I'd ever choose to eat it again.
I'm moving flats tomorrow, as I have to leave student accommodation for the summer. Fine by me! I'm moving over to my friend Kiran's flat in another part of town. I've done some preparation, so it should be easy enough, though on top of that I have to pack and leave for Venice. That's right: Venice, baby! It's technically for a rugby 7s tournament this weekend, but I think we might not even have enough people to play which kind of sucks. But I still get to go to Venice, hey hey! Bring on the homeland. I'll be there for about 5 days, which'll be my longest vacation this summer. I may spend a couple of weekends away but I won't really have the time since I'm working full time. Oh well, it's like Franz Ferdinand says, "It's always better on holiday/That's why we only work when we need the money." And I need the money. However, I am considering cutting back on my hours or quitting a bit early in August as I'm going to be the Press Officer/Reviews Coordinator for Fresh Air's coverage of the Edinburgh Festival. I'm very excited about that. But not nearly as excited right now as I am about Venice!
Wednesday, May 30
Sunday, May 20
May Flowers
Wow, I realize I've gone 20 days into May without updating you all. My sincere apologies, but I have been very busy. I finished up my exams on the 8th, which was quite a bit earlier than everyone else as the official end of exams was this past Friday. Cue much celebration for the weekend! I had a really nice day yesterday: I went shopping in Stockbridge (the posh side of Edinburgh) with my friend Kiran, watched the FA Cup Final (Chelsea 1 - Man Utd 0, yay!), had dinner with Katie, Nick, and Kiran, and went to a beach party (which, in British terms, is more Hawaiian themed than anything else). A really nice end to the semester. Also, Tenants is over, which is actually fantastic -- I'm so glad not to have to always be rushing to finish the next episode and run it to the studio. If you missed its broadcast, you can download the episodes from the Fresh Air website or subscribe to the podcast.
Other than that, everything else has been winding down here -- had the leaving party for EAP and end-of-season dinner for rugby, and the Fresh Air end-of-year night out is this Friday. On top of that, Thursday is Indie Club Together, a big indie club night we're putting on. Unfortunately, I'm going to be late to that since I'm also seeing The Cribs in Glasgow the same night. I'm very excited about that. Speaking of concerts and such, I saw The Noisettes on the 6th (also in Glasgow) and they were very good. I had to miss MC Lars in Edinburgh this past Tuesday 'cause it was my first day at work and I was absolutely exhausted.
Yes, I now work! I've gotten a job as a stock room assistant at this posh High Street shop here, thanks to Tallah. It happened in fairly short order, but basically it's 7.30am-4.30pm every day, Monday to Friday. Yeah, it's a lot of hours (and very early ones), but it's a paying job and steady employment for the summer. Plus, the discount is incredible. The job itself is quite good, really. I process shipment and restock the floor, and don't have to deal with customers. Couldn't be better. The last excellent bit about it is that all my friends are going to have similar hours over the summer, so it'll be convenient to hang out together.
Something I've been dying to tell all you Americans about is Eurovision. It's one fantastic night (Saturday the 12th this year) where the a nominated pop group from 20 European countries get together and battle it out to be voted the top group on the continent! It's really really really incredibly fantastically cheesy and outrageous. Serbia won this year, Britain tied with France for 2nd to last (poor Ireland took last, with 5 points), but Ukraine was my favorite act. It's really a shame they only came in second. Some classic quotes from the evening, courtesy of some obnoxious girl in a pink dress they picked out of the audience:
"...I'm single and -- where's the camera?"
"Ten minutes ago I wasn't anybody! But now I'm everybody!"
Also, there was a great sign in the crowd that just simply said "Where's Andorra?" Anyway, here's Ukraine's performance, for your viewing pleasure. San Francisco, watch and take notes.
I honestly think they might have even outdone The Castro. Here's the music video for the same song, which is just as fabulous. Who wouldn't go clubbing with their elderly Ukrainian mother and her magic glasses?
I can tell you what's going to be pumping on my iPod all summer!
Other than that, everything else has been winding down here -- had the leaving party for EAP and end-of-season dinner for rugby, and the Fresh Air end-of-year night out is this Friday. On top of that, Thursday is Indie Club Together, a big indie club night we're putting on. Unfortunately, I'm going to be late to that since I'm also seeing The Cribs in Glasgow the same night. I'm very excited about that. Speaking of concerts and such, I saw The Noisettes on the 6th (also in Glasgow) and they were very good. I had to miss MC Lars in Edinburgh this past Tuesday 'cause it was my first day at work and I was absolutely exhausted.
Yes, I now work! I've gotten a job as a stock room assistant at this posh High Street shop here, thanks to Tallah. It happened in fairly short order, but basically it's 7.30am-4.30pm every day, Monday to Friday. Yeah, it's a lot of hours (and very early ones), but it's a paying job and steady employment for the summer. Plus, the discount is incredible. The job itself is quite good, really. I process shipment and restock the floor, and don't have to deal with customers. Couldn't be better. The last excellent bit about it is that all my friends are going to have similar hours over the summer, so it'll be convenient to hang out together.
Something I've been dying to tell all you Americans about is Eurovision. It's one fantastic night (Saturday the 12th this year) where the a nominated pop group from 20 European countries get together and battle it out to be voted the top group on the continent! It's really really really incredibly fantastically cheesy and outrageous. Serbia won this year, Britain tied with France for 2nd to last (poor Ireland took last, with 5 points), but Ukraine was my favorite act. It's really a shame they only came in second. Some classic quotes from the evening, courtesy of some obnoxious girl in a pink dress they picked out of the audience:
"...I'm single and -- where's the camera?"
"Ten minutes ago I wasn't anybody! But now I'm everybody!"
Also, there was a great sign in the crowd that just simply said "Where's Andorra?" Anyway, here's Ukraine's performance, for your viewing pleasure. San Francisco, watch and take notes.
I honestly think they might have even outdone The Castro. Here's the music video for the same song, which is just as fabulous. Who wouldn't go clubbing with their elderly Ukrainian mother and her magic glasses?
I can tell you what's going to be pumping on my iPod all summer!
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